List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1989

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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1989.

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A total 124 songs reached the top ten in 1989, only 117 of them peaked in 1989 (the other seven peaked in either 1988 or 1990). 33 songs peaked at number one that year, tying the previous year, 1988 with the second-most number-one songs of the year, while 14 singles reached a peak of number two.

New Kids on the Block scored six top ten hits during the year with "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)", "Hangin' Tough", "Cover Girl", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)", and "This One's for the Children", the most among all other artists.

Top-ten singles


List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1989
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Singles from 1988
December 10"My Prerogative" (#2) Bobby Brown 1January 147
December 24"Two Hearts" Phil Collins 1January 217
"In Your Room" The Bangles 5January 74
"Don't Rush Me" Taylor Dayne 2January 217
Singles from 1989
January 7"Armageddon It" Def Leppard 3January 215
"Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson 7January 143
January 14"I Remember Holding You" Boys Club 8January 141
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Annie Lennox & Al Green 9January 142
"The Way You Love Me" Karyn White 7February 44
January 21"When I'm with You" Sheriff 1February 45
"When the Children Cry" White Lion 3February 44
January 28"Straight Up" (#4) Paula Abdul 1February 117
"Born to Be My Baby" Bon Jovi 3February 185
"Wild Thing" Tone Lōc 2February 186
"All This Time" Tiffany 6February 113
February 11"The Lover in Me" Sheena Easton 2March 45
"I Wanna Have Some Fun" Samantha Fox 8February 111
"She Wants to Dance with Me" Rick Astley 6February 253
"Walking Away" Information Society 9February 183
February 18"Lost in Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson 1March 47
"What I Am" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians 7March 43
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids on the Block 3March 115
February 25"The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics 1March 256
March 4"Roni"Bobby Brown3March 184
"Surrender to Me" Ann Wilson & Robin Zander 6March 112
"Paradise City" Guns N' Roses 5March 113
March 11"Girl You Know It's True" (#8) Milli Vanilli 2April 17
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" Rod Stewart 4April 15
March 18"Eternal Flame"The Bangles1April 16
"The Look" Roxette 1April 87
"Don't Tell Me Lies" Breathe 10March 181
March 25"She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals 1April 157
"Walk the Dinosaur" Was (Not Was) 7April 13
"You're Not Alone" Chicago 10March 251
April 1"Stand" R.E.M. 6April 84
"Dreamin'" Vanessa Williams 8April 82
April 8"Like a Prayer" Madonna 1April 227
"Funky Cold Medina"Tone Lōc3April 295
April 15"Superwoman" Karyn White 8April 151
"You Got It" Roy Orbison 9April 151
"Your Mama Don't Dance" Poison 10April 151
April 22"I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi1May 136
"Heaven Help Me" Deon Estus & George Michael 5April 292
"Second Chance" Thirty Eight Special 6May 64
April 29"Real Love" Jody Watley 2May 206
"After All (Love Theme from Chances Are)" Cher & Peter Cetera 6May 134
"Forever Your Girl"Paula Abdul1May 206
May 6"Soldier of Love" Donny Osmond 2June 36
"Room to Move" Animotion 9May 61
May 13"Rock On" Michael Damian 1June 35
"Patience"Guns N' Roses4June 35
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (#7) Bette Midler 1June 107
May 20"Every Little Step"Bobby Brown3June 106
May 27"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"New Kids on the Block1June 176
"Close My Eyes Forever" Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne 8June 174
June 3"Buffalo Stance" Neneh Cherry 3June 246
June 10"Satisfied" Richard Marx 1June 245
"Where Are You Now?" Jimmy Harnen with Synch 10June 101
June 17"Baby Don't Forget My Number"Milli Vanilli1July 16
"Good Thing"Fine Young Cannibals1July 86
"This Time I Know It's for Real" Donna Summer 7June 243
"Cry" Waterfront 10June 172
June 24"Miss You Like Crazy" Natalie Cole 7July 84
July 1"If You Don't Know Me By Now" Simply Red 1July 156
"Express Yourself"Madonna2July 155
"I Drove All Night" Cyndi Lauper 6July 82
July 8"Toy Soldiers" Martika 1July 226
"What You Don't Know" Exposé 8July 153
July 15"Batdance" Prince 1August 56
"The Doctor" The Doobie Brothers 9July 151
"So Alive" Love and Rockets 3August 56
July 22"On Our Own"Bobby Brown2August 56
"Lay Your Hands on Me"Bon Jovi7July 294
July 29"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" Great White 5August 125
"I Like It" Dino 7August 124
"Right Here Waiting"Richard Marx1August 127
August 5"Cold Hearted" (#6)Paula Abdul1September 28
August 12"Don't Wanna Lose You" Gloria Estefan 1September 168
August 19"Hangin' Tough"New Kids on the Block1September 96
"Secret Rendezvous"Karyn White6August 263
August 26"The End of the Innocence" Don Henley 8August 262
"Friends" Jody Watley featuring Eric B. & Rakim 9August 262
"Angel Eyes" Jeff Healey Band 5September 24
September 2"Heaven" Warrant 2September 237
"Shower Me with Your Love" Surface 5September 164
September 9"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"Milli Vanilli1September 236
"If I Could Turn Back Time"Cher3September 235
"18 and Life" Skid Row 4September 235
September 16"Cherish"Madonna2October 75
September 23"Miss You Much" (#5) Janet Jackson 1October 78
September 30"One" Bee Gees 7September 301
"Kisses on the Wind" Neneh Cherry 8September 301
"Lovesong" The Cure 2October 214
October 7"Mixed Emotions" The Rolling Stones 5October 143
"Bust a Move" Young MC 7October 144
"It's No Crime" Babyface 7October 284
October 14"Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tears for Fears 2October 285
"Listen to Your Heart"Roxette1November 46
October 21"Cover Girl"New Kids on the Block2November 44
"Love in an Elevator" Aerosmith 5October 283
"When I Looked at Him"Exposé10October 211
October 28"Dr. Feelgood" Mötley Crüe 6October 282
"When I See You Smile" Bad English 1November 116
"Rock Wit'cha"Bobby Brown7November 43
November 4"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"Paula Abdul3December 26
"Love Shack" The B-52's 3November 186
November 11"Blame It on the Rain"Milli Vanilli1November 256
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"New Kids on the Block8November 182
November 18"We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel 1December 98
"Angelia"Richard Marx4December 24
"Poison" Alice Cooper 7November 253
"Back to Life" Soul II Soul 4December 167
November 25"Don't Know Much" Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville 2December 238
"Another Day in Paradise" Phil Collins 1December 2310
December 9"With Every Beat of My Heart"Taylor Dayne5December 166
December 16"Living in Sin"Bon Jovi9December 163
"Just Like Jesse James"Cher8December 235

1988 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1989 which peaked in 1988
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
November 19"Look Away" (#1)Chicago1December 108
November 26"Giving You the Best That I Got" (#10) Anita Baker 3December 177
December 3"Waiting for a Star to Fall" Boy Meets Girl 5December 176
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" (#3) Poison 1December 248

1990 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1989 which peaked in 1990
Top ten
entry date
SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
December 9"Pump Up the Jam" Technotronic 2January 209
December 16"Rhythm Nation"Janet Jackson2January 66
December 23"This One's for the Children"New Kids on the Block7January 64

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This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.

This is a list of songs that have reached number 10 or higher on the Billboard Hot 100. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.

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