List of number one hits in the UK charts (1989)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1989. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and Official Albums Chart Top 75 , as determined by the Chart Information Network . There were 18 number one singles and 27 number one albums that year.

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

Singles

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) January 1, 1989 - January 20, 1989 3 weeks 3 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan Especially for you - January 21, 1989 - February 18, 1989 4 weeks 4th Marc Almond & Gene Pitney Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart - February 19, 1989 - March 4, 1989 2 weeks 2 Simple Minds Belfast Child (Ballad of the Streets) - March 5, 1989 - March 18, 1989 2 weeks 2 Jason Donovan Too Many Broken Hearts - March 19, 1989 - April 8, 1989 3 weeks 3 Madonna Like a prayer - April 9, 1989 - May 6, 1989 4 weeks 4th Bangles Eternal Flame - May 7, 1989 - May 13, 1989 1 week 1 Kylie Minogue Hand on Your Heart - May 14, 1989 - June 3, 1989 3 weeks 3 Gerry Marsden , Paul McCartney , Holly Johnson , The Christians and others Ferry Cross the Mersey - June 4, 1989 - June 17, 1989 2 weeks 2 Jason Donovan Sealed with a kiss - June 18, 1989 - July 15, 1989 4 weeks 4th Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) - July 16, 1989 - July 29, 1989 2 weeks 2 Sonia You'll Never Stop Me Loving You - July 30, 1989 - September 2, 1989 5 weeks 5 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers Swing the mood - September 3, 1989 - October 14, 1989 6 weeks 6th Black box Ride on time - October 15, 1989 - November 4, 1989 3 weeks 3 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers That's what I like - November 5, 1989 - November 18, 1989 2 weeks 2 Lisa Stansfield All around the world - November 19, 1989 - December 9, 1989 3 weeks 3 New kids on the block You Got It (The Right Stuff) - December 10, 1989 - December 16, 1989 1 week 1 Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers Let's party - December 17, 1989 - January 6, 1990 3 weeks 3 Band Aid II Do They Know It's Christmas? -
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Albums

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1990 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) January 1, 1989 - January 7, 1989 1 week 1 ( Various artists ) Now, That's What I Call Music 13 - January 8, 1989 - January 14, 1989 1 week (total 2) 2 Erasure The Innocents - January 15, 1989 - February 4, 1989 3 weeks 3 Roy Orbison The Legendary Roy Orbison - February 5, 1989 - February 11, 1989 1 week 1 New order Technique - February 12, 1989 - February 18, 1989 1 week 1 Fine Young Cannibals The Raw and the Cooked - February 19, 1989 - March 18, 1989 4 weeks (total 7) 7th Simply Red A New Flame - March 19, 1989 - March 25, 1989 1 week 1 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Anything for you - March 26, 1989 - April 8, 1989 2 weeks 2 Madonna Like a prayer - April 9, 1989 - April 22, 1989 2 weeks 2 Deacon Blue When the World Knows Your Name - April 23, 1989 - April 29, 1989 1 week (total 7) 7th Simply Red A New Flame - April 30, 1989 - May 6, 1989 1 week 1 Holly Johnson Blast! - May 7, 1989 - May 13, 1989 1 week 1 Simple Minds Street Fighting Years - May 14, 1989 - May 27, 1989 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Jason Donovan Ten Good Reasons - May 28, 1989 - June 3, 1989 1 week 1 Queen The Miracle - June 4, 1989 - June 17, 1989 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Jason Donovan Ten Good Reasons - June 18, 1989 - June 24, 1989 1 week 1 Paul McCartney Flowers in the Dirt - June 25, 1989 - July 1, 1989 1 week 1 Prince Batman - July 2, 1989 - July 8, 1989 1 week 1 Transvision vamp Velveteen - July 9, 1989 - July 15, 1989 1 week 1 Soul II Soul Club Classics, Volume 1 - July 16, 1989 - July 29, 1989 2 weeks (total 7) 7th Simply Red A New Flame - July 30, 1989 - September 9, 1989 6 weeks 6th Gloria Estefan Cuts Both Ways - September 10, 1989 - September 16, 1989 1 week 1 London Stage Cast Aspects of Love - September 17, 1989 - September 23, 1989 1 week 1 Eurythmics We Too Are One - September 24, 1989 - September 30, 1989 1 week 1 Tina Turner Foreign Affair - October 1, 1989 - October 7, 1989 1 week 1 Tears for Fears The Seeds of Love - October 8, 1989 - October 14, 1989 1 week 1 Tracy Chapman Crossroads - October 15, 1989 - October 21, 1989 1 week 1 Kylie Minogue Enjoy yourself - October 22, 1989 - November 4, 1989 2 weeks 2 Erasure Wild! - November 5, 1989 - November 25, 1989 3 weeks 3 Chris Rea The Road to Hell - November 26, 1989 - January 20, 1990 8 weeks (total of 15) 15th Phil Collins ... But Seriously -
← 1988				→ 1990 →

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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 1988 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1990 →
Singles position# Albums Ride on Time Black Box 1 Ten Good Reasons Jason Donovan Swing the Mood Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers 2 A New Flame Simply Red Eternal Flame Bangles 3 ... But Seriously Phil Collins Too Many Broken Hearts Jason Donovan 4th Anything for You Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler 5 Cuts Both Ways Gloria Estefan Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart Marc Almond & Gene Pitney 6th Enjoy Yourself Kylie Minogue That's What I Like Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers 7th Like a Prayer Madonna Pump Up the Jam Technotronic 8th The Raw and the Cooked Fine Young Cannibals Do They Know It's Christmas? Band Aid II 9 Foreign Affair Tina Turner Like a Prayer Madonna 10 The Road to Hell Chris Rea
← 1988				→ 1990 →

Web links

• Official Charts - Official site of the UK charts
• Annual hits: singles / albums

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