List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
Appearance
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
- ABBA
- Paula Abdul
- Bryan Adams
- Air Supply
- Herb Alpert
- America
- Ed Ames
- Paul Anka
- Louis Armstrong
- Eddy Arnold
- Rick Astley
- Atlantic Starr
- Patti Austin
- Frankie Avalon
B
- Backstreet Boys
- Joan Baez
- Anita Baker
- George Baker Selection
- Benny Ball
- The Bangles
- 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
- Laura Branigan
- Toni Braxton
- Bread
- Breathe
- The Brotherhood of Man
- Peabo Bryson
- Jimmy Buffett
C
- Glen Campbell
- Captain & Tennille
- Mariah Carey
- Bob Carlisle
- 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
- Nat King Cole
- Natalie Cole
- Phil Collins
- Shawn Colvin
- The Commodores
- Perry Como
- Ray Conniff
- Rita Coolidge
- Jim Croce
- Christopher Cross
- Sheryl Crow
D
- Dale and Grace
- Mac Davis
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Skeeter Davis
- Taylor Dayne
- Jimmy Dean
- DeBarge
- Kiki Dee
- Cathy Dennis
- John Denver
- Teri DeSario
- Neil Diamond
- Celine Dion
- Donny & Marie
- Joe Dowell
E
- The Eagles
- Sheena Easton
- Edward Bear
- Yvonne Elliman
- England Dan & John Ford Coley
- Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
- Melissa Etheridge
- Expose
F
- Harold Faltermeyer
- The 5th Dimension
- Firefall
- Roberta Flack
- Fleetwood Mac
- Dan Fogelberg
- Foreigner
- Connie Francis
G
- Art Garfunkel
- Gale Garnett
- John Gary
- Genesis
- Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto
- Bobby Goldsboro
- Amy Grant
- Lorne Greene
H
- 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 Humperdinck
I
J
- 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
- Journey
K
L
- Frankie Laine
- Nicolette Larson
- Cyndi Lauper
- Steve Lawrence
- Brenda Lee
- Peggy Lee
- Julian Lennon
- The Lettermen
- Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- Huey Lewis & The News
- Orsa Lia
- Lifehouse
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Lobo
- Dave Loggins
- Kenny Loggins
- Gloria Loring
- Love Unlimited Orchestra
M
- Madonna
- Melissa Manchester
- Chuck Mangione
- Barry Manilow
- Al Martino
- Richard Marx
- Paul McCartney
- Don McLean
- Christine McVie
- John Mellencamp
- Sergio Mendes
- George Michael/Wham!
- Bette Midler
- Joni Mitchell
- Anne Murray
N
O
P
Q/R
- Rascal Flatts
- Lou Rawls
- Helen Reddy
- Diane Renay
- Mike Reno (Loverboy)
- Lionel Richie
- The Righteous Brothers
- Smokey Robinson
- Julie Rogers
- Kenny Rogers
- Linda Ronstadt
- Diana Ross
S
- Sade
- Kyu Sakamoto
- Savage Garden
- Carly Simon
- Frank Sinatra
- Nancy Sinatra
- Michael W. Smith
- Patty Smyth
- Phoebe Snow
- Sonny & Cher
- Starship
- Ringo Starr
- April Stevens
- Barbra Streisand
- Swing Out Sister