- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
The following is a list of artists who have reached number one on the
Adult Contemporary singles chart in "Billboard" magazine since its inception in 1961. The chart has gone by a variety of names since its beginning, including "Easy Listening", "Pop Standard", "Middle-Road", "Adult Contemporary", and the current "Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks ".A
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ABBA
*Paula Abdul
*Bryan Adams
*Christina Aguilera
*Air Supply
*Herb Alpert
* America
*Ed Ames
*Paul Anka
*Marc Anthony
*Louis Armstrong
*Eddy Arnold
*Rick Astley
*Atlantic Starr
*Patti Austin
*Frankie Avalon B
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Backstreet Boys
*Joan Baez
*Anita Baker
*George Baker Selection
*Kenny Ball
*The Bangles
*Sara Bareilles
*BBMak
*The Beatles
*Natasha Bedingfield
*Bee Gees
*Regina Belle
*Brook Benton
*Acker Bilk
* Stephen Bishop
*Blood, Sweat and Tears
*James Blunt
*Michael Bolton
*Debby Boone
* Boy Meets Girl
*Boyz II Men
*Michelle Branch
*Laura Branigan
*Toni Braxton
* Bread
* Breathe
*The Brotherhood of Man
*Peabo Bryson
*Michael Bublé
*Jimmy Buffett C
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Colbie Caillat
*Glen Campbell
*Captain & Tennille
*Mariah Carey
*Bob Carlisle
*Vanessa Carlton
*Eric Carmen
*The Carpenters
*Kim Carnes
*Vikki Carr
*Keith Carradine
*The Cars
*Mel Carter
*The Cascades
*Johnny Cash
*David Cassidy
*Peter Cetera
*Chad and Jeremy
* Champaign
*Ray Charles
*Ray Charles Singers
*Cher
* Chicago
*Eric Clapton
*Petula Clark
*Kelly Clarkson
*Nat King Cole
*Natalie Cole
*Phil Collins
*Shawn Colvin
*The Commodores
*Perry Como
*Ray Conniff
*Rita Coolidge
*Jim Croce
*Christopher Cross
*Sheryl Crow D
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Dale and Grace
* Daughtry
*Mac Davis
*Sammy Davis, Jr.
*Skeeter Davis
*Taylor Dayne
*Jimmy Dean
*DeBarge
*Kiki Dee
*Cathy Dennis
*John Denver
*Teri DeSario
*Neil Diamond
* Dido
*Celine Dion
*Dixie Chicks
*Donny & Marie
*Joe Dowell E
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The Eagles
*Sheena Easton
*Edward Bear
*Yvonne Elliman
*England Dan & John Ford Coley
*Enya
*Gloria Estefan /Miami Sound Machine
*Melissa Etheridge
* ExposeF
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Harold Faltermeyer
*The 5th Dimension
*Firefall
*Roberta Flack
*Fleetwood Mac
*Dan Fogelberg
* Foreigner
*Connie Francis G
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Art Garfunkel
*Gale Garnett
*John Gary
* Genesis
*Stan Getz /Astrud Gilberto
*Bobby Goldsboro
*Amy Grant
*Lorne Greene
*Josh Groban H
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Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
*Marvin Hamlisch
*Albert Hammond
*Harpers Bizarre
*Rolf Harris
*George Harrison
*Sophie B. Hawkins
*Faith Hill
* Heart
*Don Henley
*The Highwaymen
*Mary Hopkin
*Bruce Hornsby
*Whitney Houston
* Engelbert HumperdinckI
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Natalie Imbruglia
*Janis Ian
*Frank Ifield
*James Ingram
*Burl Ives J
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Terry Jacks
*Janet Jackson
*Jermaine Jackson
*Michael Jackson
* Tommy James
*Horst Jankowski
*Al Jarreau
*The Jets
* Jewel
*Billy Joel
*Elton John
*Johnny Hates Jazz
* Michael Johnson
* Howard Jones
* Jack Jones
* Tom Jones
* JourneyK
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R. Kelly
*Kenny G
*Carole King
*Fred Knoblock
*Kool & The Gang L
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Frankie Laine
*Nicolette Larson
*Cyndi Lauper
*Steve Lawrence
*Brenda Lee
*Peggy Lee
*Julian Lennon
*The Lettermen
*Gary Lewis & the Playboys
*Huey Lewis and the News
*Leona Lewis
*Orsa Lia
* Lifehouse
*Gordon Lightfoot
* Lobo
*Kimberley Locke
*Dave Loggins
*Kenny Loggins
*Gloria Loring
*Love Unlimited Orchestra M
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MFSB
*Mary MacGregor
* Madonna
*Melissa Manchester
*Henry Mancini
*Chuck Mangione
*Barry Manilow
*Bobbi Martin
*Dean Martin
*Al Martino
*Richard Marx
*Johnny Mathis
*Paul Mauriat
*John Mayer
*Martina McBride
*Paul McCartney
*Maureen McGovern
*Brian McKnight
*Don McLean
*Christine McVie
*Bill Medley
*John Mellencamp
*Sergio Mendes
*George Michael /Wham!
*Bette Midler
*Mike & The Mechanics
*Roger Miller
*Ronnie Milsap
*Joni Mitchell
*Hugo Montenegro
*The Moody Blues
*Bob Moore
*Michael Martin Murphey
*Anne Murray N
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Johnny Nash
*Me'shell Ndegeocello
*Ricky Nelson
*Aaron Neville
*New Vaudeville Band
*Juice Newton
*Olivia Newton-John
*Maxine Nightingale
*Harry Nilsson O
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
*Billy Ocean
* Oliver
*Roy Orbison
*Tony Orlando & Dawn
*Marie Osmond (solo as well as with Donny)
*The Osmonds P
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Martin Page
*Dolly Parton
*Peter, Paul & Mary
*Gene Pitney
*Poco
*Daniel Powter
*Elvis Presley
*Pure Prairie League Q/R
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Eddie Rabbitt
*Gerry Rafferty
*Rascal Flatts
*Lou Rawls
*Chris Rea
*Helen Reddy
*The Rembrandts
*Diane Renay
*Mike Reno (Loverboy )
*Restless Heart
*Charlie Rich
*Lionel Richie
*The Righteous Brothers
*LeAnn Rimes
*Miguel Rios
*Smokey Robinson
* Julie Rogers
*Kenny Rogers
*Linda Ronstadt
*Rooftop Singers
*David Rose
*Diana Ross
* Andy Russell* Sade
*Barry Sadler
*Kyu Sakamoto
* Santana
*Savage Garden
*Leo Sayer
* Seal
*John Sebastian
*Neil Sedaka
*Bob Seger
* Sheriff
*Carly Simon
*Paul Simon
*Simon & Garfunkel
*Simply Red
*Frank Sinatra
*Nancy Sinatra
*The Singing Nun
*Michael W. Smith
*Patty Smyth
* Phoebe Snow
*Sonny & Cher
*David Soul
*Sounds Orchestral
*J.D. Souther
*Spandau Ballet
*Bruce Springsteen
*Spyro Gyra
*Ringo Starr
* Starship
*April Stevens
*Cat Stevens
*Ray Stevens
*B. W. Stevenson
*Stevie B
*Al Stewart
*Rod Stewart
*Barbra Streisand
* Surface
* Survivor
*Patrick Swayze
*Swing Out Sister T/U/V
* A Taste of Honey
*James Taylor
*Nino Tempo
* 38 Special
*B.J. Thomas
* Rob Thomas
*Sue Thompson
*The Three Degrees
*Three Dog Night
* Tiffany
*Toby Beau
* Toto
*Tina Turner
*Shania Twain
*Uncle Kracker
*USA for Africa
*Jerry Vale
*Vangelis
*Randy VanWarmer
*Billy Vera
*The Village Stompers
*Bobby Vinton
*The Vogues W/X/Y/Z
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Jack Wagner
* WAR
*Jennifer Warnes
*Dionne Warwick
*We Five
* Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
*Margaret Whiting
*Roger Whittaker
*Andy Williams
*Mason Williams
*Roger Williams
* Vanessa Williams
*Ann Wilson (Heart)
*Wilson Phillips
*Steve Winwood
*Lee Ann Womack
*Stevie Wonder
*John Paul Young
*Paul Young
*Zager & Evans
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