In a strange dichotomy, Atlanta's Greatest Hits added more recent songs and older songs the past few days. I looked at October 13 vs. October 30. The pct of songs from the 1980s dropped from 25 to 22% but the no. of songs from 1984-88 went up while 80-83 dropped sharply. Most of the 1970s took a dip, too, with the decade's representation on the playlist falling from 62% to 51%. The 1960s doubled from 13% Oct. 13 to 27% Oct. 30.
The station has brought back the Supremes, the Beach Boys, the Lovin' Spoonful, Elvis, et. al. New 80s adds include Cherry Bomb (1987) You Give Love a Bad Name (1986) and Walking on Sunshine (1985) Most played songs previously were spun maybe 10 times a week. Now the top rotation songs (still mostly 70s songs) are being played 11 to 16 times a week or more than twice a day vs. 8 to 10 times a week before hand.
The station has brought back the Supremes, the Beach Boys, the Lovin' Spoonful, Elvis, et. al. New 80s adds include Cherry Bomb (1987) You Give Love a Bad Name (1986) and Walking on Sunshine (1985) Most played songs previously were spun maybe 10 times a week. Now the top rotation songs (still mostly 70s songs) are being played 11 to 16 times a week or more than twice a day vs. 8 to 10 times a week before hand.