# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1989

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989. The two longest running number-one singles of 1989 are "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson and "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins, which each charted at number one for four weeks. "Another Day in Paradise" attained two weeks at number one in 1989 and two more weeks in 1990, achieving four weeks at the top. 1989 ties with 1988 by having the second most number-one hits with 32 songs going to number one during the year.
That year, 12 acts earned their first number one song: Bobby Brown, Sheriff, Paula Abdul, Mike + the Mechanics, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, Michael Damian, Bette Midler, New Kids on the Block, Milli Vanilli, Martika, and Bad English. Phil Collins, Paula Abdul, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids on the Block, Richard Marx, and Milli Vanilli were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with Paula Abdul and Milli Vanilli having the most with three, and Phil Collins, Roxette, Fine Young Cannibals, New Kids on the Block, and Richard Marx with two.

## Chart history

Key :
* The #1 song of 1989, "Look Away" by Chicago, despite reaching #1 in late 1988, never reached #1 in 1989.
An asterisk (*) by a date indicates an unpublished, "frozen" week, due to the special double issues that Billboard published in print at the end of the year for their year-end charts.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 678 | January 7 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison |
| 679 | January 14 | "My Prerogative" | Bobby Brown |
| 680 | January 21 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins |
| 680 | January 28 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins |
| 681 | February 4 | "When I'm with You" | Sheriff |
| 682 | February 11 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul |
| 682 | February 18 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul |
| 682 | February 25 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul |
| 683 | March 4 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson |
| 683 | March 11 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson |
| 683 | March 18 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson |
| 684 | March 25 | "The Living Years" | Mike + the Mechanics |
| 685 | April 1 | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles |
| 686 | April 8 | "The Look" | Roxette |
| 687 | April 15 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 688 | April 22 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna |
| 688 | April 29 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna |
| 688 | May 6 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna |
| 689 | May 13 | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi |
| 690 | May 20 | "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul |
| 690 | May 27 | "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul |
| 691 | June 3 | "Rock On" | Michael Damian |
| 692 | June 10 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Bette Midler |
| 693 | June 17 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block |
| 694 | June 24 | "Satisfied" | Richard Marx |
| 695 | July 1 | "Baby Don't Forget My Number" | Milli Vanilli |
| 696 | July 8 | "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 697 | July 15 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Simply Red |
| 698 | July 22 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika |
| 698 | July 29 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika |
| 699 | August 5 | "Batdance" | Prince |
| 700 | August 12 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx |
| 700 | August 19 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx |
| 700 | August 26 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx |
| 701 | September 2 | "Cold Hearted" | Paula Abdul |
| 702 | September 9 | "Hangin' Tough" | New Kids on the Block |
| 703 | September 16 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan |
| 704 | September 23 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli |
| 704 | September 30 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli |
| 705 | October 7 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson |
| 705 | October 14 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson |
| 705 | October 21 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson |
| 705 | October 28 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson |
| 706 | November 4 | "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette |
| 707 | November 11 | "When I See You Smile" | Bad English |
| 707 | November 18 | "When I See You Smile" | Bad English |
| 708 | November 25 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli |
| 708 | December 2 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli |
| 709 | December 9 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel |
| 709 | December 16 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel |
| 710 | December 23 | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins |
| 710 | December 30* | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | Paula Abdul | 6 |
| 2 | Milli Vanilli | 5 |
| 3 | Phil Collins | 4 |
| 3 | Richard Marx | 4 |
| 3 | Janet Jackson | 4 |
| 6 | Debbie Gibson | 3 |
| 6 | Madonna | 3 |
| 8 | Roxette | 2 |
| 8 | Fine Young Cannibals | 2 |
| 8 | New Kids on the Block | 2 |
| 8 | Martika | 2 |
| 8 | Bad English | 2 |
| 8 | Billy Joel | 2 |
| 14 | Poison | 1 |
| 14 | Bobby Brown | 1 |
| 14 | Sheriff | 1 |
| 14 | Mike + the Mechanics | 1 |
| 14 | The Bangles | 1 |
| 14 | Bon Jovi | 1 |
| 14 | Michael Damian | 1 |
| 14 | Bette Midler | 1 |
| 14 | Simply Red | 1 |
| 14 | Prince | 1 |
| 14 | Gloria Estefan | 1 |