US Top 40 Singles Week Ending January 7, 1989 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1989. Check out our partner website Singles Chronology for TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 14 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– Boys Club – 12 (11)21 11 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY / FREEBIRD –•– Will To Power – 18 (1)41 45 WHAT I AM –•– Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – 7 (41)79 — THE LIVING YEARS –•– Mike & The Mechanics – 1 (79)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 7 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 19 (5)41 32 FINISH WHAT YA STARTED –•– Van Halen – 16 (13)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 28 WALKING AWAY –•– Information Society – 9 (21)41 50 MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO –•– Rod Stewart – 7 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 19 LITTLE LIAR –•– Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – 14 (19)31 26 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 21 (5)73 — SHE WON’T TALK TO ME –•– Luther Vandross – 1 (73)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 13 I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN –•– Samantha Fox – 13 (11)43 31 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL –•– Boy Meets Girl – 22 (5)41 52 THE LOVE IN YOUR EYES –•– Eddie Money – 4 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 16 WHAT I AM –•– Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – 12 (11)21 25 THE LIVING YEARS –•– Mike & The Mechanics – 6 (21)41 35 I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU –•– Boys Club – 17 (8)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 16 SURRENDER TO ME –•– Ann Wilson & Robin Zander – 9 (11)21 27 MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO –•– Rod Stewart – 11 (21)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 11 SURRENDER TO ME –•– Ann Wilson & Robin Zander – 10 (11)43 50 SHE WON’T TALK TO ME –•– Luther Vandross – 5 (43)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 6 SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME –•– Rick Astley – 12 (6)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 30 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY –•– Fine Young Cannibals – 7 (21)41 34 WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY –•– White Lion – 19 (3)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)41 45 SINCERELY YOURS –•– Sweet Sensation & Romeo J.D – 7 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)1 2 THE LIVING YEARS –•– Mike & The Mechanics – 12 (1)53 28 WHAT I AM –•– Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – 18 (7)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)45 35 SHE WON’T TALK TO ME –•– Luther Vandross – 10 (30)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 30 SINCERELY YOURS –•– Sweet Sensation & Romeo J.D – 10 (21)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)1 4 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY –•– Fine Young Cannibals – 12 (1)41 56 I’LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER) –•– New Kids On The Block – 3 (41)56 — THROUGH THE STORM –•– Aretha Franklin & Elton John – 1 (56)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 26 CULT OF PERSONALITY –•– Living Colour – 7 (21)43 56 THROUGH THE STORM –•– Aretha Franklin & Elton John – 2 (43)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)31 39 A SHOULDER TO CRY ON –•– Tommy Page – 12 (31)43 30 MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO –•– Rod Stewart – 21 (4)54 — POP SINGER –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 1 (54)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)41 48 LITTLE JACKIE WANTS TO BE A STAR –•– Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – 4 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)31 29 A SHOULDER TO CRY ON –•– Tommy Page – 14 (29)41 45 THIS TIME I KNOW IT’S FOR REAL –•– Donna Summer – 4 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 25 THROUGH THE STORM –•– Aretha Franklin & Elton John – 6 (21)31 33 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU –•– Samantha Fox – 10 (31)43 26 SINCERELY YOURS –•– Sweet Sensation & Romeo J.D – 16 (14)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 27 POP SINGER –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 5 (21)31 16 CULT OF PERSONALITY –•– Living Colour – 12 (13)43 31 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU –•– Samantha Fox – 11 (31)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 24 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY –•– Natalie Cole – 8 (21)45 35 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY –•– Fine Young Cannibals – 19 (1)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)1 3 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS –•– Bette Midler – 15 (1)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)1 2 I’LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER) –•– New Kids On The Block – 12 (1)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 17 IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW –•– Simply Red – 8 (11)31 15 POP SINGER –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 9 (15)62 — THE END OF THE INNOCENCE –•– Don Henley – 1 (62)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)1 4 BABY DON’T FORGET MY NUMBER –•– Milli Vanilli – 10 (1)73 — IT ISN’T, IT WASN’T, IT AIN’T NEVER GONNA BE –•– Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston – 1 (73)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 10 I’LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER) –•– New Kids On The Block – 15 (1)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)1 3 IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW –•– Simply Red – 11 (1)71 — HANGIN’ TOUGH –•– New Kids On The Block – 1 (71)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 16 ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY –•– Great White – 11 (11)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)42 36 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS –•– Bette Midler – 22 (1)41 49 IT ISN’T, IT WASN’T, IT AIN’T NEVER GONNA BE –•– Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston – 5 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)21 23 THE END OF THE INNOCENCE –•– Don Henley – 7 (21)31 38 SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE –•– Surface – 6 (31)53 — GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU –•– Milli Vanilli – 1 (53)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 17 HANGIN’ TOUGH –•– New Kids On The Block – 5 (11)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)11 14 THE END OF THE INNOCENCE –•– Don Henley – 9 (11)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)31 25 IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW –•– Simply Red – 17 (1)TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)45 33 I’M THAT TYPE OF GUY –•– L.L. 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