KIIS and most of the US CHRs are a joke today, especially the ones that SHOULD be reporting to the Mediabase panel as a Rhythmic or even Urban (that goes for KIIS). I wish there would be more Rock/AAA/HAC-based CHRs. This is what screwed
Second Chance of being #1, Kelly-
AG from peaking at least Top 3,
The Climb out of #1 (even though it got WAY overplayed), Jessie James's
Wanted from Top 15 and
ILSG(WY) from being at least Top 30,
Meet Me Halfway would've gotten Top 5,
Angels On The Moon would've been Top 10,
Crushcrushcrush and
Decode would've been at least Top 25,
Uprising would've already been at #26, and Leona's
I Will Be would've went Top 15.
Shiity songs like
Crank That, TiK ToK, Whatcha Say, Down (Jay Sean),
Replay, 3, Lollipop (Lil Wayne),
Get Silly, Low, Right Round, Stanky Legg, Buy U A Drank, Fire Burning, Womanizer, Laffy Taffy, American Boy, Knock You Down, and so on have driven me away from Top 40/CHR radio likely for good and has long moved on to Alternative and Hot AC.
The CHR here in STL (KSLZ 107.7) is Rhythmic-leaning, but is somewhat mass-appeal.
http://www.allaccess.com/mediabase/q...tation/KSLZ-FM