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 dateTitleArtist(s) "Stars on 45 Medley" Stars on 45 "Morning Train"Sheena Easton "Bette Davis Eyes"Kim Carnes "Sukiyaki"A Taste of Honey "We Don't Have to Hold Out"Anne Murray "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)"John Denver "Feels So Right"Alabama "Endless Love"Lionel Richie and Diana Ross "(There's No) Getting Over Me"Ronnie Milsap "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"Christopher Cross "Hard to Say"Dan Fogelberg "Who's Crying Now"Journey "It's All I Can Do"Anne Murray "We're In This Love Together"Al Jarreau "Hooked on Classics"Royal Philharmonic Orchestra "Comin' In and Out of Your Life"Barbra Streisand
References
External links Search RPM charts collection at Library and Archives Canada