A&M RECORDS ARTISTS
TOP ON BILLBOARD
ADULT CONTEMPORARY CHART BY YEAR
| YEAR | ARTIST (SINGLES) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) |
| 1965 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) Chris Montez (1) We Five (1) |
| 1966 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) Chris Montez (3) Baja Marimba Band (2) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (2) Sandpipers (2) |
| 1967 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) Baja Marimba Band (4) Claudine Longet (4) Sandpipers (3) Jimmie Rodgers (2) |
| 1968 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (5) Claudine Longet (4) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (4) Baja Marimba Band (3) Sandpipers (3) Chris Montez (2) Wes Montgomery (2) Jimmie Rodgers (2) |
| 1969 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (3) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (3) Baja Marimba Band (2) |
| 1970 | Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (3) Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Carpenters (2) Sandpipers (2) |
| 1971 | Carpenters (3) Cat Stevens (3) |
| 1972 | Carpenters (3) Cat Stevens (2) |
| 1973 | Carpenters (3) Stealers Wheel (2) Paul Williams (2) |
| 1974 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Carpenters (2) Cat Stevens (2) |
| 1975 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Joan Baez (2) Captain & Tennille (2) |
| 1976 | Captain & Tennille (3) Carpenters (3) Gallagher & Lyle (2) |
| 1977 | Captain & Tennille (3) Carpenters (2) |
| 1978 | Captain & Tennille (3) Rita Coolidge (3) Chuck Mangione (2) |
| 1979 | Herb Alpert (2) Rita Coolidge (2) Supertramp (2) |
| 1980 | Herb Alpert (2) Chuck Mangione (2) Ali Thomson (2) |
| 1981 | Carpenters (3) |
| 1982 | Herb Alpert (2) |
| 1983 | Rita Coolidge (2) Sergio Mendes (2) Jeffrey Osborne (2) |
| 1984 | Sergio Mendes (3) |
| 1985 | Amy Grant (3) Sting (3) |
| 1986 | OMD (3) Atlantic Starr (2) Dennis DeYoung (2) Janet Jackson (2) Jeffrey Osborne (2) |
| 1987 | 10 artists with one single each |
| 1988 | Breathe (2) Chris DeBurgh (2) Sting (2) |
| 1989 | Breathe (2) |
| 1990 | Janet Jackson (2) |
| 1991 | Amy Grant (3) Extreme (2) Aaron Neville (2) |
| 1992 | Bryan Adams (2) Amy Grant (2) |
| 1993 | Sting (3) Bryan Adams (2) Aaron Neville (2) |
| 1994 | Gin Blossoms (3) Amy Grant (2) |
| 1995 | Sheryl Crow (2) |
| 1996 | Five artists with one single each |
| 1997 | Bryan Adams (2) |
| 1998 | Amy Grant (1) |
| 1999 | No artist charted |
| 2000 | Two artists with one single each |
Sources:
Whitburn, Joel. Top Adult Contemporary 1961 - 2001. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc., 2002.