List of number-one singles of 1985 (Canada)

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. Thirty-two songs peaked at number one this year, starting with "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid and ending with "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie. Not counting the number-one single from the magazine's first issue, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was the first song to debut at number one on the RPM Singles Chart. Excluding the musical acts composing Band Aid, Northern Lights, and USA for Africa, 19 different artists reached the top spot for the first time in 1985.

Canadian Corey Hart had the most successful record of Canada in 1985, "Never Surrender", which peaked atop the RPM Singles Chart for four weeks.

This year, three artists earned more than one chart-topping single: Phil Collins, Madonna, and Tears for Fears. The three Canadian acts that peaked atop the chart in 1985 were supergroup Northern Lights, Corey Hart, and Platinum Blonde. Hart's single "Never Surrender" spent four weeks at number one and was the best-selling hit of the year. Foreigner, Tears for Fears, John Parr, and supergroup USA for Africa each topped the magazine's chart for three issues with their singles. Phil Collins spent the most weeks at number one, five, with "Easy Lover", "One More Night", and "Separate Lives".

Key

† Indicates best-performing single of 1985

Chart history

Phil Collins gained three Canadian number-one hits in 1985: "Easy Lover", "One More Night", and "Separate Lives".

The Pointer Sisters earned their only Canadian number-one hit with "Neutron Dance" in March.

Tears for Fears held the number-one position for three weeks with "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World".

David Bowie (pictured) and Mick Jagger reached number one for two weeks in October with "Dancing in the Street".

Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" topped the RPM singles chart in late October.

Issue date	Song	Artist	Reference
5 January	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid	[1]
12 January			[2]
19 January	"Like a Virgin"	Madonna	[3]
26 January	"Careless Whisper"	George Michael	[4]
2 February			[5]
9 February	"Easy Lover"	Philip Bailey and Phil Collins	[6]
16 February			[7]
23 February	"I Want to Know What Love Is"	Foreigner	[8]
2 March			[9]
9 March			[10]
16 March	"Neutron Dance"	The Pointer Sisters	[11]
23 March	"One More Night"	Phil Collins	[12]
30 March	"Shout"	Tears for Fears	[13]
6 April			[14]
13 April	"Can't Fight This Feeling"	REO Speedwagon	[15]
20 April	"Tears Are Not Enough"	Northern Lights	[16]
27 April			[17]
4 May	"We Are the World"	USA for Africa	[18]
11 May			[19]
18 May			[20]
25 May	"Crazy for You"	Madonna	[21]
1 June	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Simple Minds	[22]
8 June	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Tears for Fears	[23]
15 June	"Everything She Wants"	Wham!	[24]
22 June			[25]
29 June	"A View to a Kill"	Duran Duran	[26]
6 July	"Never Surrender"†[27]	Corey Hart	[28]
13 July			[29]
20 July			[30]
27 July			[31]
3 August	"Every Time You Go Away"	Paul Young	[32]
10 August	"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"	Dead or Alive	[33]
17 August			[34]
24 August	"The Power of Love"	Huey Lewis and the News	[35]
31 August	"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"	Tina Turner	[36]
7 September	"Crying Over You"	Platinum Blonde	[37]
14 September	"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"	John Parr	[38]
21 September			[39]
28 September			[40]
5 October	"Dancing in the Street"	David Bowie and Mick Jagger	[41]
12 October			[42]
19 October	"Cherish"	Kool & the Gang	[43]
26 October	"Money for Nothing"	Dire Straits	[44]
2 November	"Part-Time Lover"	Stevie Wonder	[45]
9 November			[46]
16 November	"Oh Sheila"	Ready for the World	[47]
23 November	"Separate Lives"	Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin	[48]
30 November			[49]
7 December	"We Built This City"	Starship	[50]
14 December	"Broken Wings"	Mr. Mister	[51]
21 December	"Say You, Say Me"	Lionel Richie	[52]
28 December			[53]

See also

• 1985 in music
• List of RPM number-one adult contemporary singles of 1985
• List of RPM number-one country singles of 1985
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1985
• List of Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1985
• List of Canadian number-one albums of 1985