RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. During 1999, sixteen different songs reached number one. Canadian singer Alanis Morissette achieved the first number-one single of the year, "Thank U", while Italian group Eiffel 65 became the final musical act to peak at the top spot during the year with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Twelve of the sixteen chart-topping songs provided their performers with their first Canadian number-one single; only Alanis Morissette, Cher, Sugar Ray, and Madonna had previously topped the RPM Singles Chart. No artists peaked at number one with multiple singles during the year.

The longest-running number-one single of the year was Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)", which spent 11 weeks at number one from 21 September to 29 November. The most successful song of the year was "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin, which topped the chart for eight weeks in late spring and early summer. Sugar Ray and Jennifer Lopez were the only other acts to spend at least five weeks at number one, while Cher, Sixpence None the Richer, and Eiffel 65 each stayed at number one for three weeks during 1999. Three Canadian acts earned a number-one single this year: Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, and Sky.

+Key Indicates best-performing single of 1999

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtistReference4 January"Thank U"Alanis Morissette11 January"It's All Been Done"Barenaked Ladies18 January25 January"Hands"Jewel1 February"You Get What You Give"New Radicals8 February"...Baby One More Time"Britney Spears15 February"Believe"Cher22 February1 March8 March"Every Morning"Sugar Ray15 March22 March29 March5 April12 April"Love Song"Sky19 April26 April"No Scrubs"TLC3 May10 May"Kiss Me"Sixpence None the Richer17 May24 May31 May"Livin' la Vida Loca"Ricky Martin7 June14 June21 June28 June5 July12 July19 July26 July"Beautiful Stranger"Madonna2 August9 August"If You Had My Love"Jennifer Lopez16 August23 August30 August6 September13 September20 September"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)"Lou Bega27 September4 October11 October18 October25 October1 November8 November15 November22 November29 November6 December"Smooth"Santana featuring Rob Thomas13 December"Blue (Da Ba Dee)"Eiffel 6520 December27 December

Notes

See also 1999 in music

Canadian number-one albums of 1999 List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1999 (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