# List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2022

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 Broadcast Data Systems.
The first number one of the year, in the issue of Billboard dated January 1, was "Merry Christmas" by Ed Sheeran and Elton John. It was John's 17th Adult Contemporary number one, extending his lead for the most among all artists on the chart, and also set a new record for the longest timespan of AC number ones by an artist, coming more than 48 years after he first topped the listing. The following week "Easy on Me" by Adele returned to the number one spot, having spent three weeks atop the chart in 2021; the song remained at number one for 19 consecutive weeks until it was replaced in the issue dated May 21 as John returned to number one with "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", a collaboration with Dua Lipa.
In the issue dated December 3, Backstreet Boys topped the chart with their version of the 1980s song "Last Christmas", which remained in the peak position for the rest of the year. The song continued a trend of Christmas-themed tracks topping the AC chart in late November and throughout December, reflecting the fact that adult contemporary radio stations usually switch to playing exclusively festive songs in the period leading up to the holiday. It marked the first time the band had topped the chart since "I Want It That Way" in 1999.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing AC song of 2022 |
| Issue date | Title | Artist(s) |
| January 1 | "Merry Christmas" | Ed Sheeran and Elton John |
| January 8 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| January 15 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| January 22 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| January 29 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| February 5 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| February 12 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| February 19 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| February 26 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| March 5 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| March 12 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| March 19 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| March 26 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| April 2 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| April 9 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| April 16 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| April 23 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| April 30 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| May 7 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| May 14 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| May 21 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| May 28 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| June 4 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| June 11 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| June 18 | "Easy on Me" † | Adele |
| June 25 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| July 2 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| July 9 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| July 16 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| July 23 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| July 30 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| August 6 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| August 13 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| August 20 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| August 27 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| September 3 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John and Dua Lipa |
| September 10 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| September 17 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| September 24 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| October 1 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| October 8 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| October 15 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| October 22 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| October 29 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| November 5 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| November 12 | "Unstoppable" | Sia |
| November 19 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| November 26 | "As It Was" | Harry Styles |
| December 3 | "Last Christmas" | Backstreet Boys |
| December 10 | "Last Christmas" | Backstreet Boys |
| December 17 | "Last Christmas" | Backstreet Boys |
| December 24 | "Last Christmas" | Backstreet Boys |
| December 31 | "Last Christmas" | Backstreet Boys |