List of number-one singles of 1991 (Canada) explained

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. During 1991, twenty-two singles reached number one. Girl group Wilson Phillips achieved the first number-one single of the year, "Impulsive", while English band Genesis became the last act to peak at the summit during the year with "No Son of Mine". Sting, Gloria Estefan (without Miami Sound Machine), Londonbeat, Extreme, Bryan Adams, the Temptations, and Tom Cochrane earned their first Canadian chart-toppers in 1991. The two Canadians who peaked at number one this year were Bryan Adams and Tom Cochrane. Along with Mariah Carey and Rod Stewart, Adams reached the top spot with more than one single.

The longest-running number-one single of the year, as well as the best-performing single of year, was "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, which spent nine weeks at number one from 3 August to 28 September. Coupled with his other chart-topper in 1991, "Can't Stop This Thing We Started", he spent a total of 13 weeks—a quarter of the year—at number one. Mariah Carey attained the number-one position with "Someday" and "Emotions", giving her a run of five weeks at the summit, and those who peaked at number one for three or more weeks were Roxette, Rod Stewart, Extreme, Paula Abdul, and Genesis.

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Indicates best-performing single of 1991

Chart history

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference
5 January	"Impulsive"	Wilson Phillips	^[1]
12 January			^[2]
19 January	"Freedom! '90"	George Michael
26 January	"You Gotta Love Someone"	Elton John	^[3]
2 February	"Justify My Love"	Madonna	^[4]
9 February	"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"	Janet Jackson	^[5]
16 February	"Disappear"	INXS	^[6]
23 February			^[7]
2 March	"All the Man That I Need"	Whitney Houston	^[8]
9 March	"All This Time"	Sting	^[9]
16 March	"Someday"	Mariah Carey	^[10]
23 March			^[11]
30 March			^[12]
6 April			^[13]
13 April	"Coming Out of the Dark"	Gloria Estefan	^[14]
20 April	"I've Been Thinking About You"	Londonbeat	^[15]
27 April			^[16]
4 May	"Joyride"	Roxette	^[17]
11 May			^[18]
18 May			^[19]
25 May	"Rhythm of My Heart"	Rod Stewart	^[20]
1 June			^[21]
8 June	"More Than Words"	Extreme	^[22]
15 June			^[23]
22 June			^[24]
29 June			^[25]
6 July	"Rush Rush"	Paula Abdul	^[26]
13 July			^[27]
20 July			^[28]
27 July			^[29]
3 August	bgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="9"	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"^[30]	Bryan Adams	^[31]
10 August	^[32]
17 August	^[33]
24 August	^[34]
31 August	^[35]
7 September	^[36]
14 September	^[37]
21 September	^[38]
28 September	^[39]
5 October	"The Motown Song"	Rod Stewart featuring the Temptations	^[40]
12 October	"The Real Love"	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	^[41]
19 October			^[42]
26 October	"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"	Bryan Adams	^[43]
2 November	"Emotions"	Mariah Carey	^[44]
9 November	"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"	Bryan Adams	^[45]
16 November			^[46]
23 November			^[47]
30 November	"Life Is a Highway"	Tom Cochrane	^[48]
7 December			^[49]
14 December	"No Son of Mine"	Genesis	^[50]
21 December			^[51]
28 December

See also

• 1991 in music
• List of Canadian number-one albums of 1991
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1991 (United States)
• List of Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1991 (United States)
• List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)

External links

• Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust
• Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 22, 1990. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
2. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 19, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
3. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 26, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
4. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 2, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
5. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 9, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
6. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 16, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
7. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 23, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
8. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 2, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
9. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 9, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
10. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 16, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
11. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – Matrch 23, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
12. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 30, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
13. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 6, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
14. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 13, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
15. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 20, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
16. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 27, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
17. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 4, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
18. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 11, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
19. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 18, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
20. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 25, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
21. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 1, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
22. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 8, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
23. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 15, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
24. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 22, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
25. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 29, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
26. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 6, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
27. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 13, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
28. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 20, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
29. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 27, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
30. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
31. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 3, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
32. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 10, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
33. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 17, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
34. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 24, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
35. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 31, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
36. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 7, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
37. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 14, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
38. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 21, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
39. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 28, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
40. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 5, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
41. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 12, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
42. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 19, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
43. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 26, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
44. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 2, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
45. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 9, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
46. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 16, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
47. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 23, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
48. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 30, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
49. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 7, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
50. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 14, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
51. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 21, 1991. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.