Phillip Phillips Hits Number One on Adult Contemporary Chart
By: Conor Sheeran Aug. 26, 2013
Philip Phillips joins an elite group of legendary singers as he becomes only the ninth male artist to hit number one, twice, in Adult Contemporary listings with his first two entries into the charts, Billboard reports. 'Gone, Gone, Gone' and 'Home' have netted Phillips the title and a place among music's legends.
The singer is just the second to do so since 1999 when AC adopted Nielsen data. Josh Groban accomplished this feat in 2002.
Since the chart's launch in 1961 only eight other male artists have accomplished what Phillips has. Check out his fellow singers who have accomplished the task:
Phillip Phillips
"Home" (2013)
"Gone, Gone, Gone" (2013)
Josh Groban
"To Where You Are" (2002)
"O Holy Night" (2002-03)
Aaron Neville
"Don't Know Much"* (1989)
"All My Life"* (1990)
*Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
Peter Cetera
"Glory of Love" (1986)
"The Next Time I Fall" (with Amy Grant) (1986)
Lionel Richie (a record first five among all acts)
"Endless Love" (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie) (1981)
"Truly" (1982)
"You Are" (1983)
"My Love" (1983)
"All Night Long (All Night)" (1983)
Neil Sedaka
"Laughter in the Rain" (1974)
"The Immigrant" (1975)
Barry Manilow
"Mandy" (1974-75)
"It's a Miracle" (1975)
Gilbert O'Sullivan
"Alone Again (Naturally)" (1972)
"Clair" (1972)
Dean Martin
"Everybody Loves Somebody" (1964)
"The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" (1964)
"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" (1965)
Shania Twain is the last woman to do this, she did so in 1998. Meanwhile, Wilson Phillips is the last group to do so, in 1990.
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