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1989
Skid Row release their debut album which goes to #6 US, #30 UK led by two top ten singles "18 and Life" and "I Remember You".More>>>>>
R.E.M.scores their second top ten hit with the single "Stand" from their sixth album Green.More>>>>>
Debbie Gibson's second album goes #1 US, #8 UK featuring the #1 single "Lost In Your Eyes".More>>>>>
UK band New Order enter the UK charts at #1 (#32 US) with their fifth album "Technique". The single "Fine Time" hits #11 UK.More>>>>>
The Indigo Girls, high school friends from Decatur, GA reaches #22 US driven by the single "Closer to Fine"More>>>>>
Manchester, UK band Simply Red top the US charts for the second time with their cover of Harold Melvin's "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (#1 US,More>>>>>
The Bangles single "Eternal Flame" tops the charts in the US and UK.More>>>>>
"Like a Prayer" the first single from Madonna's fourth album goes to #1 in the US and UK.More>>>>>
De La Soul release their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. The album tops the Hip-Hop charts and goes to #13 UK, #24 US on the album charts.More>>>>>
Neneh Cherry hits #3 in the US and UK with her dance single "Buffalo Stance" from the album Raw Like Sushi.More>>>>>
Tone Loc hits #1 in the US with his debut album and has two top five singles "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina". More>>>>>
Swedish pop duo Roxette break through in the US with their second album Look Sharp! featuring two #1 singles "The Look" and "Listen To Your Heart". More>>>>>
Tom Petty's first solo LP, Full Moon Fever, goes to #3 US and generates a top ten hit with "Free Fallin'.More>>>>>
Deacon Blue, hit #1 in the UK with their third album, When The World Knows Your Name.More>>>>>
Chris Isaak releases his third album, Heart Shaped World. A year later the album's single "Wicked Game" goes top ten after being used in the David Lynch film - Wild At Heart.More>>>>>
B-52's have their first top 40 single with "Love Shack" #3 US, #2 UK from their 5th album, Cosmic Thing. More>>>>>
Michael Damian hits #1 in the US with his cover of David Essex' 70's hit "Rock On".More>>>>>
Bette Midler goes to #1 with "Wind Beneath My Wings" from the movie Beaches.More>>>>>
Warrant score two top ten singles "Heaven" and "Sometimes She Cries" off their debut album.More>>>>>
Transvision Vamp hit #1 in the UK with their second album, Velveteen, led by the #3 single "Baby I Don't Care.More>>>>>
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians hit #7 US, #31 UK with the single "What I Am" from their debut album.More>>>>>
Red Hot Chili Peppers release their fourth album, Mother's Milk. The album is their first to break into the Top 100, peaking at #52. The singles "Knock Me Down".More>>>>>
New Kids On the Block hit #1 in the US and UK with their second album, Hangin' Tough. The album generates five Top Ten singles. More>>>>>
Love & Rockets, former Bauhaus members, have a suprise #3 hit single in the US with "So Alive"from their 4th album.More>>>>>
After 62 weeks on the charts Paula Abdul hits #1 with her album Forever Your Girl. The album spawns five Top Three singles including the title track and "Opposites Attract".More>>>>>
Janet Jackson releases her fourth album, Rhythm Nation 1814, which goes to #1 US, #4 UK. The album generates seven Top Five singles including "Escapade".More>>>>>
Aerosmith release their tenth album, Pump. The album produces three top ten singles in the US, including "Janie's Got A Gun".More>>>>>
In December Billy Joel has his third US #1, #5 UK, single with "We Didn't Start The Fire" from his 11th album Storm Front. This is also his third #1 album in the US.More>>>>>
Genesis frontman Phil Collins has his third #1 solo album with ...But Seriously. The single "Another Day in Paradise" hits #1 in the UK, #2 US.More>>>>>
Criteria: - These records were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history. Records are listed based on the year that they were released.
1989 Top 10 Greatest Songs
1 Fight the Power - Public Enemy
2 Like a Prayer - Madonna
3 Rockin' In the Free World - Neil Young
4 Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
5 Love Shack - B-52s
6 Fool's Gold - Stone Roses
7 Me, Myself, and I - De La Soul
8 Back To Life - Soul II Soul
9 Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly
10 Bust a Move - Young MC
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