List of number-one singles of 1999 (Canada)

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Ricky Martin had the most successful song of Canada during 1999: "Livin' la Vida Loca". Ricky Martin Chicago.jpg
Ricky Martin had the most successful song of Canada during 1999: "Livin' la Vida Loca".

RPM was a Canadian magazine that published the best-performing singles of Canada from 1964 to 2000. During 1999, sixteen different songs reached number one. Canadian singer Alanis Morissette achieved the first number-one single of the year, "Thank U", while Italian group Eiffel 65 became the final musical act to peak at the top spot during the year with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Twelve of the sixteen chart-topping songs provided their performers with their first Canadian number-one single; only Alanis Morissette, Cher, Sugar Ray, and Madonna had previously topped the RPM Singles Chart. No artists peaked at number one with multiple singles during the year.

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The longest-running number-one single of the year was Lou Bega's "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)", which spent 11 weeks at number one from 21 September to 29 November. The most successful song of the year was "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin, which topped the chart for eight weeks in late spring and early summer. Sugar Ray and Jennifer Lopez were the only other acts to spend at least five weeks at number one, while Cher, Sixpence None the Richer, and Eiffel 65 each stayed at number one for three weeks during 1999. Three Canadian acts earned a number-one single this year: Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, and Sky.

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Dagger-14-plain.png Indicates best-performing single of 1999

Chart history

Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies topped the RPM chart for two weeks with "It's All Been Done". Barenaked Ladies performing on-board Ships and Dip III cruise in 2008.jpg
Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies topped the RPM chart for two weeks with "It's All Been Done".
Cher stayed for three weeks at number one with her worldwide hit "Believe" in February and March. WKTU-FM's Miracle on 34th Street show - New York - seen on December 11, 1998 Cropped.jpg
Cher stayed for three weeks at number one with her worldwide hit "Believe" in February and March.
In 1999, Sugar Ray picked up their second Canadian chart-topper with the five-week number one "Every Morning". Sugar Ray.jpg
In 1999, Sugar Ray picked up their second Canadian chart-topper with the five-week number one "Every Morning".
Jennifer Lopez's debut single "If You Had My Love" gave her six weeks at number one in August and September. JenniferLopez.jpg
Jennifer Lopez's debut single "If You Had My Love" gave her six weeks at number one in August and September.
Italian musical group Eiffel 65 spent three weeks at number one in 1999 with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". Eiffel 65 live in Belgium 2.jpg
Italian musical group Eiffel 65 spent three weeks at number one in 1999 with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)".
Issue dateSongArtistReference
4 January [upper-alpha 1] "Thank U" Alanis Morissette [1]
11 January"It's All Been Done" Barenaked Ladies [2]
18 January [upper-alpha 2]
25 January"Hands" Jewel [3]
1 February"You Get What You Give" New Radicals [4]
8 February"...Baby One More Time" Britney Spears [5]
15 February"Believe" Cher [6]
22 February [7]
1 March [8]
8 March"Every Morning" Sugar Ray [9]
15 March [10]
22 March [11]
29 March [12]
5 April [13]
12 April"Love Song" Sky [14]
19 April [15]
26 April"No Scrubs" TLC [16]
3 May [17]
10 May"Kiss Me" Sixpence None the Richer [18]
17 May [19]
24 May [20]
31 May"Livin' la Vida Loca"Dagger-14-plain.png [21] Ricky Martin [22]
7 June [23]
14 June [24]
21 June [25]
28 June [26]
5 July [27]
12 July [28]
19 July [29]
26 July"Beautiful Stranger" Madonna [30]
2 August [31]
9 August"If You Had My Love" Jennifer Lopez [32]
16 August [33]
23 August [34]
30 August [35]
6 September [36]
13 September [37]
20 September"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" Lou Bega [38]
27 September [39]
4 October [40]
11 October [41]
18 October [42]
25 October [43]
1 November [44]
8 November [45]
15 November [46]
22 November [47]
29 November [48]
6 December"Smooth" Santana featuring Rob Thomas [49]
13 December"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" Eiffel 65 [50]
20 December [51]
27 December [upper-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to a three-week break in publication over the 1998/1999 Christmas/New Year period, the week of 4 January is inferred.
  2. ↑ No chart was published on 18 January, so a week's gap is inferred.
  3. ↑ Due to a two-week break in publication over the 1999/2000 Christmas/New Year period, the week of 27 December is inferred.

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