Based on its track record in 2015, Shazam can help spot hits that are sonically at the edges of CHR’s typical sound. Shazam is particularly effective at helping spot EDM/Dance-oriented songs well over a month before they become big hits on traditional charts:
Shazam can also spot hits beyond Dance, outside CHR’s sonic norm:
Shazam can also help spot cross over hits from other formats, especially Alternative and Hot AC:
So far in 2016, Shazam has been able to spot several early hits that fall into these categories of being outside of CHR’s typical pop-oriented sound:
