| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 03/1989 | | 326
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC 3
US dance ✫1
US R&B 20 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #300]
[Sire 27539]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard |
| 2. | 02/1989 | | 313
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 68533]
written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg |
 | 3. | 06/1989 | | 309
| US ✫1
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1
US alt. 18 | [Warner 22924]
written by Prince |
 | 4. | 11/1989 | | 306
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US rock 7 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1990]
 [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1991]
[Atlantic 88774]
written by Phil Collins |
 | 5. | 06/1989 | | 305
| US 4
UK ✫1
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | featuring Caron Wheeler
written by Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Nellee Hooper & Simon Law |
 | 6. | 10/1989 | | 301
| US 3
UK ✫1
US AC 7
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Arista 9928]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris |
 | 7. | 01/1989 | | 297
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US rock 5 | [Atlantic 7-88964]
written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson |
 | 8. | 12/1989 | | 296
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 45
US dance 24
US R&B 3 | with The Wild Pair
rap by Derrick Delite from the Soul Purpose
[Virgin 99158]
written by Oliver Leiber |
 | 9. | 12/1989 | | 294
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 7
US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 88742]
written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson |
| 10. | 07/1989 | | 288
| US ✫1
UK ✫1 | [R]
[Columbia 68960]
written by Maurice Starr |
|
 | 11. | 04/1989 | | 287
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US R&B 38 | [Elektra 69297]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
 | 12. | 10/1989 | | 283
| US ✫1
UK 3
US AC ✫1 | written by Michael Bolton & Doug James |
 | 13. | 07/1989 | | 283
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1 | [EMI 50219]
written by Richard Marx |
 | 14. | 08/1989 | | 282
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC 21
US R&B 20 | [Arista 9870]
written by Frank Farian, Peter Bischof-Fallenstein & Dietmar Kawohl |
| 15. | 09/1989 | | 279
| US 2
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 10 | featuring Felly
written by Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi) & Thomas De Quincey |
 | 16. | 09/1989 | | 276
| US 3
UK 2
US dance 7
US alt. ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #243]
[Warner 22817 (Reprise)]
written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson |
 | 17. | 09/1989 | | 271
| US 2
UK 2
US AC ✫1 | featuring Aaron Neville
aka All I Need to Know
[Elektra 7-69261]
written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow |
 | 18. | 01/1989 | | 269
| US ✫1
UK 5
US dance ✫1
US R&B 54
US alt. 5 | [MCA 53483]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox |
 | 19. | 04/1989 | | 260
| US ✫1
UK 5
US AC 3
US R&B 12 | [Columbia 68671]
written by Maurice Starr |
 | 20. | 09/1989 | | 257
| US 2
UK 5
US AC 29
US rock 4
US alt. ✫1 | [Polygram 874710 (Fontana)]
written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith |
| 21. | 03/1989 | | 257
| US ✫1
UK 5
US AC 2 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1990]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1990]
[Atlantic 88972]
written by Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar |
 | 22. | 06/1989 | | 253
| US 2
UK 4
US dance 15
US R&B ✫1 | produced by Babyface
[MCA 53662]
written by Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons |
| 23. | 03/1989 | | 251
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC 12
US dance 20
US rock 39
US alt. 2 | [MCA 53639]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox |
| 24. | 08/1989 | | 249
| US ✫1
UK 6
US AC 2 | (double A-side with Dangerous, 1990 release in the UK) [R]
[EMI 50223]
written by Per Gessle & Mats Persson |
 | 25. | 05/1989 | | 246
| US ✫1
UK 5
US AC 37 | [Columbia 68747]
written by Martika & Michael Margules (as Michael Jay) |
| 26. | 07/1989 | | 243
| US ✫1
UK 6
US AC 2 | [Columbia 68959 (Epic)]
written by Gloria Estefan |
 | 27. | 09/1989 | | 242
| US ✫1
UK 7
US AC 5
US rock 6 | [Columbia 73021]
written by Billy Joel |
 | 28. | 08/1989 | | 238
| US 2
UK 3
US AC ✫1 | [Sire 7-22883]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard |
 | 29. | 01/1989 | | 235
| US 9
UK 3
US AC ✫1
US country 7
US rock 2 | [Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty |
| 30. | 04/1989 | | 235
| US 7
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [EMI 50185]
written by Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser & Preston Glass |
| 31. | 09/1989 | | 231
| US 2
UK 4 | [Columbia 69088]
written by Maurice Starr |
 | 32. | 02/1989 | | 229
| US 7
UK 3
US AC 2
US dance 5 | produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Atlantic 88899]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman & Donna Summer |
 | 33. | 09/1989 | | 229
| US ✫1
UK 22
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [A&M 1445]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis |
| 34. | 03/1989 | | 228
| US 3
UK 6
US dance 17
US R&B ✫1 | produced by Babyface
[MCA 53618]
written by L.A. Reid & Babyface |
 | 35. | 06/1989 | | 228
| US 2
UK 5
US AC 12
US dance ✫1 | [Sire 7-22948]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray |
 | 36. | 02/1989 | | 227
| US ✫1
UK 7
US dance 47 | [EMI America 50204]
written by Per Gessle |
| 37. | 05/1989 | | 226
| US 3
UK 9
US dance 20
US rock 9
US alt. ✫1 | charted as So Alive / Bike Dance in US dance charts
[RCA 8956]
written by Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins & David J |
 | 38. | 07/1989 | | 223
| US 3
UK 6
US AC ✫1 | produced by Diane Warren
[Geffen 22886]
written by Diane Warren |
| 39. | 07/1989 | | 217
| US 7
UK 2
US rock 15 | [Columbia 68958 (Epic)]
written by Desmond Child, Alice Cooper & John McCurry |
| 40. | 11/1989 | | 217
| US 3
UK 10
US AC ✫1
US rock ✫1 | written by Tom Waits |
 | 41. | 07/1989 | | 210
| US 11
UK ✫1
US AC 36 | [let's twist again, in the mood, rock around the clock, rock-a-beatin' boogie, tutti-frutti, wake up little susie, c'mon everybody, hound dog, shake rattle and roll, all shook up, jailhouse rock, at the hop]
written by various |
 | 42. | 01/1989 | | 201
| US ✫1
UK 18
US rock 5 | [Polygram 872564 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora |
 | 43. | 07/1989 | | 201
| US 2
UK 18
US dance 8
US rock 30
US alt. 2 | written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson (as Paul S. Thompson), Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst) & Boris Williams |
 | 44. | 03/1989 | | 200
| US ✫1
UK 24
US AC 11
US dance 28
US R&B 54 | [Virgin 99230]
written by Oliver Leiber |
 | 45. | 01/1989 | | 199
| US 5
UK 6
US rock 14 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #453]
[Geffen 7-27570]
written by Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan |
 | 46. | 03/1989 | | 194
| US 3
UK 13
US dance 8
US R&B 7 | charted as the double A Side Funky Cold Medina/On Fire in the UK
written by Young MC, Michael L. Ross & Matt Dike |
 | 47. | 12/1989 | | 187
| US 3
UK 17
US dance 10
US alt. 6 | produced by Nile Rodgers
written by Robert Waldrop |
 | 48. | 09/1989 | | 186
| US ✫1
UK 61
US AC 11
US rock 10 | [Columbia 69082 (Epic)]
written by Diane Warren |
 | 49. | 11/1989 | | 185
| US 2
UK 23
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [A&M 1455]
written by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis |
 | 50. | 03/1989 | | 184
| US 2
UK 31
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [MCA 53484]
written by André Cymone & Jody Watley |
 | 51. | 01/1989 | | 184
| US ✫1
UK 34
US AC 3 | [Atlantic 88970]
written by Debbie Gibson |
 | 52. | 07/1989 | | 181
| US ✫1
UK 52
US AC 27
US R&B 14 | [Arista 9904]
written by Diane Warren |
| 53. | 03/1989 | | 181
| US 11
UK 5
US AC 37
US dance ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | featuring Caron Wheeler
[Virgin 99205]
written by Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) |
 | 54. | 06/1989 | | 170
| US ✫1
UK 46
US dance 19 | [Atco 99196 (Virgin)]
written by Elliot Wolff |
| 55. | 12/1989 | | 167
| US 25
UK 2
US dance ✫1
US R&B 75 | [Mercury 875802]
written by Steve Vincent & Mick Walsh |
 | 56. | 06/1989 | | 167
| US 4
UK 12
US rock 11 | [Atlantic 7-88883]
written by Rachel Bolan & The Snake (as Dave Sabo) |
 | 57. | 11/1989 | | 167
| US 7
UK 9
US AC 27
US R&B 55 | [Columbia 73064]
written by Maurice Starr |
 | 58. | 09/1989 | | 166
| US 8
UK 8
US AC 12
US R&B 34 | [Columbia 38-68960]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart |
 | 59. | 07/1989 | | 160
| US 2
UK 93
US rock 3 | [Columbia 68985]
written by Jani Lane |
| 60. | 05/1989 | | 160
| US ✫1
UK 52
US rock 5 | [EMI 50189]
written by Richard Marx |
| 61. | 11/1989 | | 159
| US 2
US AC 20
US R&B 5 | [Solar 74005]
written by Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Melvin Gentry & Belinda Lipscomb |
 | 62. | 09/1989 | | 158
| US 11
UK 4
US AC 8 | [MCA 53706]
written by Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley |
 | 63. | 09/1989 | | 158
| US 5
UK 13
US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 22845]
written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry |
 | 64. | 10/1989 | | 156
| US 8
UK 11
US AC 9 | [Geffen 22844]
written by Desmond Child & Diane Warren |
 | 65. | 12/1989 | | 156
| US 6
UK 43
US AC 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Epic 73029]
written by David L. Elliott & Terry Steele |
| 66. | 09/1989 | | 156
| US 5
UK 36
US rock ✫1
US alt. 22 | [Columbia 69008 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 67. | 05/1989 | | 154
| US 6
UK 7
US AC 43 | [Epic 34-68759]
written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly |
 | 68. | 08/1989 | | 154
| UK ✫1
US dance 39 | written by Dan Hartman, Mirko Limoni, DJ Lelewel (as Daniele Davoli) & Valerio Semplici |
| 69. | 03/1989 | | 153
| US ✫1 | [Cypress 1420]
written by David Essex |
| 70. | 05/1989 | | 153
| US 6
UK 22
US dance ✫1
US R&B 4 | [R]
produced by Babyface
[Warner 27863]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons |
| 71. | 12/1989 | | 151
| US 6
UK 23
US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 73084 (Epic)]
written by Gloria Estefan |
 | 72. | 10/1989 | | 150
| US 10
UK 15
US dance ✫1
US R&B 69 | introducing Cathy Dennis [from the movie She-Devil]
written by D:Mob |
| 73. | 01/1989 | | 150
| US 8
UK 11
US AC 12
US R&B ✫1 | produced by Babyface
[Warner 27783]
written by L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons |
| 74. | 07/1989 | | 149
| US 5
US AC 3
US R&B ✫1 | [Columbia 68746]
written by Bernard Jackson |
 | 75. | 11/1989 | | 147
| US 2
US dance ✫1 | [Vendetta 1464]
written by David Cole |
 | 76. | 12/1989 | | 146
| US 2
US AC 21 | [EMI 50233]
written by Per Gessle |
 | 77. | 10/1989 | | 144
| US 69
UK ✫1 | |
| 78. | 04/1989 | | 143
| US 10
UK 17
US AC 2 | [Polydor 871110]
written by Phil Cilia & Chris Duffy |
| 79. | 01/1989 | | 142
| UK ✫1 | featuring Gene Pitney
written by Roger Greenaway & Roger Cook |
 | 80. | 06/1989 | | 142
| US 8
UK 48
US AC 2
US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 7-22925]
written by Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby |
| 81. | 02/1989 | | 141
| US 5
US AC 3
US R&B 3 | with George Michael
produced by George Michael
[Mika 871 538-7]
written by Deon Estus & George Michael |
 | 82. | 05/1989 | | 141
| US 7
UK 18
US rock 20 | [Polygram 874452 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora |
 | 83. | 07/1989 | | 140
| US 50
UK 2
US dance ✫1 | [Epic 73007]
written by Lil Louis |
 | 84. | 06/1989 | | 140
| UK ✫1
US dance 10 | written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman |
| 85. | 11/1989 | | 139
| US 7
UK 78
US dance 7
US R&B 2 | produced by Dr. Dre
[Ruthless 99149]
written by Michel'le, Laylaw & Dr. Dre (as Andre Young) |
 | 86. | 10/1989 | | 139
| US 4
UK 74
US AC 11
US R&B 3 | [MCA 53714]
written by Gardner Cole & James Newton Howard |
 | 87. | 05/1989 | | 138
| US 7
UK 64
US AC 17
US rock ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #177]
co-produced by Jeff Lynne
[MCA 53748]
written by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne |
| 88. | 08/1989 | | 137
| US 7
UK 33
US AC 28
US R&B 3 | [MCA 53652]
written by Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds) & L.A. Reid |
| 89. | 05/1989 | | 137
| UK ✫1 | [charity record for The Hillsborough Disaster Fund]
written by Gerry Marsden |
| 90. | 12/1989 | | 137
| UK ✫1 | [Christmas]
written by Bob Geldof & Midge Ure |
 | 91. | 01/1989 | | 137
| US 8
UK 74
US AC 2
US R&B ✫1 | written by Lisa Montegomery & Geneva Paschal |
 | 92. | 10/1989 | | 137
| US 5
UK 53
US AC 22
US dance 8 | [Arista 9896]
written by Arthur Baker, Lotti Golden & Tommy Faragher |
 | 93. | 09/1989 | | 134
| US 3
UK 74 | [R]
[Virgin 99282 A]
written by Oliver Leiber |
 | 94. | 03/1989 | | 132
| UK ✫1 | [Atlantic 88855]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman |
| 95. | 06/1989 | | 132
| UK ✫1 | written by Peter Udell & Gary Geld |
 | 96. | 04/1989 | | 132
| US 5
US AC 7
US rock 24 | written by John Hiatt & Fred Koller |
 | 97. | 09/1989 | | 132
| US 15
UK 5
US AC 43 | featuring Edgar Winter on sax}
[Capitol 44442]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight |
| 98. | 07/1989 | | 131
| US 7
US dance 5
US R&B ✫1 | [Solar 68966]
written by Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons |
| 99. | 12/1989 | | 131
| US 54
UK 3
US dance 9
US R&B 5 | charted as Get a Life / Fairplay in US dance charts
written by Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) & Hayden Brown |
 | 100. | 02/1989 | | 130
| US 6
US AC ✫1
US rock 2 | [A&M 1273]
written by Max Carl, Jeff Carlisi & Cal Curtis |
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