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
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
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
Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...
chart.
[Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications) ]
See also
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List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart
References
{{Billboard
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