A&M RECORDS ARTISTS
TOP ON BILLBOARD POP CHARTS BY YEAR
| YEAR | ALBUMS | SINGLES |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1) | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1) |
| 1963 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1) George McCurn (1) | |
| 1964 | Baja Marimba Band (1) | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) |
| 1965 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (3) We Five (2) |
| 1966 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (3) Baja Marimba Band (2) |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) Chris Montez (4) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (2) Sandpipers (2) |
| 1967 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Claudine Longet (2) |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) Claudine Longet (3) |
| 1968 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Baja Marimba Band (2) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (2) Wes Montgomery (2) Sandpipers (2) |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (5) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (4) |
| 1969 | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Burt Bacharach (2) Baja Marimba Band (2) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (2) |
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (2) Checkmates, Ltd. (2) Joe Cocker (3) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (3) |
| 1970 | Sandpipers (2) Spooky Tooth (2) |
Carpenters (4) Joe Cocker (2) Free (2) |
| 1971 | Carpenters (2) Rita Coolidge (2) Free (2) Humble Pie (2) Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 and '77 (2) Cat Stevens (2) |
Carpenters (3) Cat Stevens (3) Lee Michaels (2) |
| 1972 | Humble Pie (2) Billy Preston (2) |
Carpenters (3) Billy Preston (2) Cat Stevens (2) |
| 1973 | Carpenters (2) | Carpenters (4) Keith Hampshire (2) Shawn Phillips (2) Stealers Wheel (2) |
| 1974 | Burt Bacharach (2) Nazareth (2) Ozark Mountain Daredevils (2) Paul Williams (2) |
Cat Stevens (4) Carpenters (2) Billy Preston (2) |
| 1975 | Chuck Mangione (2) Cat Stevens (2) Strawbs (2) Rick Wakeman (2) Paul Williams (2) |
Captain & Tennille (4) Carpenters (2) Joan Baez (2) |
| 1976 | Joan Baez (2) Nazareth (2) |
Peter Frampton (4) Captain & Tennille (3) Carpenters (3) Gallagher & Lyle (2) Brothers Johnson (2) Styx (2) |
| 1977 | Captain & Tennille (2) Nils Lofgren (2) Nazareth (2) Rick Wakeman (2) |
Peter Frampton (3) Captain & Tennille (3) Carpenters (3) Cat Stevens (3) Rita Coolidge (2) L.T.D. (2) Pablo Cruise (2) Cat Stevens (2) |
| 1978 | 21 artists with one album each | Captain & Tennille (3) Rita Coolidge (3) Pablo Cruise (3) Carpenters (2) Styx (2) |
| 1979 | Bell & James (2) Head East (2) Joe Jackson (2) Pablo Cruise (2) Police (2) Sad Café (2) |
Styx (3) Supertramp (3) Herb Alpert (2) Rita Coolidge (2) Pablo Cruise (2) Police (2) |
| 1980 | 22 artists with one album each | Brothers Johnson (2) Supertramp (2) Ali Thomson (2) |
| 1981 | Rita Coolidge (2) Nazareth (2) |
Carpenters (3) Quincy Jones (3) Police (3) Styx (3) Pablo Cruise (2) 38 Special (2) |
| 1982 | 20 artists with one album each | Jeffrey Osborne (2) Police (2) 38 Special (2) |
| 1983 | 24 artists with one album each | Bryan Adams (4) Jeffrey Osborne (4) Police (3) Styx (3) Herb Alpert (2) Chris DeBurgh (2) Human League (2) Joe Jackson (2) Sergio Mendes (2) |
| 1984 | Chris DeBurgh (2) | Dennis DeYoung (2) Sergio Mendes (2) Jeffrey Osborne (2) Police (2) Tommy Shaw (2) |
| 1985 | Carpenters (2) Amy Grant (2) Y&T (2) |
Bryan Adams (5) Sting (3) Atlantic Starr (2) Amy Grant (2) Jesse Johnson (2) OMD (2) Simple Minds (2) |
| 1986 | Joe Jackson (2) Soundtracks (2) |
Janet Jackson (4) Dennis DeYoung (2) Falco (2) Human League (2) OMD (2) Simple Minds (2) 38 Special (2) |
| 1987 | Various Artists (2) (compilation albums) | Herb Alpert (3) Bryan Adams (3) Janet Jackson (2) Squeeze (2) Suzanne Vega (2) |
| 1988 | Soundtracks (2) | Breathe (2) Sting (2) |
| 1989 | 14 artists with one album each | Michael Damian (3) Janet Jackson (2) |
| 1990 | 7 artists with one album each | Janet Jackson (4) |
| 1991 | 8 artists with one album each | Bryan Adams (2) Amy Grant (3) Extreme (2) |
| 1992 | 10 artists with one album each | Cece Peniston (4) Bryan Adams (3) Amy Grant (2) |
| 1993 | Aaron Neville (2) | Sting (3) Gin Blossoms (2) Aaron Neville (2) |
| 1994 | 6 artists with one album each | Sheryl Crow (3) Cece Peniston (3) Amy Grant (2) |
| 1995 | 6 artists with one album each | Blues Traveler (2) |
| 1996 | 7 artists with one album each | Sting (3) Bryan Adams (2) Gin Blossoms (2) |
| 1997 | 3 artists with one single each | |
| 1998 | Sheryl Crow (1) |
Sources:
1. Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955 - 1996. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record
Research, Inc., 1996.
2. Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1999. Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, Inc.,
2000.