List of number-one singles of 1995 (Canada) explained

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. Eighteen songs reached number one in 1995. Bon Jovi had the first number-one hit of the year with "Always", and Alanis Morissette finished the year at number one with "Hand in My Pocket". Eight musical artists topped the RPM Singles Chart for the first time this year: Jann Arden, R.E.M., Dionne Farris, the Rembrandts, Hootie & the Blowfish, Gin Blossoms, Take That, and Alanis Morissette. No musical act topped the chart with more than one single in 1995.

Gin Blossoms spent the most weeks at number one, six, with "Til I Hear It from You". However, it was the Rembrandts' song "I'll Be There for You"—best known as the opening theme for the American sitcom Friends[1] —that topped the RPM year-chart for 1995; it spent five weeks at the number-one position in July and August. In September, Tom Cochrane accomplished a rare feat by debuting at number one with "I Wish You Well", an event that had only been seen once before, in 1985 with Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"[2] (this does not include the magazine's number-one single from its debut issue).

Jann Arden, Bryan Adams, Tom Cochrane, and Alanis Morissette were the four Canadians who topped their native country's chart in 1995. Adams peaked at number one for five weeks with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?", and Elton John picked up his 18th Canadian chart-topper with "Believe", which had a four-week stint at the summit. Morissette's "Hand in My Pocket" also stayed at number one for four weeks, and Arden—along with Boyz II Men, Sheryl Crow, and Hootie & the Blowfish—topped the chart for three weeks.

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Indicates best-performing single of 1995

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtistReference
2 January"Always"Bon Jovi[3]
9 January"On Bended Knee"Boyz II Men[4]
16 January[5]
23 January[6]
30 January"Insensitive"Jann Arden[7]
6 February[8]
13 February[9]
20 February"Bang and Blame"R.E.M.[10]
27 February[11]
6 March"Take a Bow"Madonna[12]
13 March[13]
20 March"Strong Enough"Sheryl Crow[14]
27 March[15]
3 April[16]
10 April"I Know"Dionne Farris[17]
17 April"Believe"Elton John[18]
24 April[19]
1 May[20]
8 May[21]
15 May"No More 'I Love You's"Annie Lennox[22]
22 May[23]
29 May"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"Bryan Adams[24]
5 June[25]
12 June[26]
19 June[27]
26 June[28]
3 July"Leave Virginia Alone"Rod Stewart[29]
10 July[30]
17 Julybgcolor=#FFFF99 align="center" rowspan="5""I'll Be There for You"[31] The Rembrandts[32]
24 July[33]
31 July[34]
7 August[35]
14 August[36]
21 August"Only Wanna Be with You"Hootie & the Blowfish[37]
28 August[38]
4 September"I Wish You Well"Tom Cochrane[39]
11 September[40]
18 September"Only Wanna Be with You"Hootie & the Blowfish[41]
25 September"Til I Hear It from You"Gin Blossoms[42]
2 October[43]
9 October[44]
16 October[45]
23 October[46]
30 October[47]
6 November"Back for Good"Take That[48]
13 November[49]
20 November"Fantasy"Mariah Carey[50]
27 November[51]
4 December"Hand in My Pocket"Alanis Morissette[52]
11 December[53]
18 December[54]
25 December

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friends reunion: Why the Show's Theme Song I'll Be There for You Is Still So Popular. Copsey. Rob. Official Charts Company. 25 May 2021. 24 August 2021.
  2. Web site: RPM 100 Singles – January 5, 1985. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 5 December 2019.
  3. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 19, 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  4. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 9, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  5. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 16, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  6. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 23, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  7. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – January 30, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  8. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 6, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  9. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 13, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  10. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 20, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  11. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – February 27, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  12. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 6, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  13. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 13, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  14. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 20, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  15. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – March 27, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  16. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 3, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  17. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 10, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  18. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 17, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  19. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – April 24, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  20. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 1, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  21. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 8, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  22. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 15, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  23. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 22, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  24. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – May 29, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  25. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 5, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  26. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 12, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  27. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 19, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  28. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – June 26, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  29. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 3, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  30. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 10, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  31. Web site: RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  32. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 17, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  33. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 24, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  34. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – July 31, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  35. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 7, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  36. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 14, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  37. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 21, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  38. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – August 28, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  39. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 4, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  40. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 11, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  41. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 18, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  42. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – September 25, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  43. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 2, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  44. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 9, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  45. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 16, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  46. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 23, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  47. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – October 30, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  48. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 6, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  49. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 13, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  50. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 20, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  51. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – November 27, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  52. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 4, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  53. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 11, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.
  54. Web site: RPM 100 Hit Tracks – December 18, 1995. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 31 March 2019.

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