List of #1 Rock & Roll Singles for 1989. 1989 Top R&B/Urban/Soul Songs of 1989 by Alex Cosper JANET JACKSON - Miss You Much SOUL II SOUL - Back To Life BOBBY BROWN - My Prerogative TONE LOC - Wild Thing YOUNG MC - Bust a Move 2 LIVE CREW - Me So Horny TONE LOC - Funky Cold Medina SOUL II SOUL - Keep On Movin DE LA SOUL - Me, Myself & I PRINCE - Batdance 1989 Top Pop Hits 1989 Top Albums The Rugged Man, Black Thought, Murs.…Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter. Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number Find out now! In 1989 he dropped his debut album (with the best intro track ever), from which this title song is one of the stand-outs.We could have included a number of other tracks from An absolute crossover club banger at the time, this is a dope cut on which rapping twins LL Cool J may have won the ‘war’ between him and Kool Moe Dee, but on this 1989 entry in their years-long beef, Moe Dee went HARD at LL with some supremely creative lyricism, especially in the third verse in which he explains where he thinks LL stands for…HHGA founder.

New Kids on the Block - Hangin' Tough The list on this page is for all #1 hit Rock & Roll singles for 1989 using proprietary methods.

I'll Be Loving You (Forever) - New Kids on the Block

Their clever and humorous lyrics in this track would pretty much set the tone for the rest of their career and their continuous opposition to the dumbification of Hip Hop.De La Soul never sold out, never followed trends, never felt the need for tough guy / gangsta posturing – they always stayed true to themselves.

Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler

Miss You Much - Janet Jackson The Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics By 1989 Hip Hop’s Golden Age was in full swing.

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The list comes from the book Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits by Fred Bronson (4th Edition, 2007).

Let us know in the comments!Remember the days Hip Hop was all about consciousness and improvement? A list of the top 100 songs of 1989, based on performance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1989 which peaked in 1990 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten December 9 "Pump Up the Jam" Technotronic: 2 January 20 9 December 16 "Rhythm Nation" Janet Jackson 2 January 6 6 December 23 "This One's for the Children" New Kids on the Block 7 January 6 4 If You Don't Know Me by Now - Simply Red Hip Hop historian.

Proud dad. Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1989.. No.

Top 40 Hip Hop Songs 1989 By 1989 Hip Hop’s Golden Age was in full swing. The Stop the Violence Movement was started by “Buddy” is the third single from De La Soul’s classic debut album Picking the perfect opening track for an album is an art EPMD understood well. Title Artist(s) 1 "Look Away" Chicago: 2 "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown: 3 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison: 4 "Straight Up" Paula Abdul: 5 "Miss You Much" Janet Jackson

Hot Country Songs is a record chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. Don't Wanna Lose You - Gloria Estefan drops some of the best and most humorous braggadocious rhymes ever. This site uses third party cookies for analytics and advertising.

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy My Prerogative - Bobby Brown

This cannot be undone. When I See You Smile - Bad English

Are you sure you want to delete your score and checked items on this list? They got it right on their first album and did it again on their second one. Can you guess the number one R&B song in 1989? Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx The list comes from the book Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits by Fred Bronson (4th Edition, 2007).