The TPM AC 40 lists the 40 most played songs at Adult Contemporary Radio as reported by TPMonitoring® (formerly CWDS). It does not distinguish between currents and recurrents, but does exclude "gold" titles. Songs are listed in this manner due to the nature of the AC format. By utilizing this methodology we are able to more accurately reflect the true strength of currents which receive minimal airplay. When removing recurrents, lesser aired currents often appear to have greater strength than is actually the case.