I had such a good time putting together last week's list of The Top Billboard Top 40 Artists of 1976 - 1985, I thought I'd put together a similar list for Adult Contemporary charts. From 1973-79, the chart was titled "Easy Listening" and had 50 chart positions. In 1979, the title was changed to "Adult Contemporary." In 1984, the title was changed to "Hot Adult Contemporary" and reduced to 40 chart positions.
The following 50 acts had at least ten singles premiere on the Billboard AC charts in the years 1976-85. Next time, we'll start ranking them by number of debuts.
| ABBA | Air Supply |
| Herb Alpert | Bee Gees |
| George Benson | Glen Campbell |
| Captain & Tennille | Carpenters |
| Chicago | Rita Coolidge |
| Commodores | John Denver |
| Neil Diamond | Dr. Hook |
| Sheena Easton | England Dan & John Ford Coley |
| George Fischoff | Roberta Flack |
| Fleetwood Mac | Dan Fogelberg |
| Crystal Gayle | Andy Gibb |
| Hall & Oates | Engelbert Humperdinck |
| Michael Jackson | Billy Joel |
| Elton John | Melissa Manchester |
| Barry Manilow | Johnny Mathis |
| Paul McCartney | Ronnie Milsap |
| Anne Murray | Willie Nelson |
| Olivia Newton-John | Dolly Parton |
| Pointer Sisters | Eddie Rabbitt |
| Helen Reddy | Cliff Richard |
| Lionel Richie | Kenny Rogers |
| Linda Ronstadt | Diana Ross |
| Barbra Streisand | Donna Summer |
| James Taylor | Jennifer Warnes |
| Dionne Warwick | Stevie Wonder |
SPOILER ALERT: the top act had a remarkable 31 songs debut on the AC charts during My Favorite Decade.
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