List of Billboard number-one adult contemporary hits

The links on this page contain lists of songs that have reached number-one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart. This chart was first printed in Billboard magazine in 1961 and lists the most popular songs as determined by airplay on American adult contemporary music radio stations. Over the years, the chart has gone by a variety of names, including Easy Listening, Middle-Road Singles, Pop-Standard Singles, Adult Contemporary and Adult Contemporary Singles, and it is currently referred to as the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.^[1]

1960s

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

References

↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications) ISBN 0-8230-7693-8

Lists of number-one U.S. adult contemporary hits

1961–1980	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980

1981–2000	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

2001–present	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists	List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart

Billboard charts

Albums

Billboard 200	Top Album Sales Top Catalog Albums Digital Albums Billboard Comprehensive Albums (defunct)

R&B/Hip-Hop	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Rap Albums

Rock	Rock Albums Alternative Albums Hard Rock Albums Folk Albums

Country	Top Country Albums

Latin	Top Latin Albums Regional Mexican Albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Rhythm Albums Tropical Albums

Religious	Christian Albums

Other	Heatseekers Albums Tastemaker Albums Dance/Electronic Albums Independent Albums Jazz Albums Reggae Albums Comedy Albums Kid Albums

International	Canadian Albums European Albums (defunct)

Singles and tracks

Hot 100	Radio Songs Digital Songs Digital Tracks Hot Singles Sales Streaming Songs On-Demand Songs Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

Pop	Mainstream Top 40 Adult Contemporary Adult Top 40 Pop 100 (defunct) Top 40 Tracks (defunct)

Dance/Electronic	Dance Club Songs Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Dance/Mix Show Airplay Dance/Electronic Singles Sales (defunct) Dance/Electronic Digital Songs

R&B/Hip-Hop	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Hot Rap Songs Hot R&B Songs Rhythmic

Rock	Hot Rock Songs Mainstream Rock Alternative Triple A

Country	Hot Country Songs Country Airplay

Latin	Hot Latin Songs Latin Pop Airplay Regional Mexican Airplay Tropical Airplay Latin Rhythm Airplay

Religious	Hot Christian Songs

Other	Heatseekers Songs Smooth Jazz Songs

International	Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Canadian Hot 100 Euro Digital Songs Japan Hot 100 Korea K-Pop Hot 100 (defunct) European Hot 100 (defunct) Türkiye Top 20 (defunct)

Lists of number-one
albums and singles

Lists of artists who
reached number one