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Adult Alternative Songs , also known as Triple A, is a
record chart that ranks the most-played songs on American
adult album alternative radio stations. Formulated based on each song's weekly total plays, the chart was introduced in the September 22, 1995, issue of
Radio & Records magazine, while
Billboard ' s chart archives begin on January 20, 1996.
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[2]
[3] Adult Alternative Songs, along with other Radio & Records airplay charts, was initially compiled using radio airplay data from
Mediabase .
[4] In August 2006, Radio & Records was acquired by
The Nielsen Company – then known as
VNU Media – parent company of rival publication Billboard .
[5] Following the purchase,
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems replaced Mediabase in monitoring airplay for charts, beginning with the issue dated August 11, 2006.
[6]
[7] Billboard themselves introduced the chart in their July 5, 2008, issue, appropriating the same Nielsen data,
[3] and became its sole publisher after Radio & Records ceased publication in June 2009.
[8]
The Billboard website currently lists Adult Alternative Songs charts dating back to January 1996.
[9] These charts are based on data from a Triple A chart that had previously been published in the Billboard-owned Airplay Monitor magazine from that date until the acquisition of Radio & Records , and which had used Nielsen data that was largely similar to the Mediabase data used in the Radio & Records chart.
Number-one singles
Key
† –
Radio & Records year-end number-one single
↑ – Return of a single to number one
References
^ Maxwell, Cyndee (September 22, 1995). "Progressive Evolves to Adult Alternative".
Radio & Records . No. 1113. p. 86.
^ Trust, Gary (July 17, 2012).
"Triple A Radio Breaking Rookie Stars" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
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b Shipley, Al (October 9, 2008).
" 'Billboard' Breaks Down, Dials Up Triple-A" .
Idolator .
Spin Media . Retrieved May 13, 2014 .
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"Adult Alternative Top 30" (PDF) .
Radio & Records . Radio & Records, Inc.: 112 March 23, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2014 .
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"VNU To Acquire Radio & Records" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media . July 6, 2006. Retrieved May 17, 2014 .
^ Farber, Erica (August 11, 2006).
"A New Beginning" (PDF) .
Radio & Records .
VNU Media : 2. Retrieved May 17, 2014 .
^ Tucker, Ken (September 21, 2006).
"Nielsen BDS Expands Service" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved May 17, 2014 .
^ Trust, Gary (June 10, 2009).
"Chart Beat: Pink, Black Eyed Peas, Shinedown" .
Billboard .
Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved June 28, 2013 .
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"Adult Alternative Songs: January 20, 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2018 .
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"Triple A : January 20, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : January 27, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : February 3, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : February 24, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 30, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : April 27, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : June 29, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : July 6, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : July 13, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : July 20, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : July 27, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : August 31, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : September 14, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : October 26, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : November 2, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : November 9, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : December 7, 1996 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : February 1, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Radio & Records - Adult Alternative: 1997 Year-End Chart" . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : February 15, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 29, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : May 17, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : June 21, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : June 28, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : August 9, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : October 18, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : November 29, 1997 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : February 28, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 7, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 14, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : May 2, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : May 9, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : May 16, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : June 6, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : July 25, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : September 12, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : September 26, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : October 10, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : November 7, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : November 28, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : December 5, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : December 19, 1998 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : January 30, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 13, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 20, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : March 27, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : April 17, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : April 24, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : May 8, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : June 12, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Radio & Records - Adult Alternative: 1999 Year-End Chart" . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : July 10, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : October 9, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : October 30, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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"Triple A : December 25, 1999 | Billboard Chart Archive" . Billboard . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .
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