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List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2022

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Singer Adele
Adele returned to number one on the second chart of the year with "Easy on Me" and has spent 21 weeks at number one in 2022.

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market, based on weekly airplay data from radio stations compiled by Broadcast Data Systems.

The first number one of the year, in the issue of Billboard dated January 1, was "Merry Christmas" by Ed Sheeran and Elton John. It was John's 17th Adult Contemporary number one, extending his lead for the most among all artists on the chart, and also set a new record for the longest timespan of AC number ones by an artist, coming more than 48 years after he first topped the listing.[1] The following week "Easy on Me" by Adele returned to the number one spot, having spent three weeks atop the chart in 2021;[2] the song remained at number one for 19 consecutive weeks until it was replaced in the issue dated May 21 as John returned to number one with "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", a collaboration with Dua Lipa.

In the issue dated December 3, Backstreet Boys topped the chart with their version of the 1980s song "Last Christmas", which remained in the peak position for the rest of the year. The song continued a trend of Christmas-themed tracks topping the AC chart in late November and throughout December, reflecting the fact that adult contemporary radio stations usually switch to playing exclusively festive songs in the period leading up to the holiday.[3][4] It marked the first time the band had topped the chart since "I Want It That Way" in 1999.

Chart history

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Musician Elton John
Elton John extended his record for the most AC number ones when "Merry Christmas", his collaboration with Ed Sheeran, topped the first chart of the year, and when "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", his collaboration with Dua Lipa, topped the charts in May.
Key
† Indicates best-performing AC song of 2022[5]
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 1 "Merry Christmas" Ed Sheeran and Elton John [6]
January 8 "Easy on Me" † Adele [2]
January 15 [7]
January 22 [8]
January 29 [9]
February 5 [10]
February 12 [11]
February 19 [12]
February 26 [13]
March 5 [14]
March 12 [15]
March 19 [16]
March 26 [17]
April 2 [18]
April 9 [19]
April 16 [20]
April 23 [21]
April 30 [22]
May 7 [23]
May 14 [24]
May 21 "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" Elton John and Dua Lipa [25]
May 28 "Easy on Me" † Adele [26]
June 4 "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" Elton John and Dua Lipa [27]
June 11 [28]
June 18 "Easy on Me" † Adele [29]
June 25 "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" Elton John and Dua Lipa [30]
July 2 [31]
July 9 [32]
July 16 [33]
July 23 [34]
July 30 [35]
August 6 [36]
August 13 [37]
August 20 [38]
August 27 [39]
September 3 [40]
September 10 "As It Was" Harry Styles [41]
September 17 [42]
September 24 [43]
October 1 [44]
October 8 [45]
October 15 [46]
October 22 [47]
October 29 [48]
November 5 [49]
November 12 "Unstoppable" Sia [50]
November 19 "As It Was" Harry Styles [51]
November 26 [52]
December 3 "Last Christmas" Backstreet Boys [53]
December 10 [54]
December 17 [55]
December 24 [56]
December 31 [57]

References

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  1. ^ Trust, Gary (December 27, 2021). "Ed Sheeran & Elton John's 'Merry Christmas' Jingles to No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Trust, Gary (December 24, 2018). "Katy Perry's 'Cozy Little Christmas' Hits No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Judkis, Maura (December 21, 2015). "Jingle bell rock: Lots of radio stations go all-Christmas in December. Here's why". Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary Year End, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  19. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  23. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  24. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  25. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  26. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  28. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  29. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  30. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  31. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  32. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  33. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  34. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  35. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  36. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  37. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  38. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  39. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  40. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  41. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  42. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  43. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  44. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  45. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  46. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  47. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  48. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  49. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  50. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  51. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  52. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  53. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  54. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  55. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  56. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  57. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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