A&M RECORDS
TOP ARTISTS ON BILLBOARD
ADULT CONTEMPORARY CHART BY DECADE
| DECADE | ARTIST (SINGLES) |
|---|---|
| 1962 to 1969 |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (22) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (12) Baja Marimba Band (11) Claudine Longet (9) Sandpipers (9) Chris Montez (7) Jimmie Rodgers (5) Wes Montgomery (4) Burt Bacharach (2) Nick DeCaro (2) |
| 1970 to 1979 |
Carpenters (21) Captain & Tennille (11) Cat Stevens (10) Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (10) Rita Coolidge (7) Joan Baez (4) Chuck Mangione (4) Gallagher & Lyle (3) Quincy Jones (3) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (3) Billy Preston (3) Stealers Wheel (3) Gino Vannelli (3) Paul Williams (3) Herb Alpert (2) Burt Bacharach (2) Peter Frampton (2) Kris & Rita (2) Herb Ohta (2) Pablo Cruise (2) Sandpipers (2) Supertramp (2) |
| 1980 to 1989 |
Sergio Mendes (8) Herb Alpert (7) Carpenters (7) Amy Grant (6) Sting (5) Breathe (4) Rita Coolidge (4) Chris DeBurgh (4) Lani Hall (4) Dennis DeYoung (3) Janet Jackson (3) Joe Jackson (3) OMD (3) Police (3) Supertramp (3) Bryan Adams (2) Atlantic Starr (2) Quincy Jones (2) Chuck Mangione (2) Styx (2) Ali Thomson (2) |
| 1990 to 1999 |
Bryan Adams (9) Amy Grant (9) Sting (8) Aaron Neville (6) Gin Blossoms (5) Sheryl Crow (4) Janet Jackson (4) Jann Arden (2) Blues Traveler (2) Breathe (2) Del Amitri (2) Extreme (2 Styx (2) |
Source:
Whitburn, Joel. Top Adult Contemporary 1961 - 2001. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 2002.