Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States on the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and the Hot Dance Music 12-inch Singles Sales chart. Premiered in 1976, the Club Play chart ranked the most-played singles on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The 12-inch Singles Sales chart was launched in 1985 to compile the best-selling dance singles based on retail sales across the United States.

Charts history +Issue dateHot Dance Music Club PlayHot Dance Music 12-inch Singles SalesTitleArtist(s)TitleArtist(s)January 7"Get on the Dance Floor"Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock"I Wanna Have Some Fun"Samantha FoxJanuary 14"The Lover In Me"Sheena EastonJanuary 21"Good Life"Inner City"Walking Away"Information SocietyJanuary 28"Wild Thing"Tone-LocFebruary 4"Wild Thing"Tone LōcFebruary 11"All She Wants Is"Duran DuranFebruary 18"Straight Up"Paula AbdulFebruary 25"Fading Away"Will to PowerMarch 4March 11"That's the Way Love Is"Ten City"I Beg Your Pardon"Kon KanSales March 1983 billboard.com March 18"She Drives Me Crazy"Fine Young CannibalsMarch 25"Girl You Know It's True"Milli VanilliApril 1"This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)"MauriceApril 8"This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze)"MauriceApril 15"Like a Prayer"MadonnaApril 22"Like a Prayer"MadonnaApril 29"Buffalo Stance"Neneh CherryMay 6"Real Love"Jody WatleyMay 13May 20"We Call It Acieed"/"Trance Dance"D-Mob featuring Gary Haisman"Funky Cold Medina"Tone-LocMay 27"Round & Round"New Order"Buffalo Stance"Neneh CherryJune 3"Me Myself and I"De La Soul"Me Myself and I"De La SoulJune 10"Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes)"Roberta FlackJune 17"Ain't Nobody Better"Inner City"This Time I Know It's For Real"Donna SummerJune 24"Keep on Movin'"Soul II Soul"Keep on Movin'"Soul II Soul Featuring Caron WheelerJuly 1"Secret Rendezvous"Karyn WhiteJuly 8"Express Yourself"MadonnaJuly 15July 22"Express Yourself"MadonnaJuly 29"Deep in Vogue"Malcolm McLarenAugust 5"Let It Roll"Doug LazyAugust 12"Come Home with Me Baby"Dead or AliveAugust 19"Batdance"Prince"Friends"Jody Watley with Eric B. & RakimAugust 26"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler"Come Home with Me Baby"Dead or AliveSeptember 2"Batdance" (From "Batman")PrinceSeptember 9"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"Soul II Soul featuring Caron WheelerSeptember 16"It's Time to Get Funky"D-Mob featuring LRSSeptember 23"Do You Love What You Feel"Inner CitySeptember 30Life Is a Dance (all cuts)Chaka KhanOctober 7"Miss You Much"Janet Jackson"Miss You Much"Janet JacksonOctober 14October 21"French Kiss"Lil LouisOctober 28November 4"Pump Up the Jam"Technotronic"French Kiss"Lil LouisNovember 11November 18November 25"Pump Up the Jam"Technotronic Featuring FellyDecember 2"Git on Up"Fast Eddie featuring SundanceDecember 9"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)"Grace JonesDecember 16December 23"Rhythm Nation"Janet JacksonDecember 30

See also 1989 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1989

References