List of number-one singles of 1989 (Ireland)

The following is a list of the IRMA's number-one singles of 1989.

Issue date	Song	Artist	Ref.
5 January	"Especially for You"	Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
12 January
19 January
26 January	"The Living Years"	Mike + The Mechanics
2 February	"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"	Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney
9 February
16 February	"Belfast Child"	Simple Minds
23 February
2 March	"Leave Me Alone"	Michael Jackson
9 March	"Too Many Broken Hearts"	Jason Donovan
16 March	"Like a Prayer"	Madonna
23 March
30 March	"Paradise City"	Guns N' Roses
6 April	"Eternal Flame"	The Bangles
13 April	"When Love Comes to Town"	U2 featuring B. B. King
20 April	"Eternal Flame"	The Bangles
27 April
4 May	"Far from Home"	Daniel O'Donnell
11 May	"Hand on Your Heart"	Kylie Minogue
18 May	"Ferry Cross the Mersey"	Gerry Marsden, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney & The Christians
25 May
1 June	"Heart & Soul"	No Sweat
8 June
15 June	"Sealed With a Kiss"	Jason Donovan
22 June	"All I Want Is You"	U2
29 June
6 July	"And a Bang on the Ear"	The Waterboys	[1]
13 July	"Liberian Girl"	Michael Jackson
20 July	"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You"	Sonia
27 July	"Too Much"	Bros
3 August
10 August	"Swing the Mood"	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
17 August
24 August	"Lion in a Cage"	Dolores Keane
31 August
7 September	"Every Day (I Love You More)"	Jason Donovan
14 September
21 September	"Right Here Waiting"	Richard Marx
28 September	"Ride on Time"	Black Box
5 October	"Sweet Surrender"	Wet Wet Wet
12 October
19 October	"That's What I Like"	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
26 October
2 November
9 November	"Never Too Late"	Kylie Minogue
16 November	"Don't Know Much"	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
23 November
30 November
7 December	"When You Come Back to Me"	Jason Donovan
14 December	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"	Band Aid II
21 December
28 December

• 31 number ones
• Most number ones: Jason Donovan (5)
• Most weeks at number one (song): "Especially for You" – Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, "Eternal Flame" – The Bangles, "Swing the Mood Again" – Various Artists, "Don't Know Much" – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, "Do They Know It's Christmas" – Band Aid II (3 weeks)
• Most weeks at number one (artist): Jason Donovan (8 weeks)

See also

• 1989 in music
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland

References

1. "Retro Irish Chart 1989: Fiddle-strewn folk tune gave The Waterboys their only number one hit". Irish Independent. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.