1980's Top 20 charts

January 1989

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Especially for you	Kylie Minogue/Jason Donovan
2		Crackers internatiinal(E.P.)	Erasure
3		Buffalo stance	Neneh Cherry
4		Good life	Inner City
5		She drives me crazy	Fine Young Cannibals
6		The living years	Mike + the Mechanics
7		Suddenly	Angry Anderson
8		Four letter word	Kim Wilde
9		Baby I love your way/Freebird medley	Will To Power
10		Loco in Acapulco	Four Tops
11		Something's gotten hold of my heart	Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
12		You got it	Roy Orbison
13		Waiting for a star to fall	Boy Meets Girl
14		Cuddle toy	Roachford
15		Burning bridges(On and off and on again)	Status Quo
16		All she wants is	Duran Duran
17		Mistletoe and wine	Cliff Richard
18		Keeping the dream alive	Freiheit
19		Two hearts	Phil Collins
20		You are the one	A-HA

 

February 1989

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Something's gotten hold of my heart	Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
2		The living years	Mike + the Mechanics
3		Love train	Holly Johnson
4		You got it	Roy Orbison
5		Love changes everything	Michael Ball
6		My prerogative	Bobby Brown
7		Cuddle toy	Roachford
8		Wait	Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle
9		Belfast child	Simple Minds
10		That's the way love is	Ten City
11		Fine time	Yazz
12		She drives me crazy	Fine Young Cannibals
13		Last of the famous international playboys	Morrissey
14		Hold me in your arms	Rick Astley
15		Stop	Sam Brown
16		Especially for you	Kylie Minogue/Jason Donovan
17		Leave me alove	Michael Jackson
18		Crackers internatiinal(E.P.)	Erasure
19		It's only love	Simply Red
20		Big Area	Then Jerico

 

March 1989

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Too many broken hearts	Jason Donovan
2		Help	Bananarama/La Na Nee Nee Noo Nioo
3		Stop	Sam Brown
4		Love changes everything	Michael Ball
5		Can't stay away from you	Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine
6		Leave me alone	Michael Jackson
7		Hey music lover	S'Express
8		This time I know it's for real	Donna Summer
9		Belfast child	Simple Minds
10		Like a prayer	Madonna
11		Straight up	Paula Abdul
12		I don't want a lover	Texas
13		Blow your house down	Living In ABox
14		I'd rather jack	Reynold Girls
15		Keep on movin'	Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler
16		My prerogative	Bobby Brown
17		Turn up the bass	Tyree feat. Kool Rock Steady
18		Every rose has its thorn	Poison
19		Paradise city	Guns N' Roses
20		Hold me in your arms	Rick Astley

 

April 1989

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Eternal flame	Bangles
2		Like a prayer	Madonna
3		Straight up	Paula Abdul
4		I beg your pardon	Kon Kan
5		Too many broken hearts	Jason Donovan
6		This time I know it's for real	Donna Summer
7		If you don't know me by now	Simply Red
8		Baby I don't care	Transvision Vamp
9		Americanos	Holly Johnson
10		Keep on movin'	Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler
11		Paradise city	Guns N' Roses
12		When love comes to town	U2 with B.B.King
13		People hold on	Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield
14		Good thing	Fine Young Cannibals
15		I'd rather jack	Reynolds Girls
16		Lullaby	Cure
17		I haven't stopped dancing yet	Pat & Mick
18		International rescue	Fuzzbox
19		Don't be cruel	Bobby Brown
20		Can't stay away from you	Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine

 

May 1989

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Hand on your heart	Kylie Minogue
2		Requiem	London Boys
3		Miss you like crazy	Natalie Cole
4		Eternal flame	Bangles
5		I want it all	Queen
6		Bring me edelweiss	Edelweiss
7		Beds are burning	Midnight Oil
8		Ferry 'cross the mersey	Chiristians/Holly Johnson/Paul McCartney/Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman
9		Baby I don't care	Transvision Vamp
10		I'm every woman	Chaka Khan
11		Americanos	Holly Johnson
12		If you don't know me by now	Simply Red
13		The look	Roxette
14		Who's in the house	Beatmasters
15		Electric youth	Debbie Gibson
16		Every little step	Bobby Brown
17		Your mama don't dance	Poison
18		Good thing	Fine Young Cannibals
19		Manchild	Neneh Cherry
20		Where has all the love gone	Yazz

 

June 1989

UK	(US)	Title	Artist
1		Sealed with a kiss	Jason Donovan
2		Miss you like crazy	Natalie Cole
3		Express yourself	Madonna
4		The best of me	Cliff Richard
5		Right back where we started from	Sinitta
6		Back to life(However do you want me)	Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler
7		Sweet child O' mine	Guns N' Roses
8		Ferry 'cross the mersey	Chiristians/Holly Johnson/Paul McCartney/Gerry Marsden & Stock Aitken Waterman
9		Manchild	Neneh Cherry
10		I don't wanna get hurt	Donna Summer
11		On the inside(Theme 'Prisoner-cell block H')	Lynne Hamilton
12		I drove all night	Cyndi Lauper
13		Hand on your heart	Kylie Minogue
14		Requiem	London Boys
15		Song for whoever	Beautiful South
16		It is time to get funky	D.Mob feat. LRS
17		Bring me edelweiss	Edelweiss
18		Every little step	Bobby Brown
19		Batdance	Prince
20		Just keep rockin'	Double Trouble & Rebel M.C.

 

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