Billboard

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1 Elton John
2 Neil Diamond
3 Barbara Streisand
4 Barry Manilow
5 Kenny Rogers
6 Chicago
7 Billy Joel
8 The Carpenters
9 Lionel Richie
10 Anne Murray
11 Dionne Warwick
12 Phil Collins
13 Elvis Presley
14 Gloria Estefan
15 Whitney Houston
16 Olivia Newton John
17 Herb Alpert
18 Michael Bolton
19 Celine Dion
20 Andy Williams
21 Frank Sinatra
22 John Denver
23 Bobby Vinton
24 Rod Stewart
25 Glen Campbell
26 Al Martino
27 James Taylor
28 Mariah Carey
29 Helen Reddy
30 Madonna
31 Carly Simon
32 Stevie Wonder
33 Daryl Hall & John Oates
34 Richard Marx
35 Englebert Humperdink
36 Dean Martin
37 Linda Ronstadt
38 Dan Fogelberg
39 Tom Jones
40 Air Supply
41 Diana Ross
42 Cher
43 The 5th Dimension
44 Jack Jones
45 The Lettermen
46 B.J. Thomas
47 Johnny Mathis
48 Amy Grant
49 Fleetwood Mac
50 Perry Como

[Edited 9/19/16 11:46am]

Looks like a musical labotomy.

MotownSubdivision said:

Why am I missing Kenny G?

Probably because Kenny is one of those acts who sold a lot of albums, but had little presence on the singles charts. Which might be the same reason acts like Percy Faith & Lawrence Welk is not on the list. Lawrence is more known for his TV show than getting radio airplay.

I knew Lionel had to make the top 10

For a minute I thought Johnny Mathis didn't make the list

I saw where he was 47. It's amazing he didn't rank higher.

I guess he was more of a 50's -60's AC artist.

[Edited 9/18/16 19:29pm]

Glad Elton is number one - he deserves it.

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This list is not too bad really.

Adorecream said:

Glad Elton is number one - he deserves it.

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This list is not too bad really.

Honestly, this is actually a pretty good list. Lots of talent, including some names which don't get the credit they deserve because they're included.

*cough*Lionel Richie*coughcough*Phil Collins*cough*

thedoorkeeper said:

I believe Anita Baker should have made the list. Drop Al Marino - I don't even remember who he is/was.

That's supposed to be Martino, I corrected it

thedoorkeeper said:

I believe Anita Baker should have made the list. Drop Al Marino - I don't even remember who he is/was.

If this had of been R&B A/C, Anita probably would have been in the Top 10. She's placed 7 songs in the Top 10 on the Pop A/C charts. A good showing but not a lot.

You know, I try to be open-minded, but, God - what an unholy crew.

I like these:

Madonna
Frank Sinatra

Dean Martin

I like some of the work from these:

Elvis Presley (mainly the "Sun sessions")

Elton John

Billy Joel (for the most part a weak lyricist, IMHO)

Rod Stewart (but none of his "Adult Contemporary" stuff)

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Diana Ross

Fleetwood Mac

[Edited 9/20/16 14:03pm]

Ace said:

Elvis Presley (mainly the "Sun sessions")

Most likely the Sun era is not what is included in this list. It's not really adult contemporary or what was then called easy listening.