Top 10 Radio Formats of 2018
| Rank |
Format |
Percentage |
| #1 |
News Talk Information |
10.0% |
| #2 |
Adult Contemporary |
8.0% |
| #3 |
Country |
7.3% |
| #4 |
Pop CHR |
6.9% |
| #5 |
Classic Hits |
5.6% |
| #6 |
Hot AC |
5.5% |
| #7 |
Classic Rock |
4.9% |
| #8 |
Urban AC |
4.8% |
| #9 |
All Sports |
4.4% |
| #10 |
Urban Contemporary |
3.6% |
Source: Nielsen
Data from Jan-Nov 2018. Persons 6+ AQH across all 48 PPM markets, Mon-Sun 6 a.m.-12 midnight.
Read as: Year-to-date (through Nov 2018), 10.0 percent of U.S. radio listeners aged 6+ were tuned to a news/talk/information station during any 15-minute period during the day.
