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Adult Alternative Airplay

Adult Alternative Airplay(also known asTriple AorTriple A Airplay,and formerlyAdult Alternative SongsandTriple A Songs) is a record chart currently published byBillboardthat ranks the most popular songs onadult album alternativeradio stations. The 40-position[1]chart is formulated based on each song's weekly radio spins, as measured byNielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[2] The current number-one song on the chart is "Nobody's Soldier" byHozier.[3]

History

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The earliest incarnation of the chart was first published on January 20, 1996,[4]as a feature inBillboardsister publicationAirplay Monitor.In 2006,Airplay Monitorceased publication afterBillboardparent companyVNU Media's acquisition of rival radio trade magazineRadio & Records,[5]which then subsequently incorporatedAirplay Monitor's Nielsen-based Triple A chart.[6][7]

Billboarditself began publishing the Triple A chart in the issue dated July 5, 2008, through their Billboard.biz website,[8]appropriating the same airplay data asRadio & Records.[6]Radio & Recordsclosed in June 2009, leavingBillboardas the sole publisher of the chart.[9]In February 2014, the chart's reporting panel was expanded from 23 to 32 stations, including non-commercial reporters for the first time.[10]

Following a re-design of their website,Billboardofficially incorporated the history of theAirplay Monitor/Nielsen chart from 1996 to 2008 into their Adult Alternative Songs chart. TheBillboardwebsite and its official chart archive now show the first Adult Alternative Songs chart as having been published on January 20, 1996, with "The World I Know"byCollective Soulas its first number one single.[11]Radio And Records first charted their Adult Alternative chart in the September 22, 1995, issue. It was a 30 position chart, and "Til I Hear It from You"by theGin Blossomswas the first number one.

All-time achievements

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In 2021, for the 25th anniversary of the chart, Billboard compiled a ranking of the 50 best-performing songs and artists on the chart over the 25 years. "One Headlight"byThe Wallflowerswas ranked as the #1 song, whileDave Matthews Bandwas ranked as the #1 artist.[12]Listed below are the top 10 songs and the top 10 artists.

Top 10 Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs (1996–2021)

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Rank Single Year released Artist(s) Peak and duration
1.
 "One Headlight"
1997
 The Wallflowers #1 for 14 weeks
2.
 "Clocks"
2002
 Coldplay #1 for 15 weeks
3.
 "3AM"
1997
 Matchbox 20 #1 for 14 weeks
4.
 "Feel It Still"
2017
 Portugal. The Man #1 for 11 weeks
5.
 "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"
2001
 Train #1 for 14 weeks
6.
 "Babylon"
2000
 David Gray #1 for 2 weeks
7.
 "It's Time"
2012
 Imagine Dragons #2 for 5 weeks
8.
 "See The World"
2007
 Gomez #1 for 4 weeks
9.
 "Rolling in the Deep"
2010
 Adele #1 for 14 weeks
10.
 "Beautiful Day"
2000
 U2 #1 for 16 weeks

Source:[13]

Top 10 Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Artists (1996–2021)

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Rank Artist
1.
 Dave Matthews Band
2.
 U2
3.
 Coldplay
4.
 Jack Johnson
5.
 Sheryl Crow
6.
 John Mayer
7.
 Mumford & Sons
8.
 Counting Crows
9.
 Death Cab for Cutie
10.
 Snow Patrol

Source:[14]

Song records

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Most weeks at number one

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Number of
weeks 		Artist Song Year(s) Source
16 U2 "Beautiful Day" 2000–01 [15]
15 Coldplay "Clocks" 2003 [16]
Kings of Leon "Waste a Moment" 2016–17 [17]
14 The Wallflowers "One Headlight" 1996–97 [18]
Matchbox Twenty "3AM" 1997–98 [19]
Matchbox Twenty "Bent" 2000 [19]
Train "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" 2001 [20]
Adele "Rolling in the Deep" 2011 [21]
13 SantanafeaturingRob Thomas "Smooth" 1999 [22]
Jack Johnson "Upside Down" 2006 [23]
Pearl Jam "Just Breathe" 2010 [24]
GotyefeaturingKimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" 2012 [25]
12 Dave Matthews Band "Funny the Way It Is" 2009 [26]
Beck "Dreams" 2015 [27]
11 KT Tunstall "Hold On" 2007 [28]
Coldplay "Viva la Vida" 2008 [16]
Jack Johnson "You and Your Heart" 2010 [23]
Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait" 2012 [29]
The Lumineers "Ophelia" 2016 [30]
Portugal. The Man "Feel It Still" 2017 [31]
10 Sarah McLachlan "Building a Mystery" 1997 [32]
Jack Johnson "Good People" 2005 [23]
Death Cab For Cutie "Soul Meets Body" 2005–06 [33]
Jack Johnson "If I Had Eyes" 2008 [23]
David Gray "Fugitive" 2009 [34]
The Black Keys "Fever" 2014 [35]
George Ezra "Budapest" 2014–15 [36]
Mumford & Sons "Guiding Light" 2018–19 [29]
Hozier "Too Sweet" 2024 [37]

Most weeks on the chart

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Number of
weeks 		Artist Song Year(s) Source
52 Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" 2009–10 [17]
51 John Mayer "No Such Thing" 2001–02 [38]
48 James Morrison "Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" 2008–09 [39]
47 Imagine Dragons "It's Time" 2012–13 [40]
46 Coldplay "Clocks" 2002–03 [16]
The Head and the Heart "Lost in My Mind" 2011–12 [41]
44 David Gray "Babylon" 2000–01 [34]
43 Los Lonely Boys "Heaven" 2003–04 [42]
42 Fitz and the Tantrums "Out of My League" 2013–14 [43]
41 One eskimO "Kandi" 2009–10 [44]

Highest debut

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Debut
Position 		Artist Song Debut Date Source
No. 1 U2 "Get On Your Boots" February 7, 2009 [45]
No. 2 Hootie & the Blowfish "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" April 20, 1996 [46]
Coldplay "Speed of Sound" May 7, 2005 [47]
No. 3 The Rolling Stones "Anybody Seen My Baby?" September 20, 1997 [48]
No. 4 Gin Blossoms "Follow You Down" February 10, 1996 [49]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Walls" August 3, 1996 [50]
Coldplay "Adventure of a Lifetime" November 28, 2015 [51]
No. 5 Natalie Merchant "Kind & Generous" May 16, 1998 [52]
Coldplay "Violet Hill" May 17, 2008 [53]
Mumford & Sons "Believe" March 28, 2015 [54]

Artist records

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Most number-one singles

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Number of
singles		 Artist Source
14 U2 [55]
13 Coldplay [55]
11 Dave Matthews[note 1] [55]
Jack Johnson [55]
8 Death Cab for Cutie [55]
John Mayer [55]
The Black Keys [55]
7 Cage the Elephant [56]
Counting Crows [55]
Hozier [57]
R.E.M. [55]
Sheryl Crow [55]
The Lumineers [58]

Most top 10 singles

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Number of
singles		 Artist Source
27 U2 [15]
26 Dave Matthews[note 2] [26]
25 Coldplay [16]
19 Jack Johnson [23]
John Mayer [38]
15 Beck [27]
Counting Crows [59]
14 Sheryl Crow [60]
13 Nathaniel Rateliff[note 3] [61]
R.E.M. [62]
The Black Keys [35]
The Wallflowers [18]

Most chart entries

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Number of
entries		 Artist Source
36 Dave Matthews[note 4] [26]
33 U2 [15]
30 Coldplay [16]
27 Jack Johnson [23]
25 John Mayer [38]
Sheryl Crow [60]
20 Beck [27]
18 Death Cab For Cutie [33]
R.E.M. [62]
The Black Keys [35]

Notes

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  1. ^Solo and with Dave Matthews Band
  2. ^Solo and with Dave Matthews Band
  3. ^Solo and with The Night Sweats
  4. ^Solo and with Dave Matthews Band

See also

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References

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