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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1989

1988 <-1989-> 1990
    

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1.
03/1989
419

✫1
US
3
AC


✫1
dance
20
R&B




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #300]
[Sire 27539]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
2.
02/1989
396

✫1
US
✫1
AC










✫1
UK
[Columbia 68533]
written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
3.
01/1989
385

✫1
US
✫1
AC






5
rock


2
UK
[Atlantic 7-88964]
written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson
4.
11/1989
384

✫1
US
✫1
AC






7
rock


2
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1990]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1991]
[Atlantic 88774]
written by Phil Collins
5.
12/1989
383

✫1
US
7
AC






✫1
rock


2
UK
[Atlantic 88742]
written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson
6.
10/1989
382

3
US
7
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




✫1
UK
[Arista 9928]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
7.
04/1989
373

✫1
US
✫1
AC




38
R&B




2
UK
[Elektra 69297]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
8.
12/1989
371

✫1
US
45
AC


24
dance
3
R&B




2
UK
with The Wild Pair
rap by Derrick Delite from the Soul Purpose
[Virgin 99158]
written by Oliver Leiber
9.
07/1989
370

✫1
US
✫1
AC










2
UK
[EMI 50219]
written by Richard Marx
10.
08/1989
356

✫1
US
21
AC




20
R&B




2
UK
11.
10/1989
347

✫1
US
✫1
AC










3
UK
[Columbia 73017]
written by Michael Bolton & Doug James
12.
09/1989
345

2
US
✫1
AC










2
UK
featuring Aaron Neville
aka All I Need to Know
[Elektra 69261]
written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & Tom Snow
13.
04/1989
329

✫1
US
3
AC




12
R&B




5
UK
[Columbia 68671]
written by Maurice Starr
14.
02/1989
323

✫1
US
2
AC










5
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1990]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1990]
[Atlantic 88972]
written by Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar
15.
09/1989
322

2
US
29
AC






4
rock
✫1
alt.
5
UK
[Polygram 874710 (Fontana)]
written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith
16.
03/1989
321

✫1
US
12
AC


20
dance


39
rock
2
alt.
7
UK
[MCA 53639]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox
17.
08/1989
318

2
US
✫1
AC










3
UK
[Sire 7-22883]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
18.
08/1989
313

✫1
US
2
AC










6
UK
(double A-side with Dangerous, 1990 release in the UK) [R]
[EMI 50223]
written by Per Gessle & Mats Persson
19.
07/1989
312

✫1
US
2
AC










6
UK
[Columbia 68959 (Epic)]
written by Gloria Estefan
20.
09/1989
310

✫1
US
5
AC






6
rock


7
UK
[Columbia 73021]
written by Billy Joel
21.
06/1989
308

2
US
12
AC


✫1
dance






5
UK
[Sire 7-22948]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray
22.
05/1989
304

✫1
US
37
AC










5
UK
[Columbia 68747]
written by Martika & Michael Margules (as Michael Jay)
23.
04/1989
303

7
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B




2
UK
[EMI 50185]
written by Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser & Preston Glass
24.
01/1989
272

9
US
✫1
AC
7
country




2
rock


3
UK
[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty
25.
02/1989
267

7
US
2
AC


5
dance






3
UK
26.
07/1989
266

3
US
✫1
AC










6
UK
produced by Diane Warren
[Geffen 22886]
written by Diane Warren
27.
11/1989
260

3
US
✫1
AC






✫1
rock


10
UK
[Warner 22685]
written by Tom Waits
28.
07/1989
254

11
US
38
AC










✫1
UK
[let's twist again, in the mood, rock around the clock, rock-a-beatin' boogie, tutti-frutti, wake up little susie, c'mon everybody, hound dog, shake rattle and roll, all shook up, jailhouse rock, at the hop]
[Music Factory/Atco 99140]
written by various
29.
03/1989
241

✫1
US
11
AC


28
dance
54
R&B




24
UK
[Virgin 99230]
written by Oliver Leiber
30.
03/1989
236

11
US
37
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




5
UK
featuring Caron Wheeler
[Virgin 99205]
written by Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo)
31.
01/1989
230

✫1
US
3
AC










34
UK
[Atlantic 88970]
written by Debbie Gibson
32.
09/1989
221

✫1
US
11
AC






10
rock


61
UK
[Epic 69082]
written by Diane Warren
33.
07/1989
214

✫1
US
27
AC




14
R&B




52
UK
[Arista 9904]
written by Diane Warren
34.
09/1989
205

11
US
8
AC










4
UK
[MCA 53706]
written by Rick Nowels & Ellen Shipley
35.
05/1989
200

6
US
43
AC










7
UK
[Epic 34-68759]
written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
36.
11/1989
186

2
US
20
AC




5
R&B






37.
09/1989
185

8
US
12
AC




34
R&B




8
UK
charted as Let's Try Again/Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time in the UK
[Columbia 68960]
written by Thom Bell & William Hart
38.
11/1989
181

7
US
27
AC




55
R&B




9
UK
[Columbia 73064]
written by Maurice Starr
39.
09/1989
172

15
US
43
AC










5
UK
featuring Edgar Winter on sax
[Capitol 44442]
written by Mike Chapman & Holly Knight
40.
12/1989
171

6
US
✫1
AC










23
UK
[Columbia 73084 (Epic)]
written by Gloria Estefan
41.
12/1989
170

2
US
21
AC












[EMI 50233]
written by Per Gessle
42.
10/1989
169

6
US
3
AC




✫1
R&B




43
UK
[Epic 73029]
written by David L. Elliott & Terry Steele
43.
10/1989
168

8
US
9
AC










11
UK
[Geffen 22844]
written by Desmond Child & Diane Warren
44.
10/1989
165

4
US
2
AC










45
UK
[EMI 50218]
written by Richard Marx
45.
09/1989
165

4
US
11
AC




3
R&B




74
UK
[MCA 53714]
written by Gardner Cole & James Newton Howard
46.
05/1989
163

5
US
3
AC




✫1
R&B






[Columbia 68746]
written by Bernard Jackson
47.
02/1989
155

5
US
3
AC




3
R&B






with George Michael
produced by George Michael
[Mika 871538]
written by Deon Estus & George Michael
48.
02/1989
155

6
US
✫1
AC






2
rock




[A&M 1273]
written by Max Carl, Jeff Carlisi & Cal Curtis
49.
06/1989
152

8
US
2
AC






✫1
rock


48
UK
[Geffen 7-22925]
written by Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby
50.
10/1989
148

5
US
22
AC


8
dance






53
UK
[Arista 9896]
written by Arthur Baker, Lotti Golden & Tommy Faragher
51.
04/1989
148

10
US
2
AC










17
UK
[Polydor 871110]
written by Phil Cilia & Chris Duffy
52.
11/1989
146

18
US
30
AC


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




21
UK
featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan
[Qwest 22697]
written by George Johnson, Louis Johnson & Sonora Sam
53.
08/1989
144

7
US
28
AC




3
R&B




33
UK
[MCA 53652]
written by Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds) & L.A. Reid
54.
10/1989
142

6
US
4
AC






4
rock




produced by Peter Wolf
[Atlantic 88781]
written by Lou Gramm & Holly Knight
55.
05/1989
141

7
US
17
AC






✫1
rock


64
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #177]
co-produced by Jeff Lynne
[MCA 53748]
written by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne
56.
12/1989
141

5
US
2
AC












[Reprise 22741]
written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford & Bobby Caldwell
57.
05/1989
141

16
US
16
AC






✫1
rock


16
UK
[Modern 99216]
written by Stevie Nicks & Rick Nowels
58.
03/1989
140

6
US
✫1
AC










84
UK
[Geffen 27529]
written by Dean Pitchford & Tom Snow
59.
04/1989
137

5
US
7
AC






24
rock




[Arista 9808]
written by John Hiatt & Fred Koller
60.
12/1989
132

5
US
38
AC






30
rock


80
UK
[Epic 73094]
written by John Waite & Jonathan Cain
61.
06/1989

One by Bee Gees

from One   One
132

7
US
✫1
AC










71
UK
[Warner 22899]
written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
62.
09/1989
130

11
US
5
AC


20
dance






23
UK
[Columbia 69064 (Epic)]
written by John DeFaria, Clay Ostwald & Jorge Casas
63.
05/1989
120

9
US
31
AC






✫1
rock


73
UK
[Capitol 44376]
written by Tom Johnston, Charlie Midnight & Eddie Schwartz
64.
03/1989
112

12
US
✫1
AC






49
rock
19
alt.
62
UK
[Elektra 7-69308]
written by Howard Jones
65.
05/1989
110

25
US
4
AC






12
rock


18
UK
[Capitol 44367]
written by Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello
66.
08/1989
110

13
US
✫1
AC






23
rock


45
UK
[MCA 53692]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
67.
06/1989
109



18
AC




69
R&B




6
UK
68.
01/1989
107

10
US
5
AC










45
UK
[A&M 1267]
written by David Glasper & Marcus Lillington
69.
08/1989
104

11
US
12
AC






6
rock


65
UK
[Capitol 44437 (cassette)]
written by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance & Diane Warren
70.
11/1989
103

13
US
22
AC






5
rock
4
alt.


[RCA 9111]
written by Michael Penn
71.
04/1989
97

16
US
3
AC




17
R&B




41
UK
[Arista 9809]
written by Albert Hammond & Diane Warren
72.
12/1989
96

11
US
34
AC






2
rock




[Columbia 73047]
written by Andy Hill & Peter Sinfield
73.
02/1989
95

10
US
3
AC












with Jimmy Harnen
[WT 31-68625]
written by Jimmy Harnen & Rich Congdon
74.
07/1989
94

31
US
31
AC








8
alt.
16
UK
[MCA 53816]
written by Ian Broudie
75.
08/1989
93

10
US
3
AC












[Arista 9868]
written by Lewis Martineé
76.
08/1989

Call It Love by Poco

from Legacy   Legacy
91

18
US
2
AC






3
rock




77.
02/1989
91

9
US
46
AC










87
UK
[Polygram 871418 (Polydor)]
written by Simon Climie, Rob Fisher & Dennis Morgan
78.
01/1989
87

10
US
9
AC












[Reprise/Full Moon 27757]
written by Jim Scott
79.
08/1989
87

12
US
30
AC






10
rock


87
UK
[RCA 9032]
written by Martin Page & Tommy Funderburk
80.
02/1989
85

12
US
4
AC












[Cutting 872502]
written by Safire (as Wilma Cosmé), Russ DeSalvo & Robert Steele
81.
01/1989
85

57
US
19
AC




21
R&B




13
UK
[Elektra 69317]
written by Jimmie Cameron (as Jimmy Cameron) & Vella Cameron
82.
06/1989
81

13
US
4
AC












[Capitol 44379]
written by Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers
83.
11/1989
81

18
US
3
AC










55
UK
[R]
[MCA 53750]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
84.
09/1989
77

21
US
5
AC






4
rock




[Geffen 22771]
written by John Corey, Don Henley & Stan Lynch
85.
06/1989
72

17
US
3
AC




71
R&B






[Columbia 68909]
written by Michael Bolton & Andy Goldmark (as Andrew Goldmark)
86.
09/1989
71

48
US
31
AC










16
UK
[Epic 73269]
written by Gloria Estefan, Jorge Casas & Clay Ostwald
87.
11/1989
70

54
US
40
AC


8
dance






20
UK
[MCA 53686]
written by Roland Gift & David Steele
88.
11/1989
62

36
US
37
AC








27
alt.
26
UK
featuring Oleta Adams
[Polygram 876248 (Fontana)]
written by Roland Orzabal
89.
05/1989
62

44
US
7
AC






20
rock
3
alt.
77
UK
[Elektra 69298]
written by Dennis Drew & Natalie Merchant
90.
06/1989
60

17
US
13
AC












[Atlantic 88885]
written by Debbie Gibson
91.
04/1989
60

19
US
9
AC












[RCA 8802]
written by Sandy Linzer & Irwin Levine
92.
10/1989
59

36
US
21
AC










27
UK
with Sheena Easton
[Warner 7-22757]
written by Prince & Sheena Easton
93.
11/1989
58

43
US
5
AC




✫1
R&B






with Peabo Bryson
[Columbia 73022]
written by Carvin Winans
94.
07/1989
57

94
US
28
AC










18
UK
[Capitol 44438]
written by Paul McCartney
95.
09/1989
52

24
US
7
AC












[Cypress 1451]
written by Michael Damian
96.
05/1989
51

20
US
20
AC












[R]
new version
[Polydor 2091]
written by Benny Mardones & Robert Tepper
97.
02/1989
50

63
US
28
AC






2
rock


52
UK
98.
03/1989
41



23
AC






26
rock


27
UK
[Virgin 99227]
written by Bono & The Edge
99.
11/1989
41

48
US
5
AC






24
rock


97
UK
[Geffen 19660]
written by Don Henley, Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) & Jai Winding
100.
02/1989
39

47
US
4
AC




18
R&B







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