Phillip Phillips has now joined the ranks of Josh Groban, Barry Manilow, and Dean Martin as the ninth male artist in history to hit number one, twice, at Adult Contemporary radio with his first two singles on the charts. Today Billboard reported that the singer is just the second to do so since 1993 when AC adopted Nielsen data.
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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
“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)