In 1983, RPM magazine published a chart for top-performing singles in the adult contemporary category in Canada. The chart, entitled Contemporary Adult, has undergone numerous name changes and has become Adult Contemporary from 1984 to September 1988, and May 1989 until the magazine's final publication in November 2000. In 1983, 39 individual songs topped the chart, which contained 30 positions and is based on record sales and adult contemporary radio station playlist submissions.
An asterisk (*) indicates an unpublished weekly chart due to the special double issues RPM publishes for the year-end top singles charts.
A Due to a publishing error, this chart was dated June 23, 1983.
"Don't Speak" is a song by American rock band No Doubt,featured on their third studio album,Tragic Kingdom (1995). Released as an album track in April 1996 by Interscope Records,the song was initially written as a love song by lead singer Gwen Stefani and her brother,former band member Eric Stefani. However,after several revisions,Gwen reworked the lyrics into a breakup song,reflecting the end of her seven-year relationship with bandmate Tony Kanal.
"Back for Good" is a song by English band Take That from their album Nobody Else (1995). A ballad,"Back for Good" was written by lead singer Gary Barlow and released on March 27,1995. The song hit number one in 31 countries,including the UK. At the 1996 Brit Awards,"Back for Good" won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year.
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a 1967 song written by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens,originally released by P. P. Arnold in April 1967. Stevens's own version originally appeared on his album New Masters in December 1967.
"Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann,Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. Mann was the first to record the song in 1980,gaining a minor chart hit in the US. The song was made famous when it was covered as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville in 1989. Their version was a worldwide success,topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in several territories.
"Torn" is a song written by Scott Cutler,Anne Preven—who composed all of the lyrics—and Phil Thornalley in 1991 as a solo song for Preven. It was recorded and performed live during this period,but not given its first formal release until 1993,when Danish singer Lis Sørensen released the song in Danish under the title "Brændt".
"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" is a song co-written in 1982 by Doug James and Michael Bolton. The track was originally recorded by Laura Branigan in 1983,charting at number one in both the US and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. Bolton later recorded his own version of the song that topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and became a worldwide hit.
"Kiss Me" is a song by American pop rock band Sixpence None the Richer from their self-titled third album (1997). The ballad was initially released to modern rock radio on July 14,1998,but was only physically released as a single on August 12,1998,in the United States. It was later issued in international territories the following year. Several music critics compared the song to works by English alternative rock band the Sundays,and it was nominated for a Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 42nd Grammy Awards.
Barbra Streisand is an American actress and singer. Her discography consists of 118 singles,36 studio albums,12 compilations,11 live albums,and 15 soundtracks. According to the Recording Industry Association of America,Streisand is the second-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country,and a career total ranging from 150 to 200 million making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
"We've Got Tonite" is a song written by American rock musician Bob Seger,from his album Stranger in Town (1978). The single record charted twice for Seger,and was developed from a prior song that he had written. Further versions charted in 1983 for Kenny Rogers as a duet with Sheena Easton,and again in 2002 for Ronan Keating.
Canadian singer Celine Dion has released 137 singles in both English and French as a lead artist. According to Billboard magazine,Dion is the world's best-selling contemporary female artist of all time. As of 2021,she has reportedly sold around 200 to 250 million records worldwide. Referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads",Dion has released a string of worldwide hits,with "My Heart Will Go On" being her career's biggest hit,with estimated physical sales of over 18 million worldwide,making it the 2nd best-selling physical single by a woman in history. It reached over 117 million radio impressions during its peak,becoming the most-played radio hit in history and became the best-selling single of 1998 worldwide. "Because You Loved Me" is her biggest hit on the US Billboard Hot 100,spending six weeks atop the chart and selling six million copies in its first six months of availability worldwide. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was the 4th biggest hit of the 1990s in France and has sold over four million copies worldwide.
The discography of the Band,a rock group,consists of ten studio albums,nine live albums,nine compilation albums,and thirty-three singles,as well as two studio and two live albums in collaboration with Bob Dylan. They were active from 1964 to 1976,and from 1983 to 1999.