1989 Number One Singles U.S. Pop

Title / Artist / Weeks at #1​:​​ 

• Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison (1 week)
• My Perogative - Bobby Brown (1 week)
• Two Hearts - Phil Collins (2 weeks)
• When I'm With You - Sheriff (1 week)
• Straight Up - Paula Abdul (3 weeks)
• Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson (3 weeks)
• The Living Years - Mike & The Mechanics  (1 week)
• Eternal Flame - The Bangles (1 week)
• The Look - Roxette (1 week)
• She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals (1 week)
• Like A Prayer - Madonna (3 weeks)
• I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi (1 week)
• Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul (2 weeks)
• Rock On - Michael Damian  (2 weeks)
• Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler (1 week)
• I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids On The Block (1 week)
• Satisfied - Richard Marx (1 week)
• Baby Don't Forget My Number - Milli Vanilli (1 week)
• Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals (1 week)
• If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red (1 week)
• Toy Soldiers - Martika (2 weeks)
• Batdance - Prince (1 week)
• Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx (3 weeks)
• Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul (1 week)
• Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block (1 week)
• Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan (1 week)
• Girl I'm Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli (2 weeks)
• Miss You Much - Janet Jackson (4 weeks)
• Listen To Your Heart - Roxette (1 week)
• When I See You Smile - Bad English (2 weeks)
• Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli (2 weeks)​
• We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel (2 weeks)
• Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins (2 weeks)

1989 Number One Singles U.K.

Title / Artist / Weeks at #1​​: 

• Especially For You - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan (3 weeks)
• Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Marc Almond (4 weeks)
• Belfast Child - Simple Minds (2 weeks)
• Too Many Broken Hearts - Jason Donovan (2 weeks)
• Like A Prayer - Madonna (3 weeks)
• Eternal Flame - The Bangles (4 weeks)
• Hand On Your Heart - Kylie Minogue (1 week)
• Ferry 'Cross The Mersey - Various (3 weeks)
• Sealed With A Kiss - Jason Donovan (1 week)
• Swing The Mood - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (5 weeks)
• Ride On Time - Black Box  (6 weeks)
• That's What I Like - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (3 weeks)
• All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield (2 weeks)
• You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids On The Block (3 weeks)
• Let's Party - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (1 week)
• Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid ll (2 weeks)​

1989 Best Selling Singles

Based on Worldwide Sales

  1 Madonna / Like a Prayer

  2 Phil Collins / Another Day in Paradise

  3 Fine Young Cannibals / She Drives Me Crazy

  4 Roxette / The Look

  5 The Bangles / Eternal Flame

  6 Richard Marx / Right Here Waiting

  7 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers / Swing the Mood

  8 The B52s / Love Shack

  9 Prince / Batdance

10 Kaoma / Lambada

11 Mike & The Mechanics / The Living Years

12 Milli Vanilli / Girl, I'm Gonna Miss You

13 Madonna / Express Yourself

14 Technotronic / Pump Up the Jam

15 Simply Red / If You Don't Know Me By Now

16 Paula Abdul / Straight Up

17 Martika / Toy Soldiers

18 Soul II Soul / Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)

19 Cher / If I Could Turn Back Time

20 Billy Joel / We Didn't Start the Fire

21 Roxette / Listen to Your Heart

22 Janet Jackson / Miss You Much

23 Tears For Fears / Sowing the Seeds of Love

24 Bette Midler / Wind Beneath My Wings

25 Neneh Cherry / Buffalo Stance

26 Fine Young Cannibals / Good Thing

27 Chicago / Look Away

28 Tone Loc / Wild Thing

29 New Kids On The Block / You Got it (The Right Stuff)

30 Tina Turner / The Best

31 Debbie Gibson / Lost in Your Eyes

32 Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville / Don't Know Much

33 Paula Abdul / Forever Your Girl

34 Gloria Estefan / I Don't Wanna Lose You

35 Bobby Brown / On Our Own (Theme from 'Ghostbusters II')

36 Milli Vanilli / Blame it On the Rain

37 Madonna / Cherish

38 Guns n' Roses / Paradise City

39 New Kids On The Block / Hangin' Tough

40 Will To Power / Baby, I Love Your Way

41 Milli Vanilli / Baby Don't Forget My Number

42 Marc Almond & Gene Pitney / Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart

43 U2 / Angel of Harlem

44 Black Box / Ride On Time

45 Roy Orbison / You Got It

46 The Rolling Stones / Mixed Emotions

47 Bon Jovi / I'll Be There For You

48 Bad English / When I See You Smile

49 Janet Jackson / Rhythm Nation

50 Bobby Brown / My Perogative

51 Paula Abdul / Cold Hearted

52 Michael Damian / Rock On

53 Alice Cooper / Poison

54 Guns n' Roses / Patience

55 Richard Marx / Angelia

56 Poison / Every Rose Has It's Thorn

57 Young MC / Bust a Move

58 New Kids On The Block / I'll Be Loving You (Forever)

59 The Cure / Love Song

60 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan / Especially For You

61 Tone Loc / Funky Cold Medina

62 Jody Watley / Real Love

63 Edelweiss / Bring Me Edelweiss

64 Bon Jovi / Born to Be My Baby

65 Don Henley / The End Of The Innocence

66 Love & Rockets / So Alive

67 Richard Marx / Satisfied

68 Donna Summer / This Time I Know It's For Real

69 The Cure / Lullaby

70 Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler / Keep On Moving

71 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers / That's What I Like

72 Aerosmith / Love in an Elevator

73 Belinda Carlisle / Leave a Light On

74 Bobby Brown / Every Little Step

75 Jason Donovan / Sealed With a Kiss

76 Depeche Mode / Personal Jesus

77 Sheena Easton / The Lover in Me

78 Peter Cetera & Cher / After All

79 Skid Row / 18 & Life

80 Warrant / Heaven

81 Inner City / Good Life

82 Natalie Cole / Miss You Like Crazy

83 Martika / I Feel the Earth Move

84 Roxette / Dressed For Success

85 Queen / I Want it All

86 Simple Minds / Belfast Child

87 Holly Johnson / Love Train

88 Lil' Louis / French Kiss

89 Prince / Partyman

90 Jason Donovan / Too Many Broken Hearts

91 Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians / What I Am

92 Michael Jackson / Leave Me Alone

93 Neneh Cherry / Manchild

94 Paul McCartney / My Brave Face

95 U2 / All I Want is You

96 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / I Won't Back Down

97 De La Soul / Me, Myself & I

98 John Cougar Mellencamp / Pop Singer

99 Sheriff / When I'm With You

100 Debbie Gibson / Electric Youth

1989 Best Selling Albums

Based on Worldwide Sales

  1 Phil Collins / ... But Seriously

  2 Madonna / Like A Prayer

  3 Fine Young Cannibals / The Raw & The Cooked

  4 Prince / Batman

  5 Janet Jackson / Rhythm Nation 1814

  6 Paula Abdul / Forever Your Girl

  7 New Kids On The Block / Hangin' Tough

  8 The Cure / Disintegration

  9 Bonnie Raitt / Nick Of Time

10 Aerosmith / Pump

11 Tina Turner / Foreign Affair

12 Tracy Chapman / Crossroads

13 Simply Red / A New Flame

14 Roy Orbison / Mystery Girl

15 Bobby Brown / Don't Be Cruel

16 The Rolling Stones / Steel Wheels

17 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers / Full Moon Fever

18 Richard Marx / Repeat Offender

19 NWA / Straight Outta Compton

20 Original Soundtrack / Cocktail

21 Billy Joel / Storm Front

22 The Pixies / Doolittle

23 Simple Minds / Street Fighting Years

24 Tanita Tikaram / Ancient Heart

25 Gloria Estefan / Cuts Both Ways

26 The Stone Roses / The Stone Roses

27 Journey / Journey's Greatest Hits

28 Queen / The Miracle

29 Motley Crue / Dr Feelgood

30 Tears For Fears / The Seeds Of Love

31 Roxette / Look Sharp!

32 Elton John / Sleeping With The Past

33 Milli Vanilli / Girl You Know It's True

34 Debbie Gibson / Electric Youth

35 Lou Reed / New York

36 Don Henley / The End Of The Innocence

37 De La Soul / 3 Feet High & Rising

38 Soul II Soul / Club Classics Volume One

39 Tone Loc / Loc'ed After Dark

40 Skid Row / Skid Row

41 The Beastie Boys / Paul's Boutique

42 Paul McCartney / Flowers In The Dirt

43 Eric Clapton / Journeyman

44 Chris Rea / The Road To Hell

45 Cher / Heart Of Stone

46 Kate Bush / The Sensual World

47 Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers / The Album

48 Depeche Mode / 101 Live

49 John Cougar Mellencamp / Big Daddy

50 The Eurythmics / We Too Are One

51 Bette Midler / Beaches

52 New Order / Technique

53 Rod Stewart / The Best Of Rod Stewart

54 Neil Young / Freedom

55 Milli Vanilli / All Or Nothing

56 Stevie Nicks / The Other Side Of The Mirror

57 The Bangles / Everything

58 Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians / Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars

59 Bob Dylan / Oh Mercy

60 Andrew Lloyd Webber / The Premiere Collection

61 Neneh Cherry / Raw Like Sushi

62 The Cult / Sonic Temple

63 Alice Cooper / Trash

64 Nine Inch Nails / Pretty Hate Machine

65 Whitesnake / Slip Of The Tongue

66 Belinda Carlisle / Runaway Horses

67 Jason Donovan / Ten Good Reasons

68 Linda Ronstadt / Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind

69 Barbra Streisand / A Collection, Greatest Hits & More

70 Peter Gabriel / Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ

71 Joe Cocker / One Night Of Sin

72 Van Morrison / Avalon Sunset

73 Texas / Southside

74 Gary Moore / After The War

75 Lenny Kravitz / Let Love Rule

76 Mike & The Mechanics / The Living Years

77 Holly Johnson / Blast

78 Tin Machine / Tin Machine

79 Elvis Costello / Spike

80 Gipsy Kings / Mosaique

81 Stevie Ray Vaughan / In Step

82 Jeff Healey Band / See The Light

83 Melissa Etheridge / Brave And Crazy

84 10,000 Maniacs / Blind Man's Zoo

85 Mike Oldfield / Earth Moving

86 Martika / Martika

87 Chris de Burgh / Spark To A Flame - The Very Best Of

88 Milli Vanilli / The U.S.-Remix Album 'All Or Nothing'

89 Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe / Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe

90 Bobby Brown / Dance!... Ya Know It!

91 The Pogues / Peace & Love

92 Transvision Vamp / Velveteen

93 Erasure / Wild!

94 Bee Gees / One

95 John Lee Hooker / The Healer

96 Jethro Tull / Rock Island

97 Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead / Dylan & The Dead

98 Kylie Minogue / Enjoy Yourself

99 Neville Brothers / Yellow Moon

100 XTC / Oranges & Lemons