| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Like a Prayer [article] Like a Prayer [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27091.jpg) | 1. | 03/1989 | | 329
 | 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 |
![Eternal Flame [article] Eternal Flame [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41219.jpg) | 2. | 02/1989 | | 314
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 | written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg |
![Another Day in Paradise [article] Another Day in Paradise [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_32948.jpg) | 3. | 11/1989 | | 308
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US rock 7 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1990] written by Phil Collins |
![All Around the World [article] All Around the World [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_25978.jpg) | 4. | 10/1989 | | 303
 | US 3 UK ✫1 US AC 7 US dance ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Arista 9928] written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris |
![The Living Years [article] The Living Years [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_29014.jpg) | 5. | 01/1989 | | 297
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US rock 5 | written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson |
![Black Velvet [article] Black Velvet [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_1618.jpg) | 6. | 12/1989 | | 296
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 7 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 88742] written by David Tyson & Christopher Ward |
![If You Don't Know Me by Now [article] If You Don't Know Me by Now [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_37877.jpg) | 7. | 04/1989 | | 287
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US R&B 38 | written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff |
![Right Here Waiting [article] Right Here Waiting [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_34925.jpg) | 8. | 07/1989 | | 285
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | [EMI 50219] written by Richard Marx |
![How Am I Supposed to Live without You [article] How Am I Supposed to Live without You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_28709.jpg) | 9. | 10/1989 | | 284
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC ✫1 | written by Michael Bolton & Doug James |
![Girl I'm Gonna Miss You [article] Girl I'm Gonna Miss You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_29094.jpg) | 10. | 08/1989 | | 282
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 21 US R&B 20 | |
![Don't Know Much [article] Don't Know Much [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_53516.jpg) | 11. | 09/1989 | | 271
 | US 2 UK 2 US AC ✫1 | featuring Aaron Neville aka All I Need to Know written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow |
![I'll Be Loving You (Forever) [article] I'll Be Loving You (Forever) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30513.jpg) | 12. | 04/1989 | | 260
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US AC 3 US R&B 12 | written by Maurice Starr |
![Sowing the Seeds of Love [article] Sowing the Seeds of Love [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_40579.jpg) | 13. | 09/1989 | | 257
 | US 2 UK 5 US AC 29 US rock 4 US alt. ✫1 | written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith |
| 14. | 03/1989 | | 256
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US AC 2 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1990] written by Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar |
![We Didn't Start the Fire [article] We Didn't Start the Fire [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_5007.jpg) | 15. | 09/1989 | | 252
 | US ✫1 UK 7 US AC 5 US rock 6 | written by Billy Joel |
![Listen to Your Heart [article] Listen to Your Heart [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_35857.jpg) | 16. | 08/1989 | | 248
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC 2 | (double A-side with Dangerous, 1990 release in the UK) [R] written by Per Gessle & Mats Persson |
| 17. | 07/1989 | | 244
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC 2 | written by Gloria Estefan |
![Cherish [article] Cherish [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27093.jpg) | 18. | 08/1989 | | 240
 | US 2 UK 3 US AC ✫1 | [Sire 7-22883] written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard |
| 19. | 04/1989 | | 237
 | US 7 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [EMI 50185] written by Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser & Preston Glass |
![You Got It [article] You Got It [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_35973.jpg) | 20. | 01/1989 | | 236
 | US 9 UK 3 US AC ✫1 US country 7 US rock 2 | written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty |
![Express Yourself [article] Express Yourself [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27092.jpg) | 21. | 06/1989 | | 230
 | US 2 UK 5 US AC 12 US dance ✫1 | [Sire 7-22948] written by Madonna & Stephen Bray |
![This Time I Know It's for Real [article] This Time I Know It's for Real [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_12764.jpg) | 22. | 02/1989 | | 229
 | US 7 UK 3 US AC 2 US dance 5 | produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman written by Donna Summer, Matt Aitken, Mike Stock & Pete Waterman |
![If I Could Turn Back Time [article] If I Could Turn Back Time [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_8479.jpg) | 23. | 07/1989 | | 223
 | US 3 UK 6 US AC ✫1 | produced by Diane Warren written by Diane Warren |
| 24. | 11/1989 | | 217
 | US 3 UK 10 US AC ✫1 US rock ✫1 | written by Tom Waits |
![Lost in Your Eyes [article] Lost in Your Eyes [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_11188.jpg) | 25. | 01/1989 | | 196
 | US ✫1 UK 34 US AC 3 | written by Debbie Gibson |
![When I See You Smile [article] When I See You Smile [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_3574.jpg) | 26. | 09/1989 | | 185
 | US ✫1 UK 61 US AC 11 US rock 10 | written by Diane Warren |
![Blame It on the Rain [article] Blame It on the Rain [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_29095.jpg) | 27. | 07/1989 | | 181
 | US ✫1 UK 52 US AC 27 US R&B 14 | written by Diane Warren |
![This One's for the Children [article] This One's for the Children [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30517.jpg) | 28. | 11/1989 | | 166
 | US 7 UK 9 US AC 27 US R&B 55 | |
![Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) [article] Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_30515.jpg) | 29. | 09/1989 | | 166
 | US 8 UK 8 US AC 12 US R&B 34 | written by Thom Bell & William Hart |
![Leave a Light On [article] Leave a Light On [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_4147.jpg) | 30. | 09/1989 | | 160
 | US 11 UK 4 US AC 8 | written by Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley |
![Here and Now [article] Here and Now [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_26849.jpg) | 31. | 12/1989 | | 155
 | US 6 UK 43 US AC 3 US R&B ✫1 | written by David L. Elliott & Terry Steele |
![Here We Are [article] Here We Are [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_17929.jpg) | 32. | 12/1989 | | 151
 | US 6 UK 23 US AC ✫1 | written by Gloria Estefan |
![Dangerous [article] Dangerous [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_35858.jpg) | 33. | 12/1989 | | 146
 | US 2 US AC 21 | written by Per Gessle |
| 34. | 04/1989 | | 143
 | US 10 UK 17 US AC 2 | |
| 35. | 06/1989 | | 141
 | US 8 UK 48 US AC 2 US rock ✫1 | written by Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby |
| 36. | 02/1989 | | 141
 | US 5 US AC 3 US R&B 3 | with George Michael written and produced by George Michael |
| 37. | 08/1989 | | 137
 | US 7 UK 33 US AC 28 US R&B 3 | |
![Second Chance [article] Second Chance [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_308.jpg) | 38. | 02/1989 | | 131
 | US 6 US AC ✫1 US rock 2 | [A&M 1273] written by Max Carl, Jeff Carlisi & Cal Curtis |
| 39. | 10/1989 | | 129
 | US 4 UK 45 US AC 2 | [EMI 50218] written by Richard Marx |
| 40. | 12/1989 | | 129
 | US 5 US AC 2 | |