What is Adult Contemporary?
The '''Adult Contemporary''' is a weekly [[music chart]] that is published on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[magazine]]. It lists the top 30 popular songs. It measures the top 30 songs depending on its [[airplay]], [[digital download]] sales, and single sales. It is only based on 85 radio stations that play [[Adult Contemporary (music)|adult contemporary music]]. The chart first appeared on the July 17, 1961 issue of ''Billboard'' magazine. == Recurrents == The '''Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents''' lists the top 10 [[adult contemporary (music)|adult contemporary songs]] that are one year old but are still being played on radios. == Other charts == The [[Adult Top 40]] chart was released in 1996. This lists only lists the top 40 adult contemporary songs. The [[Top 40 Mainstream]] ranks both adult contemporary songs and [[dance-pop]] songs on 141 radio stations. ==Related pages== *[[Billboard charts]] {{music-stub}} [[Category:Record charts]]