List of artists by number of Canadian number-one singles (RPM) explained

RPM (1964–2000) was the oldest music industry publication in Canada and was considered the country's "music bible".[1] [2] [3] It published Canadian national record charts from June 22, 1964 until its final issue on November 13, 2000.[2] British band the Beatles and American singer Madonna tied for having the most number-one singles in Canada during this period, each with 18. Nevertheless, after the end of RPM, Madonna continued to score an additional four number ones on Nielsen SoundScan's Canadian Singles Chart between 2000 and 2007, and two number ones on Billboards Canadian Hot 100 since 2007, thus making her the artist with the most number-one singles in the history of Canadian recorded music.[4] [5]

Bryan Adams was the Canadian artist with the most Canadian number-one singles during the RPM era, with 10 number-one singles. Nevertheless, after the end of RPM, Canadian singers Justin Bieber and Drake both surpassed his accomplishment, scoring 13 chart-toppers each on Billboards Canadian Hot 100.[6] [7]

Artists with 10 number ones or more

scope=colArtistscope=colTotal of
ones		scope=colSinglesscope=col width=15%Albumscope=colFirst reached
one		scope=colTotal weeks
at one		scope=col class="unsortable" width=3%
scope=row rowspan=18The Beatles18"A Hard Day's Night"A Hard Day's Night1[8]
"I Feel Fine"1[9]
"Eight Days a Week"2[10]
"Ticket to Ride"Help!2[11]
"Help!"1[12]
"We Can Work It Out"1[13]
"Nowhere Man"1[14]
"Paperback Writer"1[15]
"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby"1[16]
"Penny Lane"1[17]
"All You Need Is Love"2[18]
"Hello, Goodbye"3[19]
"Hey Jude"3[20]
"Get Back" Let It Be6[21]
"Something"Abbey Road4[22]
"Let It Be"Let It Be3[23]
"The Long and Winding Road"2[24]
"Got to Get You into My Life"Rock 'n' Roll Music1[25]
scope=row rowspan=18Madonna18"Like a Virgin"Like a Virgin1[26]
"Crazy for You"Vision Quest1[27]
"Live to Tell"True Blue2[28]
"Papa Don't Preach"2[29]
"True Blue"1[30]
"La Isla Bonita"1[31]
"Who's That Girl"Who's That Girl1[32]
"Like a Prayer"Like a Prayer5[33]
"Express Yourself"2[34]
"Cherish"2[35]
"Vogue"I'm Breathless3[36]
"Justify My Love"The Immaculate Collection1[37]
"This Used to Be My Playground"3[38]
"I'll Remember"With Honors5[39]
"Secret"Bedtime Stories3[40]
"Take a Bow"2[41]
"Beautiful Stranger"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me2[42]
"Music"Music9[43]
scope=row rowspan=17Elton John17"Crocodile Rock"Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player4[44]
"Daniel"2[45]
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road1[46]
"Bennie and the Jets"2[47]
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Caribou2[48]
"The Bitch Is Back"1[49]
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"4[50]
"Philadelphia Freedom"2[51]
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
3[52]
"Little Jeannie"21 at 332[53]
"I'm Still Standing"Too Low for Zero1[54]
"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"Reg Strikes Back3[55]
"You Gotta Love Someone"Days of Thunder1[56]
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
3[57]
"The One (Elton John song)"The One2[58]
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"The Lion King4[59]
"Believe"Made in England4[60]
scope=row rowspan=12Bee Gees12"Words"1[61]
"I Started a Joke"Idea2[62]
"Lonely Days"2 Years On1[63]
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"Trafalgar2[64]
"Jive Talkin'"Main Course1[65]
"You Should Be Dancing"Children of the World1[66]
"How Deep Is Your Love"Saturday Night Fever6[67]
"Stayin' Alive"4[68]
"Night Fever"5[69]
"Too Much Heaven"Spirits Having Flown3[70]
"Tragedy"4[71]
"Love You Inside Out"1[72]
scope=row rowspan=10Phil Collins10"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"Against All Odds4[73]
"Easy Lover" Chinese Wall2[74]
"One More Night"No Jacket Required1[75]
"Separate Lives" White Nights2[76]
"A Groovy Kind of Love"Buster3[77]
"Two Hearts"4[78]
"Another Day in Paradise"...But Seriously8[79]
"I Wish It Would Rain Down"6[80]
"Do You Remember?"1[81]
"Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"2[82]
scope=row rowspan=10Rod Stewart10"Maggie May"Every Picture Tells a Story1[83]
"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"A Night on the Town6[84]
"You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"Foot Loose & Fancy Free1[85]
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"Blondes Have More Fun4[86]
"Downtown Train"The Best of Rod Stewart3[87]
"Rhythm of My Heart"Vagabond Heart2[88]
"The Motown Song"
1[89]
"Have I Told You Lately"Unplugged...and Seated1[90]
"All for Love" The Three Musketeers5[91]
"Leave Virginia Alone"A Spanner in the Works2[92]
scope=row rowspan=10Bryan Adams10"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves9[93]
"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"Waking Up the Neighbours4[94]
"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"1[95]
"Please Forgive Me"So Far So Good6[96]
"All for Love" The Three Musketeers5
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"Don Juan DeMarco5[97]
"The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"18 til I Die1[98]
"Let's Make a Night to Remember"2[99]
"Back to You"Unplugged3[100]
"On a Day Like Today"On a Day Like Today1[101]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  5. Madonna – Canadian Hot 100. Billboard. September 26, 2019.
  6. Justin Bieber – Chart history. Billboard. July 20, 2021.
  7. Drake – Chart history. Billboard. October 17, 2023.
  8. TOP FORTY-5s . RPM . 4. 17 August 1964 . 1 . 26 . American Radio History .
  9. TOP FORTY & 5 . RPM . 5. 28 December 1964 . 2 . 18 . American Radio History .
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