# Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1987 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1987/735464 "2015-10-22T15:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **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 22, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1987/735464/1 "2015-10-22T15:49:40Z")
It’s the late 80’s now. Corey Hart is the only Canadian artist featured in this poll\*\*\*. You May Vote For More Than One Song!!! 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) 1986:[Best Canadian RPM Number 1 Singles: 1986 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=772752) You may vote for more than one song!! ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1987/735464/2 "2015-10-22T16:06:28Z")
Lots of cover songs, most of them poor ones at that. ---
**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 22, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1987/735464/3 "2015-10-22T16:18:26Z")
Not great memories from 1987 - I was entering my “awkward teenager phase”. _Don’t Dream It’s Over_ is the best song here by far but I also voted for (in decreasing order of interest) : _Alone Livin On A Prayer Walk Like An Egyptian You Keep Me Hangin’ On_ ---
**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 22, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1987/735464/4 "2015-10-22T18:32:47Z")
The Way It Is (carryover from 1986), C’est la Vie, Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now, With or Without You, La Isla Bonita. In dead-ass last place in the world-famous **Ponch8 Music Rating System** is “Always,” which is total rubbish. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-canadian-rpm-number-1-singles-1987/735464/5 "2015-10-22T22:25:56Z")
I voted for so many this time. Since I already voted for Bruce Hornsby, I left it out since I don’t vote for the same song. Wang Chung, Bangles, U2, Crowded House, Cutting Crew, Starship, Jody Watley, both Madonna entries, Atlantic Starr(yes yes), Lisa Lisa Cult Jam, T’Pau, Billy Idol, Tiffany, Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, plus George Michael. I also voted for Corey Hart’s cover of the Elvis song “Can’t Help Falling In Love”. It is okay, but I liked his voice during the song, so I gave him a vote. But Elvis did it better and UB40 had the better cover of all, in fact best version. Meanwhile Tiffany and Billy Idol’s covers blow the original Tommy James and Shondells versions out the water. However Pseudo Echo did a poor take on “Funkytown”.