Adult Top 40




The Adult Top 40 (also known as Adult Pop Songs) chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems."[1]


It is a format in which the genre is geared more towards an adult audience who are not into hard rock, hip hop, or adult contemporary fare. The main genres within this format are alternative rock and mainstream pop that is more adult-oriented. It is not to be confused with adult contemporary where rather lesser-known and more ballad-driven songs are played.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Records and achievements


    • 2.1 Most weeks at number one


    • 2.2 Artists with the most number-one singles


    • 2.3 Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number one


    • 2.4 Artists with the most top 10 singles


    • 2.5 Longest break between number ones


    • 2.6 Most weekly plays


    • 2.7 Additional achievements




  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


The chart was first published in the March 16, 1996, issue of Billboard; however, historically, the chart's introduction was in October 1995, when it began as a test chart.[2]


The Adult Top 40 chart was formed following a split of the "Hot Adult Contemporary" chart due to the growing emergence of Adult Top 40 radio stations in the 1990s. These stations played a wider variety of artists and saw a faster turnover of songs compared to traditional adult contemporary radio. Songs by modern rock, dance, and R&B artists were mixed in with acts more closely associated with adult contemporary. According to Billboard, splitting the chart "better reflect[s] the music being played on adult contemporary and adult/top 40 stations."[2]


The first number-one song on the Adult Top 40, from the test chart of October 7, 1995, was "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal.[3] The first number-one song on the Adult Top 40, from the published chart of March 16, 1996, was "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men.[4]



Records and achievements



Most weeks at number one


25 weeks


  • "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999–2000)

23 weeks


  • "Wherever You Will Go" – The Calling (2001–02)

18 weeks



  • "Unwell" – Matchbox Twenty (2003)

  • "Photograph" – Nickelback (2005–06)


17 weeks


  • "Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls (1998)

16 weeks


  • "Complicated" – Avril Lavigne (2002)

15 weeks



  • "Don't Speak" – No Doubt (1996–1997)

  • "How to Save a Life" – The Fray (2006–07)


14 weeks



  • "Torn" – Natalie Imbruglia (1998)

  • "Everything You Want" – Vertical Horizon (2000)

  • "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" – Train (2001)

  • "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B (2018)


Source:[5]



Artists with the most number-one singles





































Number of Singles Artist Source
13 Maroon 5 [6]
9 Pink [6]
8 Katy Perry [6]
7 Taylor Swift [6]
5 Adele [6]
Nickelback [6]


Artists with the most cumulative weeks at number one


































































Weeks Artist Source
86 Maroon 5 [7]
54 Matchbox Twenty [8]
47 Santana [9]
40 Rob Thomas [10]
37 Pink [11]
35 Nickelback [12]
Adele [13]
34 Katy Perry [14]
33 Ed Sheeran [15]
28 Taylor Swift [16]
27 Train [17]
Kelly Clarkson [18]


Artists with the most top 10 singles



  • 24 – Maroon 5[19]

  • 18 – Taylor Swift[20]

  • 16 – Kelly Clarkson[21]

  • 15 – Pink[22]

  • 14 – Goo Goo Dolls[23], Train[24], Katy Perry[25]

  • 13 – Matchbox Twenty[26]



Longest break between number ones




  • Coldplay – eight years and eight months


  • Train – six years, four months and one week


  • Maroon 5 – five years, 10 months and one week


Source: [27]



Most weekly plays


Only 8 songs have topped the 5,000 weekly spins mark in the history of the chart




  • Lorde – "Royals" (5,380)


  • OneRepublic – "Counting Stars" (5,367)

  • Katy Perry – Roar (5,309)[28]


  • Avicii – "Wake Me Up" (5,230)


  • Passenger – "Let Her Go" (5,155)

  • Adele – Rolling in The Deep (5,109)[29]

  • Pink featuring Nate Ruess – Just Give Me a Reason (5,040)[30]

  • Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines (5,023)[31]



Additional achievements


  • Shawn Mendes is the first artist to have four singles hit number 1 on the Adult Pop Songs Chart before Age 20.[32]


See also



  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chart

  • Adult Contemporary (chart)

  • Mainstream Top 40



References





  1. ^ "Current Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Updated Charts: Heatseekers, AC". Billboard. 108 (11): 109. March 16, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2013.


  3. ^ "Adult Pop Songs chart". Billboard. October 7, 1995. Retrieved February 24, 2013.


  4. ^ "Adult Pop Songs chart". Billboard. March 16, 1996. Retrieved February 24, 2013.


  5. ^ "Maroon 5 Top Artist, Santana's 'Smooth' Top Song of Adult Pop Songs Chart's First 20 Years". Billboard. March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  6. ^ abcdef "Maroon 5 Earns Record-Extending 13th No. 1 On Adult Pop Songs Chart With 'Girls Like You' Ft. Cardi B". Billboard. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.


  7. ^ "Maroon 5 Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  8. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  9. ^ "Santana Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2018.


  10. ^ "Rob Thomas Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2018.


  11. ^ "Pink Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  12. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  13. ^ "Adele Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  14. ^ "Katy Perry Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  15. ^ "Ed Sheeran Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


  16. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.


  17. ^ "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  18. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.


  19. ^ "Maroon 5 Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  20. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  21. ^ "Kelly Clarkson Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  22. ^ "Pink Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  23. ^ "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  24. ^ "Train Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  25. ^ "Katy Perry Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  26. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2017.


  27. ^ Trust, Gary (June 1, 2017). "Coldplay Ends Longest Break Between No. 1s on Adult Pop Songs Chart". billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved December 20, 2017.


  28. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Monday Update" (PDF). Billboard. October 7, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.


  29. ^ "Lorde's 'Royals' Crowns Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-09.


  30. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Monday Update" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.


  31. ^ "Billboard Top 40 Monday Update" (PDF). Billboard. August 26, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2014.


  32. ^ Trust, Gary (31 July 2018). "Shawn Mendes Is the First Artist to Land Four No. 1s on the Adult Pop Songs Chart Before Age 20". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 1 August 2018.




External links


  • Current Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart









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