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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР (Back in the USSR) exclusively in the USSR. Bootleg copies sell for as much as US$1,000 in the United States.
January 23 – James Brown is sentenced in Georgia, US, to six years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states.
January 27 – Michael Jackson ends the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles, US.
February 12
- Roy Orbison joins Elvis Presley as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two top 5 albums on the Billboard charts.
- Tiny Tim launches an unsuccessful campaign to be elected mayor of New York City, US.
February 17 – Whitesnake's David Coverdale marries Tawny Kitaen.
February 22 – The 31st Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal. George Michael's Faith wins Album of the Year, while Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Tracy Chapman wins Best New Artist.
March 21 – Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video, taped in late December 1988, attracts criticism for its use of Catholic Church iconography and for the use of cross burning imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and faith. Pepsi drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to boycott the company.
April 9 – The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman announces that he will marry 19-year-old Mandy Smith, his girlfriend for six years.
April 12 – Michael Jackson is named "King of Pop" after receiving the Soul Train Heritage Awards.
April 28 – Jon Bon Jovi marries his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
May 1 – California, US jewelry store employees called the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turns out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.
May 6 — The 34th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held at Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, is won by Yugoslavian band Riva, with the song "Rock Me". This is the first year a Balkan country has won the contest, and is also the only win for Yugoslavia as a unified state.
July 9 – All four original members of The Monkees reunite in Los Angeles, US, for a concert performance at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day the quartet attend an induction ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where they receive a star.
July 23 – Former Beatle Ringo Starr forms his own band named Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
July 29 – The Bee Gees perform in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years as part of their One for All world tour.
August 3 – Sergio Franchi collapses before scheduled concert; dies 9 months later of brain cancer.
August 11-12 – The Moscow Music Peace Festival is held in the Soviet Union. The event is put together by Doc McGhee and the Make-A-Wish Foundation and headline acts include Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Cinderella, and the Scorpions.
August 31 – The Rolling Stones open their Steel Wheels North American tour in Philadelphia, US.
September 9
- The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, designed by I. M. Pei, opens in Dallas, Texas, US.^[1]
- Madonna gives a risqué performance at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Clad in baggy black sweatpants and a black bustier, she shocks the audience by simulating masturbation. The version of the song used in the show would later serve as the opening number of 1990's "Blond Ambition World Tour".
October 15 – Media Rings Corporation, the Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company, is founded in Akasaka.
December 23 – Ice Cube leaves N.W.A after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager Jerry Heller and the group's founder Eazy-E. By this time, Cube has been recording his solo debut album, which will be released next year.

Also in 1989

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Gillan guitarist Janick Gers who had most recently worked with Bruce Dickinson on his solo project.
Ars Musica, an annual contemporary music international festival, founded
The swing revival is generally agreed upon to have begun in 1989.

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Albums released

All releases are an LP record unless otherwise stated.
Multiple entries for the same day are arranged alphabetically by the album's name.
Release dates may vary in different countries.

January–March

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
J A N U A R Y	1	Petra Means Rock	Petra	Compilation
	9	A Show of Hands	Rush	Live album
	10	New York	Lou Reed	-
	10	Skeletons in the Closet	Oingo Boingo	Compilation
	13	The Raw and the Cooked	Fine Young Cannibals	-
	16	Desert Wind	Ofra Haza	-
	18	The Whitey Album	Ciccone Youth	-
	23	Hunkpapa	Throwing Muses	-
		Lōc-ed After Dark	Tone Lōc	-
		Oh Yes I Can	David Crosby	-
	24	Electric Youth	Debbie Gibson	-
	24	Skid Row	Skid Row	Debut
	25	After the War	Gary Moore	-
	29	Veuillez rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient)	Noir Désir	France
	30	Fabulous Disaster	Exodus	US version (originally released in Europe in 1988)^[2]
	30	Technique	New Order	-
	31	Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich	Warrant	Debut
		Life Is...Too Short	Too Short	-
		Triumphant Return	Whitecross	-
	?	3	Violent Femmes	-
	?	Snakes 'n' Ladders	Nazareth	-
F E B R U A R Y	1	Don't Tell a Soul	The Replacements	-
		Force Majeure	Doro	Solo Debut
		The Great Radio Controversy	Tesla	-
	3	Meshuggah	Meshuggah	Debut/EP
	6	Beyond the Blue Neon	George Strait	-
	6	Dylan & the Dead	Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead	Live album
	7	As Nasty As They Wanna Be	2 Live Crew	-
		Blessing in Disguise	Metal Church	-
		Mystery Girl	Roy Orbison	-
		Spike	Elvis Costello	-
	13	A New Flame	Simply Red	-
	20	Storm the Studio	Meat Beat Manifesto	-
	21	Animotion	Animotion	-
	22	Jed	Goo Goo Dolls	-
	27	Oranges & Lemons	XTC	-
	28	Indigo Girls	Indigo Girls	-
M A R C H	1	Best of Ozz	Ozzy Osbourne	Compilation; Japan
	3	3 Feet High and Rising	De La Soul	-
	6	When Dream and Day Unite	Dream Theater	Debut
	7	Girl You Know It's True	Milli Vanilli	U.S. version of All or Nothing
	10	Mr. Jordan	Julian Lennon	-
	12	Grip It! On That Other Level	Geto Boys	-
	13	101	Depeche Mode	Live double album
	13	Another Place and Time	Donna Summer	UK
	14	Extreme	Extreme	Debut
		Road to the Riches	Kool G Rap & DJ Polo	-
		Spell	Deon Estus	-
	20	Cross That Line	Howard Jones	-
		Saraya	Saraya	-
		Shine	Mother Love Bone	Debut/EP
	21	Like a Prayer	Madonna	-
		Nick of Time	Bonnie Raitt	-
		Somewhere Between	Suzy Bogguss	Debut
	22	Make Them Die Slowly	White Zombie	-
	24	Wide-Eyed Wonder	The Choir	-
	27	Larger than Life	Jody Watley	-
	28	Alannah Myles	Alannah Myles	-
	?	Something Real	Phoebe Snow	-
	?	Yellow Moon	The Neville Brothers	-

April–June

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
A P R I L	1	Gashed Senses & Crossfire	Front Line Assembly	-
	4	The Breathtaking Blue	Alphaville	-
	6	When the World Knows Your Name	Deacon Blue	-
	7	Beneath the Remains	Sepultura	-
	10	Club Classics Vol. One	Soul II Soul	UK
	10	Sonic Temple	The Cult	-
	12	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	-
	12	...Twice Shy	Great White	-
	17	Blaze of Glory	Joe Jackson	-
		Doolittle	Pixies	-
		Headless Cross	Black Sabbath	-
		One	Bee Gees	-
	19	Buzz Factory	Screaming Trees	-
	21	Blue Blood	X Japan	-
	22	No More Mr. Nice Guy	Gang Starr	Debut
	24	Blast	Holly Johnson	Debut
		Blue Murder	Blue Murder	-
		Full Moon Fever	Tom Petty	-
	25	Through the Storm	Aretha Franklin	-
	26	Best Wishes	Cro-Mags	-
	26	Repeat Offender	Richard Marx	-
	28	Mr. Music Head	Adrian Belew	-
	?	City Streets	Carole King	-
		Free	Concrete Blonde	-
		The Black Swan	The Triffids	-
		Stuck in Wonderamaland	Dramarama	-
		Counterpoint	In the Nursery	Compilation
		The Headless Children	W.A.S.P.	-
		Slippery When Ill	The Vandals	-
M A Y	1	This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!	Pop Will Eat Itself	-
	1	Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	-
	2	Barry Manilow	Barry Manilow	-
		Disintegration	The Cure	-
		Killin' Time	Clint Black	-
		On Land and in the Sea	Cardiacs	-
		The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses	UK
		Something Inside So Strong	Kenny Rogers	-
		Sweet Sixteen	Reba McEntire	-
		Yo Frankie	Dion	-
	4	Blind Man's Zoo	10,000 Maniacs	-
	8	Good to Be Back	Natalie Cole	-
		In a Sentimental Mood	Dr. John	-
		Junta	Phish	sold at concerts in 1988
		Kite	Kirsty MacColl	-
		Street Fighting Years	Simple Minds	-
	9	Big Daddy	John Mellencamp	-
		Dangerous Toys	Dangerous Toys	-
		Kaleidoscope World	Swing Out Sister	-
		A Night To Remember	Cyndi Lauper	-
	11	Badlands	Badlands	-
	11	Eat the Heat	Accept	-
	12	Altars of Madness	Morbid Angel	Debut
	12	Dress	TM Network	Remix album
	15	Ten Good Reasons	Jason Donovan	-
	16	Slowly We Rot	Obituary	-
	16	Youngest in Charge	Special Ed	-
	17	Cycles	The Doobie Brothers	-
	18	Nearly Human	Todd Rundgren	-
	22	The Miracle	Queen	-
		Tin Machine	Tin Machine	-
		The Works	Nik Kershaw	-
	23	2300 Jackson Street	Jacksons	-
		Brain Drain	Ramones	-
		The Warmer Side of Cool	Wang Chung	-
	26	1,000 Hours	Green Day	EP
	28	Energy	Operation Ivy	-
	30	The Other Side of the Mirror	Stevie Nicks	-
		White Limozeen	Dolly Parton	-
		Hope and Despair	Edwyn Collins	Debut solo
	?	I Enjoy Being a Girl	Phranc	-
		A Peacetime Boom	The Boom	-
		Cloudland	Pere Ubu	-
		Invasion Live	Magnum	Live
		It's Beginning To And Back Again	Wire	-
		Raging Silence	Uriah Heep	-
J U N E	1	Agent Orange	Sodom	-
	5	Raw Like Sushi	Neneh Cherry	-
		One Night of Sin	Joe Cocker	-
		Babeti Soukous	Tabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau and Afrisa International Orchestra	-
		Flowers in the Dirt	Paul McCartney	-
		Passion	Peter Gabriel	-
	6	In Step	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	-
		Workin' Overtime	Diana Ross	-
		World in Motion	Jackson Browne	-
	8	Nights Like This	Stacey Q	-
	12	Big Tyme	Heavy D & The Boyz	-
		Ghostbusters II	Various Artists	Soundtrack
		Trouble in Angel City	Lion	-
	13	DC Talk	DC Talk	-
	13	What You Don't Know	Exposé	-
	15	Bleach	Nirvana	Debut
		Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project	Chaka Khan	Remix album
		The Offspring	The Offspring	Debut; re-released in 1995
	19	Extreme Aggression	Kreator	-
		Riders go Commercial	Riders in the Sky	-
		Soul Provider	Michael Bolton	-
	20	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	-
		Batman	Prince	Soundtrack
		The Joke's on You	Excel	-
		Mr. Big	Mr. Big	-
		The Real Thing	Faith No More	-
	21	Looking for Freedom	David Hasselhoff	-
	26	Bad English	Bad English	-
		Be Yourself	Patti LaBelle	-
		Seminal Live	The Fall	–
	27	Cosmic Thing	The B-52s	-
		Danger Danger	Danger Danger	-
		The End of the Innocence	Don Henley	-
		Gretchen Goes to Nebraska	King's X	-
		Heart Shaped World	Chris Isaak	-
		The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend	Pete Townshend	-
		Rockland	Kim Mitchell	-
	28	Ain't Gonna Cry	Juice Newton	-
	?	Avalon Sunset	Van Morrison	-
		Dum-Dum	The Vaselines	-
		Magnum Cum Louder	Hoodoo Gurus	-
		Margin Walker	Fugazi	-
		Two Highways	Alison Krauss & Union Station	-
		Velveteen	Transvision Vamp	-

July–September

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
J U L Y	4	Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop	Boogie Down Productions	-
	7	Tender Lover	Babyface	-
	10	Heart of Stone	Cher	-
		Earth Moving	Mike Oldfield	-
		Can't Look Away	Trevor Rabin	-
		Horrified	Repulsion	-
		Waking Hours	Del Amitri	-
	11	Cuts Both Ways	Gloria Estefan	US
	11	Mind Bomb	The The	-
	12	Blood, Sweat and No Tears	Sick of It All	-
	17	The Twelve Commandments of Dance	London Boys	Debut
	18	UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Soundtrack
	23	The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses	US
	25	Paul's Boutique	Beastie Boys	-
		Trash	Alice Cooper	-
		Unfinished Business	EPMD	-
	?	Peace and Love	The Pogues	-
	?	Tweez	Slint	Debut
A U G U S T	1	Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia	Guided by Voices	-
	1	No One Can Do It Better	The D.O.C.	Debut
	2	The Cinderella Theory	George Clinton	-
	4	Practice What You Preach	Testament	-
	8	Love Among the Cannibals	Starship	-
	8	Storms	Nanci Griffith	-
	10	Big Game	White Lion	-
	14	Kix Brooks	Kix Brooks	-
	14	Now That's What I Call Music 15 (UK series)	Various Artists	-
	15	Christmas in America	Kenny Rogers	Christmas
	15	No Blue Thing	Ray Lynch	-
	16	Mother's Milk	Red Hot Chili Peppers	-
	16	Special	The Temptations	-
	17	The Death of a Dictionary	Public Affection	Band changed name to Live
	18	Dig?	Bill Bruford's Earthworks	-
	21	Conspiracy	King Diamond	-
	21	Rock Island	Jethro Tull	-
	22	Perfect Symmetry	Fates Warning	-
		After 7	After 7	-
		Cocked & Loaded	L.A. Guns	-
		Devil's Night Out	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	-
		Enuff Z'nuff	Enuff Z'nuff	-
		Jefferson Airplane	Jefferson Airplane	-
	24	The Man Is Back!	Barry White	-
	24	Niki Nana	Yanni	-
	28	Dr. Feelgood	Mötley Crüe	-
		Adeva!	Adeva	-
		Still Cruisin'	The Beach Boys	-
	29	Different	Thomas Anders	Debut; Germany
		Escape from Havana	Mellow Man Ace	Debut
		Last of the Runaways	Giant	-
		Lukather	Steve Lukather
		Sleeping with the Past	Elton John
		Steel Wheels	The Rolling Stones	-
	?	Penikufesin	Anthrax	EP
	?	Return of the Ugly	Bad Manners	-
S E P T E M B E R	1	13 Songs	Fugazi	Compilation
		Jaya	Jaya	Debut
		Water in Time and Space	Susumu Hirasawa	Debut
	4	Love and Rockets	Love and Rockets	-
	5	Alice in Hell	Annihilator	-
		Key Lime Pie	Camper Van Beethoven	-
		Louder Than Love	Soundgarden	-
		Megatop Phoenix	Big Audio Dynamite	-
		Mick Jones	Mick Jones	-
		S&M Airlines	NOFX	-
		Stone Cold Rhymin'	Young MC	-
		Up to Here	The Tragically Hip	-
		Wake Me When It's Over	Faster Pussycat	-
	11	We Too Are One	Eurythmics	UK
		Pump	Aerosmith	-
		Results	Liza Minnelli	-
		Brave and Crazy	Melissa Etheridge	-
	12	Bound By the Beauty	Jane Siberry	-
	13	Foreign Affair	Tina Turner	-
	14	Quickness	Bad Brains	-
	18	Allroy's Revenge	ALL	-
		Heart Like a Sky	Spandau Ballet	-
		Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet Jackson	US
		No More Color	Coroner	-
		Oh Mercy	Bob Dylan	-
	19	Sound + Vision	David Bowie	Box Set
		Let Love Rule	Lenny Kravitz	-
		Merry, Merry Christmas	New Kids on the Block	Christmas
	25	Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!	The Sugarcubes	-
		Seasons End	Marillion	-
		The Seeds of Love	Tears for Fears	-
	26	Big Trash	Thompson Twins	-
		Def, Dumb and Blonde	Deborah Harry	US
		Flying Cowboys	Rickie Lee Jones	-
		Laughter	The Mighty Lemon Drops	-
		No Holdin' Back	Randy Travis	-
	?	Soldier of Fortune	Loudness	-
		The Healer	John Lee Hooker	-
		Tempted and Tried	Steeleye Span	-

October–December

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
O C T O B E R	2	Freedom	Neil Young	-
		Hup	The Wonder Stuff	-
		Liquidizer	Jesus Jones	-
		The Road to Hell	Chris Rea	-
	3	Crossroads	Tracy Chapman	-
		Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville	-
		Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out	Petra	-
		Runaway Horses	Belinda Carlisle	-
		Shocker	Various Artists	Soundtrack
	5	More to This Life	Steven Curtis Chapman	-
	7	UAIOE	KMFDM	-
	9	Automatic	The Jesus and Mary Chain	-
		Book of Days	The Psychedelic Furs	-
		Enjoy Yourself	Kylie Minogue	-
		Hats	The Blue Nile	-
	10	The Biz Never Sleeps	Biz Markie	-
		The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say	Ice-T	-
		Save Yourself	McAuley Schenker Group	-
		Thrash Zone	D.R.I.	-
	13	Long Hard Look	Lou Gramm	-
		Nothingface	Voivod	-
		Trouble Walkin'	Ace Frehley	-
		The Years of Decay	Overkill	-
	16	The Time	Bros	-
		Hats	The Blue Nile	US
		Scarlet and Other Stories	All About Eve	-
		The Sensual World	Kate Bush	-
		Wild!	Erasure	-
	17	11	The Smithereens	-
		Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu	Suicidal Tendencies	Compilation
		Hot in the Shade	Kiss	-
		Selena	Selena	-
		Simple Man	Charlie Daniels	-
		Steady On	Shawn Colvin	-
		Storm Front	Billy Joel	-
		Trial by Fire: Live In Leningrad	Yngwie Malmsteen	Live
	20	On Fire	Galaxie 500	-
	20	Pretty Hate Machine	Nine Inch Nails	-
	23	Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989	George Harrison	Compilation
		Getahead	Curiosity Killed the Cat	-
		Michel'le	Michel'le	-
		Neither Fish nor Flesh	Terence Trent D'Arby	-
	24	Come Together As One	Will Downing	-
	24	Follow the Blind	Blind Guardian	-
	26	Zig Zag	The Hooters	-
	28	Realm of Chaos – Slaves to Darkness	Bolt Thrower	-
	30	Flying in a Blue Dream	Joe Satriani	-
		Holding Back the River	Wet Wet Wet	-
		Rite Time	Can	-
		Songs for the Poor Man	Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila	-
		Stronger	Cliff Richard	-
		You, Me and the Alarm Clock	John Bramwell (as Johnny Dangerously)	EP
	31	Bulletproof Heart	Grace Jones	-
		Can't Fight Fate	Taylor Dayne	-
		Built to Last	Grateful Dead	-
	?	The English Disease	Barmy Army	-
	?	Piretos tou erota	Vicky Leandros	Greece
N O V E M B E R	1	Ozma	Melvins	-
	2	No Control	Bad Religion	-
	6	Journeyman	Eric Clapton	-
	6	Boomerang	The Creatures	-
	7	All Hail the Queen	Queen Latifah	-
		Done by the Forces of Nature	Jungle Brothers	-
		Slip of the Tongue	Whitesnake	US
	10	The Cactus Album	3rd Bass	-
	10	West Textures	Robert Earl Keen	-
	13	Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads	Scorpions	Compilation
		Me and a Monkey on the Moon	Felt	-
		Streetcleaner	Godflesh	Debut
		You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3	Frank Zappa	Live
	14	The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste	Ministry	-
	17	Presto	Rush	-
	17	Perfect Remedy	Status Quo	-
	20	Affection	Lisa Stansfield	Europe
		...But Seriously	Phil Collins	-
		The Incredible Base	Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock	-
		Now That's What I Call Music 16 (UK series)	Various Artists	-
		Rabies	Skinny Puppy	-
	21	Back on the Block	Quincy Jones	-
	21	Kenny G Live	Kenny G	Live
	24	A Black & White Night Live	Roy Orbison and Friends	Live
	27	Labour of Love II	UB40	-
		Ghost Nation	Hunters & Collectors	-
		Pump Up the Jam	Technotronic	-
	?	Consuming Impulse	Pestilence	-
		I Remember Mama	Shirley Caesar	-
		Speaking of Dreams	Joan Baez	-
		Suck on This	Primus	Live
D E C E M B E R	1	Change the Weather	Underworld	-
		Gutter Ballet	Savatage	-
		Never Picture Perfect	Rich Mullins	-
	4	Ninety	808 State	-
	4	Symphonies of Sickness	Carcass	-
	9	Digitalian is eating breakfast	Tetsuya Komuro	Debut
	11	Monty Python Sings	Monty Python	Compilation
	19	Deep	Peter Murphy	US
	?	Hallelujah	Happy Mondays	EP
		Post-Mersh Vol. 3	Minutemen	Compilation
		Surprise	Better Than Ezra	Cassette only
		The Symphony Sessions	Tom Cochrane & Red Rider	Final; Live

Release date unknown

A Word from the Wise – Pennywise (EP)
Al Denson – Al Denson
All Aboard the Mind Train – The Modern Art
All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli
All That Jazz – Ella Fitzgerald
Animal Logic - Animal Logic
At Peace – Jade Warrior
Beyond Hell's Gate – Final Axe
Big Talk – Edin-Ådahl
Blow – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Bringing It Back Home – The Clark Sisters
Brotherly Love – Daniel Winans
Cantemos Juntos – Lynda Thomas (EP)
Christmas Is... – Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
Complete Discography – Minor Threat
Century Flower – Shelleyan Orphan
The Complete Sham 69 Live – Sham 69
Cyborgs Revisited – Simply Saucer
Don't Dance with Danger - Scarlet Red
Door Into Summer - Jacob's Trouble
Down on the River - John Hartford
Drowning in Limbo – Lydia Lunch
Early Music – Santana
Enter the Realm – Iced Earth (demo EP)
Face of Despair – Mortal Sin
Fight the Power... Live! – Public Enemy – (live, released on VHS)
First Watch – Guardian (band)
Freedom – White Heart
Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride – Electric Boys
Get Yer Jujus Out – Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band
Godhead – Lowlife
Hard Volume – Rollins Band
Heroes – New Jersey Mass Choir
Helter Stupid – Negativland
Human Soul - Graham Parker
I Can See You – Black Flag
Immigrant's Daughter – Margaret Becker
In Your Face – Shout
Innocent Blood – REZ
Imagine That - Dennis Seaton
It's a Jungle Out There! - Mastedon
Knights of Heaven – Leviticus
Les Rythmes Automatiques (fr) – Telex
Liaison – Liaison
Live ED – Étienne Daho
Liberation – Bunny Wailer
Long Way From Paradise – Allies
Master's Command – Sacred Warrior
Michigan Rain – Gregg Alexander (debut)
Modern – Hijokaidan
Mother Nature's Kitchen – Kevin McDermott
Night of Rage – Kraut
No More Blues – Susannah McCorkle
No Room in the Middle – Greg X. Volz
Once We Were Scum, Now We Are God – No
Out of the Darkness – Bloodgood
Outdoor Elvis – The Swirling Eddies
The Pledge – DeGarmo and Key
Powertrip – Ludichrist (final album)
Prime 5 – Ween
Rasta Souvenir – Manu Dibango
Rage of Angels – Rage of Angels
Sittin' Pretty – The Pastels
Samiam – Samiam
Searchlight – Runrig
Silence is Madness – Bride
The Singular Adventures of The Style Council: Greatest Hits Vol.1 – The Style Council – (Compilation)
Smash – One Bad Pig
Some Disenchanted Evening – The Verlaines
State of Control – Barren Cross
Strange Cargo – David Van Tieghem
Start Today - Gorilla Biscuits
Strong Medicine – Bryan Duncan
Tragedy Again – D.I.
Veuillez rendre l'âme (à qui elle appartient) – Noir Désir
The Way Home – Russ Taff
Western Shadows – Carole Laure
Workbook (album) - Bob Mould
Wrong – Nomeansno
You Can Fly – Steven Prince Band

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1989.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Madonna	Like a Prayer	1989	UK 1 – Mar 1989, US BB 1 – Mar 1989, US CashBox 1 of 1989, Sweden 1 – Mar 1989, Switzerland 1 – Mar 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Poland 1 – Apr 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1989, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – Apr 1989, Australia 2 of 1989, Germany 2 – Mar 1989, France 4 – Mar 1989, Italy 5 of 1989, POP 5 of 1989, RYM 13 of 1989, US BB 14 of 1989, Scrobulate 33 of pop, Europe 49 of the 1980s, Germany 96 of the 1980s, OzNet 161, Rolling Stone 300, Acclaimed 629
2	The Bangles	Eternal Flame	1989	UK 1 – Feb 1989, US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Netherlands 1 – Mar 1989, Sweden 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – May 1989, Australia 1 of 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Oct 1989, Switzerland 2 – May 1989, Austria 3 – May 1989, Germany 5 – May 1989, US CashBox 7 of 1989, France 10 – Feb 1989, US BB 11 of 1989, POP 25 of 1989, Europe 27 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 70 of 80s, RYM 73 of 1989, OzNet 141, Germany 196 of the 1980s
3	Phil Collins	Another Day in Paradise	1989	US BB 1 – Nov 1989, Sweden 1 – Nov 1989, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1989, Norway 1 – Nov 1989, Poland 1 – Nov 1989, Germany 1 – Jan 1990, Grammy in 1990, UK 2 – Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Oct 1989, Austria 2 – Dec 1989, Italy 3 of 1990, France 9 – Nov 1989, POP 21 of 1989, Europe 60 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 67 of ballad, RYM 133 of 1989, Germany 195 of the 1990s, OzNet 214
4	Roxette	The Look	1989	US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Sweden 1 – Jan 1989, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Germany 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – May 1989, Australia 3 of 1989, France 4 – Apr 1989, US CashBox 6 of 1989, UK 7 – Apr 1989, Poland 8 – Apr 1989, Italy 9 of 1989, US BB 21 of 1989, Germany 30 of the 1980s, POP 39 of 1989, RYM 94 of 1989, OzNet 567
5	The B-52s	Love Shack	1989	US BB 1 of 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1990, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1990, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Mar 1990, POP 1 of 1989, UK 2 – Mar 1990, KROQ 2 of 1989, US BB 3 – Sep 1989, Party 3 of 2007, France 4 – Oct 1989, Australia 16 of 1990, Netherlands 18 – Dec 1989, Sweden 20 – Mar 1990, RYM 37 of 1989, Scrobulate 61 of 80s, TheQ 238, Rolling Stone 243, RIAA 243, OzNet 311, WXPN 498, Acclaimed 662

Top 40 Chart hit singles

Song title	Artist(s)	Release date(s)	US	UK	Highest chart position	Other Chart Performance(s)
"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"	Paula Abdul	September 1989	3	74	3 (US Billboard Hot 100)	See chart performance entry
"18 and Life"	Skid Row	June 1989	4	12	4 (US)	See chart performance entry
"À la même heure dans deux ans"	Elsa Lunghini	April 1989	n/a	n/a	7 (France)	5 (France Airplay Chart) – 26 (Québec) – 29 (Europe) – 46 (European Airplay Top 50)
"After All"	Cher & Peter Cetera	February 1989	6	84	1 (US Adult Contemporary – Billboard)	See chart performance entry
"Ain't Nobody Better"	Inner City	April 1989	n/a	10	1 (US Hot Dance Club Play – Billboard)	See chart performance entry
"Ain't Nobody" (Remix)	Chaka Khan & Rufus	June 1989	n/a	6	6 (UK)	9 (West Germany)
"All Around the World"	Lisa Stansfield	October 1989	3	1	1 (9 Countries)	See chart performance entry
"All I Want Is You"	U2	June 1989	83	4	1 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"All She Wants Is"	Duran Duran	December 1988	22	9	2 (Italy)	1 (European Dance charts) – 1 (Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) – 1 (European Dance charts) – 24 (Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) – 74 (Australia)
"Americanos"	Holly Johnson	March 1989	n/a	4	1 (Austria)	See chart performance entry
"Angelia"	Richard Marx	September 1989	4	45	1 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Another Day in Paradise"	Phil Collins	October 1989	1	2	1 (10 Countries)	See chart performance entry
"The Arms of Orion"	Prince & Sheena Easton	October 1989	36	27	13 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Around My Heart"	Sandra	March 1989	n/a	n/a	11 (Germany)	19 (Switzerland) – 23 (Austria) – 28 (France) – 44 (Europe)
"Atomic City"	Holly Johnson	June 1989	n/a	18	9 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Baby Don't Forget My Number"	Milli Vanilli	January 1989	1	16	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Baby I Don't Care"	Transvision Vamp	March 1989	n/a	6	3 (Scotland)	3 (Australia) - 14 (Ireland) - 24 (Europe)
"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"	Soul II Soul	May 1989	4	1	1 (Europe, Holland, Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Batdance"	Prince	June 1989	1	2	1 (6 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Bakerman”	Laid Back	1989	n/a	44	1 (Austria)	9 (West Germany) – 10 (Switzerland) – 13 (Sweden) – 20 (Holland) – 27 (Belgium)
"The Beat(en) Generation"	The The	April 1989	n/a	18	4 (New Zealand)	8 (Ireland) - 13 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 50 (Australia) - 82 (Germany)
"Bedroom Eyes"	Kate Ceberano	April 1989	n/a	n/a	2 (Australia)	38 (New Zealand)
"Belfast Child"	Simple Minds	February 1989	n/a	1	1 (5 countries)	See chart performance entry
"The Best"	Tina Turner	August 1989	15	5	2 (Austria, Belgium, Canada, Portugal)	See chart performance entry
"The Best of Me"	Cliff Richard	May 1989	n/a	2	2 (Ireland, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Black Velvet"	Alannah Myles	October 1989	1	2	4 (4 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Blame It on the Boogie"	Big Fun	July 1989	n/a	4	4 (UK Singles Chart)	See chart performance entry
"Blame It on the Rain"	Milli Vanilli	July 1989	1	52	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Blow the House Down"	Living in a Box	June 1989	n/a	10	10 (United Kingdom, Holland)	12 (Belgium, Ireland) – 15 (Sweden) – 26 (Switzerland) – 28 (Germany) – 166 (Australia)
"Blues from a Gun"	The Jesus and Mary Chain	September 1989	n/a	32	1 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks)
"Breakthru"	Queen	June 1989	n/a	7	4 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Bring Me Edelweiss"	Edelweiss	April 1989	n/a	5	1 (6 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Buffalo Stance"	Neneh Cherry	January 1989	3	3	2 (Greece, Switzerland, West Germany)	See chart performance entry
"Bust a Move"	Young MC	May 1989	7	73	1 (Australia)	See chart performance entry
"Can't Shake the Feeling"	Big Fun	November 1989	n/a	8	7 (Irish Single Charts)	See chart performance entry
"Chained to the Wheel"	The Black Sorrows	January 1989	n/a	n/a	9 (Australia)	42 (New Zealand)
"Cherish"	Madonna	August 1989	2	3	1 (Canada, US Adult Contemporary)	See chart performance entry
"Crying in the Chapel"	Peter Blakeley	November 1989	n/a	n/a	3 (Australia)	7 (New Zealand) - 57 (West Germany)
"Cold Hearted"	Paula Abdul	June 1989	1	46	1 (US Billboard Hot 100)	See chart performance entry
"Cover Girl"	New Kids on the Block	August 1989	2	4	2 (United States)	4 (Canada Top Singles) – 6 (Irish Singles Chart) – 11 (Europe) – 17 (New Zealand) – 22 (Australia)
"Dançando Lambada"	Kaoma	1989	93	62	2 (Finland)	See chart performance entry
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"	New Kids on the Block	November 1989	8	8	8 (US Billboard 100)	6 (Irish Singles Chart) - 17 (Canada Top Singles)
"Dirty Cash (Money Talks)"	The Adventures of Stevie V	December 1989	25	2	1 (Canada, Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Dear Jessie"	Madonna	December 1989	n/a	5	3 (Irish Singles Chart)	See chart performance entry
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid II	December 1989	n/a	1	1 (UK, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Do You Believe in Shame?"	Duran Duran	April 1989	72	30	14 (Italy)	22 (Finland) - 41 (Dutch Single Top 100) - 88 (Canada)
"The Doctor"	The Doobie Brothers	May 1989	9	73	9 (United States)	1 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 14 (Canada) - 31 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 32 (Australia) - 37 (Netherlands)
"Don't Ask Me Why"	Eurythmics	October 1989	40	25	2 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Don't Close Your Eyes"	Kix	May 1989	11	n/a	16 (US Mainstream Rock [Billboard]	n/a
"Don't Know Much"	Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville	September 1989	2	2	1 (Ireland)	See Chart Performance entry
"Don't Wanna Lose You"	Gloria Estefan	June 1989	1	6	1 (US Billboard Hot 100, Canada Adult Contemporary,US Hot Latin Songs [Billboard])	See chart performance entry
"Dr. Feelgood"	Mötley Crüe	September 1989	6	50	11 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Drama!"	Erasure	September 1989	n/a	4	3 (Denmark)	See chart performance entry
"Dressed for Success"	Roxette	July 1989	14	18	2 (Sweden)	See chart performance entry
"Easy"	Ice MC	1989	n/a	n/a	2 (Spain)	3 (West Germany) - 4 (Switzerland) - 7 (Austria) - 17 (France) - 18 (Europe)
"Electric Youth"	Debbie Gibson	April 1989	11	14	5 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"The End of the Innocence"	Don Henley	June 1989	8	48	3 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Especially for You"	Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue	January 1989	n/a	1	1 (UK, Ireland, Europe)	See chart performance entry
"Eternal Flame"	The Bangles	January 1989	1	1	9 countries	See chart performance entry
"Everlasting Love"	Howard Jones	January 1989	12	62	12 (United States)	1 (US Adult Contemporary) - 19 (US Modern Rock Tracks) - 91 (Australia)
"Every Day (I Love You More)"	Jason Donovan	August 1989	n/a	2	1 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Every Little Step"	Bobby Brown	February 1989	3	6	3 (United States	See chart performance entry
"Express Yourself"	Madonna	May 1989	2	5	4 (countries)	See chart performance entry
"Ferry Cross the Mersey"	Charity record for The Hillsborough Disaster Fund	May 1989	n/a	1	1 (United Kingdom, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Fight the Power"	Public Enemy	July 1989	n/a	29	29 (United States)	1 (US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)) - 3 (US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)) - 20 (US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)) - 30 (Netherlands)
"First Time"	Robin Beck	July 1989	n/a	1	1 (10 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Fisherman's Blues"	The Waterboys	January 1989	n/a	32	13 (Ireland)	3 (US Alternative Airplay [Billboard] - 20 (New Zealand)
"Fools Gold"	The Stone Roses	November 1989	n/a	9	8 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Forever"	Kiss	January 1989	8	65	8 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Forever Your Girl"	Paula Abdul	1989	1	24	1 (Canada, United States)	See chart performance entry
"Free Fallin'"	Tom Petty	February 1989	7	59	4 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"French Kiss"	Lil Louis	July 1989	50	2	1 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Friends"	Jody Watley	April 1989	9	21	8	See chart performance entry
"Funky Cold Medina"	Tone Lōc	March 1989	3	13	3 (New Zealand, United States)	See chart performance entry
"Get On Your Feet"	Gloria Estefan	September 1989	11	23	5 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"	Milli Vanilli	July 1989	1	1	1 (6 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Good Life"	Inner City	January 1989	73	4	1 (Finland)	See chart performance entry
"Going Back to My Roots"	FPI Project	November 1989	n/a	9	5 (Austria, West Germany)	See chart performance entry
"Got to Get"	Rob'n'Raz & Leila K	November 1989	48	8	1 (Iceland)	See chart performance entry
"Got to Have Your Love"	Mantronix & Wondress	December 1989	82	4	4 (UK)	See chart performance entry
"Gringo"	Sabrina	July 1989	n/a	95	9 (Finland)	10 (Italy) - 10 (Spain)
"Hand on Your Heart"	Kylie Minogue	April 1989	n/a	1	1 (UK, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Hangin' Tough"	New Kids on the Block	July 1989	1	1	1 (UK, US, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Harlem Desire"	London Boys	September 1989	n/a	17	6 (Ireland)	n/a
"Have I Told You Lately"	Van Morrison	June 1989	n/a	74	12 (Ireland)	12 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) - 93 (Australia)
"Heaven"	Warrant	July 1989	2	93	2 (US)	See chart performance entry
"Heaven Help Me"	Deon Estus	April 1989	5	41	4 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Hélène"	Roch Voisine	November 1989	n/a	n/a	1 (France, Québec)	3 (Belgium, Norway) - 5 (Europe) - 9 (Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Chart) - 57 (Canadian RPM Top 100 Chart)
"Help!"	Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo	February 1989	n/a	3	2 (Finland, Ireland, Sweden)	See chart performance entry
"Hold Me In Your Arms"	Rick Astley	January 1989	n/a	10	7 (Ireland, Finland)	See chart performance entry
"Homely Girl"	UB40	November 1989	n/a	6	2 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"I Beg Your Pardon"	Kon Kan	February 1989	15	5	3 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt"	Donna Summer	May 1989	n/a	7	3 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"I Don't Wanna Lose You"	Tina Turner	November 1989	n/a	8	8 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"I Don't Want a Lover"	Texas	January 1989	77	8	3 (Switzerland)	See chart performance entry
"I Drove All Night"	Cyndi Lauper	April 1989	6	7	6	See chart performance entry
"I Feel the Earth Move"	Martika	August 1989	25	7	2 (Australia)	See chart performance entry
"I Just Don't Have the Heart"	Cliff Richard	August 1989	n/a	3	3 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"I Like It"	Dino	1989	7	n/a	7 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"I Only Wanna Be With You"	Samantha Fox	January 1989	31	16	1 (Belgium)	See chart performance entry
"I Remember You"	Skid Row	November 1989	6	36	2 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"I Want It All"	Queen	May 1989	50	3	2 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"I Want That Man"	Deborah Harry	September 1989	n/a	13	2 (Australia)	See chart performance entry
"I'd Rather Jack"	The Reynolds Girls	April 1989	n/a	8	6 (Finland, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"	New Kids on the Block	April 1989	1	5	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"I'll Be There for You"	Bon Jovi	April 1989	1	18	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"If I Could Turn Back Time"	Cher	July 1989	3	6	1 (Australia)	See chart performance entry
"If Only I Could"	Sydney Youngblood	1989	n/a	3	1 (Belgium)	See chart performance entry
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	Garth Brooks	August 1989	n/a	1	6 countries	See chart performance entry
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"	Simply Red	March 1989	1	2	1 (Australia, New Zealand, United States)	See chart performance entry
"I'm Every Woman" (Remix)	Chaka Khan	1989	n/a	8	8 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"In Private"	Dusty Springfield	November 1989	n/a	14	2 (Belgium)	See chart performance entry
"The Invisible Man"	Queen	August 1989	n/a	12	4 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"It's Alright"	Pet Shop Boys	June 1989	n/a	5	3 (West Germany)	See chart performance entry
"It's Only Love"	Simply Red	January 1989	28	12	7 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Jamais nous"	Elsa Lunghini	September 1989	n/a	n/a	10 (France)	15 (Québec) = 41 (Europe)
"Janie's Got a Gun"	Aerosmith	November 1989	4	76	1 (Australia)	See chart performance entry
"Jardins d'enfants"	Début de Soirée	June 1989	n/a	n/a	5 (France)	14 (Finland) - 16 (France) - 24 (Europe)
"Je te survivrai"	Jean-Pierre François	June 1989	n/a	n/a	2 (France)	12 (Europe) - 39 (Québec)
"Johnny, Johnny Come Home"	Avalanche	1989	n/a	n/a	1 (France)	2 (Europe) - 3 (France, Norway)
"Just A Friend"	Biz Markie	1989	9	55	0 (United States)	9 (U.S. Hot Rap Singles - Billboard) - 37 (U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks - Billboard) - 66 (Canada)
"Keep On Movin'"	Soul II Soul	March 1989	11	5	5 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Kickstart My Heart"	Mötley Crüe	November 1989	27	n/a	27 (United Kingdom)	18 (U.S. Mainstream Rock - Billboard) - 31 (New Zealand) - 34 (Australia)
"Kisses on the Wind"	Neneh Cherry	August 1989	8	20	4 (Finland)	See chart performance entry
"The Look"	Roxette	January 1989	1	7	1 (10 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Looking for Freedom"	David Hasselhoff	January 1989	n/a	n/a	1 (Austria, West Germany, Switzerland)	4 (Europe) - 12 (France) - 18 (Belgium) - 22 (Netherlands - Dutch Top 40) - 31 (Netherlands)
"La Vie la nuit"	Début de Soirée	January 1989	n/a	n/a	2 (France)	3 (Belgium - Wallonia) - 3 (Québec) - 9 (Europe) - 32 (Belgium - Flanders)
"Lambada"	Kaoma	July 1989	46	4	1 (14 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Lay Your Hands on Me"	Bon Jovi	August 1989	7	18	7 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Lean on You"	Cliff Richard	October 1989	n/a	17	10 (Ireland)	60 (Germany) - 66 (Netherlands)
"Leave a Light On"	Belinda Carlisle	September 1989	11	4	4 (Austria, Ireland, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Leave Me Alone"	Michael Jackson	February 1989	n/a	2	1 (Greece, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Let's Party"	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	December 1989	n/a	1	1 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Liberian Girl"	Michael Jackson	July 1989	n/a	13	1 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Licence to Kill"	Gladys Knight	May 1989	n/a	6	1 (Sweden)	See chart performance entry
"Like a Prayer"	Madonna	March 1989	1	1	(20 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Like a Yo-Yo"	Sabrina	February 1989	n/a	72	1 (Finland)	2 (Denmark) - 10 (Spain) - 13 (Italy) - 32 (Europe)
"Lily Was Here"	Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer	1989	11	6	1 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Listen to Your Heart"	Roxette	October 1989	8	13	2 (Czech Republic)	See chart performance entry
"Living in Sin"	Bon Jovi	October 1989	9	35	9 (United States)	9 (U.S. Cash Box Top 100) - 20 (Switzerland) - 37 (U.S.Billboard Album Rock Tracks) - 64 (Australia)
"The Living Years"	Mike + The Mechanics	January 1989	1	2	1 (5 countries)	See chart performance entry
"London Nights"	London Boys	June 1989	n/a	2	1 (Finland)	4 (Ireland) - 6 (Europe) - 9 (Switzerland) - 24 (West Germany)
"Losing My Mind"	Liza Minnelli	August 1989	n/a	6	2 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Lost in Your Eyes"	Debbie Gibson	January 1989	1	34	1 (Canada, United States)	See chart performance entry
"Love in an Elevator"	Aerosmith	August 1989	5	13	5 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Love in the Natural Way"	Kim Wilde	February 1989	n/a	32	26 (Ireland)	63 (Netherlands [Single Top 100])
"Love is a Shield"	Camouflage	April 1989	n/a	n/a	9 (West Germany)	11 (Austria) - 29 (Switzerland) - 23 (US Alternative Airplay - Billboard) - 35 (US Dance Club Songs - Billboard)
"Love Shack"	The B-52's	June 1989	3	2	1 (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Love Song"	Tesla	August 1989	10	n/a	10 (US)	n/a
"Love Train"	Holly Johnson	November 1989	65	4	4 (UK, West Germany)	See chart performance entry
"Lullaby"	The Cure	August 1989	74	18	2 (US)	See chart performance entry
"Magic Symphony"	Blue System	September 1989	n/a	n/a	21 (Switzerland)	10 (Media Control Charts) - 23 (Austria)
"Manchild"	Neneh Cherry	May 1989	n/a	5	2 (West Germany)	See chart performance entry
"Marina" (Remix '89)	Rocco Granata & The Carnations	1989	n/a	n/a	1 (Belgium, Italy, Germany)	n/a
"Me, Myself and I"	De La Soul	April 1989	34	22	1 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"Me So Horny"	2 Live Crew	January 1989	26	n/a	1 (Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"The Miracle"	Queen	November 1989	n/a	21	16 (Netherlands - Single Top 100) - 20 (Netherlands - Dutch Top 40)	23 (Ireland) - 28 (Belgium) - 78 (West Germany)
"Mirador"	Johnny Hallyday	June 1989	n/a	n/a	3 (France)	1 (France - Airplay Chart [Am Stations]) - 16 (Europe - Eurochart Hot 100) - 22 (Europe - European Airplay Top 50)
"Miss You Like Crazy"	Natalie Cole	March 1989	7	2	2 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Miss You Much"	Janet Jackson	August 1989	1	22	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Mixed Emotions"	The Rolling Stones	August 1989	5	26	1 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"My Brave Face"	Paul McCartney	May 1989	25	18	1 (Japan)	See chart performance entry
"Name and Number"	Curiosity Killed the Cat	September 1989	n/a	14	13 (Italy)	See chart performance entry
"No More Bolero's"	Gerard Joling	1989	n/a	n/a	1	n/a
"No More Lies"	Michel'le	October 1989	7	78	7 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Oh Father"	Madonna	October 1989	20	n/a	6 (Italy)	See chart performance entry
"On Our Own"	Bobby Brown	April 1989	2	4	1 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Once Bitten Twice Shy"	Great White	1989	5	83	5	6 (U.S. Mainstream Rock - Billboard) - 11 (Canada)
"One"	Bee Gees	June 1989	7	71	7 (Argentina, United States)	See chart performance entry
"One"	Metallica	January 1989	35	13	1 (Finland)	See chart performance entry
"One Summer"	Daryl Braithwaite	January 1989	n/a	n/a	4 (Sweden)	5 (Norway) – 8 (Australia)
"Open Letter (To a Landlord)"	Living Colour	February 1989	82	n/a	11 (New Zealand)	11 (U.S. Mainstream Rock - Billboard)
"Orange Crush"	R.E.M.	January 1989	n/a	28	5 (New Zealand)	1 (U.S. Modern Rock Tracks - Billboard; U.S. Mainstream Rock - Billboard) - 15 (Australia) - 21 (Ireland)
"The Other Side"	Aerosmith	June 1989	22	46	22 (United States)	1 (U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks - Billboard) - 73 (Australia)
"Pacific State"	808 State	November 1989	n/a	10	10 (United Kingdom)	82 (Australia)
"Paradise City"	Guns N' Roses	January 1989	5	6	4 (New Zealand)	4 (UK UK Independent Singles) - 21 (Scotland) - 35 (Australia) - 40 (Sweden) - 90 (Europe)
"Partyman"	Prince	August 1989	18	14	9 (Finland)	See chart performance entry
"Patience"	Guns N' Roses	April 1989	4	10	2 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Personal Jesus"	Depeche Mode	September 1989	28	13	3 (Italy, Spain)	See chart performance entry
"Poison"	Alice Cooper	July 1989	7	2	2 (New Zealand, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Pop Singer"	John Mellencamp	April 1989	15	93	1 (Canada, New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Pour toi Arménie"	Charles Aznavour	February 1989	n/a	n/a	1 (France)	3 (Belgium) - 4 (Europe)
"Pump ab das Bier"	Werner Wichtig	October 1989	n/a	n/a	1 (West Germany)	3 (Austria) - 3 (Switzerland)
"Pump Up the Jam"	Technotronic	August 1989	2	2	(7 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Real Love"	Jody Watley	March 1989	2	31	2 (United States, Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Revival"	Eurythmics	August 1989	n/a	26	7 (Sweden)	See chart performance entry
"Rhythm Nation"	Janet Jackson	October 1989	2	23	2 (Canada, United States)	See chart performance entry
"Ride On Time"	Black Box	July 1989	n/a	1	1 (Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Right Back Where We Started From"	Sinitta	May 1989	84	4	2 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Right Here Waiting"	Richard Marx	July 1989	1	2	1 (5 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Ring My Bell"	Collette	February 1989	n/a	93	4 (New Zealand)	5 (Australia)
"The Road to Hell"	Chris Rea	October 1989	n/a	10	6 (Austria)	See chart performance entry
"Roam"	The B-52's	December 1989	3	17	2 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Rocket"	Def Leppard	February 1989	12	15	5 (Ireland, New Zealand)	14 (Canada) - 15 (Australia, United Kingdom)
"Rock On"	Michael Damian	March 1989	1	n/a	1 (Canada, United States)	1 (U.S. Cash Top 100) - 45 (Germany) - 52 (Australia)
"Rock Wit'cha"	Bobby Brown	August 1989	7	33	7 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Roni"	Bobby Brown	1989	3	21	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"Room in Your Heart"	Living in a Box	September 1989	n/a	5	5 (United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Room to Move"	Animotion	February 1989	9	87	9 (United States)	21 (Canada)
"Round & Round"	New Order	February 1989	64	21	10 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Runnin' Down a Dream"	Tom Petty	July 1989	23	55	23 (United States, Canada)	1 (US Billboard Album Rock Tracks) - 68 (Australia)
"Satisfied"	Richard Marx	April 1989	1	52	1 (United States	2 (Canada) - 5 (US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks) - 20 (Australia) - 25 (Netherlands (Single Top 100)) - 42 (West Germany)
"Say Goodbye"	Indecent Obsession	May 1989	n/a	n/a	6 (Australia)	n/a
"Scandal"	Queen	October 1989	n/a	25	12 (Netherlands)	14 (Irish) - 16 (Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)) - 29 (Belgium)
"Sealed With a Kiss"	Jason Donovan	May 1989	n/a	1	1 (Ireland, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Second Chance"	38 Special	February 1989	6	n/a	2 (Canadian)	See chart performance entry
"She Drives Me Crazy"	Fine Young Cannibals	January 1989	1	5	(6 countries)	See chart performance entry
"She Has to Be Loved"	Jenny Morris	August 1989	n/a	n/a	3 (New Zealand)	5 (Australia)
"Shower Me with Your Love"	Surface	June 1989	5	n/a	n/a	1 (US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)) - 3 (US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)) - 5 (US Cash Box)
"Sit and Wait"	Sydney Youngblood	September 1989	n/a	16	2 (Austria, Sweden, West Germany)	See chart performance entry
"So Alive"	Love and Rockets	May 1989	3	79	1 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"	Marc Almond & Gene Pitney	January 1989	n/a	1	1 (5 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Sowing the Seeds of Love"	Tears for Fears	August 1989	1	1	1 (5 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Stand"	R.E.M.	January 1989	6	48	8 (Canada)	1 (US Alternative Airplay (Billboard), US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)) - 17 (Ireland) - 56 (Australia)
"Stop!"	Sam Brown	May 1989	65	4	1 (Belgium, Iceland, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40], Norway)	See chart performance entry
"Straight Up"	Paula Abdul	January 1989	1	3	1 (United States, Norway, Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Street Tuff"	Rebel MC & Double Trouble	October 1989	n/a	3	3 (Greece, Netherlands, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Stuck On You"	Paul Norton	March 1989	n/a	n/a	3 (Australia)	33 (New Zealand)
"Sweet Surrender"	Wet Wet Wet	September 1989	n/a	6	1 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Swing the Mood"	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	June 1989	11	1	1 (15 countries)	See chart performance entry
"Talk It Over"	Grayson Hugh	June 1989	19	n/a	3 (New Zealand)	4 (Australia) - 9 (US Adult Contemporary [Billboard])
"Telephone Booth"	Ian Moss	June 1989	n/a	n/a	7 (Australia)	29 (New Zealand)
"Tell It Like It Is"	Don Johnson	January 1989	n/a	84	2 (Germany)	6 (France, Netherlands, Switzerland) - 13 (Austria)
"Tell Me Why"	Exposé	December 1989	9	97	15 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"That's What I Like"	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers	October 1989	69	1	1 (Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"This Is Your Land"	Simple Minds	April 1989	n/a	13	6 (Ireland, Netherlands)	See chart performance entry
"This One's for the Children"	New Kids on the Block	October 1989	7	9	7 (Ireland, United States)	See chart performance entry
"This Time I Know It's for Real"	Donna Summer	February 1989	7	3	2 (Belgium)	See chart performance entry
"This Woman's Work"	Kate Bush	November 1989	n/a	25	20 (Ireland)	89 (Australia) See chart performance entry
"Too Many Broken Hearts"	Jason Donovan	February 1989	n/a	1	1 (Ireland, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Too Much"	Bros	July 1989	n/a	2	1 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Tucker's Daughter"	Ian Moss	November 1989	n/a	n/a	2 (Australia)	6 (New Zealand)
"Veronica"	Elvis Costello	February 1989	19	31	19 (United States)	1 (US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)) - 10 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart) - 22 (Ireland) - 27 (Australian) - 54 (Dutch Single Top 100) - 64 (Canada)
"Way of the World"	Max Q	September 1989	n/a	87	5 (New Zealand)	6 (US Alternative Airplay – Billboard) – 8 (Australia) – 44 (US Dance Charts)
"The Way to Your Heart"	Soulsister	February 1989	41	n/a	3 (Belgium)	4 (Germany) - 6 (Austria) - 8 (Switzerland, Netherlands)
"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Billy Joel	September 1989	1	7	1 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"What I Am"	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians	November 1988	7	31	1 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"What You Don't Know"	Exposé	May 1989	8	99	8 (United States)	See chart performance entry
"When I Looked at Him"	Exposé	1989	10	n/a	5 (Netherlands - Single Top 100)	See chart performance entry
"When I See You Smile"	Bad English	August 1989	1	61	1 (Canada, United States)	See chart performance entry
"When Love Comes to Town"	U2 & B.B. King	April 1989	68	6	1 (Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"When the Night Comes"	Joe Cocker	November 1989	11	65	7 (Switzerland)	12 (US Adult Contemporary) - 6 (US Mainstream Rock) - 23 (Canada) - 50 (Australia) - 25 (Austria) - 7 (Switzerland) - 29 (Netherlands)
"When You Come Back to Me"	Jason Donovan	November 1989	n/a	2	1 (Finland, Ireland)	See chart performance entry
"Whenever God Shines His Light"	Van Morrison & Cliff Richard	November 1989	n/a	20	3 (Ireland)	n/a
"Wild Thing"	Tone Loc	October 1989	2	21	1 (New Zealand)	See chart performance entry
"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Bette Midler	February 1989	1	5	1 (Australia, United States)	See chart performance entry
"With Every Beat of My Heart"	Taylor Dayne	October 1989	5	53	5 (Canada, United States)	See chart performance entry
"Woman in Chains"	Tears For Fears	November 1989	36	26	11 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"Wouldn't Change a Thing"	Kylie Minogue	July 1989	n/a	2	2 (UK)	See chart performance entry
"Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent"	Melody	August 1989	n/a	n/a	2 (France)	12 (Europe)
"You Got It"	Roy Orbison	January 1989	33	n/a	3 (Canada)	See chart performance entry
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"	New Kids on the Block	November 1989	3	1	1 (Australia, Spain, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"	Sonia	June 1989	n/a	1	1 (Europe, Ireland, United Kingdom)	See chart performance entry
"Young Years"	Dragon	April 1989	n/a	n/a	13 (New Zealand)	18 (Australia)
"Your Mama Don't Dance"	Poison	February 1989	4	n/a	4 (US Billboard Hot 100)	See chart performance entry

Other Chart hit singles

"And the Night Stood Still" – Dion (# 75 US)
"Belye Rozy" – Laskoviy Mai
"Blush" - The Hummingbirds (# 19 Australia)
"Carma (Omen 2)" – Mysterious Art
"Casser la voix" - Patrick Bruel
"C Day" - Confetti's
"Cœur de loup" - Philippe Lafontaine
"The Crack-Up" – The Black Sorrows (# 40 Australia)
"Come Anytime" - Hoodoo Gurus (# 27 Australia) - (# 1 US Modern Rock Tracks - Billboard)
"Communication" – John Farnham and Danni'Elle (# 13 Australia)
"Compulsory Hero" – 1927 (# 14 Australia)
"Cry in Shame" – Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (# 10 Australia)
"Das Omen (Teil 1)" – Mysterious Art
"Dumb Things" - Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls (# 36 Australia - # 17 US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks)
"Eve of the War" (Ben Liebrand Remix)" - Jeff Wayne
French Kiss" - Honesty 69
"House of Cards" - James Reyne (# 17 Australia)
"If I Ever Fall in Love Again" – Anne Murray (# 6 Canada Adult Contemporary - # 9 Canada Country Tracks - # 28 US Hot Country Songs Billboard)
"I Get the Job Done" – Big Daddy Kane
"It's Alright" - Gyan (# 49 Australia)
"It's Only Love" - Simply Red
"Killin' Time" – Clint Black (# 1 Canada Country Tracks - # 1 US Hot Country Songs Billboard)
"Let Me Be" - Daryl Braithwaite (# 26 Australia)
"London Kid" – Jean Michel Jarre & Hank Marvin
"Lookin' for Love" – Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (# 28 Australia)
"Nothing Has Been Proved" – Dusty Springfield (# 16 UK)
"Onion Skin" – Boom Crash Opera (# 11 Australia)
"Rich in Paradise" - FPI Project
"Say Goodbye" - Indecent Obsession (# 6 Australia)
"Simple Man" - Noiseworks (# 47 Australia)
"Soldier of Love" – Donny Osmond (# 57 US - # 66 Canada)
"Soul Revival" – Johnny Diesel and the Injectors (# 9 Australia)
"The World Seems Difficult" – Mental As Anything (# 19 Australia)
"Wait" - Gyan (# 14 Australia)
"What the World Is Waiting For" - The Stone Roses
"Where are you now" - Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch (# 10 United States, # 3 US Adult Contemporary [Billboard])
"Winning It All" - The Outfield (# 94 Canada - # 104 US Cash Box Top 100)
"You'll Never Know" – 1927 (# 15 Australia)
"You're History" - Shakespears Sister

Notable singles

Song title	Artist(s)	Release date(s)	Other Chart Performance(s)
"A Girl Like You"	The Smithereens	October 1989	2 (US Mainstream Rock [Billboard]) - 3 (US Alternative Airplay [Billboard]) - 38 (US Billboard Hot 100) - 62 (Canada Top Singles)
"The Beat(en) Generation"	The The	April 1989	4 (New Zealand) - 8 (Ireland) - 13 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 18 (UK Singles Chart) - 50 (Australia) - 82 (Germany)
"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"	Public Enemy	1989	11 (U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles) - 86 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks)
"Blow at High Dough"	The Tragically Hip	April 1989	1 (Canada Content) - 48 (Canada)
"Blues from a Gun"	The Jesus and Mary Chain	September 1989	1 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 32 (UK Singles Chart)
"Can't Be Sure"	The Sundays	May 1989	45 (UK Singles Chart) - 74 (Australia)
"Closer to Fine"	Indigo Girls	July 1989	23 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 48 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 52 (US Billboard Hot 100) - 53 (Canada) - 57 (Australia)
"Come Anytime"	Hoodoo Gurus	January 1989	1 (US Billboard Modern Tracks) - 45 (Australia) - 1 (US Modern Rock Tracks [Billboard])
"Dirty Blvd."	Lou Reed	January 1989	1 (US Modern Rock Tracks [Billboard]) - 18 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 45 (Australia)
"Dizzy"	Throwing Muses	February 1989	8 (US Billboard Modern Tracks) - 85 (United Kingdom)
"Fight the Power"	Public Enemy	July 1989	See chart entry performance
"God Is a Bullet"	Concrete Blonde	July 1989	15 (US Modern Rock Tracks [Billboard]) - 49 (US Mainstream Rock [Billboard]) - 146 (Australia) - 76 (Triple J Hottest 100, 1990 [Australia])
"Happy Birthday"	Concrete Blonde	May 1989	81 (Australia) - 82 (Canada)
"Head On"	The Jesus and Mary Chain	November 1989	2 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 57 (UK Singles Chart) - 102 (Australia)
"Here Comes Your Man"	Pixies	June 1989	3 (US Alternative Airplay - Billboard) - 54 (UK Singles Charts) - 11 (New Zealand) - 11 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 32 (Europe)
"I'll Be You"	The Replacements	April 1989	1 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart) - 1 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 51 (US Billboard Hot 100) - 92 (Canada)
"Info Freako"	Jesus Jones	February 1989	42 (UK Singles Chart) - 45 (Triple J Hottest 100, 1990 [Australia])
"Interesting Drug"	Morrissey	April 1989	4 (Ireland) - 9 (UK Singles Chart)
"The Last of the Famous International Playboys"	Morrissey	January 1989	3 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 6 (UK Singles Chart)
"Made of Stone"	The Stone Roses	March 1989	90 (UK Singles Chart)
"Mayor of Simpleton"	XTC	January 1989	1 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 15 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) - 42 (Canada) - 46 (UK Singles Chart) - 89 (Australia)
"Monkey Gone to Heaven"	Pixies	March 1989	5 (US Alternative Airplay - Billboard) - 60 (UK Singles Charts)
"Nightmares"	Violent Femmes	1989	4 (US Modern Rock Tracks - Billboard) - 146 (Australia)
"Ouija Board, Ouija Board"	Morrissey	November 1989	2 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) - 4 (Ireland) - 18 (UK Singles Chart) - 28 (New Zealand) - 58 (Europe)
"Pop Song 89"	R.E.M.	May 1989	14 (US Mainstream Rock [Billboard]) - 16 (US Alternative Airplay [Billboard]) - 86 (US Billboard Hot 100) - 94 (Canada Top Singles)
"Pure"	The Lightning Seeds	June 1989	8 (U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplya) - 16 (UK Singles Chart) - 31 (U.S. Billboard Hot 100) - 92 (Australia)
"Regina"	The Sugarcubes	September 1989	1 (UK Indie Singles) – 2 (US Modern Rock [Billboard]) – 27 (Irish Singles Chart) – 55 (UK Singles Chart) – 141 (Australia)
"She Bangs the Drums"	The Stone Roses	July 1989	9 (US Alternative Songs - Billboard) - 34 (UK Singles Charts) - 37 (New Zealand) - 128 (Australia)
"Sit Down"	James	June 1989	77 (UK Singles Charts) - 88 (Australia)
"Sometimes"	Max Q	October 1989	31 (Australia) - 37 (New Zealand) - 52 (UK Singles Chart)

Other Notable singles

"Another World" - Hoodoo Gurus
"Blush" - The Hummingbirds
"Falling Over You" – The Triffids
"Goodbye Little Boy" – The Triffids
"Purple Toupee" - They Might Be Giants
"Sweet Guy" - Paul Kelly and The Messengers
"They'll Need a Crane" - They Might Be Giants
"V for Vendetta" - Bughouse
"Word Gets Around" - The Hummingbirds
"You Happy Puppet" - 10,000 Maniacs

Published popular music

"Kiss the Girl" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
"Part of Your World" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
"Under the Sea" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
"We Didn't Start the Fire" w.m. Billy Joel
"You Got It" w.m. Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty

Classical music

Elliott Carter
- Three Occasions for Orchestra (1986–89)
- Violin Concerto
Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 4
Kaija Saariaho - Du cristal...
Anders Eliasson – Symphony No. 3, for alto saxophone and orchestra
Einar Englund – Wind Quintet
Karel Goeyvaerts
- Aquarius , stage cantata, for eight sopranos and 15 instrumentalists
- ...want de tijd is nabij (Because the Time Is Near), for male chorus and strings
Ingram Marshall – Sinfonia Dolce far Niente
Toshirô Mayuzumi
- Mukyūdō, for orchestra
- Rokudan, for harp
John McCabe – String Quartet No. 5
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Simpson
- String Quartet No. 13
- Vortex for Brass Band
John Tavener – The Protecting Veil
I Nyoman Windha – Puspanjali

Opera

Conrad Cummings – Photo-Op
Anthony Davis – Under the Double Moon
Lorenzo Ferrero
- Charlotte Corday
- Le Bleu-blanc-rouge et le noir
Alexander Vustin – The Devil in Love (opera) (not performed)

Jazz

Musical theatre

Aspects of Love (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London production
City of Angels – Broadway production opened at the Virginia Theatre and ran for 897 performances
Grand Hotel – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 1017 performances
Gypsy (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
Meet Me in St. Louis – Broadway production based on the 1944 film, ran for 252 performances
Miss Saigon (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) – London production
Pacific Overtures (Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman) – London production
Starmites (Stuart Ross and Barry Keating) - Broadway production opened at Criterion Center Stage Right and ran for 60 performances

Musical films

101-Depeche Mode
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
The Fabulous Baker Boys
ChaalBaaz
Juke-Bar (animation)
The Little Mermaid — animated feature film
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Polly (TV film)
Sons of Steel

Births

January 3 – Julia Nunes, American singer-songwriter
January 4 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer
January 6 – James Durbin, American singer
January 7 – Wrabel, American singer-songwriter
January 9 – Kyle Craft, American southern blues glam rock singer-songwriter and musician
January 13 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer and model
January 14 – Frankie Sandford, British singer-songwriter (S Club Juniors, The Saturdays)
January 16 – Kiesza, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist
January 20 – Joel Pott, English musician (Shura)
January 24
- Calvin Goldspink, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- Trace Cyrus, American musician (The Cyrus Family (Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah Cyrus)) (Metro Station)
January 25 – Yasmien Kurdi, Filipina singer and actress
January 28 – Carly Paoli, British mezzo-soprano
February 2 – Southside, American record producer, songwriter and rapper.
February 3 – Ryne Sanborn, American actor, singer and dancer
February 7 – Jihae, South Korean singer and actress
February 10 – Olga Korsak, Latvian singer-songwriter, actress, and former competitive figure skater
February 16
- Danielle Haim, American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter (Haim)
- Bry, Irish singer-songwriter
February 17
- Stacey McClean, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- Chord Overstreet, American actor, Glee cast member, singer, musician and composer
February 22 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer and model
February 24 – Lauren Brant, South African-Australian television personality, singer-dancer and actress
February 27
- Stefano Langone, American singer
- Sam Sweeney, English folk musician
- Shota Shimizu, Japanese singer
March 1
- Sonya Kitchell, American jazz singer-songwriter
- Karl-Erik Taukar, Estonian singer, bass guitarist and television host
March 9 – TaeYeon, member of South Korean pop girl group Girls' Generation
March 11
- Shin Soohyun, member of South Korean pop boy group U-KISS
- Rainey Qualley, American actress and singer who works under the name Rainsford
March 13 – Yemi Alade, Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress and activist
March 14 – Yutaka Yamada, Japanese composer, arranger and orchestrator
March 19 – Ben Briley, American singer
March 20 – Sam de Jong, record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Auckland, New Zealand based in Los Angeles, California. (Ella Henderson, Amy Shark)
March 21 – Rochelle Wiseman, British singer (S Club Juniors & The Saturdays)
March 23 – Mike Will Made It, American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter (Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar)
March 25 – Alyson Michalka, American singer-songwriter and actress
March 26 – Josiah Leming, American singer-songwriter
March 29 – Michelle Zauner, Korean-American singer, musician, director, and author.
March 30 – Eden xo, American singer-songwriter and actress
April 8
- Alexander DeLeon, American singer-songwriter (The Cab)
- Matty Healy, British singer-songwriter, musician, producer, performance artist of The 1975 (worked with: halsey, Taylor Swift, The Japanese House, Beabadoobee, Holly Humberstone)
- Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese rock singer
April 11 – Zola Jesus, American singer/songwriter
April 18 – Jessica, member of Girls' Generation
April 19 – Simu Liu, Canadian actor and singer
April 20 – Han Hee-jun, South Korean singer
April 24 – Thomas Sanders, American singer, songwriter, YouTuber, playwright, scriptwriter and internet personality (Dodie, Joan, Ben J Pierce)
May 1 – Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
May 3 – Mary Lambert, American country singer/songwriter and poet
May 5 – Chris Brown, American singer and rapper
May 9 – Katy B, English singer and songwriter
May 15 – Sunny, member of Girls' Generation
May 24 – G-Eazy, American rapper, producer, singer (Worked with: Britney Spears, Bebe Rexha, Halsey)
May 28 – Asuca Hayashi, J-pop singer
May 30 – Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist
June 3 – Jillette Johnson, American singer/songwriter, musician
June 8 – Miya Folick, American musician
June 9 – Chloë Agnew, Irish multi lingual singer and songwriter (Celtic Women)
June 13 – Lisa Tucker, American singer
June 14 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer
June 17 – Simone Battle, American actress, singer and dancer (G.R.L) (died 2014)
June 18 – Renee Olstead, American actress and jazz singer
June 20
- Benyamin Nuss, German pianist
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor, comedian and musician
June 25 – Sam Ryder, British singer-songwriter
June 27 – Kelley Jakle, American actress and singer-songwriter
July 2 – Dev, American singer-songwriter, rapper, model, musician and radio host
July 3
- Aisel, Azerbaijani singer
- Elle King, American singer-songwriter
July 5 – Joseph King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Canvas and Deadbeat Darling)
July 6 – Laith Ashley, American model, actor, activist, singer-songwriter and entertainer of Dominican descent. (Taylor Swift,
July 10 – Jennifer Åkerman, Swedish, blogger, model and singer-songwriter
July 11 – Hana Pestle, American singer, songwriter and record producer (HANA) (Collaborator with Grimes and band member)
- TĀLĀ – musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
July 13 – Sayumi Michishige, Japanese musician and longest running member of Morning Musume
July 14 – Isaiah Sharkey, American guitarist and singer
July 20 – Brooke Candy, American rapper, singer-songwriter, director, activist, and dancer
July 21 – Jasmine Cephas Jones, American stage and screen actress-singer
July 26 – Travis Garland, American singer and dancer
July 31 – Alexis Knapp, American actress and singer
August 1 – Tiffany, member of Girls' Generation
August 2
- Priscilla Betti, French singer
- Jonas Blue, English DJ, record producer, songwriter and remixer
- Relja Popović, Serbian rapper and actor
August 4 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer, songwriter and actress (Young Divas)
August 9 – Tainy, Puetro Rico record producer
August 15
- Belinda Peregrin, Spanish Mexican singer, songwriter and actress
- Joe Jonas, American vocalist, singer/songwriter, musician (DNCE, Jonas Brothers) {dated: AJ Michalka, Taylor Swift, and married Sophie Turner, brother of Nick Jonas}
August 17 – Mitchell Tenpenny, American country pop singer and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.
August 18 – Anna Akana, American actress, musician, filmmaker, author, YouTuber and comedian.
August 19
- Lil' Romeo, American entertainer
- Runtown, Nigerian singer
August 21 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model, singer and activist
August 23 – Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
August 27 – Jessica Lea Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and musician from OHIO
August 30 – Bebe Rexha, American singer/songwriter, record producer
September 1
- Mohammed Assaf, Palestinian singer
- Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel
September 2 – Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (Foxes, Hayley Williams, Selena Gomez, Kesha)
September 3 – Gusttavo Lima, Brazilian singer
September 4 – Ryota Kohama, Japanese musician (One Ok Rock)
September 5 – Kat Graham, American actress, singer, dancer and model
September 7 – Loren Allred, American musician
September 8 – Avicii, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer (d. 2018)
September 10 – Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol finalist
September 14 – Logan Henderson, Actor, singer (Big Time Rush)
September 21
- Jason Derulo, American singer/songwriter/dancer
- Emma Watkins, Australian singer, actress, and dancer
September 22
- HyoYeon, member of Girls' Generation
- Cœur de pirate, Canadian bilingual singer-songwriter and musician
September 24 – Kreayshawn, American rapper, creative director of OK 1984 and music video director
September 25 – Vick Hope, British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author.
October 4
- Rich Homie Quan, American singer, songwriter and rapper
- Tei Shi, Colombian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer
October 14 – Arca, Venezuelan musician and record producer
October 15 – Fedez, Italian rapper and musician (Zara Larsson)
October 20 – Jess Glynne, English soul-pop singer/songwriter
October 22 – JPEGMafia, American rapper, songwriter, and producer
October 30 – Jay Asforis, British singer (S Club Juniors)
November 2 – Katelyn Tarver, American singer-songwriter and actress
November 3 – Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter
November 11 – Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume)
November 17 – Ali Tamposi, American songwriter
November 22 – Candice Glover, American R&B singer and actress
November 30 – Daisy Evans, British singer (S Club Juniors)
December 5 – Yuri, member of Girls' Generation
December 12
- Janelle Arthur, American singer
- Marcel "Shin" Gothow of Cinema Bizarre, German drummer
December 13 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, musician, multi instrumentalist, director, and businesswoman (sometimes actress)
December 17 – Taylor York, American musician, songwriter and guitarist (Member of band:Paramore, collaborator with Hayley Williams)
December 18 – Ashley Benson, American model, singer and actress
December 22 – Jordin Sparks, American Idol Season 6 winner
December 27 – Calyssa Davidson, American violinist
December 29 – Pardison Fontaine, American rapper and songwriter (Cardi B, Megan thee Stallion)
December 31 – Andrew Taggart, producer and vocal (The Chainsmokers)
Unknown:
- Danny L Harle, British Music producer
- Jai Paul, English songwriter, record producer and recording artist

Deaths

January 12 – Satyam, Indian film music director, 65
January 20 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress and singer, 94
January 21 – Billy Tipton, American jazz musician, 74
February 5 – Joe Raposo, composer and lyricist, "Bein' Green", 51 (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
February 6 – King Tubby Jamaican DJ and composer, father of dub reggae, 48 (gunshot wounds)
February 14 – Vincent Crane (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), 45 (drug overdose)
February 23 – Florencio Morales Ramos, singer and composer, 72
March 19 – Alan Civil, horn player, 59
March 20 – Archie Bleyer, US arranger and bandleader, 79
April 8 – A. M. Rajah, Indian playback singer and composer, 59 (rail accident)
April 26 – Lucille Ball, US actress and singer, 77
May 9 – Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer, 34
May 10 – Woody Shaw, jazz musician, 44 (kidney failure)
May 15 – Johnny Green, composer, conductor and arranger, 80
May 30 – Zinka Milanov, operatic soprano, 83
June 2 – Guido Agosti, Italian pianist and piano teacher, 87
June 14 – Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, 27 (motorcycle accident)
June 22 – Henri Sauguet, composer, 88
June 24 – Hibari Misora, Japanese enka singer, 52 (hepatitis)
July 5 – Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor, 84
July 16 – Herbert von Karajan, conductor, 81
July 21 – Mushtaq Ali Khan, Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player, 78
August 1 – John Ogdon, pianist, 52 (diabetes-related)
August 2 – Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian musician, 76
August 21 – Raul Seixas, singer and songwriter, 44 (diabetes-related)
August 25 – Gunnar Berg, Danish composer
September 7 – Mikhail Goldstein, violinist and composer, 71
September 14 – Perez Prado, Cuban bandleader and composer, 72
September 15 – Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, 56 (leukemia)
September 22 – Irving Berlin, composer, lyricist, 101
September 24 – Jean Perrin, pianist and composer, 79
September 30 – Virgil Thomson, composer, 92
October 17 – Morteza Hannaneh, composer, 66
October 19 – Alan Murphy, guitarist, member of Level 42 and Go West, 35 (AIDS-related)
October 22 – Ewan MacColl, folk singer, 74
October 31 – Conrad Beck, Swiss composer, 88
November 5 – Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, 86
November 15 – Alejo Durán, composer of vallenatos, 80
November 29 – Yam Kim-fai, cantonese opera singer, 76
December 6
- Billy Lyall, keyboardist of Pilot and Bay City Rollers, 46 (AIDS-related)
- Sammy Fain, US composer, 87
December 21 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer, 78
December 26 – Sir Lennox Berkeley, composer, 86

Awards

The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Dion, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder
Grammy Awards of 1989
1989 Country Music Association Awards
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
31st Japan Record Awards

Charts

List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989 (U.S.)

References

↑ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.
↑ According to Encyclopaedia Metallum, Exodus' album Fabulous Disaster was released in Europe in 1988 by UK label Music for Nations, but not in the US until January 1989.

External links

ARIA Top 50 Singles of 1989

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[1] ttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.

[2] According to Encyclopaedia Metallum, Exodus' album Fabulous Disaster was released in Europe in 1988 by UK label Music for Nations, but not in the US until January 1989.

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