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.
In the issue of Billboard dated January 7, Australian singer Sia reached number one with "Unstoppable"; the song, originally released in 2016, had experienced fresh popularity on social media sites. The song occupied the top spot for the first 11 weeks of the year before being replaced by "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift.
Miley Cyrus topped the chart in April with her track "Flowers", which occupied the top spot for 34 consecutive weeks. It was the singer's first AC number one since she topped the chart in 2009 at the age of 16. In December, Cher topped the chart with "DJ Play a Christmas Song", her first AC chart-topper since "If I Could Turn Back Time" in 1989.
With only four songs topping the chart in 2023, it marks the year with the fewest number ones; the previous record was 1996 with five chart-toppers.
† | Indicates number one on Billboard's year end AC chart [1] |
Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 7 | "Unstoppable" † | Sia | [2] |
January 14 | [3] | ||
January 21 | [4] | ||
January 28 | [5] | ||
February 4 | [6] | ||
February 11 | [7] | ||
February 18 | [8] | ||
February 25 | [9] | ||
March 4 | [10] | ||
March 11 | [11] | ||
March 18 | [12] | ||
March 25 | "Anti-Hero" | Taylor Swift | [13] |
April 1 | [14] | ||
April 8 | [15] | ||
April 15 | "Flowers" | Miley Cyrus | [16] |
April 22 | [17] | ||
April 29 | [18] | ||
May 6 | [19] | ||
May 13 | [20] | ||
May 20 | [21] | ||
May 27 | [22] | ||
June 3 | [23] | ||
June 10 | [24] | ||
June 17 | [25] | ||
June 24 | [26] | ||
July 1 | [27] | ||
July 8 | [28] | ||
July 15 | [29] | ||
July 22 | [30] | ||
July 29 | [31] | ||
August 5 | [32] | ||
August 12 | [33] | ||
August 19 | [34] | ||
August 26 | [35] | ||
September 2 | [36] | ||
September 9 | [37] | ||
September 16 | [38] | ||
September 23 | [39] | ||
September 30 | [40] | ||
October 7 | [41] | ||
October 14 | [42] | ||
October 21 | [43] | ||
October 28 | [44] | ||
November 4 | [45] | ||
November 11 | [46] | ||
November 18 | [47] | ||
November 25 | [48] | ||
December 2 | [49] | ||
December 9 | "DJ Play a Christmas Song" | Cher | [50] |
December 16 | [51] | ||
December 23 | [52] | ||
December 30 | [53] |