Nielsen Names 20 Top Radio Formats. Where Does Your Music Rank?

A new Nielsen report, State Of The Media: Audio Today 2014 How America Listens February 2014, shows 242 million people listen to the radio weekly in the U.S 92% of all age 12 and older.  Country music is the most listened to format, according the the survey, of the 20 genres listed.

America’s Top Formats In 2013 — Ranked By Share Of Total Listening (%)

1. Country — 14.8
2. News/Talk — 11.3
3. Top 40 — 8.0
4. AC — 7.3
5. Classic Hits — 5.5
6. Classic Rock — 5.2
7. Hot AC — 4.8
8. Urban AC — 4.0
9. Top 40/R — 3.3
10. Sports — 3.1
11. Urban Contemporary — 3.1
12. Contemporary Christian — 3.1
13. Mexican Regional — 2.8
14. Adults Hits/+80S Hits — 2.1
15. Active Rock — 1.9
16. Alternative — 1.9
17. All News — 1.5
18. Classical — 1.4
19. Oldies — 1.4
20. Spanish Contemporary — 1.4