These are the top 100 songs of 1989. Within the top 100 there are a total of 76 different bands or artists.
Bobby Brown achieved the most entries with five of the top songs of 1989.
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
You can find links to more 80’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1989
| 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 | Giving You the Best That I Got Anita Baker |
| 11 | Right Here Waiting Richard Marx |
| 12 | Waiting For a Star to Fall Boy Meets Girl |
| 13 | Lost in Your Eyes Debbie Gibson |
| 14 | Don’t Wanna Lose You Gloria Estefan |
| 15 | HeavenWarrant |
| 16 | Girl I’m Gonna Miss You Milli Vanilli |
| 17 | The Look Roxette |
| 18 | She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals |
| 19 | On Our Own Bobby Brown |
| 20 | Two Hearts Phil Collins |
| 21 | Blame It on the Rain Milli Vanilli |
| 22 | Listen to Your Heart Roxette |
| 23 | I’ll Be There for You Bon Jovi |
| 24 | If You Don’t Know Me by Now Simply Red |
| 25 | Like a Prayer Madonna |
| 26 | I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) New Kids on the Block |
| 27 | How Can I Fall? Breathe |
| 28 | Baby Don’t Forget My Number Milli Vanilli |
| 29 | Toy Soldiers Martika |
| 30 | Forever Your Girl Paula Abdul |
| 31 | The Living Years Mike and The Mechanics |
| 32 | Eternal Flame The Bangles |
| 33 | Wild Thing Tone Lōc |
| 34 | When I See You Smile Bad English |
| 35 | If I Could Turn Back Time Cher |
| 36 | Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry |
| 37 | When I’m with You Sheriff |
| 38 | Don’t Rush Me Taylor Dayne |
| 39 | Born to Be My Baby Bon Jovi |
| 40 | Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals |
| 41 | The Lover in Me Sheena Easton |
| 42 | Bust a Move Young MC |
| 43 | Once Bitten, Twice Shy Great White |
| 44 | Batdance Prince |
| 45 | Rock On Michael Damian |
| 46 | Real Love Jody Watley |
| 47 | Love Shack The B-52’s |
| 48 | Every Little Step Bobby Brown |
| 49 | Hangin’ Tough New Kids on the Block |
| 50 | My Heart Can’t Tell You No Rod Stewart |
| 51 | So Alive Love and Rockets |
| 52 | You Got It (The Right Stuff) New Kids on the Block |
| 53 | Armageddon It Def Leppard |
| 54 | Satisfied Richard Marx |
| 55 | Express Yourself Madonna |
| 56 | I Like It Dino |
| 57 | Soldier of Love Donny Osmond |
| 58 | Sowing the Seeds of Love Tears for Fears |
| 59 | Cherish Madonna |
| 60 | When the Children Cry White Lion |
| 61 | 18 and Life Skid Row |
| 62 | I Don’t Want Your Love Duran Duran |
| 63 | Second Chance 38 Special |
| 64 | The Way You Love Me Karyn White |
| 65 | Funky Cold Medina Tone Lōc |
| 66 | In Your Room The Bangles |
| 67 | Miss You Like Crazy Natalie Cole |
| 68 | Lovesong The Cure |
| 69 | Secret Rendezvous Karyn White |
| 70 | Angel Eyes The Jeff Healey Band |
| 71 | Patience Guns N’ Roses |
| 72 | Walk on Water Eddie Money |
| 73 | Cover Girl New Kids on the Block |
| 74 | Welcome to the Jungle Guns N’ Roses |
| 75 | Shower Me With Your Love Surface |
| 76 | Stand R.E.M. |
| 77 | Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne |
| 78 | All This Time Tiffany |
| 79 | After All Cher and Peter Cetera |
| 80 | Roni Bobby Brown |
| 81 | Love in an Elevator Aerosmith |
| 82 | Lay Your Hands on Me Bon Jovi |
| 83 | The Promise When in Rome |
| 84 | What I Am Edie Brickell & New Bohemians |
| 85 | I Remember Holding You Boys Club |
| 86 | Paradise City Guns N’ Roses |
| 87 | I Wanna Have Some Fun Samantha Fox |
| 88 | She Wants to Dance with Me Rick Astley |
| 89 | Dreamin’ Vanessa Williams |
| 90 | It’s No Crime Babyface |
| 91 | Poison Alice Cooper |
| 92 | This Time I Know It’s for Real Donna Summer |
| 93 | Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson |
| 94 | Heaven Help Me Deon Estus |
| 95 | Rock Wit’cha Bobby Brown |
| 96 | Thinking of You Sa-Fire |
| 97 | What You Don’t Know Exposé |
| 98 | Surrender To Me Ann Wilson and Robin Zander |
| 99 | The End of the Innocence Don Henley |
| 100 | Keep on Movin’ Soul II Soul |