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, twenty-two singles reached number one. Girl group Wilson Phillips achieved the first number-one single of the year, " Impulsive", while English band

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became the last act to peak at the summit during the year with " No Son of Mine".

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(without Miami Sound Machine), Londonbeat,

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, Bryan Adams, the Temptations, and Tom Cochrane earned their first Canadian chart-toppers in 1991. The two Canadians who peaked at number one this year were Bryan Adams and Tom Cochrane. Along with

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and

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, Adams reached the top spot with more than one single. The longest-running number-one single of the year, as well as the best-performing single of year, was "

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" by Bryan Adams, which spent nine weeks at number one from 3 August to 28 September. Coupled with his other chart-topper in 1991, " Can't Stop This Thing We Started", he spent a total of 13 weeks—a quarter of the year—at number one. Mariah Carey attained the number-one position with "

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" and " Emotions", giving her a run of five weeks at the summit, and those who peaked at number one for three or more weeks were

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, Rod Stewart, Extreme,

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, and Genesis.

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2180 - Pittsburgh - Mellon Arena - Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers

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