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

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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.

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The Eagles (2)
Sheena Easton (1)
Edward Bear (1)
Brett Eldredge (1)
Yvonne Elliman (1)
England Dan & John Ford Coley (4)
Enya (1)
Gloria Estefan / Miami Sound Machine (7)
Melissa Etheridge (1)
Exposé (2)

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v t e List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones
1961–1979	1960 · 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980–1999	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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Billboard charts

Albums

Billboard 200	Top Album Sales Top Pop Catalog Albums Billboard Comprehensive Albums (defunct) Bubbling Under the Top LPs (defunct)
R&B/Hip-Hop	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Country	Top Country Albums
Latin	Top Latin Albums Regional Mexican Albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Rhythm Albums Tropical Albums
Religious	Top Christian Albums
Other	Heatseekers Albums Dance/Electronic Albums Independent Albums Comedy Albums Kid Albums
International	Canadian Albums European Albums (defunct)

Singles and tracks

Hot 100	Radio Songs Digital Song Sales Digital Tracks Streaming Songs Bubbling Under Hot 100
Pop	Mainstream Top 40 Adult Contemporary Adult Top 40 Pop 100 (defunct) Top 40 Tracks (defunct)
Dance/Electronic	Dance Club Songs (defunct) Dance Singles Sales (defunct) Dance/Mix Show Airplay Hot Dance/Electronic Songs 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 Adult R&B Songs Rhythmic
Rock	Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Mainstream Rock Alternative Airplay Triple A
Country	Hot Country Songs Country Airplay
Latin	Hot Latin Songs Latin Airplay Latin Pop Airplay Regional Mexican Airplay Tropical Airplay Latin Rhythm Airplay
Religious	Hot Christian Songs Christian Airplay
Other	Heatseekers Songs
International	Argentina Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 China Top 100 (defunct) Croatia Songs Global 200 Hits of the World Indonesia Top 100 (defunct) Japan Hot 100 Philippine Hot 100 (defunct) K-pop Hot 100 (defunct) European Hot 100 (defunct) Türkiye Top 20 (defunct) World Digital Song Sales Vietnam Hot 100 Hong Kong Songs

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

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