These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989. The two longest running number-one singles of 1989 are "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson and "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins, which each charted at number one for four weeks. "Another Day in Paradise" attained two weeks at number one in 1989 and two more weeks in 1990, achieving four weeks at the top. 1989 ties with 1988 by having the second most number-one hits with 32 songs going to number one during the year.
That year, 12 acts earned their first number one song: Bobby Brown, Sheriff, Paula Abdul, Mike + the Mechanics, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, Michael Damian, Bette Midler, New Kids on the Block, Milli Vanilli, Martika, and Bad English. Phil Collins, Paula Abdul, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids on the Block, Richard Marx, and Milli Vanilli were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with Paula Abdul and Milli Vanilli having the most with three, and Phil Collins, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids on the Block, and Richard Marx with two.
Chart history +KeyThe #1 song of 1989, "Look Away" by Chicago, despite reaching #1 in late 1988, never reached #1 in 1989. Issue dateSongArtist(s)678January 7"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"Poison679January 14"My Prerogative"Bobby Brown680January 21"Two Hearts"Phil CollinsJanuary 28681February 4"When I'm with You"Sheriff682February 11"Straight Up"Paula AbdulFebruary 18February 25683March 4"Lost in Your Eyes"Debbie GibsonMarch 11March 18684March 25"The Living Years"Mike + the Mechanics685April 1"Eternal Flame"The Bangles686April 8"The Look" Roxette687April 15"She Drives Me Crazy"Fine Young Cannibals688April 22"Like a Prayer" MadonnaApril 29May 6689May 13"I'll Be There for You"Bon Jovi690May 20"Forever Your Girl" Paula AbdulMay 27691June 3"Rock On"Michael Damian692June 10"Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler693June 17"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"New Kids on the Block694June 24"Satisfied"Richard Marx695July 1"Baby Don't Forget My Number"Milli Vanilli696July 8"Good Thing"Fine Young Cannibals697July 15"If You Don't Know Me by Now"Simply Red698July 22"Toy Soldiers"MartikaJuly 29699August 5"Batdance"Prince700August 12"Right Here Waiting"Richard MarxAugust 19August 26701September 2"Cold Hearted"Paula Abdul702September 9"Hangin' Tough"New Kids on the Block703September 16"Don't Wanna Lose You" Gloria Estefan704September 23"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"Milli VanilliSeptember 30705October 7"Miss You Much" Janet JacksonOctober 14October 21October 28706November 4"Listen to Your Heart"Roxette707November 11"When I See You Smile"Bad EnglishNovember 18708November 25"Blame It on the Rain"Milli VanilliDecember 2709December 9"We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy JoelDecember 16710December 23"Another Day in Paradise"Phil CollinsDecember 30
Notes
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Paula Abdul 6 2 Milli Vanilli 5 3 Phil Collins 4 Richard Marx Janet Jackson 6 Debbie Gibson 3 Madonna 8 Roxette 2 Fine Young Cannibals New Kids on the Block Martika Bad English Billy Joel 14 Poison 1 Bobby Brown Sheriff Mike + the Mechanics The Bangles Bon Jovi Michael Damian Bette Midler Simply Red Prince Gloria Estefan
See also 1989 in music List of Billboard number-one singles List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1980s
References
Additional sources Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition () Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition () Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties () Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.