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 Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.
In the issue of Billboard dated January 4, "Sucker" by the Jonas Brothers returned to the top spot, displacing another of the group's songs, "Like It's Christmas", which was the final chart-topper of 2019. "Sucker" had spent 11 weeks atop the chart in the fall of 2019 and added a further six weeks to its total in 2020 before being displaced by "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi. The Scottish singer's track spent five weeks in the top spot to add to the single week it spent at number one in the previous year.
In late March, pop-rock band Maroon 5's song "Memories" reached number one, a position which it went on to hold for 20 weeks before it was replaced by "Circles" by rapper Post Malone in early August. In the issue of Billboard dated August 22, British singer Harry Styles gained his first AC number one with "Adore You", and two weeks later Maren Morris topped the chart for the first time in her own right with "The Bones"; she had previously reached number one as a featured vocalist on "The Middle" in collaboration with Zedd and Grey. In the issue of Billboard dated November 7, Canadian singer The Weeknd achieved his first Adult Contemporary number one with "Blinding Lights", which remained atop the chart for five consecutive weeks. The final AC number one of the year was a new version of the 1940s Christmas song "White Christmas" by Meghan Trainor featuring Seth MacFarlane; it was the first chart-topper for actor/singer MacFarlane. The song continued a trend of Christmas-themed tracks topping the AC chart in December, reflecting the fact that adult contemporary radio stations usually switch to playing exclusively festive songs in the period leading up to the holiday.
Chart history
+KeyIndicates best-performing AC song of 2020 Issue dateTitleArtist(s)January 4"Sucker"Jonas BrothersJanuary 11January 18January 25February 1February 8February 15"Someone You Loved"February 22February 29March 7March 14March 21"Memories" Maroon 5March 28April 4April 11April 18April 25May 2May 9May 16May 23May 30June 6June 13June 20June 27July 4July 11July 18July 25August 1August 8 "Circles" Post MaloneAugust 15August 22"Adore You"August 29September 5""September 12 "Adore You" September 19September 26October 3October 10October 17October 24October 31November 7"Blinding Lights"The WeekndNovember 14November 21November 28December 5December 12"White Christmas" featuring December 19December 26
See also 2020 in American music
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