Why did AC stop being soft?

Do I need to add any more lists for anyone to judge the degree of variety?

Also, I need to make a list of songs I haven't heard before because I'm hearing a lot of them.

vchimpanzee said:

Do I need to add any more lists for anyone to judge the degree of variety?

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No

We need to look at several stations to see how much variety they have. Some people criticize stations for not having enough and it would be interesting to see who actually offers variety.

nkd said:

Just a decade ago, many AC stations were still soft. They played many soft rock songs by the likes of Neil Diamond, the Carpenters, Rod Stewart, etc. And just a few soft currents such as Coors - Breathless. But in the late 2000s, they started sounding more upbeat and current. Now, it's rare to find an AC that plays the staples AC played just 10 years ago. And songs such as Blurred Lines would have been taboo on AC 10 years ago.
Why are AC stations sounding hotter rather than softer?

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its caleld getting in step with the times and doing what you can sell

As usual, this list isn't quite complete because I forgot a couple when I didn't come back in time:

"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner
"I'll Stand by You" Pretenders
"10000 Hours" Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
"Lovefool" Cardigans
"I Love Rock and Roll" Joan Jett
"Mirrors" Justin Timberlake
"Everything You Want" Vertical Horizon
"Only in My Dreams" Debbie Gibson
"All Summer Long" Kid Rock
"Pour Some Sugar on Me" Def Leppard
"Love Myself" Tracee Ellis Ross
"Don't Stop the Music" Rihanna
"Karma Chameleon" Culture Club
"A Million Dreams" Pink
"Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood
"I Wish I Was Your Lover" Sophie B. Hawkins
"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd
"Hurts So Good" John Mellencamp
"All Star" Smash Mouth
"High Hopes" Panic! at the Disco
"Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson
"Take My Breath Away" Berlin
"Hey, Soul Sister" Train
"Brown-Eyed Girl" Van Morrison
"Jumpin', Jumpin'" Destiny's Child
"You Make My Dreams" Hall & Oates
"Style" Taylor Swift
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham!
"The Bones" Maren Morris
"Don't Dream It's Over" Crowded House
"Torn" Natalie Imbruglia
"Every Breath You Take" Police
"If I Can't Have You" Shawn Mendes
"If the World Was Ending" JP Saxe
"Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran
"Teenage Dream" Katy Perry
"Rainbow" Kacey Masgraves
"Run-Around" Blues Traveler
"Fight Song" Rachel Platten
"Sweet but Psycho" Ava Max
"Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett,
"Talking in Your Sleep" Romantics
"I Dare You" Kelly Clarkson
"Borderline" Madonna
"I Can Dream about You" Dan Hartman
"Send Her My Love" Journey
"Intentions" Justin Bieber
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Chicago
"Kiss" Prince
"Closer" Chainsmokers and Halsey
"Walk Like an Egyptian" Bangles
"Can't Stop the Feeling" Justin Timberlake
"Hungry Eyes" Eric Carmen
"Hold My Hand" Hootie & the Blowfish

It's been a while. No, I haven't heard that one. Might be one or two missing.

"Ordinary World" Duran Duran
"If the World Was Ending" JP Saxe
"Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden
"How Will I Know" Whitney Houston
"Stay with Me" Sam Smith
"Edge of Seventeen" Stevie Nicks
"Havana" Camila Cabello
"This Kiss" Faith Hill
"Memories" Maroon 5
"What About Love" Heart
"I Don't Care" Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
"Broken Wings" Mr. Mister
"Hot N Cold" Katy Perry
"Walk Like an Egyptian" Bangles
"Cardigan" Taylor Swift
"I'm Like a Bird" Nelly Furtado
"We Are Young" Fun.
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Belinda Carlisle
"Love Someone" Lukas Graham
"Kiss on My List" Hall & Oates
"Blinding Lights" The Weeknd
"Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield
"Fight Song" Rachel Platten
"Barely Breathing" Duncan Sheik
"24K Magic" Bruno Mars
"Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett
"The Bones" Maren Morris
"Separate Ways" Journey
"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
"Use Somebody" Kings of Leon
"Do You Believe in Love" Huey Lewis and the News
"Lose You to Love Me" Selena Gomez
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship
"Intentions" Justin Bieber
"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa
"Baby I Love Your Way" Big Mountain
"Mirrors" Justin Timberlake
"Paparazzi" Lady Gaga
"Take My Breath Away" Berlin
"Perfect" Ed Sheeran
"Don't Start Now" Dua Lipa
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham!
"You're Beautiful" James Blunt
"Scars to Your Beautiful" Alessia Cara
"Maniac" Michael Sembello
"Do What You Can" Bon Jovi
"Lean on Me" Club Nouveau
"I Won't Give Up" Jason Mraz
"I'll Be There" Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz
"Animals" Maroon 5
"I Gotta Feeling" Black Eyed Peas
"Cruel Summer" Bananarama
"I Knew I Loved You" Savage Garden

"Margaritaville" is on its way to becoming the "Brown Eyed Girl" of adult contemporary radio, the final survivor of its decade.

CTListener said:

"Margaritaville" is on its way to becoming the "Brown Eyed Girl" of adult contemporary radio, the final survivor of its decade.

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WEZV plays both.

So a comment was made about variety on AC. Do my lists indicate a station that plays variety?

It's been four years since I last checked in on this thread.

I have a riddle.

Q: Why is this thread like a Pentecostalist revival meeting?






A: Because it can inspire people to yell the name of the Lord. At least it has that effect on me.



Carry on. I'll check back in 2024.

CTListener said:

"Margaritaville" is on its way to becoming the "Brown Eyed Girl" of adult contemporary radio, the final survivor of its decade.

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I haven't heard it played on AC radio in years. The only two '70s songs my local AC station (WMGQ) plays/played (before they went all-Xmas) are Billy Joel's "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and Queen & David Bowie's "Under Pressure". WLTW plays "Piano Man", "Your Song", and "Imagine".

And now I'm listening to iHeartRadio's "Lite Rock" stream as a refuge from all-Xmas and even though they call the format "The Best Variety From the '80s to Today", they're still playing "Brown Eyed Girl", and quite a few '70s songs like "I Will Survive", "Take It Easy", etc.