Regardless of the format, what you have is the Pencilnecks, selecting songs from the Allegedly Tested Well list or have just pulled their nose out of a Joel Whitburn book. They don't know what to play on their own, so you get the "Short List" on the grounds of both their fear, and their incompetence. This post will be followed by much Pencilneck reciprocation, as normal, but their efforts always flop like fish on a hot tin roof. A Station's Ratings are always the Residue of its Decisions.
There are thousands of good songs, within the fence of dozens of formats, but you have to know what they are, and acquire them for Airplay.