# 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.
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".
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* † Indicates best-performing single of 1985

## Chart history

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