These stations played a wider variety of artists and saw a faster turnover of songs compared to traditional adult contemporary radio.
Songs by modern rock, dance, and R&B artists were mixed in with acts more closely associated with adult contemporary.
According to Billboard, splitting the chart "better reflect[s] the music being played on adult contemporary and adult/top 40 stations.
"[3] The first number-one song on the Adult Top 40, from the test chart of October 7, 1995, was "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal.
[4] The first number-one song on the Adult Top 40, from the published chart of March 16, 1996, was "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men.