AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S TOP SINGLES (BARRY KOWAL) FOR 1989
1-IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME-CHER-NOVEMBER 1072
2-TEARDROPS-WOMACK & WOMACK-February 902
3-LIKE A PRAYER-MADONNA-May 866
4-SWING THE MOOD-JIVE BUNNY & THE MASTERMIXERS-October 866
5-KOKOMO-BEACH BOYS-January 858
6-SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY-FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS-April 850
7-I’M GONNA BE(500 MILES)-PROCLAIMERS-February 836
8-ETERNAL FLAME-Bangles-June 822
9-If I COULD-1927-January 776
10-POISON-Alice Cooper-October 770
11-Wind Beneath My Wings-Bette Midler-June 766
12-The Look-Roxette-July 754
13-Right Here Waiting-Richard Marx-September 738
14-The Living Years-Mike & Mechanics-May 710
15-If You Don’t Know Me By Now-Simply Red-August 676
16-Bedroom Eyes-Kate Ceberano-June 676
17-Tucker’s Daughter-Ian Moss-March 672
18-You Got It (The Right Stuff)-New Kids On The Block-August 668
19-We Didn’t Start The Fire-Billy Joel-November 636
20-Batdance-Prince-August 616
21-All I Want Is You/Everlasting Love-U2-October 612
22-Handle With Care-Traveling Wilburys-January 590
23-Talk It Over-Grayson Hugh-October 574
24-The Best-Tina Turner-October 556
25-You Got It-Roy Orbison-March 542
26-Especially For You-Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan-January 524
27-Dressed For Success-Roxette-September 520
28-Toy Soldiers-Martika-October 514
29-That’s What I Like-Jive Bunny & The Masters-December 502
30-She Has To Be Loved-Jenny Morris-November 502
31-Stop!-Sam Brown-May 490
32-Express Yourself-Madonna-July 470
33-Stuck On You-Paul Norton-May 454
34-Ring My Bell-Collette-May 448
35-Baby I Don’t Care-Transvision Vamp-August 438
36-I’m On My Way-Proclaimers-April 438
37-I’ll Be Loving You-New Kids On The Block-September 436
38-Cherish-Madonna-October 408
39-Orinoco Flow-Enya-February 402
40-Lost In Your Eyes-Debbie Gibson-May 400
41-Hand On Your Heart-Kylie Minogue-June 398
42-Now You’re In Heaven-Julian Lennon-June 376
43-Kiss-The Art Of Noise-February 372
44-Rock And Roll Music-Mental As Anything-January 370
45-Iko Iko-The Belle Stars-July 362
46-Every Little Step-Bobby Brown-December 350
47-Right Back Where We Started From-Sinitta-September 348
48-Funky Cold Medina-Tone Loc-August 332
49-She Makes My Day-Robert Palmer-January 332
50-Good Thing-Fine Young Cannibals-June 324
51-I Don’t Want A Lover-Texas-September 308
52-Chained To The Wheel-Black Sorrows-April 302
53-One Summer-Daryl Braithwaite-April 296
54-Soul Revival-Johnny Diesal & The Injectors-March 288
55-Put A Little Love In Your Heart-Al Green & Annie Lennox-January 282
56-Listen To Your Heart-Roxette-November 276
57-Say Goodbye-Indecent Obsession-August 264
58-Cry In Shame-Johnny Diesel & The Injectors-May 254
59-Hangin’ Tough-New Kids On The Block-November 252
60-Too Many Broken Hearts-Jason Donovan-April 236
61-Wouldn’t Change A Thing-Kylie Minogue-September 214
62-Sealed With A Kiss-Jason Donovan-July 208
63-I Drove All Night-Cyndi Lauper-July 196
64-Belfast Child-Simple Minds-April 196
65-Miss You Much-Janet Jackson-November 188
66-Way Of The World-Max Q-October 172
67-I Want It All-Queen-July 160
68-Two Hearts-Phil Collins-March 158
69-Five In A Row-D-Generation-December 144
70-Second Chance-.38 Special-September 136
71-Telephone Booth-Ian Moss-August 122
72-Pop Singer-John Cougar Mellencamp-June 118
73-Love Dimension-Kate Ceberano-August 110
74-All I Wanna Do Is Dance-Collette-July 108
75-Compulsory Hero-1927-May 104
76-Onion Skin-Boom Crash Opera-July 76
77-End Of The Line-Traveling Wilburys-March 74
78-She’s A Mystery To Me-Roy Orbison-May 72
79-Sowing The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-October 68
80-Angel Of Harlem-U2-January 68
81-Too Much-Bros-August 40
82-Cat Among The Pigeons/Silent Night-Bros 40
83-Every Rose Has It’s Thorn-Poison-January 38
84-Wait-Gyan-October 36
85-Communication-John Farnham & Danni’elle-September 36
86-Real Gone Kid-Deacon Blue-March 36
87-What I Am-Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians-March 34
88-Revival-Eurythmics-October 34
89-Like The Way I Do-Melissa Etheridge-February 34