Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1986

Nema98 · October 20, 2015, 3:17pm

The year is now 1986 and these are the songs that hit numero uno on the Canadian charts, and a whopping 41 songs are on this chart including Lionek Richie’s rollover song from 1985, “Say You, Say Me”.
For some reason “Stand By Me” by Ben E King reached #1 in 1986, many years after its release.
Corey Hart and Glass Tiger are the featured Canadians***.

Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil · October 20, 2015, 4:31pm

Hmmm, the good songs/total number of songs is falling dramatically compared to the previous couple of years. I picked three:

Rock Me Amadeus - Who knew that Germans could be so silly yet so fun?
West End Girls - Perhaps their best song, very atmospheric - almost spooky - yet catchy.
True Colors - Another good song from Lauper although I prefer Change of Heart (which didn’t get to the top spot, I think). However, her heyday was almost over by then.

Ponch8 · October 20, 2015, 6:47pm

I don’t remember 1986 being this bad of a year in music. I’ll have to mull things over a spell before I vote.

Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew · October 20, 2015, 7:31pm

That would be because of its appearance in the 1986 film of the same name.

Nema98 · October 20, 2015, 9:28pm

Okay I see. Interesting, seems old songs sometimes reach #1 many years after their original release, this happens often in the UK, and we see here on the Canadian charts. But it never really happens that much in the U.S.

Nema98 · October 20, 2015, 9:40pm

I voted for 15 of them, I was in a good mood at voting time.
“The Way It Is”-Sad, good song
“Next Time I Fall”-Good duet
“Human”- Here Human League totally change their sound and go for the ballad route
“Lady In Red”-I don’t like as much, but still I can listen to it
“Higher Love”-while not the best Winwood song, it’s still upbeat and the height of his 1980’s era career.
“Glory of Love”-cheesy but in a good way. To me it’s somewhat sad and enjoyable.
“I Can’t Wait”-Good song, not great. Catchy and seems to be recently featured in a new commercial.
“A Different Corner”-Not George Michael’s best, but a good way to kick off his solo career and end Wham.
“Live To Tell”-first time I have voted for Madonna on these poll series, the background music and everything is pretty good. One of her best.
“Let’s Go All the Way”-a forgotten song that I think no one will vote for, I always liked it since hearing the first time.
“Sara”-one of only two of Starship’s good songs, unlike that atrocity on the previous poll, “We Built This City”. Sad song.
“Kyrie”-love the intro and how it changes, a good atmospheric tune by a forgotten band.
“Rock Me Amadeus”-just a fun song, RIP Falco(born Johann Holzel)
“That’s What Friends Are For”-boring I know, but sad with a good message
“Say You Say Me”-Lionel makes my skin crawl for what ever reason, but I like this tune and how the middle part suddenly changes pace.

Ponch8 · October 21, 2015, 3:24am

I unknowingly counterbalanced Nema98’s 15 votes by voting for just one song: The Way It Is. Just missing my cut were Conga, West End Girls, Live to Tell, and Glory of Love. Lady in Red is dead-ass last, finishing behind even the pile of feces known as Secret Lovers.