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.
Indicates best-performing single of 1991
Chart history
Issue dateSongArtistReference5 January"Impulsive"Wilson Phillips12 January19 January"Freedom! '90"George Michael26 January"You Gotta Love Someone"Elton John2 February"Justify My Love"Madonna9 February"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"Janet Jackson16 February"Disappear"INXS23 February2 March"All the Man That I Need"Whitney Houston9 March"All This Time"Sting16 March"Someday"Mariah Carey23 March30 March6 April13 April"Coming Out of the Dark"Gloria Estefan20 April"I've Been Thinking About You"Londonbeat27 April4 May"Joyride"Roxette11 May18 May25 May"Rhythm of My Heart"Rod Stewart1 June8 June"More Than Words"Extreme15 June22 June29 June6 July"Rush Rush"Paula Abdul13 July20 July27 July3 August"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"Bryan Adams10 August17 August24 August31 August7 September14 September21 September28 September5 October"The Motown Song"Rod Stewart featuring the Temptations12 October"The Real Love"Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band19 October26 October"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"Bryan Adams2 November"Emotions"Mariah Carey9 November"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"Bryan Adams16 November23 November30 November"Life Is a Highway"Tom Cochrane7 December14 December"No Son of Mine"Genesis21 December28 December
Notes
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)
References
External links Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada