# Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1986 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237 "2015-10-20T15:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/1 "2015-10-20T15:17:01Z")
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\*\*\*. Older polls always open: 1964-[Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1964 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=767524) 1965-[Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1965 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=767714) 1966-[Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1966 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=767890) 1967-[Canadian RPM NUMBER 1 SINGLES: 1967 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=768306) 1968-[Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1968 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=768597) 1969-[Best Canadian RPM NUMBER 1 SINGLES: 1969 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=768867) 1970-[Best Canadian RPM NUMBER 1 SINGLES: 1970 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=769085) 1971-[Best canadian rpm number 1 singles:1971 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=769397) 1972-[Best canadian rpm number 1 singles: 1972 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=769624) 1973-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1973 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=769837) 1974-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1974 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770060) 1975-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1975 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770295) 1976-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1976 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770513) 1977-[Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1977 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770753) 1978-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1978 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771010) 1979-[Canadian RPM Number Singles: 1979 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771209) 1980-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1980 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771416) 1981-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1981 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771571) 1982-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1982 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=771845) 1983-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1983 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=772126) 1984-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles:1984 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=772314) 1985-[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1985 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=772529) ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/2 "2015-10-20T16:31:45Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/3 "2015-10-20T18:47:45Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/4 "2015-10-20T19:31:14Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > For some reason “Stand By Me” by Ben E King reached #1 in 1986, many years after its release. That would be because of its appearance in the 1986 film of the same name. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/5 "2015-10-20T21:28:05Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > That would be because of its appearance in the 1986 film of the same name. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/6 "2015-10-20T21:40:07Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1986/735237/7 "2015-10-21T03:24:03Z")
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.