Top 40 Democracy
The Rival Mainstreams of American Music
- Contents
- Review Quotes
- Awards

Introduction
Chapter 1. It’s Whose Thing?: The Isley Brothers and Rhythm and Blues
Chapter 2. Duets with Modernity: Dolly Parton and Country
Chapter 3. Contemporary Adults: A&M Records and Middle of the Road
Chapter 4. Madman across the Water: Elton John and Top 40
Chapter 5. The Wrath of the Buzzard: WMMS and Rock
Chapter 6. This Generation’s Radio: Music Formats in the Early 2000s
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
International Association for the Study of Popular Music: Woody Guthrie Book Award
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