Adult contemporary music
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| - | '''Adult contemporary music''', frequently abbreviated '''AC''', is a type of [[radio format]] that plays mainstream contemporary [[pop music]], excluding [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[hard rock]], and some [[teen pop]] music, which is intended for an adult audience. AC is generally divided into 4 groups; "Hot AC", also known as "[[Adult Top 40]]", "Soft AC", also known as "Lite", and "Urban AC", also known as "Urban Contemporary", and "Christian AC", (family friendly and spiritual songs). Some [[radio station]]s play only Hot AC; some play only Soft AC, and some play both. It is not thus usually considered a specific genre of music, as it is merely an assembly of selected tracks of musicians of many different genres.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Adult contemporary music''', frequently abbreviated '''AC''', is a type of [[radio format]] that plays mainstream contemporary [[pop music]], excluding [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[hard rock]], and some [[teen pop]] music, which is intended for an adult audience. AC is generally divided into 4 groups; "Hot AC", also known as "[[Adult Top 40]]", "Soft AC", also known as "Lite", and "Urban AC", also known as "Urban Contemporary", and "Christian AC", (family friendly and spiritual songs). Some [[radio station]]s play only Hot AC; some play only Soft AC, and some play both. It is not thus usually considered a specific genre of music, as it is merely an assembly of selected tracks of musicians of many different genres. |
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| + | *[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]], a chart appearing in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' since 1961. This chart is typically (but not exclusively) closer to soft AC. | ||
| + | *[[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks]], a chart appearing in ''Billboard'' since 1996. This chart is typically (but not exclusively) closer to hot AC. | ||
| + | *[[Soft rock]] | ||
| + | *[[Easy listening|Easy Listening]] | ||
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Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, and some teen pop music, which is intended for an adult audience. AC is generally divided into 4 groups; "Hot AC", also known as "Adult Top 40", "Soft AC", also known as "Lite", and "Urban AC", also known as "Urban Contemporary", and "Christian AC", (family friendly and spiritual songs). Some radio stations play only Hot AC; some play only Soft AC, and some play both. It is not thus usually considered a specific genre of music, as it is merely an assembly of selected tracks of musicians of many different genres.
See also
- Adult Contemporary, a chart appearing in Billboard since 1961. This chart is typically (but not exclusively) closer to soft AC.
- Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, a chart appearing in Billboard since 1996. This chart is typically (but not exclusively) closer to hot AC.
- Soft rock
- Easy Listening
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