The amount of crossover between the AC chart and the Hot 100 has varied based on how much the passing pop music trends of the times appealed to adult listeners. Not many disco or new wave songs were particularly successful on the AC chart during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and much of the hip-hop and harder rock music featured on CHR formats later in the decade would have been unacceptable on AC radio. COUNT 3
QSN1 In the 1970s, what two genres were not particularly successful on the adult contemporary charts? ANS1 disco or new wave QSN2 What genres, featured on the CHR radio format, were rarely found on adult contemporary radio? ANS2 hip-hop and harder rock music QSN3 During what decade did hip-hop begin to be featured on the radio? ANS3 1980s