However, by 1981 WLRS was beaten by rival Album Rock station WQMF in the ratings and in 1984, the station switched to Top 40, adding pop and urban artists like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston to its playlist (while still leaning toward Rock), to fill the void left when WKJJ abandoned Top 40 for Adult Contemporary in 1982 and WJYL dropped Top 40 for urban contemporary in 1984.