List of number one hits in Italy (1989)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1989. There were nine number one singles and seven number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 1-5 Week 5 weeks 5 Francesco Salvi C'è da spostare una macchina Francesco Salvi, Mario Natale - 6-9 Week 4 weeks 4th Fabio Concato 051/222525 Fabio Concato The song title alludes to the number of the Italian telephone crisis service Telefono Azzurro at the time, which campaigns for the protection of children's rights. Concato donated the proceeds of the song to the organization. 10-15 Week 6 weeks 6th Francesco Salvi Esatto! Francesco Salvi, Mario Natale By participating in the Sanremo Festival in 1989 , the Italian cabaret artist achieved the second number one hit in a year. The song went straight to number one, although it only managed to reach seventh place in the final ranking of the festival; the winning song Ti lascerò by Fausto Leali and Anna Oxa , on the other hand, did not get past fourth place in the charts. 16.-24. Week 9 weeks 9 Madonna Lika a Prayer Madonna, Patrick Leonard - 25-26 Week 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Madonna Express Yourself Stephen Bray , Madonna - 27th week 1 week (total 2) 2 Joe Cocker When the Night Comes Bryan Adams , Jim Vallance , Diane Warren - 28-30 Week 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Madonna Express Yourself Stephen Bray, Madonna - 31st week 1 week (total 2) 2 Joe Cocker When the Night Comes Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Diane Warren - 32–37 Week 6 weeks (total 7) 7th Edoardo Bennato Viva la mamma Edoardo Bennato The song Viva la mamma comes from the album Abbi dubbi , with which Bennato won in the album category of the Festivalbar competition this year . 38-39 Week 2 weeks 2 Raf Ti pretendo Raf, Giancarlo Bigazzi , Gianni Albini With Ti pretendo , Raf won the Festivalbar competition this year . 40th week 1 week (total 7) 7th Edoardo Bennato Viva la mamma Edoardo Bennato - 41st week 1989 - 2nd week 1990 14 weeks 14th Kaoma Lambada Ulises Hermosa, Gonzalo Hermosa, Alberto Maravi, Márcia Ferreira, José Ari Kaoma also presented their world hit at the Festivalbar competition . In its fifth week of the chart, the song reached the top position.
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Albums

← 1988 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 52nd week 1988 - 8th week 1989 9 weeks (total 11) 11 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman - 9-12 Week 4 weeks 4th Simply Red A New Flame - 13-19 Week 7 weeks 7th Madonna Like a prayer The album went straight to number one. 20th - 24th Week 5 weeks 5 Simple Minds Street Fighting Years - 25–44 Week 20 weeks 20th Zucchero Oro incenso & birra - 45–48 Week 4 weeks 4th Various artists Lambada - 49th week 1989 - 8th week 1990 12 weeks (total of 15) 15th Phil Collins ... But Seriously -
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

supporting documents

1. ↑ Biografia di Fabio Concato. In: Rockol.it. March 30, 2012, accessed on March 31, 2015 (Italian): "Nel 1988 Concato pubblica un singolo," 051/222525 ", i cui proventi sono destinati a mantenere in vita il servizio del Telefono Azzurro, allora minacciato di chiusura." 

See also number-one hits in 1989 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , the Switzerland , Spain , the United States and in the United Kingdom .