RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 89 POP SINGLES OF 1989**
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 MISS YOU MUCH-JANET JACKSON-A&M-OCTOBER 2 COLD HEARTED-PAULA ABDUL-VIRGIN-September 3 FOREVER YOUR GIRL-PAULA ABDUL-VIRGIN-May 4 I'LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER)-NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK-Columbia-June 5 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW-SIMPLY RED-Elektra-July 6 LOST IN YOUR EYES-DEBBIE GIBSON-Atlantic-March 7 DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU-GLORIA ESTEFAN-Epic-September 8 STRAIGHT UP-Paula Abdul-Virgin-February 9 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART-Roxette-EMI-November 10 LIKE A PRAYER-Madonna-Sire-April 11 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You-Milli Vanilli-Arista-September 12 Right Here Waiting-Richard Marx-EMI-August 13 Toy Soldiers-Martika-Columbia-July 14 I'll Be There For You-Bon Jovi-Polygram-May 15 She Drives Me Crazy-Fine Young Cannibals-I.R.S.-April 16 The Look-Roxette-EMI-April 17 Heaven-Warrant-Columbia-September 18 Rock On-Michael Damian-Cypress-May 19 Eternal Flame-Bangles-Columbia-April 20 On Our Own-Bobby Brown-MCA-August 21 Satisfied-Richard Marx-EMI Manhattan-June 22 The Living Years-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-March 23 Good Thing-Fine Young Cannibals-I.R.S.-July 24 Cherish-Madonna-Sire-October 25 If I Could Turn Back Time-Cher-Geffen-September 26 Hangin' Tough-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-September 27 When I See You Smile-Bad English-Epic-November 28 Born To Be My Baby-Bon Jovi-Polygram-January 29 When I'm With You-Sheriff-Capitol-February 30 My Heart Can't Tell You No-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-March 31 Express Yourself-Madonna-Sire-July 32 Every Little Step-Bobby Brown-MCA-June 33 Girl You Know It's True-Milli Vanilli-Arista-March 34 Real Love-Jody Watley-MCA-May 35 Baby Don't Forget My Number-Milli Vanilli-Arista-July 36 Two Hearts-Phil Collins-Atlantic-January 37 Wind Beneath My Wings-Bette Midler-June 38 Buffalo Stance-Neneh Cherry-Virgin-June 39 Batdance-Prince-Warner Brothers-August 40 Second Chance-.38 Special-A&M-May 41 You Got It (The Right Stuff)-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-March 42 So Alive-Love & Rockets-RCA-August 43 I Like It-Dino-4th & Broadway-August 44 Soldier Of Love-Donny Osmond-Capitol-May 45 Don't Rush Me-Taylor Dayne-Arista-January 46 Armageddon It-Def Leppard-Mercury-January 47 Sowing The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-Polygram-October *48 Wild Thing-Tone Loc-Delicious Vinyl-February *48 When The Children Cry-White Lion-Atlantic-January 50 Secret Rendezvous-Karyn White-Warner Brothers-August 51 When I Looked At Him-Expose-Arista-October 52 The Lover In Me-Sheena Easton-MCA-February 53 Shower Me With Your Love-Surface-Columbia-September 54 Every Rose Has Its Thorn-Poison-Enigma-January 55 The Way You Love Me-Karyn White-Warner Brothers-February 56 The Way That You Love Me-Paula Abdul-Virgin-November 57 Cover Girl-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-November 58 Lay Your Hands On Me-Bom Jovi-Polygram-July 59 My Prerogative-Bobby Brown-MCA-January 60 Heaven Help Me-Deon Estus-Polygram-April 61 Once Bitten Twice Shy-Great White-Capitol-August 62 Love Shack-B52s-Reprise-November 63 Blame It On The Rain-Milli Vanilli-Arista-November 64 Roni-Bobby Brown-MCA-March 65 Patience-Guns & Roses-Geffen-May 66 It's No Crime-Babyface-Solar-October 67 Stand-R.E.M.-Warner Brothers-April 68 The End Of The Innocence-Don Henley-Geffen-August 69 Rock Wit'cha-Bobby Brown-MCA-November 70 18 And Life-Skid Row-Atlantic-September 71 Love Song-Cure-Elektra-October 72 Walking Away-Information Society-Tommy Boy-February 73 Miss You Like Crazy-Natalie Cole-EMI-July 74 Paradise City-Guns & Roses-Geffen-February 75 Angelia-Richard Marx-EMI-December 76 Funky Cold Medina-Tone Loc-Delicious Vinyl-April 77 Love In An Elevator-Aerosmith-Geffen-October 78 What You Don't Know-Expose-Arista-July 79 Angel Eyes-Jeff Healey Band-Arista-September 80 Thinking Of You-Sa-Fire-Cutting-May 81 She Wants To Dance With Me-Rick Astley-RCA-February 82 You're Not Alone-Chicago-Reprise/Full Moon-March 83 Everlasting Love-Howard Jones-Elektra-May 84 I Drove All Night-Cyndi Lauper-Epic-July 85 This Time I Know It's For Real-Donna Summer-Atlantic-June 86 After All-Peter Cetera & Cher-Geffen-May 87 Don't Tell Me Lies-Breathe-A&M-March 88 Crazy About Her-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 89 Cry-Waterfront-Polydor-June * tie ** As published in the December 15,1989 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.