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Trinidadian-English singer Billy Ocean remained at number one for a four-week spell with " Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car", eventually claiming 1988's highest-selling single with the aforementioned record.

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. Twenty-five singles peak atop the RPM Singles Chart in 1988. " Faith" by George Michael held the top position from 1987 into 1988, and Chicago achieved the final number-one hit of the year with " Look Away". Eight musical acts peaked at number one in Canada for the first time this year: M|A|R|R|S, Rick Astley, Terence Trent D'Arby, Midnight Oil, INXS, Cheap Trick, Tracy Chapman, and Bobby McFerrin. No Canadian acts topped the chart this year.

1988 was a successful year for British musical acts in Canada. Trinidadian-English singer Billy Ocean had the most successful single of the year with " Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car", which topped the chart for four weeks in April. However, it was George Michael who picked up the most number-one singles in 1988, topping the RPM Singles Chart with "Faith", " One More Try", " Monkey", and " Kissing a Fool". In total, Michael stayed at the summit for seven weeks. Meanwhile, a third English singer, Rick Astley, accumulated eight weeks at number one with three hits: " Never Gonna Give You Up", " Together Forever", and " It Would Take a Strong Strong Man", the most out of any artist during the year.

Along with "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" and "Together Forever", " Desire" by Irish band U2 was the joint-longest-running number-one track of 1988, staying at the top for four weeks in November and December. George Harrison, Tiffany, M|A|R|R|S, Elton John, and Phil Collins all stayed at number one for three weeks with their sole 1988 number ones. This year, only two female acts obtained a number-one hit: Tiffany and Tracy Chapman.

Key
† Indicates best-performing single of 1988

Chart history

George Michael scored four different number-one singles in 1988: " Faith", " One More Try", " Monkey", " Kissing a Fool".
Rick Astley spent eight weeks at number one with three hits: " Never Gonna Give You Up", " Together Forever", and " It Would Take a Strong Strong Man".
Pet Shop Boys' rendition of " Always on My Mind" spent two issues at number one in late May.
Elton John's " I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" gave him three weeks at number one in 1988.
With " Look Away", American rock band Chicago were the last act to top the RPM singles chart in 1988.
Issue date Song Artist Reference
2 January [A] " Faith" George Michael [1]
9 January
16 January " Got My Mind Set on You" George Harrison [2]
23 January [3]
30 January [4]
6 February " Could've Been" Tiffany [5]
13 February [6]
20 February [7]
27 February " Pump Up the Volume" M|A|R|R|S [8]
5 March [9]
12 March [10]
19 March " Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley [11]
26 March [12]
2 April [13]
9 April " Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car"† [14] Billy Ocean [15]
16 April [16]
23 April [17]
30 April [18]
7 May " Wishing Well" Terence Trent D'Arby [19]
14 May [20]
21 May " Always on My Mind" Pet Shop Boys [21]
28 May [22]
4 June " Beds Are Burning" Midnight Oil [23]
11 June " One More Try" George Michael [24]
18 June [25]
25 June " Together Forever" Rick Astley [26]
2 July [27]
9 July [28]
16 July [29]
23 July " New Sensation" INXS [30]
30 July " The Flame" Cheap Trick [31]
6 August " Roll with It" Steve Winwood [32]
13 August " I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" Elton John [33]
20 August [34]
27 August [35]
3 September " Fast Car" Tracy Chapman [36]
10 September " Perfect World" Huey Lewis and the News [37]
17 September " Monkey" George Michael [38]
24 September [39]
1 October " It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" Rick Astley [40]
8 October " One Good Woman" Peter Cetera [41]
15 October " Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin [42]
22 October [43]
29 October " A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins [44]
5 November [45]
12 November [46]
19 November " Desire" U2 [47]
26 November [48]
3 December [49]
10 December [50]
17 December " Kissing a Fool" George Michael [51]
24 December " Look Away" Chicago [52]
31 December [B]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to a two-week break in publication over the 1987/1988 New Year period, the weeks of 2 January and 9 January is inferred.
  2. ^ Due to a two-week break in publication over the 1988/1989 Christmas/New Year period, the week of 31 December is inferred.

See also

References

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