List of number one hits in Australia (1989)

This list of number-one hits in Australia in 1989 . Basis are the top 50 of the Australian charts of ARIA . There were 17 number one singles and 19 number one albums that year.

Singles • Albums • Hit parades of the year • Bottom of page

Singles

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 26, 1988 - February 12, 1989 7 weeks 7th The Beach Boys Kokomo Mike E. Love , Terry Melcher , John EA Phillips , Scott McKenzie - February 13, 1989 - February 19, 1989 1 week 1 Womack & Womack Teardrops Linda Womack, Cecil Womack - February 20, 1989 - March 19, 1989 4 weeks 4th The Proclaimers I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Craig Morris Reid, Charles Stobo Reid - March 20, 1989 - March 26, 1989 1 week 1 Ian Moss Tucker's Daughter Don Walker, Ian Moss - March 27, 1989 - April 16, 1989 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy Roland Lee Gift, David Steele - April 17, 1989 - April 23, 1989 1 week (4 in total) 4th Madonna Like a Prayer Madonna L. Ciccone , Patrick Raymond Leonard - April 24, 1989 - May 7, 1989 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy Roland Gift, David Steele - May 8, 1989 - May 14, 1989 1 week 1 Mike & the Mechanics The Living Years Mike Rutherford , BA Robertson - May 15, 1989 - June 4, 1989 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Madonna Like a Prayer Madonna L. Ciccone, Patrick Raymond Leonard - June 5, 1989 - June 11, 1989 1 week 1 Julian Lennon Now You're in Heaven Julian Lennon, John M. McCurry - June 12, 1989 - June 18, 1989 1 week 1 The Bangles Eternal Flame Susanna Lee Hoffs , Thomas F. Kelly , Billy Steinberg - June 19, 1989 - July 9, 1989 3 weeks 3 Bette Midler Wind Beneath My Wings Jeff Alan Silbar, Larry J. Henley - July 10, 1989 - August 13, 1989 5 weeks 5 Roxette The Look Per Hakan Gessle - August 14, 1989 - August 20, 1989 1 week 1 New kids on the block You Got It (The Right Stuff) Maurice Starr - August 21, 1989 - September 10, 1989 3 weeks 3 Simply Red If You Don't Know Me by Now Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff - September 11, 1989 - October 22, 1989 6 weeks 6th Richard Marx Right Here Waiting Richard N. Marx - October 23, 1989 - November 12, 1989 3 weeks 3 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers Swing the Mood Otis Blackwell , Dorothy Bostrie, Felice Bryant , Boudleaux Bryant , Charles Calhoun , Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran , Joe Lubin, John Medora, Richard Penniman , Elvis Presley , Arthur Singer, David White - November 11, 1989 - December 24, 1989 7 weeks 7th Cher If I Could Turn Back Time Diane Eve Warren - December 25, 1989 - February 16, 1990 7 weeks 7th The B-52's Love Shack Frederick William Schneider III , Catherine E. Pierson , Julian Keith Strickland , Cynthia L. Wilson -
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Albums

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 23, 1988 - January 8, 1989 3 weeks 3 ( Various artists ) Summer '89 - January 9, 1989 - February 12, 1989 5 weeks 5 ( Soundtrack ) cocktail - February 13, 1989 - February 26, 1989 2 weeks 2 Traveling Wilburys Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 - February 27, 1989 - March 28, 1989 4 weeks 4th Roy Orbison Mystery girl - March 29, 1989 - April 30, 1989 5 weeks 5 ( Various artists ) Hits of '89 Volume 1 - May 1, 1989 - May 21, 1989 3 weeks 3 1927 ... ish - May 22, 1989 - June 11, 1989 3 weeks 3 Daryl Braithwaite Edge - June 12, 1989 - June 18, 1989 1 week 1 John Cougar Mellencamp Big daddy - June 12, 1989 - July 9, 1989 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Bette Midler Beaches soundtrack - June 12, 1989 - July 9, 1989 4 weeks 4th Fine Young Cannibals The Raw and the Cooked - July 10, 1989 - July 16, 1989 1 week (4 in total) 4th Bette Midler Beaches - July 17, 1989 - August 13, 1989 4 weeks 4th Def Leppard Hysteria - August 14, 1989 - September 3, 1989 3 weeks 3 Ian Moss Matchbook - September 4, 1989 - September 10, 1989 1 week 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber The Premiere Collection - September 11, 1989 - October 29, 1989 7 weeks 7th Richard Marx Repeat Offender - October 30, 1989 - November 5, 1989 1 week 1 John Williamson Warragul - November 6, 1989 - November 19, 1989 2 weeks 2 Billy Joel Storm front - November 20, 1989 - November 26, 1989 1 week 1 Cher Heart of Stone - November 27, 1989 - December 17, 1989 3 weeks 3 Phil Collins ... But Seriously - December 18, 1989 - January 20, 1990 4 weeks 4th Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers The album -
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Annual hit parades

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in Australia			1990 →
Singles position# Albums Like a Prayer Madonna Madonna L. Ciccone , Patrick Raymond Leonard 1 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Traveling Wilburys The Look Roxette Per Hakan Gessle 2 ... ish 1927 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers Craig Morris Reid, Charles Stobo Reid 3 Hysteria Def Leppard Eternal Flame The Bangles Susanna Lee Hoffs , Thomas F. Kelly , Billy Steinberg 4th The Raw and the Cooked Fine Young Cannibals If I Could Turn Back Time Cher Diane Eve Warren 5 Edge Daryl Braithwaite She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals Roland Lee Gift, David Steele 6th Like a Prayer Madonna Bedroom Eyes Kate Ceberano Raymond Jones, Sam McKinney 7th Johnny Diesel and the Injectors Johnny Diesel and the Injectors You Got It (The Right Stuff) New Kids on the Block Maurice Starr 8th Beaches soundtrack Bette Midler Kokomo The Beach Boys Mike E. Love , Terry Melcher , John EA Phillips , Scott McKenzie 9 Mystery Girl Roy Orbison The Living Years Mike & the Mechanics Mike Rutherford , BA Robertson 10 A New Flame Simply Red
← 1988				→ 1990 →

literature

• Australian Chart Book by David Kent

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• ARIA Top 50 Singles Charts / ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart
• Australian charts with archive
• Annual charts: singles / albums

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