List of number-one singles of 1981 (Canada)
This is a list of the weekly Canadian RPM magazine[n 1] number one Top Singles chart of 1981.[n 2][n 3]
identifies Canadian musical acts.
| Volume:Issue | Issue Date(s) | Weeks on Top | Song | Artist |
| 34:6-8 | 20 December 1980 – 31 January 1981 | 7 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon |
| 34:9-12 | 7-28 February | 4 | "The Tide Is High" | Blondie |
| 34:13 | 7 March | 1 | "The Best of Times" | Styx |
| 34:14-15 | 14-21 March | 2 | "Woman" | John Lennon |
| 34:16-18 | 28 March - 11 April | 3 | "Celebration" | Kool & the Gang |
| 34:19-20 | 18-25 April | 2 | "9 to 5" | Dolly Parton |
| 34:21-22 | 2-9 May | 2 | "Morning Train" | Sheena Easton |
| 34:23-25 | 16-30 May | 3 | "Angel of the Morning" | Juice Newton |
| 34:26-35:4 | 6 June - 22 August | 12 | "Stars on 45 Medley" | Stars on 45 |
| 35:5 § | 29 August | 1 | "Gemini Dream" | Moody Blues |
| 35:6 | 5 September | 1 | "Sausalito Summernight" | Diesel |
| 35:7-8 | 12-19 September | 2 | "Urgent" | Foreigner |
| 35:9-14 | 26 September - 31 October | 6 | "Endless Love" | Diana Ross and Lionel Richie |
| 35:15 | 7 November | 1 | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | The Police |
| 35:16-20 | 14 November - 12 December | 5 | "The Friends of Mr. Cairo" | Jon & Vangelis |
| 35:21-24 | 19 December - 23 January 1982 | 6 | "Physical" | Olivia Newton-John |
Note § - RPM did not publish a chart for the weeks between 4 July and 29 August.
- RPM volumes 34-35 (1980-1982)
See also
- 1981 in music
- Hot 100 number-one hits of 1981 (USA) by Billboard magazine
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1981 by Cash Box
References
- Notes
- ↑ The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. The collection is archived by Library and Archives Canada here.
The PDF text search does not work unless you have additional software installed. You must view each entry on the chart for a match. - ↑ A collection of all the .pdf files cited is available here.
- ↑ On 21 March 1966, the chart became the RPM 100, as expanded to the top 100 singles.
- Citations
External links
- Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust
- Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada
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