Year-end charts · Born in the Charts

The charts of 1989

Born in 1989? These were the No. 1 songs of your year:

  • United Kingdom: Ride on Time by Black Box
  • United States: Look Away by Chicago
  • Germany: Looking for Freedom by David Hasselhoff

United Kingdom: top 50 of 1989

Official Singles Chart, year-end

  1. Ride on Time – Black Box
  2. Swing the Mood – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  3. Eternal Flame – The Bangles
  4. Too Many Broken Hearts – Jason Donovan
  5. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) – Soul II Soul
  6. Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart – Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
  7. That's What I Like – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  8. Pump Up the Jam – Technotronic
  9. Let's Party – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  10. Do They Know It's Christmas? – Band Aid II
  11. Like a Prayer – Madonna
  12. You'll Never Stop Me Loving You – Sonia
  13. If You Don't Know Me by Now – Simply Red
  14. Sealed with a Kiss – Jason Donovan
  15. Leave a Light On – Belinda Carlisle
  16. Belfast Child – Simple Minds
  17. Especially for You – Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
  18. Hand on Your Heart – Kylie Minogue
  19. Ferry Cross the Mersey – The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden, and Stock Aitken Waterman
  20. All Around the World – Lisa Stansfield
  21. Lambada – Kaoma
  22. You Got It (The Right Stuff) – New Kids on the Block
  23. Straight Up – Paula Abdul
  24. I Don't Wanna Lose You – Tina Turner
  25. Help! – Bananarama and Lananeeneenoonoo
  26. When You Come Back to Me – Jason Donovan
  27. Love Changes Everything – Michael Ball
  28. I Think We're Alone Now – Tiffany
  29. Girl I'm Gonna Miss You – Milli Vanilli
  30. Lullaby – The Cure
  31. Wouldn't Change a Thing – Kylie Minogue
  32. You're History – Shakespears Sister
  33. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
  34. French Kiss – Lil Louis
  35. Get a Life – Soul II Soul
  36. Everyday – Slade
  37. Poison – Alice Cooper
  38. Street Tuff – Rebel MC and Double Trouble
  39. The Best – Tina Turner
  40. Song for Whoever – The Beautiful South
  41. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
  42. Baby Don't Forget My Number – Milli Vanilli
  43. Tears on My Pillow – Kylie Minogue
  44. Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
  45. Keep On Movin' – Soul II Soul
  46. Room in Your Heart – Living in a Box
  47. Hangin' Tough – New Kids on the Block
  48. If Only I Could – Sydney Youngblood
  49. I'd Rather Jack – The Reynolds Girls
  50. We Didn't Start the Fire – Billy Joel

United States: top 50 of 1989

Billboard Hot 100, year-end

  1. Look Away – Chicago
  2. My Prerogative – Bobby Brown
  3. Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
  4. Straight Up – Paula Abdul
  5. Miss You Much – Janet Jackson
  6. Cold Hearted – Paula Abdul
  7. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
  8. Girl You Know It's True – Milli Vanilli
  9. Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley – Will to Power
  10. Baby Don't Forget My Number – Milli Vanilli
  11. And the Tears Fall Down – Tears for Fears
  12. Like a Prayer – Madonna
  13. I'll Be There for You – Bon Jovi
  14. Toy Soldiers – Martika
  15. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
  16. Heaven – Warrant
  17. Don't Wanna Lose You – Gloria Estefan
  18. Girl I'm Gonna Miss You – Milli Vanilli
  19. Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
  20. Blame It on the Rain – Milli Vanilli
  21. We Didn't Start the Fire – Billy Joel
  22. Two Hearts – Phil Collins
  23. When I See You Smile – Bad English
  24. Batdance – Prince
  25. If You Don't Know Me by Now – Simply Red
  26. Hangin' Tough – New Kids on the Block
  27. The Look – Roxette
  28. She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
  29. Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals
  30. On Our Own – Bobby Brown
  31. Sowing the Seeds of Love – Tears for Fears
  32. Secret Rendezvous – Karyn White
  33. Bust a Move – Young MC
  34. Love Shack – The B-52's
  35. Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Great White
  36. Rock On – Michael Damian
  37. Real Love – Jody Watley
  38. Love in the First Degree – Bananarama
  39. Wild Thing – Tone Lōc
  40. I Remember Holding You – Boys Club
  41. Patience – Guns N' Roses
  42. The Living Years – Mike + The Mechanics
  43. Lost in Your Eyes – Debbie Gibson
  44. Eternal Flame – The Bangles
  45. So Alive – Love and Rockets
  46. You Got It (The Right Stuff) – New Kids on the Block
  47. Armageddon It – Def Leppard
  48. Satisfied – Richard Marx
  49. Express Yourself – Madonna
  50. I'll Be Loving You (Forever) – New Kids on the Block

Germany: top 50 of 1989

Offizielle Deutsche Charts, year-end

  1. Looking for Freedom – David Hasselhoff
  2. Das Omen (Teil 1) – Mysterious Art
  3. The Look – Roxette
  4. Lambada – Kaoma
  5. Like a Prayer – Madonna
  6. First Time – Robin Beck
  7. She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
  8. Pump Up the Jam – Technotronic
  9. Don't Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
  10. Girl You Know It's True – Milli Vanilli
  11. Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart – Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
  12. Ride on Time – Black Box
  13. Swing the Mood – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  14. Belfast Child – Simple Minds
  15. Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
  16. Back to Life – Soul II Soul
  17. French Kiss – Lil Louis
  18. Straight Up – Paula Abdul
  19. Orinoco Flow – Enya
  20. Good Thing – Fine Young Cannibals
  21. Baby Don't Forget My Number – Milli Vanilli
  22. Girl I'm Gonna Miss You – Milli Vanilli
  23. I Want It All – Queen
  24. Batdance – Prince
  25. Express Yourself – Madonna
  26. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
  27. Eternal Flame – The Bangles
  28. You'll Never Stop Me Loving You – Sonia
  29. That's What I Like – Jive Bunny
  30. Love Train – Holly Johnson
  31. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode
  32. The Best – Tina Turner
  33. Leave a Light On – Belinda Carlisle
  34. Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
  35. Keep On Movin' – Soul II Soul
  36. If You Don't Know Me by Now – Simply Red
  37. Poison – Alice Cooper
  38. Miss You Much – Janet Jackson
  39. Americanos – Holly Johnson
  40. If Only I Could – Sydney Youngblood
  41. Blame It on the Rain – Milli Vanilli
  42. My Prerogative – Bobby Brown
  43. Love Shack – The B-52's
  44. Toy Soldiers – Martika
  45. We Didn't Start the Fire – Billy Joel
  46. I Don't Wanna Lose You – Tina Turner
  47. You Got It – Roy Orbison
  48. All Around the World – Lisa Stansfield
  49. Two Hearts – Phil Collins
  50. Sowing the Seeds of Love – Tears for Fears

Now in the Index

The charts of 1989 are history. These independent artists are writing theirs now:

← 1988 · All charts · 1990 →

1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026