The problem with Top 40 radio is that it's so damn repetitive.
Sure, you can listen to other formats, like alternative, country, classic rock, retro whatever, NPR, college radio, etc. You can listen to those channels that have a guy's name that like to sprinkle in hits from the '80s with their Top 40. But it's still the same, except for a Hooters song every once in awhile.
The problem with Top 40 radio is that it's so damn repetitive.
Several weeks ago, Lady GaGa's Bad Romance landed atop Billboard's weekly Pop Songs chart and, in the process, set a record. Billboard monitors 132 Top 40 radio stations across the United States. Their playlists are used to compile the Pop Songs chart. Several weeks ago, Bad Romance was played 10,859 times on these 132 stations (which works out to every station playing the song once every two hours), the most spins a song had received in one week in the chart's 17-year history.
The problem with Top 40 radio is that it's so damn repetitive.
Lady GaGa's record lasted one week. The following week, Ke$ha's Tik Tok was played 11,224 times.
The problem with Top 40 radio is that it's so damn repetitive.
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