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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
Based on what I've read, Adult Pop is just the bridge to include more pop-oriented songs amongst adult contemporary ones. So yeah, basically what you said. Adult Pop will be more inclined to play say a Rihanna track before AC.
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The current top 10:
1. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
2. Payphone - Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa
3. Everybody Talks - Neon Trees
4. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
5. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - P!nk
6. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/ Kimbra
7. Lights - Ellie Goulding
8. Dark Side - Kelly Clarkson
9. We Are Young - Fun f/ Janelle Monáe
10. She's So Mean - Matchbox Twenty
When you look at it most of these have been huge/decent pop hits and Hot 100 #1 hits. I think Top 40 hits are crossing over so much lately, I remember avoiding HAC stations years ago because I thought they were boring after a while, bands and male artists were dominating in the 2000's.
But nowadays I prefer HAC over Pop because the latter gets incredibly repetitive at times (or maybe I'm just getting old
) there is more variety on HAC stations right now IMO, I'm fan of both formats tho.