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The Billboard Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from being branded as "rock and roll" stations.
THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR SONGS RANKED BY ADULT CONTEMPORARY RADIO AIRPLAY DETECTIONS, AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE AND PROVIDED BY LUMINATE.
The links on this page contain lists of songs that have reached number-one on the Billboard adult contemporary chart. This chart was first printed in Billboard magazine in 1961 and lists the most popular songs as determined by airplay on American adult contemporary music radio stations.
The magazines Billboard and Record World featured easy listening singles in independently audited record charts. Generally 40 positions in length, they charted airplay on stations such as WNEW-FM, New York City, WWEZ, Cincinnati, and KMPC, Los Angeles.
Nov 14, 2019 · July 17, 1961: The Easy Listening chart debuts; it will later become the Adult Contemporary chart. Aug. 17, 1963: The mono and stereo LP charts fold back into one overall chart known as Top LP’s...
The Billboard Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from being branded as "rock and roll" stations.
Aug 29, 2020 · Billboard Adult Contemporary Number Ones. Author: gav378. Easy Listening chart from 1961 - 1978 AC chart from 1979 onwards.
