In , Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music AC market. The chart, which in was published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary , has undergone various name changes during its history but has again been published as Adult Contemporary since In the year's first issue of Billboard , the number one song was " Do What You Do " by Jermaine Jackson , which was in its third week at number one.
The British singer Phil Collins spent three weeks in the top spot with " One More Night " and the same length of time at number one with " Separate Lives ", a duet with the American vocalist Marilyn Martin. The only act other than Collins with more than one number one in its own right was the family group DeBarge , [ 5 ] who topped the chart with both " Rhythm of the Night " and " Who's Holding Donna Now ", although Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder each achieved one solo chart-topper and also reached number one as part of the charity supergroup USA for Africa.
Collins was one of a number of British acts to top the chart during , as the American music market continued to feel the effects of the so-called Second British Invasion. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. Chart history [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Archived from the original on June 27, Retrieved July 1, CBS News.
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