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Billy Joel (pictured in 2009) was a three-time chart-topper in 1984. In 1984, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. During the year, 18 songs topped the chart based on playlists submitted by radio stations. [1]
The remainder of the year featured a duet between Teri DeSario and KC, the lead vocalist of KC and the Sunshine Band, and just two chart-toppers by groups. Three of the year's AC number ones also topped Billboard ' s pop singles chart, the Hot 100: "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand, [3] Olivia Newton-John's "Magic", [4] and "Lady" by Kenny ...
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.
Billy Joel (pictured in 2009) achieved his first chart-topper with "Just the Way You Are". He was a regular on the chart for 25 years. He was a regular on the chart for 25 years. Scottish singer Al Stewart (pictured in 2010) spent the final eight weeks of 1978 at number one with " Time Passages ", the longest run of the year.
In 1987, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. The chart, which in 1987 was published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, has undergone various name changes during its history but has been published as Adult Contemporary since 1996. [1]
In 2011, Billboard announced the top 100 performing songs on the AC chart and the top 50 performing artists to celebrate the 50th anniversary on the chart. The top song on the list was " Truly Madly Deeply " by Savage Garden , which hit number one for 11 weeks in 1998, spent a total of 58 weeks in the top 10, and spent 123 weeks on the chart.
This is an alphabetical list of artists who reached the number one position on the United States Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, which has been active since 1981. The number in parentheses indicates the total of number-one hits for that band on this chart. With a total of 19 songs, Shinedown hold the record for the most number ones.
The chart debut of "Turn the Lights Back On" occurred nearly 50 years after Joel's first appearance on the Hot 100, when "Piano Man" debuted at number 94 on the chart dated February 24, 1974. [6] Joel performed the song at the 66th Grammy Awards , which was the first time he played at the ceremony since 2002.