to the top vs upwards

to the top

upwards

adv
  • Towards a higher place; towards what is above. 

  • To a higher figure or amount. 

  • Backwards in time, into the past. 

  • To or into later life. 

  • Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc. 

How often have the words to the top and upwards occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )