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Madonna topped the Canadian chart for five weeks with " Like a Prayer", giving her the best-performing single of 1989.

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. During 1989, twenty-six songs became number-one singles in Canada. Chicago began the year with " Look Away" at the summit while Phil Collins' " Another Day in Paradise" was 1989's final chart-topper. Twelve artists attained the number-one spot for the first time this year: Will to Power, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Debbie Gibson, Mike + the Mechanics, Fine Young Cannibals, Paula Abdul, Michael Damian, Love and Rockets, Richard Marx, Milli Vanilli, Roxette, and Bad English. Madonna obtained three number-one singles this year—" Like a Prayer", " Express Yourself", and " Cherish"—while Phil Collins, Fine Young Cannibals, and Richard Marx all picked up two number-one hits.

No Canadian acts reached number one in 1989. Two songs peaked at the top for five weeks: "Like a Prayer" by Madonna and " Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx; the former song became the most successful single of the year in Canada. Altogether, Madonna spent nine weeks at number one with her three chart-topping hits. Phil Collins totalled seven weeks at number one: a four-week stay with " Two Hearts" and a three-week stay with "Another Day in Paradise", while Richard Marx topped the chart for six combined weeks with "Right Here Waiting" and " Angelia". Fine Young Cannibals spent four weeks at number one, and those who spent at least three weeks atop the chart were Debbie Gibson with " Lost in Your Eyes" and Tears for Fears with " Sowing the Seeds of Love".

Key
† Indicates best-performing single of 1989

Chart history

Edie Brickell and her band New Bohemians spent a week a number one with " What I Am".
Debbie Gibson held the number-one slot for three weeks with " Lost in Your Eyes" in March and April.
Fine Young Cannibals obtained two Canadian number-one singles in 1989: " She Drives Me Crazy" and " Good Thing".
" Right Here Waiting" and " Angelia" gave Richard Marx two Canadian number-one hits and six weeks at number one.
Issue date Song Artist Reference
7 January [A] " Look Away" Chicago [1]
14 January " Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" Will to Power [2]
21 January " Two Hearts" Phil Collins [3]
28 January [4]
4 February [5]
11 February [6]
18 February " Angel of Harlem" U2 [7]
25 February [8]
4 March " She Wants to Dance with Me" Rick Astley [9]
11 March " What I Am" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians [10]
18 March " Lost in Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson [11]
25 March [12]
1 April [13]
8 April " The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics [14]
15 April [15]
22 April " She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals [16]
29 April " Like a Prayer"† [17] Madonna [18]
6 May [19]
13 May [20]
20 May [21]
27 May [22]
3 June " Forever Your Girl" Paula Abdul [23]
10 June [24]
17 June " Rock On" Michael Damian [25]
24 June [26]
1 July " Pop Singer" John Cougar Mellencamp [27]
8 July " Good Thing" Fine Young Cannibals [28]
15 July [29]
22 July [30]
29 July " Express Yourself" Madonna [31]
5 August [32]
12 August " Batdance" Prince [33]
19 August " So Alive" Love and Rockets [34]
26 August [35]
2 September " Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx [36]
9 September [37]
16 September [38]
23 September [39]
30 September [40]
7 October " Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" Milli Vanilli [41]
14 October " Cherish" Madonna [42]
21 October [43]
28 October " Mixed Emotions" The Rolling Stones [44]
4 November " Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tears for Fears [45]
11 November [46]
18 November [47]
25 November " Listen to Your Heart" Roxette [48]
2 December " When I See You Smile" Bad English [49]
9 December " Angelia" Richard Marx [50]
16 December " Another Day in Paradise" Phil Collins [51]
23 December [52]
30 December [B]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to a two-week break in publication over the 1988/1989 Christmas/New Year period, the week of 7 January is inferred.
  2. ^ Due to a two-week break in publication over the 1989/1990 Christmas/New Year period, the week of 30 December is inferred.

See also

References

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  33. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – August 12, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  34. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – August 19, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  35. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – August 26, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  36. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – September 2, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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  38. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – September 16, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  39. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – September 23, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  40. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – September 30, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  41. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – October 7, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  42. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – October 14, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  43. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – October 21, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  44. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – October 28, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  45. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – November 4, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  46. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – November 11, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  47. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – November 18, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  48. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – November 25, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  49. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – December 2, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  50. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – December 9, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  51. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – December 16, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  52. ^ "RPM 100 Singles – December 23, 1989". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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