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# Nielsen Names 20 Top Radio Formats. Where Does Your Music Rank?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/nielsen-names-20-top-radio-formats-where-does-your-music-rank/
- Published: 2014-02-06T11:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-02-06T11:40:00.000Z
- Description: 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. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/02/nielsen-names-20-top-radio-formats-where-does-your-music-rank.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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A new Nielsen report, *[State Of The Media: Audio Today 2014 How America Listens February 2014](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2014%20Reports/state-of-the-media-audio-today-feb-2014.pdf?ref=hypebot.com),* 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