In 1981, RPM magazine published a chart for top-performing singles in the adult contemporary category in Canada. The chart, entitled Adult Oriented for the June 6 issue and Contemporary Adult for the rest of the year, has undergone numerous name changes, becoming Adult Contemporary in 1984 to September 1988, and from May 1989 until the magazine's final publication in November 2000. The 1981 charts were issued between June 6 and July 4, and August 29 and December 26, with a seven-week hiatus; the chart had gone into hiatus between the November 29, 1980 and May 30, 1981 issues. Sixteen individual singles reached number one in the 1981 charts, which contains 30 positions and are based on record sales and adult contemporary radio playlist submissions.
Chart history
Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
June 6 | "Stars on 45 Medley" | Stars on 45 | |
June 13 | |||
June 20 | "Morning Train" | Sheena Easton | |
June 27 | "Bette Davis Eyes" | Kim Carnes | |
July 4 | "Sukiyaki" | A Taste of Honey | |
August 29 | "We Don't Have to Hold Out" | Anne Murray | |
September 5 | |||
September 12 | |||
September 19 | "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" | John Denver | |
September 26 | "Feels So Right" | Alabama | |
October 3 | |||
October 10 | "Endless Love" | Lionel Richie and Diana Ross | |
October 17 | |||
October 24 | "(There's No) Getting Over Me" | Ronnie Milsap | |
October 31 | "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" | Christopher Cross | |
November 7 | "Hard to Say" | Dan Fogelberg | |
November 14 | "Who's Crying Now" | Journey | |
November 21 | "It's All I Can Do" | Anne Murray | |
November 28 | |||
December 5 | "We're In This Love Together" | Al Jarreau | |
December 12 | "Hooked on Classics" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
December 19 | |||
December 26 | "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" | Barbra Streisand |
References
- "RPM Adult Oriented: June 6, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: June 13, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: June 20, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: June 27, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: July 4, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: August 29, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: September 5, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: September 12, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: September 19, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: September 26, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: October 3, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: October 10, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: October 17, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: October 24, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: October 31, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: November 7, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: November 14, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: November 21, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: November 28, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: December 5, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: December 12, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: December 19, 1981". RPM.
- "RPM Contemporary Adult: December 26, 1981". RPM.