US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 7, 1989

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending October 7, 1989

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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending OCTOBER 7, 1989

#1 MISS YOU MUCH By Janet Jackson

US Top 40 Singles – OCTOBER 7, 1989

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

1 5 MISS YOU MUCH –•– Janet Jackson – 6 (1)
2 4 CHERISH –•– Madonna – 8 (2)
3 1 GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU –•– Milli Vanilli – 10 (1)
4 2 HEAVEN –•– Warrant – 12 (2)
5 3 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME –•– Cher – 14 (3)
6 12 MIXED EMOTIONS –•– Rolling Stones – 6 (6)
7 10 LOVE SONG –•– The Cure – 9 (7)
8 6 18 AND LIFE –•– Skid Row – 14 (4)
9 11 BUST A MOVE –•– Young M.C. – 11 (9)
10 14 IT’S NO CRIME –•– Babyface – 9 (10)

11 13 DON’T LOOK BACK –•– Fine Young Cannibals – 9 (11)
12 15 IT’S NOT ENOUGH –•– Starship – 10 (12)
13 18 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE –•– Tears For Fears – 6 (13)
14 22 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART –•– Roxette – 7 (14)
15 17 WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM –•– Expose – 8 (15)
16 21 LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR –•– Aerosmith – 6 (16)
17 23 DR. FEELGOOD –•– Motley Crue – 6 (17)
18 20 PARTYMAN –•– Prince – 7 (18)
19 31 COVER GIRL –•– New Kids On The Block – 4 (19)
20 28 ROCK WIT’CHA –•– Bobby Brown – 7 (20)

21 7 ONE –•– Bee Gees – 11 (7)
22 9 DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU –•– Gloria Estefan – 14 (1)
23 26 YOU’RE MY ONE AND ONLY (TRUE LOVE) –•– Seduction – 14 (23)
24 8 KISSES ON THE WIND –•– Neneh Cherry – 12 (8)
25 32 HEALING HANDS –•– Elton John – 7 (25)
26 25 RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM –•– Tom Petty – 11 (23)
27 19 COLD HEARTED –•– Paula Abdul – 16 (1)
28 16 SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE –•– Surface – 15 (5)
29 34 THE BEST –•– Tina Turner – 6 (29)
30 33 WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU –•– Michael Morales – 9 (30)

31 27 ANGEL EYES –•– Jeff Healey Band – 17 (5)
32 36 CALL IT LOVE –•– Poco – 7 (32)
33 38 WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE –•– Bad English – 4 (33)
34 37 LOVE SHACK –•– The B-52’s – 6 (34)
35 35 I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE –•– Martika – 6 (35)
36 24 HANGIN’ TOUGH –•– New Kids On The Block – 13 (1)
37 29 RIGHT HERE WAITING –•– Richard Marx – 14 (1)
38 39 DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND) –•– New Kids On The Block – 4 (38)
39 45 (IT’S JUST) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME –•– Paula Abdul – 8 (39)
40 40 LET GO –•– Sharon Bryant – 8 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – OCTOBER 7, 1989

41 30 KEEP ON MOVIN’ –•– Soul II Soul – 16 (11)

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 7, 1989

42 43 GLAMOUR BOYS –•– Living Colour – 7 (42)
43 44 DON’T SHUT ME OUT –•– Kevin Paige – 8 (43)
44 49 SUNSHINE –•– Dino – 5 (44)
45 52 BACK TO LIFE –•– Soul II Soul Featuring Caron Wheeler – 3 (45)
46 53 POISON –•– Alice Cooper – 3 (46)
47 51 MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT –•– Cover Girls – 5 (47)
48 65 GET ON YOUR FEET –•– Gloria Estefan – 2 (48)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – OCTOBER 7, 1989

52 — ANGELIA –•– Richard Marx – 1 (52)
65 — BLAME IT ON THE RAIN –•– Milli Vanilli – 1 (65)
72 — LIVING IN SIN –•– Bon Jovi – 1 (72)
76 — LICENCE TO CHILL –•– Billy Ocean – 1 (76)
86 — IF YOU ASKED ME TO –•– Patti Labelle – 1 (86)
87 — GIRL I AM SEARCHING FOR YOU –•– Stevie B – 1 (87)
91 — THE LAST WORTHLESS EVENING –•– Don Henley – 1 (91)
93 — TOUCH THE FIRE –•– Icehouse – 1 (93)
94 — SOLD ME DOWN THE RIVER –•– The Alarm – 1 (94)
96 — I WANT YOU –•– Shana – 1 (96)