RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. A total of twenty singles reached number one on the RPM Singles Chart in 1992. The year began with "No Son of Mine" by Genesis at the top spot and ended with Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" at the summit. Seven acts obtained their first Canadian number-one hit as either a solo or featured artist: Mr. Big, Vanessa Williams, Celine Dion, Trey Lorenz, Patty Smyth, Annie Lennox, and Alannah Myles. Genesis, U2, Elton John, and Eric Clapton each achieved two number-one singles during the year.

The best-performing single of the year in Canada was "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough", a duet between Patty Smyth and Don Henley, which topped the chart for seven weeks in September and October. Three Canadian acts scored a number-one single this year: Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, and Alannah Myles. Best known for her 1989 hit "Black Velvet", Myles' highest-charting song in her home country is "Song Instead of a Kiss", which topped the Canadian chart for four weeks in November and December. Celine Dion also picked up her first homeland chart-topper with "If You Asked Me To", which stayed at number one for three nonconsecutive weeks.

U2 remained at number one for six weeks with their two number-one singles—"Mysterious Ways" and "One"—while Elton John and Mr. Big each topped the chart for five weeks with their hit records. Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz also had a five-week stint at number one with "I'll Be There", and George Michael and Madonna both logged three weeks at the summit this year.

+Key Indicates best-performing single of 1992

Chart history

Issue dateSongArtistReference4 January"No Son of Mine"Genesis11 January18 January"Black or White"Michael Jackson25 January1 February"Mysterious Ways"U28 February15 February"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"George Michael and Elton John22 February29 February7 March"To Be with You"Mr. Big14 March21 March28 March4 April11 April"Tears in Heaven"Eric Clapton18 April25 April"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"Bryan Adams2 May"Save the Best for Last"Vanessa Williams9 May"One"U216 May23 May30 May6 June"If You Asked Me To"Celine Dion13 June20 June"Hold on My Heart"Genesis27 June"If You Asked Me To"Celine Dion4 July"You Won't See Me Cry"Wilson Phillips11 July"I'll Be There"Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz18 July25 July1 August8 August15 August"This Used to Be My Playground"Madonna22 August29 August5 September"The One"Elton John12 September19 September"Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"Patty Smyth and Don Henley26 September3 October10 October17 October24 October31 October7 November"Layla"Eric Clapton14 November"Walking on Broken Glass"Annie Lennox21 November"Song Instead of a Kiss"Alannah Myles28 November5 December12 December19 December"I Will Always Love You"Whitney Houston26 December

Notes

See also 1992 in music RPM number-one albums of 1992

References

External links Read about RPM Magazine at the AV Trust Search RPM charts here at Library and Archives Canada