Willem van Kooten

Willem van Kooten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈkoːtə(n)]; 7 January 1941 – 3 January 2025) was a Dutch businessman and radio DJ under the name Joost den Draaijer (pronounced [ˈjoːz dɛn ˈdraːiər]).

The chart was modelled after various American examples, including a printed version of the Top 40 which listeners could pick up for free at their local record shop.

At the end of the 1960s, Van Kooten formed a music publishing company.

One of them was Shocking Blue, whose "Venus" became the first Dutch number one hit in the American charts.

In 1970 he moved from Veronica to Dutch public broadcaster NOS for which he continued to work until 1978.