US Top 40 Singles Week Ending December 2, 1989

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 2, 1989

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending DECEMBER 2, 1989

#1 BLAME IT ON THE RAIN By Milli Vanilli

US Top 40 Singles – DECEMBER 2, 1989

TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position) 

1 1 BLAME IT ON THE RAIN –•– Milli Vanilli – 9 (1)
2 5 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE –•– Billy Joel – 8 (2)
3 4 (IT’S JUST) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME –•– Paula Abdul – 16 (3)
4 6 ANGELIA –•– Richard Marx – 9 (4)
5 3 LOVE SHACK –•– The B-52’s – 14 (3)
6 10 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE –•– Phil Collins – 5 (6)
7 8 BACK TO LIFE –•– Soul II Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler – 11 (7)
8 9 DON’T KNOW MUCH –•– Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville – 10 (8)
9 2 WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE –•– Bad English – 12 (1)
10 7 POISON –•– Alice Cooper – 11 (7)

11 13 WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART –•– Taylor Dayne – 7 (11)
12 12 DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES –•– Kix – 13 (12)
13 15 LEAVE A LIGHT ON –•– Belinda Carlisle – 10 (13)
14 11 GET ON YOUR FEET –•– Gloria Estefan – 10 (11)
15 16 LIVING IN SIN –•– Bon Jovi – 9 (15)
16 19 PUMP UP THE JAM –•– Technotronic Featuring Felly – 8 (16)
17 22 RHYTHM NATION –•– Janet Jackson – 4 (17)
18 18 DON’T SHUT ME OUT –•– Kevin Paige – 16 (18)
19 26 JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES –•– Cher – 7 (19)
20 23 DON’T MAKE ME OVER –•– Sybil – 11 (20)

21 25 LOVE SONG –•– Tesla – 10 (21)
22 14 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART –•– Roxette – 15 (1)
23 24 THE LAST WORTHLESS EVENING –•– Don Henley – 9 (23)
24 29 EVERYTHING –•– Jody Watley – 8 (24)
25 17 BUST A MOVE –•– Young M.C. – 19 (7)
26 34 SWING THE MOOD –•– Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – 6 (26)
27 32 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME –•– Lou Gramm – 6 (27)
28 37 THIS ONE’S FOR THE CHILDREN –•– New Kids On The Block – 4 (28)
29 36 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU –•– Michael Bolton – 6 (29)
30 33 THE ANGEL SONG –•– Great White – 10 (30)

31 43 FREE FALLIN’ –•– Tom Petty – 5 (31)
32 38 I LIVE BY THE GROOVE –•– Paul Carrack – 6 (32)
33 28 ME SO HORNY –•– 2 Live Crew – 13 (26)
34 39 ROCK AND A HARD PLACE –•– Rolling Stones – 5 (34)
35 40 OH FATHER –•– Madonna – 4 (35)
36 21 MISS YOU MUCH –•– Janet Jackson – 14 (1)
37 42 WHEN THE NIGHT COMES –•– Joe Cocker – 6 (37)
38 20 DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND) –•– New Kids On The Block – 12 (8)
39 41 THE ARMS OF ORION –•– Prince & Sheena Easton – 7 (39)
40 54 DOWNTOWN TRAIN –•– Rod Stewart – 2 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – DECEMBER 2, 1989

41 30 ROCK WIT’CHA –•– Bobby Brown – 15 (7)
47 27 COVER GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 12 (2)
48 35 LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR –•– Aerosmith – 14 (5)
52 31 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE –•– Tears For Fears – 14 (2)

POWER PLAYS – DECEMBER 2, 1989

42 49 TWO TO MAKE IT RIGHT –•– Seduction – 4 (42)
43 47 FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING –•– Whitesnake – 13 (43)
44 53 I REMEMBER YOU –•– Skid Row – 3 (44)
45 57 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU –•– Quincy Jones Featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan – 3 (45)
46 52 I WANT YOU –•– Shana – 9 (46)
49 58 WAS IT NOTHING AT ALL –•– Michael Damian – 6 (49)
50 59 FRENCH KISS –•– Lil Louis – 7 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – DECEMBER 2, 1989

66 — PEACE IN OUR TIME –•– Eddie Money – 1 (66)
85 — LULLABY –•– The Cure – 1 (85)
88 — DON’T TAKE IT PERSONAL –•– Jermaine Jackson – 1 (88)
89 — NOTHIN’ TO HIDE –•– Poco – 1 (89)
93 — WOMAN IN CHAINS –•– Tears For Fears – 1 (93)
95 — WHAT KIND OF MAN WOULD I BE? –•– Chicago – 1 (95)
96 — OWWWW! –•– Chunky A – 1 (96)
97 — SERIOUS KINDA GIRL –•– Christopher Max – 1 (97)