Radio stations played Top 40 hits regardless of genre; although, most were in the same genre until the mid-1970s when different forms of popular music started to target different demographic groups, such as disco vs. hard rock. This evolved into specialized radio stations that played specific genres of music, and generally followed the evolution of artists in those genres.
In what decade did genres begin to diverge on the basis of demographic groups?
1970s
Radio stations played Top 40 hits regardless of genre; although, most were in the same genre until the mid-1970s when different forms of popular music started to target different demographic groups, such as disco vs.
Radio stations played Top forty hits regardless of genre; although, most were in the same genre until the mid-nineteen seventys when different forms of popular music started to target different demographic groups, such as disco vs.
In what decade did genres begin to diverge on the basis of demographic groups?