PLAYBACK.FM (Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1989*
https://playback.fm/year/1989 No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 LIKE A PRAYER-MADONNA-APRIL 2 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE-PHIL COLLINS-December 3 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-May 4 ETERNAL FLAME-BANGLES-April 5 RIGHT HERE WAITING-RICHARD MARX-August 6 THE LOOK-ROXETTE-April 7 SWING THE MOOD-JIVE BUNNY & THE MASTERMIXERS-October 8 LOVE SHACK-THE B-52's-December 9 BATDANCE-Prince-August 10 LAMBADA-Kaoma-December 11 The Living Years-Mike & The Mechanics-March 12 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You-Milli Vanilli-September 13 Express Yourself-Madonna-July 14 If You Don't Know Me By Now-Simply Red-July 15 Pump Up The Jam-Technotronic-December 16 Straight Up-Paula Abdul-February 17 Wind Beneath My Wings-Bette Midler-June 18 Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)-Soul II Soul-December 19 Toy Soldiers-Martika-July 20 If I Could Turn Back Time-Cher-September 21 We Didn't Start The Fire-Billy Joel-November 22 Miss You Much-Janet Jackson-October 23 Listen To Your Heart-Roxette-November 24 You Got It (The Right Stuff)-New Kids On The Block-March 25 Look Away-Chicago-January 26 Buffalo Stance-Neneh Cherry-June 27 Good Thing-Fine Young Cannibals-July 28 Sowing The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-October 29 Wild Thing-Tone Loc-February 30 Lost In Your Eyes-Debbie Gibson-March 31 Paradise City-Guns n' Roses-February 32 Don't Know Much-Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville-December 33 Forever Your Girl-Paula Abdul-May 34 Don't Wanna Lose You-Gloria Estefan-September 35 On Our Own-Bobby Brown-August 36 Baby,I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley (Free Baby)-Will To Power-December 37 The Best-Tina Turner-November 38 Hangin' Tough-New Kids On The Block-September 39 Blame It On The Rain-Milli Vanilli-November 40 Cherish-Madonna-October 41 Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart-Marc Almond & Gene Pitney-April 42 Baby Don't Forget My Number-Milli Vanilli-July 43 Ride On Time-Black Box-December 44 Angel Of Harlem-U2-January 45 Especially For You-Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan-January 46 Bust A Move-Young M.C.-October 47 When I See You Smile-Bad English-November 48 I'll Be There For You-Bon Jovi-May 49 Mixed Emotions-The Rolling Stones-October 50 Patience-Guns n' Roses-May 51 You Got It-Roy Orbison 52 Rhythm Nation-Janet Jackson 53 I'll Be Loving You (Forever)-New Kids On The Block-June 54 Love Song-The Cure-October 55 Rock On-Michael Damian-May 56 Poison-Alice Cooper-November 57 My Prerogative-Bobby Brown-January 58 Cold Hearted-Paula Abdul-September 59 Every Rose Has It's Thorn-Poison-January 60 Angelia-Richard Marx-December 61 Bring Me Edelweiss-Edelweiss-July 62 One-Metallica-May 63 That's What I Like-Jive Bunny & The Masters-December 64 So Alive-Love & Rockets-August 65 Funky Cold Medina-Tone Loc-April 66 Lullaby-The Cure-June 67 Real Love-Jody Watley-May 68 Keep On Movin'-Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler-September 69 The End Of The Innocence-Don Henley-August 70 Born To Be My Baby-Bon Jovi-January 71 Love In An Elevator-Aerosmith-October 72 Belfast Child-Simple Minds-March 73 Sealed With A Kiss-Jason Donovan-June 74 Every Little Step-Bobby Brown-June 75 This Time I Know It's For Real-Donna Summer-June 76 Free Fallin'-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers-December 77 Satisfied-Richard Marx-June 78 The Lover In Me-Sheena Easton-February 79 Personal Jesus-Depeche Mode-October 80 Leave A Light On-Belinda Carlisle-December 81 Too Many Broken Hearts-Jason Donovan-March 82 After All-Peter Cetera & Cher-May 83 18 & Life-Skid Row-October 84 Heaven-Warrant-September 85 Leave Me Alone-Michael Jackson-March 86 All I Want Is You-U2-July 87 Miss You Like Crazy-Natalie Cole-July 88 French Kiss-Lil Louis-August 89 Good Life-Inner City-September 90 I Feel The Earth Move-Martika-December 91 When I'm With You-Sheriff-February 92 Let The River Run-Carly Simon-April 93 What I Am-Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians-January 94 Hand On Your Heart-Kylie Minogue-May 95 Partyman-Prince-October 96 I Want It All-Queen-May 97 Lay Your Hands On Me-Bon Jovi-July 98 Dressed For Success-Roxette-August 99 Me,Myself & I-De La Soul-July 100 Love Train-Holly Johnson-February *This list was compiled with charts from various western industrialized nations (primarily the USA,UK and Australia).aa