BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1989*
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 LOOK AWAY-CHICAGO-REPRISE-JANUARY 2 MY PREROGATIVE-BOBBY BROWN-MCA-January 3 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN-POISON-ENIGMA-January 4 STRAIGHT UP-PAULA ABDUL-Virgin-February 5 MISS YOU MUCH-JANET JACKSON-A&M-October 6 COLD HEARTED-PAULA ABDUL-Virgin-September 7 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS-BETTE MIDLER-Atlantic-June 8 GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE-Milli Vanilli-Arista-March 9 BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY (FREE BABY)-Will To Power-Epic-January 10 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT-Anita Baker-Elektra-January 11 Right Here Waiting-Richard Marx-EMI-August 12 Waiting For A Star To Fall-Boy Meets Girl-RCA-January 13 Lost In Your Eyes-Debbie Gibson-Atlantic-March 14 Don't Wanna Lose You-Gloria Estefan-Epic-September 15 Heaven-Warrant-Columbia-September 16 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You-Milli Vanilli-Arista-September 17 The Look-Roxette-EMI-April 18 She Drives Me Crazy-Fine Young Cannibals-I.R.S.-April 19 On Our Own-Bobby Brown-MCA-August 20 Two Hearts-Phil Collins-Atlantic-January 21 Blame It On The Rain-Milli Vanilli-Arista-November 22 Listen To Your Heart-Roxette-EMI-November 23 I'll Be There For You-Bon Jovi-Polygram-May 24 If You Don't Know Me By Now-Simply Red-Elektra-July 25 Like A Prayer-Madonna-Sire-April 26 I'll Be Loving You Forever-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-June 27 How Can I Fall?-Breathe-A&M-January 28 Baby Don't Forget My Number-Milli Vanilli-Arista-July 29 Toy Soldiers-Martika-Columbia-July 30 Forever Your Girl-Paula Abdul-Virgin-May 31 The Living Years-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-March 32 Eternal Flame-Bangles-Columbia-April 33 Wild Thing-Tone Loc-Delicious Vinyl-February 34 When I See You Smile-Bad English-Epic-November 35 If I Could Turn Back Time-Cher-Geffen-September 36 Buffalo Stance-Neneh Cherry-Virgin-June 37 When I'm With You-Sheriff-Capitol-February 38 Don't Rush Me-Taylor Dayne-Arista-January 39 Born To Be My Baby-Bon Jovi-Polygram-January 40 Good Thing-Fine Young Cannibals-I.R.S.-July 41 The Lover In Me-Sheena Easton-MCA-February 42 Bust A Move-Young M.C.-Delicious Vinyl-October 43 Once Bitten Twice Shy-Great White-Capitol-August 44 Batdance-Prince-Warner Brothers-August 45 Rock On-Michael Damian-Cypress-May 46 Real Love-Jody Watley-MCA-May 47 Love Shack-B52s-Reprise-November 48 Every Little Step-Bobby Brown-MCA-June 49 Hangin' Tough-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-September 50 My Heart Can't Tell You No-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-March 51 So Alive-Love & Rockets-RCA-August 52 You Got It (The Right Stuff)-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-March 53 Armageddon It-Def Leppard-Mercury-January 54 Satisfied-Richard Marx-EMI Manhattan-June 55 Express Yourself-Madonna-Sire-July 56 I Like It-Dino-4th & Broadway-August 57 Soldier Of Love-Donny Osmond-Capitol-May 58 Sowing The Seeds Of Love-Tears For Fears-Polygram-October 59 Cherish-Madonna-Sire-October 60 When The Children Cry-White Lion-Atlantic-January 61 18 And Life-Skid Row-Atlantic-September 62 I Don't Want Your Love-Duran Duran-Capitol-January 63 Second Chance-.38 Special-A&M-May 64 The Way You Love Me-Karyn White-Warner Brothers-February 65 Funky Cold Medina-Tone Loc-Delicious Vinyl-April 66 In Your Room-Bangels-Columbia-January 67 Miss You Like Crazy-Natalie Cole-EMI-July 68 Love Song-Cure-Elektra-October 69 Secret Rendezvous-Karyn White-Warner Brothers-August 70 Angel Eyes-Jeff Healey Band-Arista-September 71 Patience-Guns & Roses-Geffen-May 72 Walk On Water-Eddie Money-Columbia-January 73 Cover Girl-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-November 74 Welcome To The Jungle-Guns N Roses-Geffen-January 75 Shower Me With Your Love-Surface-Columbia-September 76 Stand-R.E.M.-Warner Brothers-April 77 Close Your Eyes Forever-Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford-RCA-June 78 All This Time-Tiffany-MCA-February 79 After All-Peter Cetera & Cher-Geffen-May 80 Roni-Bobby Brown-MCA-March 81 Love In An Elevator-Aerosmith-Geffen-October 82 Lay Your Hands On Me-Bom Jovi-Polygram-July 83 The Promise-When In Rome-Virgin-January 84 What I Am-Edie Brickell & New Bohemians-Geffen-February 85 I Remember Holding You-Boys Club-MCA-January 86 Paradise City-Guns & Roses-Geffen-February 87 I Wanna Have Some Fun-Samantha Fox-Jive-February 88 She Wants To Dance With Me-Rick Astley-RCA-February 89 Dreamin'-Vanessa Williams-Polygram-March 90 It's No Crime-Babyface-Solar-October 91 Poison-Alice Cooper-Epic-November 92 This Time I Know It's For Real-Donna Summer-Atlantic-June 93 Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson-Epic-January 94 Heaven Help Me-Deon Estus-Polygram-April 95 Rock Wit'cha-Bobby Brown-MCA-November 96 Thinking Of You-Sa-Fire-Cutting-May 97 What You Don't Know-Expose-Arista-July 98 Surrender To Me-Ann Wilson & Robin Zander-Capitol-March 99 The End Of The Innocence-Don Henley-Geffen-August 100 Keep On Movin'-Soul/Soul-Virgin-September * As published in the December 23rd,1989 issue of Billboard Magazine.