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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 Other • Top 1000

Top Rock Songs of 1989

1988 <-1989-> 1990

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1.
06/1989

Batdance by Prince

from Batman   Batman
403

✫1
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


18
alt.
2
UK
[Warner 22924]
written by Prince
2.
01/1989

The Living Years by Mike + the Mechanics

from The Living Years   The Living Years
385

✫1
US
✫1
AC






5
rock


2
UK
[Atlantic 7-88964]
written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson
3.
11/1989

Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins

from … But Seriously   … But Seriously
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
4.
12/1989

Black Velvet by Alannah Myles

from Alannah Myles   Alannah Myles
383

✫1
US
7
AC






✫1
rock


2
UK
[Atlantic 88742]
written by Christopher Ward & David Tyson
5.
01/1989

She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals

from The Raw & the Cooked   The Raw & the Cooked
344

✫1
US




✫1
dance
54
R&B


5
alt.
5
UK
[MCA 53483]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox
6.
09/1989

Love Shack by The B-52's

from Cosmic Thing   Cosmic Thing
333

3
US




7
dance




✫1
alt.
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #243]
[Warner 22817 (Reprise)]
written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson
7.
09/1989

Sowing the Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears

from The Seeds of Love   The Seeds of Love
322

2
US
29
AC






4
rock
✫1
alt.
5
UK
[Polygram 874710 (Fontana)]
written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith
8.
03/1989

Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals

from The Raw & the Cooked   The Raw & the Cooked
321

✫1
US
12
AC


20
dance


39
rock
2
alt.
7
UK
[MCA 53639]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox
9.
09/1989

We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel

from Storm Front   Storm Front
310

✫1
US
5
AC






6
rock


7
UK
[Columbia 73021]
written by Billy Joel
10.
01/1989

You Got It by Roy Orbison

from Mystery Girl   Mystery Girl
272

9
US
✫1
AC
7
country




2
rock


3
UK
[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty
11.
07/1989

Poison by Alice Cooper

from Trash   Trash
261

7
US








15
rock


2
UK
[Columbia 68958 (Epic)]
written by Desmond Child, Alice Cooper & John McCurry
12.
11/1989

Downtown Train by Rod Stewart

from Storyteller: The Complete Anthology 1964-1990   Storyteller: The Complete Anthology 1964-1990
261

3
US
✫1
AC






✫1
rock


10
UK
[Warner 22685]
written by Tom Waits
13.
01/1989

I'll Be There for You by Bon Jovi

from New Jersey   New Jersey
253

✫1
US








5
rock


18
UK
[Polygram 872564 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
14.
07/1989

Lovesong by The Cure

from Disintegration   Disintegration
250

2
US




8
dance


27
rock
2
alt.
18
UK
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson (as Paul S. Thompson), Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst) & Boris Williams
15.
01/1989

Paradise City by Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
228

5
US








14
rock


6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #453]
[Geffen 7-27570]
written by Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin & Duff McKagan
16.
09/1989

When I See You Smile by Bad English

from Bad English   Bad English
221

✫1
US
11
AC






10
rock


61
UK
[Epic 69082]
written by Diane Warren
17.
05/1989

Satisfied by Richard Marx

from Repeat Offender   Repeat Offender
216

✫1
US








5
rock


52
UK
[EMI 50189]
written by Richard Marx
18.
12/1989

Roam by The B-52's

from Cosmic Thing   Cosmic Thing
213

3
US




10
dance




6
alt.
17
UK
produced by Nile Rodgers
written by Robert Waldrop
19.
09/1989

Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith

from Pump   Pump
203

5
US








✫1
rock


13
UK
[Geffen 22845]
written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry
20.
06/1989

18 and Life by Skid Row

from Skid Row   Skid Row
202

4
US








11
rock


12
UK
[Atlantic 7-88883]
written by Rachel Bolan & The Snake (as Dave Sabo)
21.
05/1989

So Alive by Love and Rockets

from Love and Rockets   Love and Rockets
189

3
US




20
dance


9
rock
✫1
alt.
79
UK
charted as So Alive / Bike Dance in US dance charts
[RCA 8956]
written by Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins & David J
22.
07/1989

Heaven by Warrant

from Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich   Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
188

2
US








3
rock


93
UK
[Columbia 68985]
written by Jani Lane
23.
09/1989

Mixed Emotions by The Rolling Stones

from Steel Wheels   Steel Wheels
170

5
US








✫1
rock
22
alt.
36
UK
[Columbia 69008 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
24.
05/1989

I Want It All by Queen

from The Miracle   The Miracle
164

50
US








3
rock


3
UK
[Capitol 44372]
written by Brian May
25.
09/1989

Janie's Got a Gun by Aerosmith

from Pump   Pump
158

4
US








2
rock


76
UK
[Geffen 22727]
written by Steven Tyler & Tom Hamilton
26.
02/1989

Second Chance by 38 Special

from Rock and Roll Strategy   Rock and Roll Strategy
155

6
US
✫1
AC






2
rock




[A&M 1273]
written by Max Carl, Jeff Carlisi & Cal Curtis
27.
06/1989

The End of the Innocence by Don Henley

from The End of the Innocence   The End of the Innocence
152

8
US
2
AC






✫1
rock


48
UK
[Geffen 7-22925]
written by Don Henley & Bruce Hornsby
28.
05/1989

Lay Your Hands on Me by Bon Jovi

from New Jersey   New Jersey
152

7
US








20
rock


18
UK
[Polygram 874452 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
29.
10/1989

Just Between You and Me by Lou Gramm

from Long Hard Look   Long Hard Look
142

6
US
4
AC






4
rock




produced by Peter Wolf
[Atlantic 88781]
written by Lou Gramm & Holly Knight
30.
09/1989

Drama! by Erasure

from Wild!   Wild!
142







10
dance




11
alt.
4
UK
charted as Drama! / Sweet, Sweet Baby in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell
31.
05/1989

Free Fallin' by Tom Petty

from Full Moon Fever   Full Moon Fever
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
32.
05/1989

Rooms on Fire by Stevie Nicks

from The Other Side of the Mirror   The Other Side of the Mirror
141

16
US
16
AC






✫1
rock


16
UK
[Modern 99216]
written by Stevie Nicks & Rick Nowels
33.
02/1989

Rocket by Def Leppard

from Hysteria   Hysteria
138

12
US








5
rock


15
UK
[Polygram 872614 (Mercury)]
written by Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage & Robert John "Mutt" Lange
34.
06/1989

All I Want Is You by U2

from Rattle and Hum   Rattle and Hum
138

83
US








13
rock


4
UK
[Island 7-99199]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
35.
04/1989

Angel Eyes by The Jeff Healey Band

from See the Light   See the Light
137

5
US
7
AC






24
rock




[Arista 9808]
written by John Hiatt & Fred Koller
36.
02/1989

Your Mama Don't Dance by Poison [hard rock band]

from Open Up and Say...Ahh!   Open Up and Say...Ahh!
137

10
US








39
rock


13
UK
[Enigma 44293]
written by Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina
37.
09/1989

Dr. Feelgood by Mötley Crüe

from Dr. Feelgood   Dr. Feelgood
135

6
US








7
rock


50
UK
[Elektra 7-69271]
written by Mick Mars & Nikki Sixx
38.
10/1989

I Remember You by Skid Row

from Skid Row   Skid Row
133

6
US








23
rock


36
UK
[Atlantic 7-88886]
written by Rachel Bolan & The Snake (as Dave Sabo)
39.
04/1989

Once Bitten Twice Shy by Great White

from ...Twice Shy   ...Twice Shy
132

5
US








6
rock




[Capitol 44366]
written by Ian Hunter
40.
12/1989

Price of Love by Bad English

from Bad English   Bad English
132

5
US
38
AC






30
rock


80
UK
[Epic 73094]
written by John Waite & Jonathan Cain
41.
04/1989

Bring Me Edelweiss by Edelweiss

129







7
dance




24
alt.
5
UK
written by Martin Gletschermayer & Walter Werzowa
42.
04/1989

Lullaby by The Cure

from Disintegration   Disintegration
128

74
US




31
dance




23
alt.
5
UK
[Elektra 69249 (cassette)]
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst) & Boris Williams
43.
04/1989

I Won't Back Down by Tom Petty

from Full Moon Fever   Full Moon Fever
126

12
US








✫1
rock
29
alt.
28
UK
[MCA 53369]
written by Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne
44.
05/1989

The Doctor by The Doobie Brothers

from Cycles   Cycles
120

9
US
31
AC






✫1
rock


73
UK
[Capitol 44376]
written by Tom Johnston, Charlie Midnight & Eddie Schwartz
45.
09/1989

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode

from Violator   Violator
120

28
US




12
dance




3
alt.
13
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #368]
charted as Personal Jesus / Dangerous in US dance charts
written by Martin Gore
46.
02/1989

The Last of the Famous International Playboys by Morrissey

120













3
alt.
6
UK
written by Morrissey & Stephen Street
47.
12/1989

Getting Away with It by Electronic

from Electronic   Electronic
114

38
US




7
dance




4
alt.
12
UK
written by Bernard Sumner, Neil Tennant & Johnny Marr
48.
03/1989

Everlasting Love by Howard Jones

from Cross That Line   Cross That Line
112

12
US
✫1
AC






49
rock
19
alt.
62
UK
[Elektra 7-69308]
written by Howard Jones
49.
04/1989

Fire Woman by The Cult

from Sonic Temple   Sonic Temple
111

46
US








4
rock
2
alt.
15
UK
[Warner 27543 (Reprise)]
written by Ian Astbury & Billy Duffy
50.
05/1989

My Brave Face by Paul McCartney

from Flowers in the Dirt   Flowers in the Dirt
110

25
US
4
AC






12
rock


18
UK
[Capitol 44367]
written by Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello
51.
08/1989

Healing Hands by Elton John

from Sleeping with the Past   Sleeping with the Past
110

13
US
✫1
AC






23
rock


45
UK
[MCA 53692]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
52.
02/1989

Veronica by Elvis Costello

from Spike   Spike
109

19
US








10
rock
✫1
alt.
31
UK
[Warner 7-22981]
written by Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello
53.
03/1989

Close My Eyes Forever by Lita Ford

from Lita   Lita
108

8
US








25
rock


47
UK
with Ozzy Osbourne
[RCA 8899]
written by Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne
54.
10/1989

Living in Sin by Bon Jovi

from New Jersey   New Jersey
108

9
US








37
rock


35
UK
[Polygram 876070 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi
55.
08/1989

Don't Look Back by Fine Young Cannibals

from The Raw & the Cooked   The Raw & the Cooked
106

11
US








38
rock
9
alt.
34
UK
[MCA 53695]
written by Roland Gift & David Steele
56.
02/1989

I Don't Want a Lover by Texas

from Southside   Southside
105

77
US








27
rock
11
alt.
8
UK
[Mercury 872 350-7]
written by Johnny McElhone & Sharleen Spiteri
57.
08/1989

When the Night Comes by Joe Cocker

from One Night of Sin   One Night of Sin
104

11
US
12
AC






6
rock


65
UK
[Capitol 44437 (cassette)]
written by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance & Diane Warren
58.
11/1989

No Myth by Michael Penn

from March   March
103

13
US
22
AC






5
rock
4
alt.


[RCA 9111]
written by Michael Penn
59.
12/1989

Peace in Our Time by Eddie Money

from Greatest Hits: The Sound of Money   
96

11
US
34
AC






2
rock




[Columbia 73047]
written by Andy Hill & Peter Sinfield
60.
07/1989

Pure by The Lightning Seeds

from Cloudcuckooland   Cloudcuckooland
94

31
US
31
AC








8
alt.
16
UK
[MCA 53816]
written by Ian Broudie
61.
03/1989

Round & Round by New Order

from Technique   Technique
91

64
US




✫1
dance




6
alt.
21
UK
[Qwest 7-27524]
written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Bernard Sumner
62.
08/1989

Call It Love by Poco

from Legacy   Legacy
91

18
US
2
AC






3
rock




[RCA 9038]
written by Ron Gilbeau, Billy Crain, Rick Lonow & Jim Messina
63.
09/1989

Love Song by Tesla

from The Great Radio Controversy   The Great Radio Controversy
90

10
US








7
rock




[Geffen 22856]
written by Jeff Keith & Frank Hannon
64.
09/1989

You Keep It All In by The Beautiful South

from Welcome to the Beautiful South   Welcome to the Beautiful South
90













19
alt.
8
UK
written by Paul Heaton & Dave Rotheray
65.
08/1989

It's Not Enough by Starship

from Love Among the Cannibals   Love Among the Cannibals
87

12
US
30
AC






10
rock


87
UK
[RCA 9032]
written by Martin Page & Tommy Funderburk
66.
04/1989

Interesting Drug by Morrissey

from Bona Drag   Bona Drag
86













11
alt.
9
UK
written by Morrissey & Stephen Street
67.
04/1989

Pop Singer by John Mellencamp

from Big Daddy   Big Daddy
86

15
US








2
rock


93
UK
as John Cougar Mellencamp
written by John Mellencamp
68.
02/1989

One by Metallica

from ...And Justice for All   ...And Justice for All
85

35
US








46
rock


13
UK
[Elektra 7-69329]
written by James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich
69.
09/1989

I Want That Man by Debbie Harry

from Def, Dumb and Blonde   Def, Dumb and Blonde
83













2
alt.
13
UK
written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie
70.
10/1989

The Road to Hell by Chris Rea

from The Road to Hell   The Road to Hell
80











11
rock


10
UK
written by Chris Rea
71.
09/1989

Don't Close Your Eyes by Kix

from Blow My Fuse   Blow My Fuse
79

11
US








16
rock




[Atlantic 88902]
written by Bob Halligan Jr. (as Bob Halligan) & John Purdell
72.
09/1989

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

from The Sensual World   The Sensual World
78













6
alt.
12
UK
written by Kate Bush
73.
01/1989

Cryin' by Vixen

from Vixen   Vixen
78

22
US








22
rock


27
UK
[EMI 50167]
written by Gregg Tripp & Jeff Paris
74.
05/1989

Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty

from Full Moon Fever   Full Moon Fever
78

23
US








✫1
rock


55
UK
co-produced by Jeff Lynne
[MCA 53682]
written by Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
75.
09/1989

The Last Worthless Evening by Don Henley

from The End of the Innocence   The End of the Innocence
77

21
US
5
AC






4
rock




[Geffen 22771]
written by John Corey, Don Henley & Stan Lynch
76.
09/1989

Rock and a Hard Place by The Rolling Stones

from Steel Wheels   Steel Wheels
76

23
US








✫1
rock


63
UK
[Columbia 73057 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
77.
04/1989

This Is Your Land by Simple Minds

from Street Fighting Years   Street Fighting Years
72











37
rock
12
alt.
13
UK
[A&M 1413]
written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill & Mick MacNeil
78.
06/1989

Let the Day Begin by The Call

from Let the Day Begin   
72

51
US








✫1
rock
5
alt.
42
UK
[MCA 53658]
written by Michael Been
79.
09/1989

Sold Me Down the River by The Alarm

from Change   Change
71

50
US








2
rock
3
alt.
43
UK
charted as Sold Me Down The Ruver/Yn Cymraeg in the UK
written by Mike Peters & Eddie MacDonald
80.
11/1989

Ouija Board, Ouija Board by Morrissey

from Bona Drag   Bona Drag
69













2
alt.
18
UK
written by Morrissey & Stephen Street
81.
11/1989

Bad Love by Eric Clapton

from Journeyman   Journeyman
67

88
US








✫1
rock


25
UK
written by Eric Clapton & Mick Jones [Foreigner]
82.
03/1989

Voices of Babylon by The Outfield

from Voices of Babylon   Voices of Babylon
66

25
US








2
rock


78
UK
[Columbia 68601]
written by John Spinks (as John Frederick Spinks)
83.
02/1989

I'll Be You by The Replacements

from Don't Tell a Soul   Don't Tell a Soul
66

51
US








✫1
rock
✫1
alt.


[Warner 22992 (Sire)]
written by Paul Westerberg
84.
09/1989

Sugar Daddy by Thompson Twins

from Big Trash   Big Trash
65

28
US




2
dance




16
alt.
97
UK
[Warner 7-22819]
written by Tom Bailey & Alannah Currie
85.
05/1989

Hey Baby by Henry Lee Summer

from I've Got Everything   I've Got Everything
65

18
US








6
rock




[CBS Associated 4-68891]
written by Henry Lee Summer
86.
09/1989

Don't Ask Me Why by Eurythmics

from We Too Are One   We Too Are One
62

40
US










12
alt.
25
UK
[Arista 1-9880]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
87.
11/1989

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears

from The Seeds of Love   The Seeds of Love
62

36
US
37
AC








27
alt.
26
UK
featuring Oleta Adams
[Polygram 876248 (Fontana)]
written by Roland Orzabal
88.
05/1989

Trouble Me by 10,000 Maniacs

from Blind Man's Zoo   Blind Man's Zoo
62

44
US
7
AC






20
rock
3
alt.
77
UK
[Elektra 69298]
written by Dennis Drew & Natalie Merchant
89.
10/1989

A Girl Like You by The Smithereens

from 11   11
62

38
US








2
rock
3
alt.


written by Pat DiNizio
90.
05/1989

Headed for a Heartbreak by Winger

from Winger   Winger
61

19
US








8
rock




[Atlantic 88922]
written by Kip Winger
91.
04/1989

Fascination Street by The Cure

from Disintegration   Disintegration
60

46
US




7
dance


24
rock
✫1
alt.


[Elektra 69300]
written by Simon Gallup, Roger O'Donnell, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst (as Laurence Tolhurst) & Boris Williams
92.
07/1989

Nightrain by Guns N' Roses

from Appetite for Destruction   Appetite for Destruction
59

93
US








26
rock


17
UK
[R]
[Geffen 7-22869]
written by Izzy Stradlin, Slash, Duff McKagan & Axl Rose
93.
11/1989

Fool for Your Loving by Whitesnake

from Slip of the Tongue   Slip of the Tongue
59

37
US








2
rock


43
UK
[R]
[Geffen 22715]
written by David Coverdale, Micky Moody & Bernie Marsden
94.
01/1989

The Mayor of Simpleton by XTC

from Oranges and Lemons   Oranges and Lemons
57

72
US








15
rock
✫1
alt.
46
UK
[Geffen 27552]
written by Andy Partridge
95.
04/1989

The Beat(en) Generation by The The

from Mind Bomb   Mind Bomb
56













13
alt.
18
UK
written by Matt Johnson
96.
09/1989

Don't Let Me Down Gently by The Wonder Stuff

from Hup   Hup
55













11
alt.
19
UK
written by Miles Hunt, Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones, Martin Bell, James Taylor [organist] & Martin Gilks
97.
03/1989

Now You're in Heaven by Julian Lennon

from Mr. Jordan   Mr. Jordan
55

93
US




12
dance


✫1
rock
27
alt.
59
UK
[Atlantic 7-88925]
written by Julian Lennon & John McCurry
98.
02/1989

Everything Counts by Depeche Mode

from 101   101
55







16
dance




13
alt.
22
UK
[R]
[live]
written by Martin Gore
99.
04/1989

Coming Home by Cinderella

from Long Cold Winter   Long Cold Winter
54

20
US








13
rock




[Mercury 872982]
written by Tom Keifer
100.
02/1989

End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys

from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1   Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
50

63
US
28
AC






2
rock


52
UK
[Wilbury 27637]
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison
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