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of Canada from 1964 to 2000. Thirty-two songs peaked at number one this year, starting with "

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" 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

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. This year, three artists earned more than one chart-topping single:

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, and

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. 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,

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, 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 "

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", " One More Night", and "

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