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 music singles chart in Billboard magazine since the chart's inception in 1961. The chart has gone by a variety of names over the years, including Easy Listening, Pop Standard, Middle-Road, and the current Adult Contemporary.
A
- ABBA (2)
- Paula Abdul
- Bryan Adams
- Adele
- Christina Aguilera
- Air Supply (3)
- Herb Alpert (5)
- America (3)
- Ed Ames (3)
- Carl Anderson (1)
- Anggun
- Paul Anka (1)
- Marc Anthony
- Louis Armstrong (1)
- Eddy Arnold (2)
- Rick Astley
- Atlantic Starr (1)
- Patti Austin (1)
- Frankie Avalon (1)
B
- Backstreet Boys
- Joan Baez (1)
- Anita Baker
- George Baker Selection (1)
- Kenny Ball (1)
- The Band Perry
- The Bangles
- Sara Bareilles
- BBMak
- The Beatles (1)
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Bee Gees (1)
- Regina Belle
- Brook Benton (1)
- Justin Bieber
- Acker Bilk (1)
- Stephen Bishop (1)
- Blood, Sweat and Tears (1)
- James Blunt
- Michael Bolton
- Debby Boone (1)
- Boy Meets Girl
- Boyz II Men
- Michelle Branch
- Laura Branigan (1)
- Tamar Braxton
- Toni Braxton
- Bread (4)
- Breathe
- Jim Brickman
- The Brotherhood of Man (1)
- Peabo Bryson (1)
- Michael Bublé
- Jimmy Buffett (1)
C
- Colbie Caillat
- Glen Campbell (8)
- Captain & Tennille (5)
- Mariah Carey
- Bob Carlisle
- Vanessa Carlton
- Eric Carmen (1)
- The Carpenters (15)
- Kim Carnes (1)
- Vikki Carr (2)
- Keith Carradine (1)
- The Cars (1)
- Mel Carter (2)
- The Cascades (1)
- Harry Wayne Casey (1)
- Johnny Cash (1)
- David Cassidy (1)
- Peter Cetera (2)
- Chad and Jeremy (1)
- Champaign (1)
- Ray Charles (3)
- Ray Charles Singers (1)
- Cher
- Chicago (6)
- Eric Clapton
- Petula Clark (2)
- Kelly Clarkson
- Coldplay
- Nat King Cole (1)
- Natalie Cole
- Phil Collins (2)
- Shawn Colvin
- The Commodores (1)
- Perry Como (3)
- Ray Conniff (1)
- David Cook
- Rita Coolidge (2)
- Jim Croce (2)
- Christopher Cross (3)
- Sheryl Crow
- Miley Cyrus
D
- Dale and Grace (1)
- Daughtry
- Mac Davis (2)
- Sammy Davis, Jr. (2)
- Skeeter Davis (1)
- Taylor Dayne
- Jimmy Dean (1)
- DeBarge (3)
- Kiki Dee (1)
- Cathy Dennis
- John Denver (9)
- Teri DeSario (1)
- Neil Diamond (9)
- Dido
- Celine Dion
- Dixie Chicks
- Joe Dowell (1)
E
- The Eagles (1)
- Sheena Easton (1)
- Edward Bear (1)
- Yvonne Elliman (1)
- England Dan & John Ford Coley (4)
- Enya
- Gloria Estefan / Miami Sound Machine (1)
- Melissa Etheridge
- Exposé
F
- Harold Faltermeyer (1)
- The 5th Dimension (5)
- Fergie
- Firefall (1)
- Five for Fighting
- Roberta Flack (4)
- Fleetwood Mac
- Dan Fogelberg (4)
- Foreigner
- Connie Francis (2)
- The Fray
G
- Art Garfunkel (4)
- Gale Garnett (1)
- John Gary (1)
- Genesis (1)
- Stan Getz / Astrud Gilberto (1)
- Barry Gibb (1)
- Bobby Goldsboro (2)
- Gotye
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Amy Grant (1)
- Lorne Greene (1)
- Josh Groban
H
- Hall & Oates
- Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (1)
- Marvin Hamlisch (1)
- Albert Hammond (1)
- Harpers Bizarre (1)
- Rolf Harris (1)
- George Harrison (1)
- Donny Hathaway (1)
- Sophie B. Hawkins
- Heart (1)
- Don Henley
- Al Hirt (1)
- The Highwaymen (1)
- Bertie Higgins (1)
- Faith Hill
- Warren Hill
- The Honeydrippers (1)
- Mary Hopkin (1)
- Bruce Hornsby (1)
- Whitney Houston (3)
- Engelbert Humperdinck (4)
I
- Enrique Iglesias
- Janis Ian (1)
- Frank Ifield (1)
- James Ingram (2)
- Ronald Isley
- Burl Ives (1)
J
- Terry Jacks (1)
- Janet Jackson
- Jermaine Jackson (1)
- Michael Jackson (1)
- Tommy James (1)
- Horst Jankowski (1)
- Al Jarreau
- The Jets
- Jewel
- Billy Joel (6)
- Elton John (7)
- Johnny Hates Jazz
- Michael Johnson (1)
- Howard Jones (1)
- Jack Jones (3)
- Tom Jones (3)
- Journey
K
- R. Kelly
- Anna Kendrick
- Kenny G
- Kimbra
- Carole King (4)
- Gladys Knight (1)
- Fred Knoblock (1)
- Kool & The Gang (1)
L
- Lady Antebellum
- Frankie Laine (1)
- Nicolette Larson (1)
- Cyndi Lauper (1)
- Steve Lawrence (1)
- Brenda Lee (1)
- Peggy Lee (1)
- John Legend
- Julian Lennon (1)
- The Lettermen (1)
- Gary Lewis & the Playboys (1)
- Huey Lewis and the News (1)
- Leona Lewis
- Orsa Lia (1)
- Lifehouse
- Gordon Lightfoot (4)
- Lobo (4)
- Kimberley Locke
- Lisa Loeb
- Dave Loggins (1)
- Kenny Loggins
- Gloria Loring (1)
- Los Lonely Boys
- Love Unlimited Orchestra (1)
- The Lumineers
M
- MAGIC!
- MFSB (1)
- Mary MacGregor (1)
- Matchbox Twenty
- Madonna (1)
- Melissa Manchester (1)
- Henry Mancini (1)
- Chuck Mangione (2)
- Barry Manilow (13)
- Maroon 5
- Bobbi Martin (1)
- Dean Martin (5)
- Marilyn Martin (1)
- Al Martino (4)
- Bruno Mars
- Richard Marx
- Johnny Mathis (2)
- Paul Mauriat (1)
- John Mayer
- Martina McBride
- Paul McCartney (3)
- Maureen McGovern (1)
- Brian McKnight
- Sarah McLachlan
- Don McLean (2)
- Christine McVie (1)
- Bill Medley
- John Mellencamp
- Sérgio Mendes (2)
- Shawn Mendes
- Idina Menzel
- George Michael (1)
- Bette Midler (2)
- Mike + The Mechanics
- Roger Miller (2)
- Ronnie Milsap (2)
- Joni Mitchell (1)
- Hugo Montenegro (1)
- The Moody Blues (1)
- Bob Moore (1)
- Jason Mraz
- Michael Martin Murphey (1)
- Anne Murray (8)
N
- 'NSync
- Johnny Nash (1)
- Me'shell Ndegeocello
- Ricky Nelson (2)
- Aaron Neville
- New Vaudeville Band (1)
- NewSong
- Juice Newton (3)
- Olivia Newton-John (10)
- Nico & Vinz
- Maxine Nightingale (1)
- Harry Nilsson (1)
O
- Gilbert O'Sullivan (2)
- Billy Ocean (3)
- Oliver (1)
- OneRepublic
- Roy Orbison
- Tony Orlando & Dawn (3)
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Donny Osmond (2)
- Marie Osmond (3)
- The Osmonds (1)
P
- Martin Page
- Dolly Parton (2)
- Passenger
- Katy Perry
- Peter, Paul & Mary (3)
- Phillip Phillips
- Pink
- Gene Pitney (1)
- Rachel Platten
- Poco (1)
- Daniel Powter
- Elvis Presley (7)
- Pure Prairie League (1)
Q/R
- Eddie Rabbitt (1)
- Gerry Rafferty (1)
- Rascal Flatts
- Lou Rawls (1)
- Chris Rea (1)
- Helen Reddy (8)
- The Rembrandts
- Diane Renay (1)
- Mike Reno (1)
- Restless Heart
- Charlie Rich (4)
- Lionel Richie (10)
- The Righteous Brothers
- LeAnn Rimes
- Miguel Ríos (1)
- Smokey Robinson
- Julie Rogers (1)
- Kenny Rogers (8)
- Linda Ronstadt
- Rooftop Singers (1)
- David Rose (1)
- Diana Ross (4)
- Nate Ruess
- Andy Russell (1)
S
- Sade (2)
- Barry Sadler (1)
- Kyu Sakamoto (1)
- Santana
- Savage Garden
- Leo Sayer (2)
- Seal
- John Sebastian (1)
- Neil Sedaka (3)
- Bob Seger (1)
- The Script
- Sheriff
- Ed Sheeran
- Carly Simon (2)
- Paul Simon (3)
- Simon & Garfunkel (2)
- Simply Red
- Frank Sinatra (6)
- Nancy Sinatra (2)
- The Singing Nun (1)
- Michael W. Smith
- Sam Smith
- Patty Smyth
- Phoebe Snow (1)
- Sonny & Cher (1)
- Sons of the Desert
- David Soul (1)
- Sounds Orchestral (1)
- J.D. Souther (1)
- Snow Patrol
- Spandau Ballet (1)
- Bruce Springsteen (1)
- Spyro Gyra (1)
- Ringo Starr (1)
- Kristy Starling
- Starship (1)
- Cat Stevens (2)
- Ray Stevens (1)
- B. W. Stevenson (1)
- Stevie B
- Al Stewart (1)
- Rod Stewart
- Barbra Streisand (8)
- Donna Summer
- Surface
- Survivor (1)
- Patrick Swayze
- Taylor Swift
- Swing Out Sister
T/U/V
- A Taste of Honey (1)
- James Taylor (5)
- 38 Special
- B.J. Thomas (4)
- Rob Thomas
- Sue Thompson (1)
- The Three Degrees (2)
- Three Dog Night (2)
- Tiffany
- Toby Beau (1)
- Toto (2)
- Train
- Tina Turner
- Shania Twain
- Uncle Kracker
- USA for Africa (1)
- Jerry Vale (1)
- Vangelis (1)
- Randy VanWarmer (1)
- Billy Vera
- The Village Stompers (1)
- Bobby Vinton (4)
- The Vogues (1)
W/X/Y/Z
- Jack Wagner (1)
- Walk the Moon
- War (1)
- Jennifer Warnes (1)
- Dionne Warwick (5)
- We Five (1)
- Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell (1)
- Wham! (1)
- Margaret Whiting (1)
- Roger Whittaker (1)
- Andy Williams (4)
- Deniece Williams (1)
- Mason Williams (1)
- Pharrell Williams
- Roger Williams (1)
- Vanessa Williams
- Ann Wilson (1)
- Wilson Phillips
- Wings (3)
- Steve Winwood
- Lee Ann Womack
- Stevie Wonder (8)
- John Paul Young (1)
- Paul Young (1)
- Zager & Evans (1)
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