This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 1989.
Top-ten singles
Key SymbolMeaning Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut (#)1989 Year-end top 10 single position and rank
+ List of ARIA top ten singles that peaked in 1989Top tenentry dateSingleArtist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop tenReferencesSingles from 19885 December"Kokomo"The Beach Boys12 January1519 December"Handle with Care"Traveling Wilburys39 January11Singles from 19892 January"Especially for You" ◁Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan22 January7"Teardrops"Womack & Womack230 January129 January"Rock and Roll Music"Mental As Anything530 January8"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"Annie Lennox and Al Green616 January216 January"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (#3)The Proclaimers113 February1523 January"She Makes My Day"Robert Palmer923 January230 January"You Got It"Roy Orbison327 February11"Tucker's Daughter"Ian Moss227 February126 February"Orinoco Flow"Enya613 February5"Kiss"Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones820 February627 February"She Drives Me Crazy"Fine Young Cannibals127 March1313 March"Like a Prayer" (#1) ◁Madonna120 March13"The Living Years"Mike and the Mechanics18 May13"Soul Revival"Johnny Diesel and the Injectors913 March520 March"Too Many Broken Hearts" ◁Jason Donovan720 March5"I'm on My Way"The Proclaimers310 April827 March"Stop!"Sam Brown48 May1017 April"One Summer"Daryl Braithwaite817 April3"Lost in Your Eyes"Debbie Gibson71 May824 April"Ring My Bell"Collette58 May6"Chained to the Wheel"The Black Sorrows91 May31 May"Stuck on You"Paul Norton315 May68 May"Eternal Flame" (#4)Bangles122 May1415 May"Wind Beneath My Wings"Bette Midler129 May12"Cry in Shame"Johnny Diesel and the Injectors1015 May122 May"Now You're in Heaven"Julian Lennon529 May429 May"Bedroom Eyes"Kate Ceberano229 May12"Hand on Your Heart" ◁Kylie Minogue429 May75 June"The Look" (#2)Roxette126 June1312 June"Express Yourself"Madonna526 June9"Good Thing"Fine Young Cannibals712 June4"Pop Singer"John Cougar Mellencamp819 June319 June"Iko Iko"The Belle Stars726 June5"I Want It All"Queen1019 June126 June"Sealed with a Kiss"Jason Donovan826 June33 July"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"New Kids on the Block17 August1010 July"Batdance"Prince221 August1017 July"Baby I Don't Care"Transvision Vamp321 August9"If You Don't Know Me by Now"Simply Red128 August1024 July"Say Goodbye"Indecent Obsession67 August37 August"Funky Cold Medina"Tone Loc821 August414 August"I Don't Want a Lover"Texas411 September6"Telephone Booth"Ian Moss714 August1"Dressed for Success"Roxette34 September1021 August"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"New Kids on the Block44 September6"Right Back Where We Started From"Sinitta728 August54 September"Right Here Waiting"Richard Marx14 September10"Wouldn't Change a Thing" ◁Kylie Minogue618 September311 September"All I Want Is You"U2218 September818 September"Way of the World"Max Q825 September3"Toy Soldiers"Martika525 September925 September"Cherish"Madonna425 September4"If I Could Turn Back Time" (#5)Cher19 October18"Talk It Over"Grayson Hugh46 November9"Poison"Alice Cooper323 October152 October"Swing the Mood" ◁Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers116 October159 October"The Best"Tina Turner423 October716 October"She Has to Be Loved"Jenny Morris513 November830 October"We Didn't Start the Fire"Billy Joel227 November126 November"Listen to Your Heart"Roxette106 November513 November"Hangin' Tough"New Kids on the Block813 November220 November"Every Little Step"Bobby Brown827 November627 November"That's What I Like" ◁Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers427 November7
1988 peaks
+ List of ARIA top ten singles in 1989 that peaked in 1988 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop ten References17 October"The Only Way Is Up"Yazz & the Plastic Population224 October15"A Groovy Kind of Love"Phil Collins231 October1324 October"Don't Worry, Be Happy" ◁Bobby McFerrin17 November1331 October"Nothing Can Divide Us" ◁Jason Donovan321 November1014 November"I Want Your Love"Transvision Vamp712 December928 November"If I Could"1927419 December13
1990 peaks
+ List of ARIA top ten singles in 1989 that peaked in 1990 Top tenentry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks intop ten References13 November"I Feel the Earth Move"Martika28 January1227 November"Love Shack"The B-52s11 January134 December"Leave a Light On"Belinda Carlisle515 January9
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