The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits

By Wesley Hyatt

Book Overview

A reference to number one adult contemporary hits. Chapters include the most weeks at number one, and the most number one hits by an artist. Indexes of artists and titles are included. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823076938
• ISBN13: 9780823076932
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bpi Communications
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

easy-listening/soft-rock #1 hits

on page 206 "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer is listed as #1 for the week ending April 23, 1977. Within the text, the author mentions Sayer's #9 pop hit "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"...nowhere does it say "Long Tall Dances" as an earlier review stated. on page 153 is who i call the Adult-Contemporary King, the wonderful Barry Manilow. that page just happens to be all about Manilow's debut, "Mandy", which was #1 for two weeks on the AC chart starting in December 28, 1974 and on January 18, 1975 it was #1 on the Hot 100, as the book states. This is not a Joel Whitburn book. it's by a guy named Wesley Hyatt. Each #1 single is given mini stories behind the songs. in some of the stories, the author names several singles by the featured artist during the same era that may not have hit #1 but were Top-40 hits. On page 171 it shows The Carpenters at #1 on September 6, 1975 with Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody's "Solitaire"...which Clay Aiken has out now as the b-side of "The Way". All in all, this book is great for those who want to know the #1 AC hits from the beginning in 1961 through 1998.

This is great for Adult Contemporary chart fans

Anybody who is still looking for Joel Whitburn's updated Adult Contemporary singles book may have to wait, but this is a preview of the AC chart-toppers. This is awesome for those into soft music and elevator music. What I mean is Kenny G, Michael Bolton, Herb Alpert, whoever. I love the detailed information in this book about the song and the "behind the music" stories in here. Great job, Mr. Hyatt!