The 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever"
Obviously, people mock Adult Contemporary radio. It's called "vanilla" and bland. Tedious. Monotonic. Strictly for the elevator. We beg to differ: AC is absolutely captivating. And to celebrate the chart's 50th anniversary, we've ranked its 50 biggest stars.
Aside from being one of the most successful formats in the histories of recorded 音乐 and commercial radio, our AC chart is 首页 to hall of famers, big-betters and hard rockers. 首页 to soulful sweethearts and songwriting superstars. AC isn't a place songs go to die. As radio folks, songwriters and 粉丝 well know - AC is the place where stars go to live forever.
28 Mariah Carey
Just 20 years old when she arrived in 1990, Carey scored three AC No. 1s from her self-titled debut album: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time" and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Now mother of twins, she collected her seventh and most 最近的 leader with "Oh Santa!" last winter.
Obviously, people mock Adult Contemporary radio. It's called "vanilla" and bland. Tedious. Monotonic. Strictly for the elevator. We beg to differ: AC is absolutely captivating. And to celebrate the chart's 50th anniversary, we've ranked its 50 biggest stars.
Aside from being one of the most successful formats in the histories of recorded 音乐 and commercial radio, our AC chart is 首页 to hall of famers, big-betters and hard rockers. 首页 to soulful sweethearts and songwriting superstars. AC isn't a place songs go to die. As radio folks, songwriters and 粉丝 well know - AC is the place where stars go to live forever.
28 Mariah Carey
Just 20 years old when she arrived in 1990, Carey scored three AC No. 1s from her self-titled debut album: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time" and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Now mother of twins, she collected her seventh and most 最近的 leader with "Oh Santa!" last winter.
Carey, who's pregnant with twins, was hospitalized late Saturday after having contractions, but she was released the 下一个 day.
"So #dembabies really wanted 2 celebrate w/us/share the anniversary! I started having contractions last night..went 2 the hospital," Carey Tweeted on Sunday.
Mariah Carey reveals genders of twins
In December, Carey's husband Nick 大炮, 加农炮 announced that the couple was expecting twins —a boy and a girl. Carey is due 下一个 month.
"They almost came on 3/27- happy anniversary indeed!!!" Carey added. "We have a few 更多 weeks 2 go but- wow!!!: ) #soreadyallready!"