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{{short description|Music radio format}}
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{{Infobox music genre
'''Adult album alternative''' (also '''triple-A''', '''AAA,''' or '''adult alternative''') is a [[radio format]].<ref name=Mccabe/><ref name=bach>{{cite journal| last = Bachman| first = Katy| title = Adult Album Alternative outlets balance acts| journal = [[Mediaweek (American magazine)|Mediaweek]]| volume = 11| issue = 32| pages = 9–10| location = New York City| date = September 3, 2001| format =Free PDF download| url = https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Mediaweek/2001/Mediaweek-2001-09-03.pdf| access-date =September 4, 2021}} See pages 9 and 10</ref><ref name=mills>Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" [[New York Times]], Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive.</ref><ref name=staples>Staples, Brent. "Rock-and-Roll for Grown-Ups: The Record Business Gets a Scare." [[New York Times]], Dec 23 1996, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive.</ref> Its roots trace to both the "[[classic rock|classic album]] stations of the ’70s as well as the [[alternative rock]] format that developed in the ’80s."<ref name=kera>{{Cite web|url=https://artandseek.org/2009/06/10/what-is-adult-album-alternative-anyway/|title=KERA's New Station: What is Adult Album Alternative, Anyway?|date=June 10, 2009|website=Art&Seek}}</ref>▼
| name = Adult alternative
| stylistic_origins = * [[Adult contemporary]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[jangle pop]]
* [[roots rock]]
* [[folk rock]]
* [[alternative rock]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/adult-alternative-pop-rock-ma0000004488|title=Adult Alternative Pop/Rock|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref>
* [[soft rock]]
| cultural_origins = 1980s
| other_topics = {{hlist|[[Freeform (radio format)|Freeform]]|[[album-oriented rock]]|[[adult hits]]|[[classic rock]]|[[classic hits]]}}
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▲'''Adult album alternative''' (also '''triple-A''', '''AAA
==Format==
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Some of the songs that first air on the Triple-A format have later found additional popularity on the [[Adult Top 40]], [[modern rock]], or [[adult contemporary]] charts months after their initial Triple-A chart runs. The format is often seen as a "test market" for emerging artists.<ref name=Mccabe>{{Cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2018/01/04/575621505/practices-of-triple-a-radio-stations-raise-questions | title=At 'Triple A' Radio Stations, A Blurred Line Between Discovery and Promotion| website=NPR.org}}</ref><ref name=wnew>Mills, Joshua. "WNEW Gambles on Elite Rock Hybrid: Seeking Listeners Who Crave what they Half-Know. WNEW-FM Gambles on Elite Rock Hybrid." New York Times, Aug 01 1995, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive.</ref>
The format has gone off and on in the Los Angeles radio market. Currently [[KCSN]] and simulcast partner [[KSBR]] broadcast a Triple A format in the Los Angeles and Orange Country areas respectively. The format still exists in New York City ([[WFUV]]); Chicago ([[WXRT]]); Philadelphia ([[WXPN]]);
On July 10, 2008 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' began a Triple-A chart (using information from sister-publication ''[[Radio and Records]]'', a news magazine devoted to the radio and the music industries that has since ceased publication). Rival [[Mediabase 24/7]] also compiles a Triple A chart. As of mid-2009, ''Radio and Records'' publications and accompanying charts were discontinued. As of 2010, ''Billboard'' publishes [[Adult Alternative Songs|Triple A chart]]s in the magazine and for its premium members on its website. Mediabase also publishes Triple A charts on a daily basis.
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
[http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/format?code=aaa Radio-Locator's Format Definition: Adult Album Alternative]▼
==External links==
[http://www.allmusic.com/style/adult-alternative-pop-rock-ma0000004488 AllMusic]▼
▲*[http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/format?code=aaa Radio-Locator's Format Definition: Adult Album Alternative]
▲*[http://www.allmusic.com/style/adult-alternative-pop-rock-ma0000004488 AllMusic]
{{rock music}}
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