# List of artists by number of Canadian number-one singles (RPM)

RPM (1964–2000) was the oldest music industry publication in Canada and was considered the country's "music bible". It published Canadian national record charts from June 22, 1964 until its final issue on November 13, 2000.
British band the Beatles and American singer Madonna tied for having the most number-one singles in Canada during this period, each with 18. Nevertheless, after the end of RPM, Madonna continued to score an additional four number ones on Nielsen SoundScan's singles sales chart between 2000 and 2007, and two number ones on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 since 2007, thus making her the artist with the most number-one singles in the history of Canadian recorded music (with a total of 24 singles). Prior to RPM, the Beatles previously had three number-one singles on the CHUM Chart, thus bringing their total to 21 number-one singles in Canada.
Bryan Adams was the Canadian artist with the most Canadian number-one singles during the RPM era, with 10 number-one singles. Nevertheless, after the end of RPM, Canadian singers Justin Bieber and Drake both surpassed his accomplishment, scoring 13 chart-toppers each on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100.

## Artists with 10 number ones or more

| Artist | Total | No. 1 singles | Album | First week at No. 1 | Total weeks at No. 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "A Hard Day's Night" | A Hard Day's Night | 17 August 1964 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "I Feel Fine" | Standalone single | 28 December 1964 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Eight Days a Week" | Standalone single | 8 March 1965 | 2 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Ticket to Ride" | Help! | 24 May 1965 | 2 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Help!" | Help! | 31 August 1965 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "We Can Work It Out" | Standalone single | 24 January 1966 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Nowhere Man" | Standalone single | 28 March 1966 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Paperback Writer" | Standalone single | 4 July 1966 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | Standalone single | 19 September 1966 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Penny Lane" | Standalone single | 25 March 1967 | 1 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "All You Need Is Love" | Standalone single | 26 August 1967 | 2 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Hello, Goodbye" | Standalone single | 23 December 1967 | 3 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Hey Jude" | Standalone single | 30 September 1968 | 3 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Get Back" with (Billy Preston) | Let It Be | 19 May 1969 | 6 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Something" | Abbey Road | 15 November 1969 | 4 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Let It Be" | Let It Be | 11 April 1970 | 3 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "The Long and Winding Road" | Let It Be | 20 June 1970 | 2 |
| The Beatles | 18 | "Got to Get You into My Life" | Rock 'n' Roll Music | 14 August 1976 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Like a Virgin" | Like a Virgin | 19 January 1985 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Crazy for You" | Vision Quest | 25 May 1985 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Live to Tell" | True Blue | 24 May 1986 | 2 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Papa Don't Preach" | True Blue | 9 August 1986 | 2 |
| Madonna | 18 | "True Blue" | True Blue | 22 November 1986 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "La Isla Bonita" | True Blue | 6 June 1987 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Who's That Girl" | Who's That Girl | 29 August 1987 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Like a Prayer" | Like a Prayer | 29 April 1989 | 5 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Express Yourself" | Like a Prayer | 29 July 1989 | 2 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Cherish" | Like a Prayer | 14 October 1989 | 2 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Vogue" | I'm Breathless | 16 June 1990 | 3 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Justify My Love" | The Immaculate Collection | 2 February 1991 | 1 |
| Madonna | 18 | "This Used to Be My Playground" | Standalone single | 15 August 1992 | 3 |
| Madonna | 18 | "I'll Remember" | With Honors | 16 May 1994 | 5 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Secret" | Bedtime Stories | 14 November 1994 | 3 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Take a Bow" | Bedtime Stories | 6 March 1995 | 2 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Beautiful Stranger" | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | 26 July 1999 | 2 |
| Madonna | 18 | "Music" | Music | 11 September 2000 | 9 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Crocodile Rock" | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | 17 February 1973 | 4 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Daniel" | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | 2 June 1973 | 2 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 22 December 1973 | 1 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Bennie and the Jets" | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 13 April 1974 | 2 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Caribou | 10 August 1974 | 2 |
| Elton John | 17 | "The Bitch Is Back" | Caribou | 2 November 1974 | 1 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | Standalone single | 11 January 1975 | 4 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Philadelphia Freedom" | Standalone single | 19 April 1975 | 2 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) | Standalone single | 21 August 1976 | 3 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Little Jeannie" | 21 at 33 | 19 July 1980 | 2 |
| Elton John | 17 | "I'm Still Standing" | Too Low for Zero | 16 July 1983 | 1 |
| Elton John | 17 | "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" | Reg Strikes Back | 13 August 1988 | 3 |
| Elton John | 17 | "You Gotta Love Someone" | Days of Thunder | 26 January 1991 | 1 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with George Michael) | Standalone single | 15 February 1992 | 3 |
| Elton John | 17 | "The One (Elton John song)" | The One | 5 September 1992 | 2 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | The Lion King | 8 August 1994 | 4 |
| Elton John | 17 | "Believe" | Made in England | 17 April 1995 | 4 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Words" | Standalone single | 9 March 1968 | 1 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "I Started a Joke" | Idea | 20 January 1969 | 2 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Lonely Days" | 2 Years On | 6 February 1971 | 1 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" | Trafalgar | 28 August 1971 | 2 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Jive Talkin'" | Main Course | 16 August 1975 | 1 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "You Should Be Dancing" | Children of the World | 11 September 1976 | 1 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Saturday Night Fever | 24 December 1977 | 6 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Stayin' Alive" | Saturday Night Fever | 18 February 1978 | 4 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Night Fever" | Saturday Night Fever | 1 April 1978 | 5 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Too Much Heaven" | Spirits Having Flown | 20 January 1979 | 3 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Tragedy" | Spirits Having Flown | 24 March 1979 | 4 |
| Bee Gees | 12 | "Love You Inside Out" | Spirits Having Flown | 23 June 1979 | 1 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" | Against All Odds | 21 April 1984 | 4 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Easy Lover" (with Philip Bailey) | Chinese Wall | 9 February 1985 | 2 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "One More Night" | No Jacket Required | 23 March 1985 | 1 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Separate Lives" (with Marilyn Martin) | White Nights | 23 November 1985 | 2 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Buster | 29 October 1988 | 3 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Two Hearts" | Buster | 21 January 1989 | 4 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Another Day in Paradise" | ...But Seriously | 16 December 1989 | 8 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "I Wish It Would Rain Down" | ...But Seriously | 24 March 1990 | 6 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Do You Remember?" | ...But Seriously | 14 July 1990 | 1 |
| Phil Collins | 10 | "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" | ...But Seriously | 13 October 1990 | 2 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Maggie May" | Every Picture Tells a Story | 9 October 1971 | 1 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | A Night on the Town | 27 November 1976 | 6 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" | Foot Loose & Fancy Free | 4 February 1978 | 1 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | Blondes Have More Fun | 24 February 1979 | 4 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Downtown Train" | The Best of Rod Stewart | 10 February 1990 | 3 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Rhythm of My Heart" | Vagabond Heart | 25 May 1991 | 2 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "The Motown Song" (featuring The Temptations) | Vagabond Heart | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Have I Told You Lately" | Unplugged...and Seated | 17 July 1993 | 1 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Sting) | The Three Musketeers | 17 January 1994 | 5 |
| Rod Stewart | 10 | "Leave Virginia Alone" | A Spanner in the Works | 3 July 1995 | 2 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | 3 August 1991 | 9 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" | Waking Up the Neighbours | 26 October 1991 | 4 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" | Waking Up the Neighbours | 25 April 1992 | 1 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "Please Forgive Me" | So Far So Good | 4 December 1993 | 6 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "All for Love" (with Rod Stewart and Sting) | The Three Musketeers | 17 January 1994 | 5 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | Don Juan DeMarco | 29 May 1995 | 5 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" | 18 til I Die | 15 July 1996 | 1 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "Let's Make a Night to Remember" | 18 til I Die | 14 October 1996 | 2 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "Back to You" | Unplugged | 19 January 1998 | 3 |
| Bryan Adams | 10 | "On a Day Like Today" | On a Day Like Today | 2 November 1998 | 1 |