Top Adult Contemporary Songs


Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
86
Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U 1990
2
649
Leonard Cohen Hallelujah Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop 1984
3
982
Tina Turner What's Love Got to Do with It Pop Soul 1984
4
1402
Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You Pop Soul 1992
5
1406
Michael Jackson Man in the Mirror Pop Soul 1987
6
1450
Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven Acoustic Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock 1992
7
1480
The Beatles The Long and Winding Road Baroque Pop, Piano Rock 1970
8
1633
USA for Africa We Are the World Pop Soul 1985
9
1659
Robbie Williams Angels 1997
10
1928
Carpenters We've Only Just Begun 1970
11
2086
Madonna Crazy for You Film Soundtrack 1985
12
2150
Bonnie Raitt I Can't Make You Love Me Soft Rock 1991
13
2188
Willie Nelson Always on My Mind Country Pop 1982
14
2232
Take That Back for Good Boy Band 1995
15
2560
Helen Reddy I Am Woman 1972
16
2692
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach God Give Me Strength 1996
17
2706
Adele Hello  2015
18
2737
Shania Twain You're Still the One Country Pop 1997
19
2852
Norah Jones Don't Know Why Jazz Pop, Vocal Jazz 2002
20
3030
Barbra Streisand The Way We Were Film Soundtrack 1973
21
3055
Céline Dion My Heart Will Go On Film Soundtrack 1997
22
3448
Phil Collins Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock 1984
23
3521
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong Film Soundtrack 1982
24
3524
Christina Aguilera Beautiful 2002
25
3744
Annie Lennox Why Sophisti-Pop 1992
26
3763
Marc Cohn Walking in Memphis Blue Eyed Soul, Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1991
27
3817
Sting Fields of Gold Soft Rock 1993
28
4383
Barry Manilow Mandy Easy Listening 1974
29
4409
Mariah Carey Vision of Love Pop Soul 1990
30
4526
Captain and Tennille Love Will Keep Us Together Yacht Rock 1975
31
4643
Whitney Houston Saving All My Love for You Pop Soul, Smooth Soul 1985
32
4665
Bonnie Raitt Something to Talk About Country Pop, Pop Rock 1991
33
4759
Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You Soft Rock 1991
34
4834
Bangles Eternal Flame 1988
35
5027
Judy Collins Send in the Clowns 1975
36
5204
Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert I Hope You Dance Contemporary Country 2000
37
5373
Beyoncé 1+1? Contemporary R&B 2011
38
5413
Neil Diamond Cracklin' Rosie Soft Rock 1970
39
6036
James Taylor Handy Man Singer/Songwriter 1977
40
6096
Dawn feat. Tony Orlando Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree 1973
41
6179
Carly Simon Nobody Does It Better Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock 1977
42
6191
Barbra Streisand Woman in Love 1980
43
6217
Boyz II Men I'll Make Love to You Contemporary R&B 1994
44
6440
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Islands in the Stream Urban Cowboy 1983
45
6444
Joe Cocker You Are So Beautiful Blue Eyed Soul, Soft Rock 1974
46
6596
Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey One Sweet Day Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul 1995
47
6667
Christopher Cross Sailing Soft Rock, Yacht Rock 1979
48
6674
Elvis Presley An American Trilogy 1972
49
6700
Whitney Houston The Greatest Love of All Pop Soul 1985
50
6745
Randy Crawford One Day I'll Fly Away Pop Soul, Smooth Soul 1980
51
7102
Leona Lewis Bleeding Love Contemporary R&B 2007
52
7150
Beyoncé Halo Contemporary R&B 2008
53
7159
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band We've Got Tonite Heartland Rock, Pop Rock 1978
54
7413
Lionel Richie Say You Say Me Pop Soul 1985
55
7554
Sting feat. Cheb Mami Desert Rose 1999
56
7774
Paul Young Every Time You Go Away Blue Eyed Soul 1985
57
7823
Dionne Warwick and Friends That's What Friends Are For Pop Soul 1985
58
7950
Barbra Streisand with Barry Gibb Guilty Blue Eyed Soul 1980
59
7978
David Soul Don't Give Up on Us 1976
60
7981
Robbie Williams She's the One Pop Rock 1998
61
7992
Sting Russians 1985
62
8113
Barry Manilow Could It Be Magic Baroque Pop 1973
63
8129
Barry Manilow I Write the Songs 1975
64
8269
Bette Midler The Rose Film Soundtrack 1979
65
8290
Commodores Still Pop Soul 1979
66
8490
Helen Reddy Angie Baby Soft Rock 1974
67
8528
Chris de Burgh The Lady in Red 1986
68
8725
Jann Arden Insensitive 1994
69
8809
Bette Midler Wind Beneath My Wings 1988
70
8843
Dido White Flag 2003
71
8889
Whitney Houston I Have Nothing Contemporary R&B, Film Soundtrack, Pop Soul 1992
72
9019
Van Morrison It's All in the Game Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1979
73
9060
Roxy Music Jealous Guy Soft Rock 1981
74
9188
Olivia Newton-John Have You Never Been Mellow 1975
75
9194
Diana Ross Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Film Soundtrack, Pop Soul 1975
76
9534
Madonna This Used to Be My Playground 1992
77
9709
Neil Sedaka Laughter in the Rain 1974
78
9797
Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You 1974

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
Olivia Newton-John I Honestly Love You 1974
Tony Orlando & Dawn Knock Three Times 1970
Billy Preston and Syreeta With You I'm Born Again Film Soundtrack, Soul 1979
Leo Sayer When I Need You 1976
Commodores Three Times a Lady Pop Soul 1978
Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach This House Is Empty Now 1998
Lionel Richie Hello Pop Soul 1983
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald On My Own Pop Soul 1986
Whitney Houston Exhale (Shoop Shoop) Contemporary R&B, Film Soundtrack 1995
Oleta Adams Get Here Pop Soul 1990
Savage Garden Truly Madly Deeply 1997
Captain and Tennille Do That to Me One More Time Soft Rock 1979
Carly Simon Coming Around Again Film Soundtrack 1986
Van Morrison Coney Island Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1989
Roy Orbison She's a Mystery to Me Pop Rock 1989
Michael Jackson I Just Can't Stop Loving You Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul 1987
Sheena Easton For Your Eyes Only Film Soundtrack 1981
Lionel Richie and Diana Ross Endless Love Film Soundtrack 1981
Chicago Hard Habit to Break AOR 1984
Toni Braxton Un-break My Heart Contemporary R&B, Smooth Soul 1996
Elvis Costello She 1999
Mike & The Mechanics The Living Years Pop Rock 1988
Gino Vannelli I Just Wanna Stop Blue Eyed Soul, Yacht Rock 1978
Jack Jones Call Me Irresponsible 1963
Fiorella Mannoia Quello che le donne non dicono 1987
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond You Don't Bring Me Flowers 1978
Van Morrison In the Days Before Rock'n'Roll Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter 1990
Laurent Voulzy Le Cœur grenadine French Pop 1979
Barbra Streisand Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) Film Soundtrack, Soft Rock 1976
Debby Boone You Light Up My Life 1977
Journey Open Arms AOR, Soft Rock 1981
Sting Shape of My Heart Singer/Songwriter, Sophisti-Pop 1993
Dan Hartman I Can Dream About You 1984
Tim McGraw Live Like You Were Dying Country Pop 2004
Sarah McLachlan Adia Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter 1997
Vanessa Williams Save the Best for Last 1991
Five for Fighting Superman (It's Not Easy) Soft Rock 2000
Madonna Oh Father 1989
Annie Lennox No More I Love You's 1995
Roxette Listen to Your Heart Pop Rock 1988