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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.

Specific locations

1989 in British music

1989 in Norwegian music

Specific genres

1989 in country music

1989 in heavy metal music

1989 in hip hop music

1989 in jazz

Events

January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР (Back in the USSR) exclusively in the USSR. Bootleg copies sell for as much as US$1,000 in the United States.

January 23 – James Brown is sentenced in Georgia, USA, to six years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states.

January 25 – Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn after three-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

January 27 – Michael Jackson ends the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles, USA.

February 12
- Roy Orbison joins Elvis Presley as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two top 5 albums on the Billboard charts.
- Tiny Tim launches an unsuccessful campaign to be elected mayor of New York City, USA.

February 17 – Whitesnake's David Coverdale marries Tawny Kitaen.

March 21 – Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video, taped in late December 1988, attracts criticism for its use of Catholic Church iconography and for the use of cross burning imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and faith. Pepsi drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to boycott the company.

April 9 – The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman announces that he will marry 19-year-old Mandy Smith, his girlfriend for six years.

April 12 – Michael Jackson is named "King of Pop" after receiving the Soul Train Heritage Awards.

April 28 – Jon Bon Jovi marries his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

May 1 – California, USA jewelry store employees called the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turns out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.

July 9 – All four original members of The Monkees reunite in Los Angeles, USA, for a concert performance at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day the quartet attend an induction ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where they receive a star.

July 23 – Former Beatle Ringo Starr forms his own band named Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.

July 29 – The Bee Gees perform in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years as part of their One for All world tour.

August 3 – Sergio Franchi collapses before scheduled concert; dies 9 months later of brain cancer.

August 11-12 – The Moscow Music Peace Festival is held in the Soviet Union. The event is put together by Doc McGhee and the Make-A-Wish Foundation and headline acts include Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Cinderella, and the Scorpions.

August 31 – The Rolling Stones open their Steel Wheels North American tour in Philadelphia, USA.

September 9
- The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, designed by I. M. Pei, opens in Dallas, Texas, USA.^[1]
- Madonna gives a risqué performance at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Clad in baggy black sweatpants and a black bustier, she shocks the audience by simulating masturbation. The version of the song used in the show would later serve as the opening number of 1990's "Blond Ambition World Tour".

September 14 – Madonna is granted a divorce from Sean Penn.

October 15 – Media Rings Corporation, the Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company, is founded in Akasaka.

December 23 – Ice Cube leaves N.W.A after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager Jerry Heller and the group's founder Eazy-E. By this time, Cube has been recording his solo debut album, which will be released next year.

Also in 1989

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Gillan guitarist Janick Gers who had most recently worked with Bruce Dickinson on his solo project.

Ars Musica, an annual contemporary music international festival, founded

Bands formed

See Musical groups established in 1989

Bands disbanded

See Musical groups disestablished in 1989

Bands reformed

Cluster

Luv'

Plasmatics

Albums released

All releases are an LP record unless otherwise stated.

Multiple entries for the same day are arranged alphabetically by the album's name.

Release dates may vary in different countries.

January–March

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
J A N U A R Y	9	A Show of Hands	Rush	Live album
	10	New York	Lou Reed	–
	10	Skeletons in the Closet	Oingo Boingo	–
	23	Oh Yes I Can	David Crosby	–
	23	Lōc-ed After Dark	Tone Lōc	–
	24	Electric Youth	Debbie Gibson	–
	24	Skid Row	Skid Row	Debut
	25	After the War	Gary Moore	–
	30	Fabulous Disaster	Exodus	US version (originally released in Europe in 1988)^[2]
	30	Technique	New Order	–
	31	Life Is...Too Short	Too Short	–
	31	Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich	Warrant	–
	?	Snakes 'n' Ladders	Nazareth	–
F E B R U A R Y	1	The Great Radio Controversy	Tesla	-
	1	Don't Tell a Soul	The Replacements	-
	6	Beyond the Blue Neon	George Strait	-
	6	Dylan & the Dead	Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead	-
	7	As Nasty As They Wanna Be	2 Live Crew	-
		Blessing in Disguise	Metal Church	-
		Mystery Girl	Roy Orbison	-
		Spike	Elvis Costello	-
	20	Storm the Studio	Meat Beat Manifesto	-
	22	Jed	Goo Goo Dolls	-
	27	Oranges & Lemons	XTC	-
	28	Indigo Girls	Indigo Girls	-
	?	Force Majeure	Doro	-
		A New Flame	Simply Red	-
		The Raw and the Cooked	Fine Young Cannibals	-
M A R C H	3	3 Feet High and Rising	De La Soul	-
	7	Girl You Know It's True	Milli Vanilli	U.S. version of All or Nothing
	10	Mr. Jordan	Julian Lennon	-
	12	Grip It! On That Other Level	Geto Boys	-
	13	101	Depeche Mode	Live double album
	14	Extreme	Extreme	Debut
		Road to the Riches	Kool G Rap & DJ Polo	-
		Spell	Deon Estus	-
	20	Another Place and Time	Donna Summer	-
	20	Shine	Mother Love Bone	EP
	21	Like a Prayer	Madonna	-
	21	Nick of Time	Bonnie Raitt	-
	22	Make Them Die Slowly	White Zombie	-
	23	Brain Drain	Ramones	-
	27	Larger than Life	Jody Watley	-
	28	Alannah Myles	Alannah Myles	-
	?	Energy	Operation Ivy	-

April–June

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
A P R I L	1	Stuck in Wonderamaland	Dramarama	-
	4	The Breathtaking Blue	Alphaville	-
	7	Beneath the Remains	Sepultura	-
	10	Club Classics Vol. One	Soul II Soul	UK
	10	Sonic Temple	The Cult	-
	12	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	-
	12	...Twice Shy	Great White	-
	18	Doolittle	Pixies	-
	19	Good to Be Back	Natalie Cole	-
	19	Buzz Factory	Screaming Trees	-
	21	Blue Blood	X Japan	-
	24	Full Moon Fever	Tom Petty	-
	24	Headless Cross	Black Sabbath	-
	25	Blue Murder	Blue Murder	-
	26	Best Wishes	Cro-Mags	-
	26	Repeat Offender	Richard Marx	-
	28	Mr. Music Head	Adrian Belew	-
	?	1,000 Hours	Green Day	-
		The Black Swan	The Triffids	-
		Counterpoint	In the Nursery	-
		The Headless Children	W.A.S.P.	-
		Slippery When Ill	The Vandals	-
		When the World Knows Your Name	Deacon Blue	-
M A Y
	1	This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!	Pop Will Eat Itself	-
	2	Barry Manilow	Barry Manilow	-
		Disintegration	The Cure	-
		Killin' Time	Clint Black	-
		Raw Like Sushi	Neneh Cherry	-
		The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses	-
		Sweet Sixteen	Reba McEntire	-
		Yo Frankie	Dion	-
	8	Junta	Phish	sold at concerts in 1988
		Kite	Kirsty MacColl	-
		Street Fighting Years	Simple Minds	-
	9	Big Daddy	John Mellencamp	-
		Dangerous Toys	Dangerous Toys	-
		Kaleidoscope World	Swing Out Sister	-
	11	Badlands	Badlands	-
		Eat the Heat	Accept	-
		The Other Side of the Mirror	Stevie Nicks	-
		White Limozeen	Dolly Parton	-
	12	Altars of Madness	Morbid Angel	Debut
	12	Dress	TM Network	Remix album
	13	I Enjoy Being a Girl	Phranc	-
	15	Ten Good Reasons	Jason Donovan	-
	16	Blind Man's Zoo	10,000 Maniacs	-
		Slowly We Rot	Obituary	-
		Youngest in Charge	Special Ed	-
	17	Cycles	The Doobie Brothers	-
	18	Nearly Human	Todd Rundgren	-
	21	A Peacetime Boom	The Boom	-
	22	The Miracle	Queen	-
		Tin Machine	Tin Machine	-
		The Works	Nik Kershaw	-
	23	The Warmer Side of Cool	Wang Chung	-
	25	Broadway the Hard Way	Frank Zappa	-
	28	2300 Jackson Street	Jacksons	-
	?	Invasion Live	Magnum	Live
		Raging Silence	Uriah Heep	-
		Through the Storm	Aretha Franklin	-
J U N E	1	Agent Orange	Sodom	-
	5	Babeti Soukous	Tabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau and Afrisa International Orchestra	-
		Flowers in the Dirt	Paul McCartney	-
		Passion	Peter Gabriel	-
	6	In Step	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	-
		Workin' Overtime	Diana Ross	-
		World in Motion	Jackson Browne	-
	8	Nights Like This	Stacey Q	-
	12	Big Tyme	Heavy D & The Boyz	-
	13	DC Talk	DC Talk	-
	13	What You Don't Know	Exposé	-
	15	Bleach	Nirvana	Debut
		Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project	Chaka Khan	Remix album
		The Offspring	The Offspring	Debut; re-released in 1995
	16	No One Can Do It Better	The D.O.C.	Debut
	19	Heart of Stone	Cher	-
		Extreme Aggression	Kreator	-
		Riders go Commercial	Riders in the Sky	-
		Soul Provider	Michael Bolton	-
	20	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	-
		Batman	Prince	Soundtrack
		The Joke's on You	Excel	-
		Mr. Big	Mr. Big	-
		The Real Thing	Faith No More	-
	21	Looking for Freedom	David Hasselhoff	-
	26	Bad English	Bad English	-
	27	Cosmic Thing	The B-52s	-
		Danger Danger	Danger Danger	-
		The End of the Innocence	Don Henley	-
		Gretchen Goes to Nebraska	King's X	-
		Heart Shaped World	Chris Isaak	-
		The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend	Pete Townshend	-
	28	Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop	Boogie Down Productions	-
	28	Magnum Cum Louder	Hoodoo Gurus	-
	?	Dum-Dum	The Vaselines	-
		Margin Walker	Fugazi	EP
		Seminal Live	The Fall	Live
		Two Highways	Alison Krauss & Union Station	-

July–September

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
J U L Y	1	Bulletproof Heart	Grace Jones	-
	10	Earth Moving	Mike Oldfield	-
	11	Cuts Both Ways	Gloria Estefan	US
		Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich	Warrant	-
		Mind Bomb	The The	-
	12	Blood, Sweat and No Tears	Sick of It All	-
	18	UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Soundtrack
	25	Paul's Boutique	Beastie Boys	-
		Unfinished Business	EPMD	-
		Trash	Alice Cooper	-
	27	Can't Look Away	Trevor Rabin	-
	30	Tender Lover	Babyface	-
	?	Peace and Love	The Pogues	-
	?	Waking Hours	Del Amitri	-
A U G U S T	1	One	Bee Gees	-
	1	Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia	Guided by Voices	-
	2	The Cinderella Theory	George Clinton	-
	4	Practice What You Preach	Testament	-
	10	Big Game	White Lion	-
	11	Trouble in Angel City	Lion	-
	14	Now That's What I Call Music 15 (UK series)	Various Artists	-
	15	Love Among the Cannibals	Starship	-
	15	No Blue Thing	Ray Lynch	-
	16	Perfect Symmetry	Fates Warning	-
	16	Mother's Milk	Red Hot Chili Peppers	-
	17	The Death of a Dictionary	Public Affection	band changed name to Live
	18	Dig?	Bill Bruford's Earthworks	-
	21	Rock Island	Jethro Tull	-
	21	Conspiracy	King Diamond	-
	22	After 7	After 7	-
		Enuff Z'nuff	Enuff Z'nuff	-
		Jefferson Airplane	Jefferson Airplane	-
		Cocked & Loaded	L.A. Guns	-
		Devil's Night Out	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	-
	24	The Man Is Back!	Barry White	-
	28	Adeva!	Adeva	-
	28	Still Cruisin'	The Beach Boys	-
	29	Last of the Runaways	Giant	-
		Lukather	Steve Lukather
		Sleeping with the Past	Elton John	US
		Steel Wheels	The Rolling Stones	-
	30	Escape from Havana	Mellow Man Ace	Debut
	30	Kix Brooks	Kix Brooks	-
	?	Penikufesin	Anthrax	EP
S E P T E M B E R	1	Dr. Feelgood	Mötley Crüe	-
	1	Water in Time and Space	Susumu Hirasawa	Debut
	4	Love and Rockets	Love and Rockets	-
	5	Alice in Hell	Annihilator	-
		Megatop Phoenix	Big Audio Dynamite	-
		Key Lime Pie	Camper Van Beethoven	-
		Mick Jones	Mick Jones	-
		S&M Airlines	NOFX	-
		Louder Than Love	Soundgarden	-
		Stone Cold Rhymin'	Young MC	-
		Up to Here	The Tragically Hip	-
		Wake Me When It's Over	Faster Pussycat	-
	11	We Too Are One	Eurythmics	UK
		Results	Liza Minnelli	-
		Brave and Crazy	Melissa Etheridge	-
	12	Pump	Aerosmith	-
	12	Bound By the Beauty	Jane Siberry	-
	13	Foreign Affair	Tina Turner	-
	14	Quickness	Bad Brains	-
	17	Soldier of Fortune	Loudness	-
	18	Allroy's Revenge	ALL	-
		Oh Mercy	Bob Dylan	-
		Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814	Janet Jackson	US
	19	Sound + Vision	David Bowie	Box Set
		Let Love Rule	Lenny Kravitz	-
		Merry, Merry Christmas	New Kids on the Block	Christmas
	20	Velveteen	Transvision Vamp	-
	24	Heart Like a Sky	Spandau Ballet	-
	25	Seasons End	Marillion	-
		Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!	The Sugarcubes	-
		The Seeds of Love	Tears for Fears	-
	26	Def, Dumb and Blonde	Deborah Harry	US
		Flying Cowboys	Rickie Lee Jones	-
		Laughter	The Mighty Lemon Drops	-
		Big Trash	Thompson Twins	-
		No Holdin' Back	Randy Travis	-
	?	The Healer	John Lee Hooker	-
	?	Tempted and Tried	Steeleye Span	-

October–December

Release		Album	Artist	Notes
O C T O B E R
	2	Freedom	Neil Young	-
	3	Crossroads	Tracy Chapman	-
		Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind	Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville	-
		Hup	The Wonder Stuff	-
		Runaway Horses	Belinda Carlisle	-
		Shocker	various artists	film soundtrack
	7	Can't Fight Fate	Taylor Dayne	-
	7	UAIOE	KMFDM	-
	9	Hats	The Blue Nile	-
		Book of Days	The Psychedelic Furs	-
		Enjoy Yourself	Kylie Minogue	-
		Automatic	The Jesus and Mary Chain	-
	10	The Biz Never Sleeps	Biz Markie	-
		Save Yourself	McAuley Schenker Group	-
		Thrash Zone	D.R.I.	-
		The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say	Ice-T	-
	13	Trouble Walkin'	Ace Frehley	-
		The Years of Decay	Overkill	-
		Nothingface	Voivod	-
		Long Hard Look	Lou Gramm	-
	16	Hats	The Blue Nile	US
		Scarlet and Other Stories	All About Eve	-
		Wild!	Erasure	-
	17	The Sensual World	Kate Bush	-
		Steady On	Shawn Colvin	-
		Storm Front	Billy Joel	-
		Hot in the Shade	Kiss	-
		11	The Smithereens	-
		Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu	Suicidal Tendencies	Compilation
		Trial by Fire: Live In Leningrad	Yngwie Malmsteen	Live
		Selena	Selena	–
	20	Pretty Hate Machine	Nine Inch Nails	-
	23	Neither Fish nor Flesh	Terence Trent D'Arby	-
	23	Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989	George Harrison	-
	24	Follow the Blind	Blind Guardian	-
	26	Zig Zag	The Hooters	-
	28	Realm of Chaos – Slaves to Darkness	Bolt Thrower	-
	30	Flying in a Blue Dream	Joe Satriani	-
		Holding Back the River	Wet Wet Wet	-
		Songs for the Poor Man	Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila	-
		You, Me and the Alarm Clock	John Bramwell (as Johnny Dangerously)	-
	31	Built to Last	Grateful Dead	-
	?	13 Songs	Fugazi	Compilation
		The Time	Bros	-
		Rite Time	Can	-
N O V E M B E R	2	No Control	Bad Religion	-
	6	Boomerang	The Creatures	-
	7	Best Shots	Pat Benatar	Greatest Hits
		Journeyman	Eric Clapton	-
		All Hail the Queen	Queen Latifah	-
		Slip of the Tongue	Whitesnake	US
	10	West Textures	Robert Earl Keen	-
	13	Me and a Monkey on the Moon	Felt	-
		Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads	Scorpions	Compilation
		You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3	Frank Zappa	Live
	14	The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste	Ministry	-
	16	The Incredible Base	Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock	-
	16	Perfect Remedy	Status Quo	-
	20	Affection	Lisa Stansfield	Europe
		...But Seriously	Phil Collins	-
		Now That's What I Call Music 16 (UK series)	Various Artists	-
		Rabies	Skinny Puppy	-
	23	Back on the Block	Quincy Jones	-
		Kenny G Live	Kenny G	Live
		Presto	Rush	-
	24	A Black & White Night Live	Roy Orbison and Friends	Live
	26	Consuming Impulse	Pestilence	-
	26	Labour of Love II	UB40	-
	27	Pump Up the Jam	Technotronic	-
	?	Suck on This	Primus	-
	?	Speaking of Dreams	Joan Baez	-
D E C E M B E R	1	Gutter Ballet	Savatage	-
	1	Change the Weather	Underworld	-
	9	Digitalian is eating breakfast	Tetsuya Komuro	Debut
	9	Ninety	808 State	-
	11	Monty Python Sings	Monty Python	Compilation
	19	Deep	Peter Murphy	US
	?	Surprise	Better Than Ezra	cassette only

Release date unknown

All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli

Blast – Holly Johnson

City Streets – Carole King

Cantemos Juntos – Lynda Thomas (EP)

Michigan Rain – Gregg Alexander (debut)

Different – Thomas Anders

Return of the Ugly – Bad Manners

Ghostbusters II – Various Artists

I Can See You – Black Flag

The Road to Hell – Chris Rea

Live ED – Étienne Daho

Tragedy Again – D.I.

Rasta Souvenir – Manu Dibango

Sumiran Karle (Bhajan) – Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta

Just Like Heaven – Dinosaur Jr.

Complete Discography – Minor Threat

All That Jazz – Ella Fitzgerald

On Fire – Galaxie 500

Hallelujah – Happy Mondays

Desert Wind – Ofra Haza

Modern – Hijokaidan

Enter the Realm – Iced Earth (demo EP)

At Peace – Jade Warrior

Jaya – Jaya

Christmas Is... – Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge

Rockland – Kim Mitchell

Night of Rage – Kraut

Western Shadows – Carole Laure

Piretos tou erota – Vicky Leandros

The Twelve Commandments of Dance – London Boys

Godhead – Lowlife

Powertrip – Ludichrist (final album)

Drowning in Limbo – Lydia Lunch

No More Blues – Susannah McCorkle

Mother Nature's Kitchen – Kevin McDermott

Ozma – Melvins

Post-Mersh Vol. 3 – Minutemen

All Aboard the Mind Train – The Modern Art

Face of Despair – Mortal Sin

Helter Stupid – Negativland

Ain't Gonna Cry – Juice Newton

Yellow Moon – The Neville Brothers

Once We Were Scum, Now We Are God – No

Wrong – Nomeansno

Get Yer Jujus Out – Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band

Sittin' Pretty – The Pastels

Best of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (Compilation)

A Word from the Wise – Pennywise (EP)

Fight the Power... Live! – Public Enemy – (live, released on VHS)

Blow – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

The Symphony Sessions – Red Rider

Stronger – Cliff Richard

Something Inside So Strong – Kenny Rogers

Hard Volume – Rollins Band

Searchlight – Runrig

Samiam – Samiam

Avalon Sunset – Van Morrison

A Night to Remember – Cyndi Lauper

Early Music – Santana

Century Flower – Shelleyan Orphan

When Dream and Day Unite – Dream Theater

The Complete Sham 69 Live – Sham 69

Cyborgs Revisited – Simply Saucer

Tweez – Slint

The Singular Adventures of The Style Council: Greatest Hits Vol.1 – The Style Council – (Compilation)

Les Rythmes Automatiques (fr) – Telex

Special – The Temptations

Some Disenchanted Evening – The Verlaines

3 – Violent Femmes

Liberation – Bunny Wailer

Prime 5 – Ween

Niki Nana – Yanni

Getahead – Curiosity Killed the Cat

Come Together As One – Will Downing

I Remember Mama – Shirley Caesar

Heroes – New Jersey Mass Choir

Brotherly Love – Daniel Winans

Bringing It Back Home – The Clark Sisters

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the charts of 1989.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Madonna	Like a Prayer	1989	UK 1 – Mar 1989, US BB 1 – Mar 1989, US CashBox 1 of 1989, Sweden 1 – Mar 1989, Switzerland 1 – Mar 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Poland 1 – Apr 1989, Éire 1 – Mar 1989, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – Apr 1989, Australia 2 of 1989, Germany 2 – Mar 1989, France 4 – Mar 1989, Italy 5 of 1989, POP 5 of 1989, RYM 13 of 1989, US BB 14 of 1989, Scrobulate 33 of pop, Europe 49 of the 1980s, Germany 96 of the 1980s, OzNet 161, Rolling Stone 300, Acclaimed 629
2	The Bangles	Eternal Flame	1989	UK 1 – Feb 1989, US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Netherlands 1 – Mar 1989, Sweden 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – May 1989, Australia 1 of 1989, Éire 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Oct 1989, Switzerland 2 – May 1989, Austria 3 – May 1989, Germany 5 – May 1989, US CashBox 7 of 1989, France 10 – Feb 1989, US BB 11 of 1989, POP 25 of 1989, Europe 27 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 70 of 80s, RYM 73 of 1989, OzNet 141, Germany 196 of the 1980s
3	Phil Collins	Another Day in Paradise	1989	US BB 1 – Nov 1989, Sweden 1 – Nov 1989, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1989, Norway 1 – Nov 1989, Poland 1 – Nov 1989, Germany 1 – Jan 1990, Grammy in 1990, UK 2 – Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Oct 1989, Austria 2 – Dec 1989, Italy 3 of 1990, France 9 – Nov 1989, POP 21 of 1989, Europe 60 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 67 of ballad, RYM 133 of 1989, Germany 195 of the 1990s, OzNet 214
4	Roxette	The Look	1989	US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Sweden 1 – Jan 1989, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Germany 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – May 1989, Australia 3 of 1989, France 4 – Apr 1989, US CashBox 6 of 1989, UK 7 – Apr 1989, Poland 8 – Apr 1989, Italy 9 of 1989, US BB 21 of 1989, Germany 30 of the 1980s, POP 39 of 1989, RYM 94 of 1989, OzNet 567
5	The B-52s	Love Shack	1989	US BB 1 of 1989, Éire 1 – Mar 1990, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1990, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Mar 1990, POP 1 of 1989, UK 2 – Mar 1990, KROQ 2 of 1989, US BB 3 – Sep 1989, Party 3 of 2007, France 4 – Oct 1989, Australia 16 of 1990, Netherlands 18 – Dec 1989, Sweden 20 – Mar 1990, RYM 37 of 1989, Scrobulate 61 of 80s, TheQ 238, Rolling Stone 243, RIAA 243, OzNet 311, WXPN 498, Acclaimed 662

Top hits

"9 to 5" – Rick Astley

"18 and Life" – Skid Row

"A Girl Like You" – The Smithereens

"After All" – Cher & Peter Cetera

"Ain't Nobody" (Remix) – Chaka Khan & Rufus

"All Around the World" – Lisa Stansfield

"All I Want Is You" – U2

"All She Wants Is" – Duran Duran

"Americanos" – Holly Johnson

"And the Night Stood Still" – Dion

"Angelia" – Richard Marx

"Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins

"The Arms of Orion" – Prince & Sheena Easton

"Around My Heart" – Sandra

"Atomic City" – Holly Johnson

"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" – Soul II Soul

"Baby Don't Forget My Number" – Milli Vanilli

"Baby I Don't Care" – Transvision Vamp

"Bakerman" – Laid Back

"Batdance" – Prince

"Beds Are Burning" – Midnight Oil (released in 1987 in Australia)

"Belfast Child" – Simple Minds

"Belye Rozy" – Laskoviy Mai

"The Best" – Tina Turner

"The Best of Me" – Cliff Richard

"Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles

"Blame It on the Boogie" – Big Fun

"Blame It on the Rain" – Milli Vanilli

"Blow the House Down" – Living in a Box

"Breakthru" – Queen

"Bring Me Edelweiss" – Edelweiss

"Buffalo Stance" – Neneh Cherry

"Bust A Move" – Young MC

"Can't Shake the Feeling" – Big Fun

"Carma (Omen 2)" – Mysterious Art

"Cartoon" – Soul Asylum

"Chained to the Wheel" – Black Sorrows

"Cherish" – Madonna

"Cold Hearted" – Paula Abdul

"Compulsory Hero" – 1927

"Cover Girl" – New Kids on the Block

"The Crack-Up" – The Black Sorrows

"Crazy About Her" – Rod Stewart

"Cry in Shame" – Johnny Diesel & The Injectors

"The Dance" – Garth Brooks

"Cuddly Toy" – Roachford

"Dançando Lambada" – Kaoma

"Das Omen (Teil 1)" – Mysterious Art

"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" – New Kids on the Block

"Dear Jessie" – Madonna

"Do You Believe in Shame?" – Duran Duran

"Don't Ask Me Why" – Eurythmics

"Don't Know Much" – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

"Don't Wanna Lose You" – Gloria Estefan

"Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid II

"Dressed for Success" – Roxette

"Dr. Feelgood" – Mötley Crüe

"Drama!" – Erasure

"Easy" – Ice MC

"Electric Youth" – Debbie Gibson

"The End of the Innocence" – Don Henley

"Especially for You" – Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue

"Eternal Flame" – The Bangles

"Everlasting Love" – Howard Jones

"Every Day (I Love You More)" – Jason Donovan

"Every Little Step" – Bobby Brown

"Express Yourself" – Madonna

"Eyes of a Stranger" – Queensrÿche

"Ferry Cross the Mersey" – Various Artists

"Fight the Power" – Public Enemy

"First Time" – Robin Beck

"Fisherman's Blues" – The Waterboys (released in 1988)

"Fools Gold" – The Stone Roses

"Forever" – Kiss

"Forever Your Girl" – Paula Abdul

"French Kiss" – Lil Louis

"Friends" – Jody Watley

"Funky Cold Medina" – Tone Lōc

"Get a Life" – Soul II Soul

"Get On Your Feet" – Gloria Estefan

"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" – Milli Vanilli

"Good Life" – Inner City

"Got to Get" – Rob'n'Raz & Leila K

"Got to Have Your Love" – Mantronix & Wondress

"Gringo" – Sabrina

"Hand on Your Heart" – Kylie Minogue

"Hangin' Tough" – New Kids on the Block

"Harlem Desire" – London Boys

"Have I Told You Lately" – Van Morrison

"Heaven" – Warrant

"Heaven Help Me" – Deon Estus

"Heavy Metal" – Judas Priest

"Help!" – Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo

"High" – David Hallyday

"Hold Me In Your Arms" – Rick Astley

"Homely Girl" – UB40

"I Beg Your Pardon" – Kon Kan

"I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" – Donna Summer

"I Don't Wanna Lose You" – Tina Turner

"I Don't Want a Lover" – Texas

"I Drove All Night" – Cyndi Lauper

"I Feel the Earth Move" – Martika

"I Get The Job Done" – Big Daddy Kane

"I Just Don't Have the Heart" – Cliff Richard

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

"I'll Be There for You" – Bon Jovi

"If I Could" – 1927

"If I Could Turn Back Time" – Cher

"If I Ever Fall in Love Again" – Anne Murray

"If Only I Could" – Sydney Youngblood

"If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Simply Red

"I Only Wanna Be With You" – Samantha Fox

"I Owe You Nothing" – Bros

"If Tomorrow Never Comes" – Garth Brooks

"I'm Every Woman" (Remix) – Chaka Khan

"Im Nin'alu" – Ofra Haza

"In Private" – Dusty Springfield

"It's Alright" – Pet Shop Boys

"(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" – Paula Abdul (released in 1988 in USA)

"I Remember You" – Skid Row

"I Want It All" – Queen

"Janie's Got a Gun"- Aerosmith

"Johnny, Johnny Come Home" – Avalanche

"Just A Friend" – Biz Markie

"Keep On Movin'" – Soul II Soul

"Kickstart My Heart" – Mötley Crüe

"Killin' Time" – Clint Black

"Kisses on the Wind" – Neneh Cherry

"Knocked Out" – Paula Abdul (released in 1988 in USA)

"Lambada" – Kaoma

"Lay Your Hands on Me" – Bon Jovi

"Lean on Me" – Cliff Richard

"Leave a Light On" – Belinda Carlisle

"Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson

"Let's Party" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

"Liberian Girl" – Michael Jackson

"Licence to Kill" – Gladys Knight

"Like a Prayer" – Madonna

"Lily Was Here" – Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer

"The Living Years" – Mike + The Mechanics

"Listen to Your Heart" – Roxette

"London Kid" – Jean Michel Jarre featuring Hank Marvin

"London Nights" – London Boys

"The Look" – Roxette

"Looking for Freedom" – David Hasselhoff

"Losing My Mind" – Liza Minnelli

"Lost in Your Eyes" – Debbie Gibson

"Love in an Elevator" – Aerosmith

"Love in the Natural Way" – Kim Wilde

"Love is a Shield" – Camouflage

"Lovesong" – The Cure

"Love Shack"- The B-52's

"Love Train" – Holly Johnson

"Lullaby" – The Cure

"Magic Symphony" – Blue System

"Manchild" – Neneh Cherry

"Marina (Remix '89)" – Rocco Granata & The Carnations

"Me, Myself and I" – De La Soul

"Me So Horny" – 2 Live Crew

"Miss You Like Crazy" – Natalie Cole

"Miss You Much" – Janet Jackson

"Mixed Emotions" – The Rolling Stones

"Monsters of Rock" – Judas Priest

"Mountains of the Moon" – The Shadows

"My Brave Face" – Paul McCartney

"Name and Number" – Curiosity Killed the Cat

"No More Bolero's" – Gerard Joling

"Nothing Has Been Proved" – Dusty Springfield

"Oh Father" – Madonna

"Once Bitten Twice Shy" – Great White

"One" – Bee Gees

"One" – Metallica

"On Our Own" – Bobby Brown

"Open Letter (To a Landlord)" – Living Colour

"Orange Crush" – R.E.M. (released in 1988 in USA)

"The Other Side" – Aerosmith

"Pacific State" – 808 State

"Paradise City" – Guns N' Roses

"Patience" – Guns N' Roses

"Personal Jesus" – Depeche Mode

"Poison" – Alice Cooper

"Pop Singer" – John Mellencamp

"Pop Song '89" – R.E.M.

"Pump Up the Jam" – Technotronic

"Pour toi Arménie" – Charles Aznavour and other artists

"Real Love" – Jody Watley

"Rendez-vois chaque soixeach" – Dalida

"Respect!" – Adeva

"Requiem" – London Boys

"Revival" – Eurythmics

"Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson

"Ride On Time" – Black Box

"Right Back Where We Started From" – Sinitta

"Right Here Waiting" – Richard Marx

"Ring My Bell" – Collette

"The Road to Hell" – Chris Rea

"Roam" – The B-52's

"Rocket" – Def Leppard

"Rock 'N' Roll Music" – Mental As Anything

"Rock On" – Michael Damian

"Rock Wicha" – Bobby Brown

"Roni" – Bobby Brown

"Room in Your Heart" – Living in a Box

"Room to Move" – Animotion

"Round & Round" – New Order

"Runnin' Down a Dream" -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

"Satisfied" – Richard Marx

"Say Goodbye" – Indecent Obsession

"Scandal" – Queen

"Sealed With a Kiss" – Jason Donovan

"Second Chance" – 38 Special

"Shadow Mix" – The Shadows

"She Drives Me Crazy" – Fine Young Cannibals

"She Has to Be Loved" – Jenny Morris

"She Wants To Dance With Me – Rick Astley

"Shower Me with Your Love" – Surface

"Sit and Wait" – Sydney Youngblood

"So Alive" – Love and Rockets

"Soldier of Love" – Donny Osmond

"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" – Marc Almond & Gene Pitney

"Sometime to Return" – Soul Asylum

"Sowing the Seeds of Love" – Tears for Fears

"Stand" – R.E.M.

"Stop!" – Sam Brown

"Straight Up" – Paula Abdul

"Street Tuff" – Rebel MC & Double Trouble

"Stuck on You" – Paul Norton

"Sweet Surrender" – Wet Wet Wet

"Swing the Mood" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

"Talk It Over" – Grayson Hugh

"Tell It Like It Is" – Don Johnson

"Tell Me Why" – Exposé

"That's What I Like" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

"The Doctor" – The Doobie Brothers

"The Invisible Man" – Queen

"The Miracle" – Queen

"The Way to Your Heart" – Soulsister

"This Is Your Land" – Simple Minds

"This One's for the Children" – New Kids on the Block

"This Time I Know It's for Real" – Donna Summer

"This Woman's Work" – Kate Bush

"Too Many Broken Hearts – Jason Donovan

"Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss

"Un soir qu'on oublie pas de poix" – Dalida

"Veronica" – Elvis Costello

"Voodoo Ray" – A Guy Called Gerald

"What I Am" – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (released in 1988 in USA)

"What You Don't Know" – Exposé

"When I Looked At Him" – Exposé

"When I See You Smile" – Bad English

"When Love Comes to Town" – U2 & B.B. King

"When You Come Back to Me" – Jason Donovan

"Wherever God Shines His Light on Me" – Van Morrison and Cliff Richard

"Where Are You Now?" by Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch

"We Didn't Start the Fire" – Billy Joel

"Wild Thing" – Tone Loc

"Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler

"Winning It All"- The Outfield

"With Every Beat of My Heart" – Taylor Dayne

"Woman in Chains" – Tears For Fears

"The World Seems Difficult" – Mental As Anything

"Wouldn't Change a Thing" – Kylie Minogue

"You Got It" – Roy Orbison

"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – New Kids on the Block (released in 1988 in USA)

"You'll Never Know" – 1927

"Young Years" – Dragon

"You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" – Sonia

Published popular music

"Kiss the Girl" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid

"Part of Your World" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid

"Under the Sea" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid

"We Didn't Start the Fire" w.m. Billy Joel

"You Got It" w.m. Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty

Classical music

Elliott Carter
- Three Occasions for Orchestra (1986–89)
- Violin Concerto

Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 4

Anders Eliasson – Symphony No. 3, for alto saxophone and orchestra

Einar Englund – Wind Quintet

Karel Goeyvaerts
- Aquarius, stage cantata, for eight sopranos and 15 instrumentalists
- …want de tijd is nabij (Because the Time Is Near), for male chorus and strings

Ingram Marshall – Sinfonia Dolce far Niente

Toshirô Mayuzumi
- Mukyūdō, for orchestra
- Rokudan, for harp

John McCabe – String Quartet No. 5

Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 2

Robert Simpson
- String Quartet No. 13
- Vortex for Brass Band

John Tavener – The Protecting Veil

I Nyoman Windha – Puspanjali

Opera

Conrad Cummings – Photo-Op

Anthony Davis – Under the Double Moon

Lorenzo Ferrero
- Charlotte Corday
- Le Bleu-blanc-rouge et le noir

Alexander Vustin – The Devil in Love (opera) (not performed)

Jazz

Musical theatre

Aspects of Love (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London production

City of Angels – Broadway production opened at the Virginia Theatre and ran for 897 performances

Grand Hotel – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 1017 performances

Gypsy (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival

Meet Me in St. Louis – Broadway production based on the 1944 film, ran for 252 performances

Miss Saigon (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) – London production

Pacific Overtures (Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman) – London production

Musical films

101-Depeche Mode

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

The Fabulous Baker Boys

ChaalBaaz

Juke-Bar (animation)

The Little Mermaid — animated feature film

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Polly (TV film)

Sons of Steel

Births

January 3 – Julia Nunes, American singer-songwriter

January 4 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer

January 9 – Kyle Craft, American southern blues glam rock singer-songwriter and musician

January 13 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer and model

January 14 – Frankie Sandford, British singer (S Club Juniors & The Saturdays)

January 16 – Kiesza, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist

January 24
- Calvin Goldspink, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- Trace Cyrus, American musician (The Cyrus Family (Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah Cyrus)) (Metro Station)

January 25 – Yasmien Kurdi, Filipina singer and actress

January 28 – Carly Paoli, British mezzo-soprano

February 3 – Ryne Sanborn, American actor, singer, and dancer

February 16
- Danielle Haim, American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter (Haim)
- Bry (singer), Irish singer-songwriter

February 17
- Stacey McClean, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- Chord Overstreet, American actor, Glee cast member, singer, musician, and composer.

February 22 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer and model

February 24 – Lauren Brant, South African-Australian television personality, singer-dancer and actress.

February 27 – Sam Sweeney, English folk musician

March 1 – Sonya Kitchell, American jazz singer-songwriter

March 9 – TaeYeon, member of South Korean pop girl group Girls' Generation

March 11 – Shin Soohyun, member of South Korean pop boy group U-KISS

March 21 – Rochelle Wiseman, British singer (S Club Juniors & The Saturdays)

March 23 – Mike Will Made It, American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter (Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar)

March 25 – Alyson Michalka, American singer-songwriter and actress

March 30 – Eden xo, American singer-songwriter and actress

April 8
- Alexander DeLeon, American singer-songwriter (The Cab)
- Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese rock singer
- Matt Healy, British singer-songwriter, musician of The 1975

April 11 – Zola Jesus, American singer/songwriter

April 18 – Jessica, member of Girls' Generation

April 24 – Thomas Sanders, American singer, songwriter, youtuber, playwright, scriptwriter and internet personality

May 1 – Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

May 3 – Mary Lambert (singer), American country singer/songwriter, poet.

May 5 – Chris Brown, American

May 9 – Katy B, English singer and songwriter

May 15 – Sunny, member of Girls' Generation

May 24 – G-Eazy, American rapper, producer, singer

May 28 – Asuca Hayashi, J-pop singer

May 30 – Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist

June 3 – Jillette Johnson, American singer/songwriter, musician

June 8 – Anna of the North, Norwegian singer-songwriter

June 9 – Chloë Agnew, Irish multi lingual singer and songwriter (Celtic Women)

June 13 – Lisa Tucker, American singer

June 14 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer

June 18 – Renee Olstead, American actress and jazz singer

June 17 – Simone Battle, American actress, singer, and dancer (G.R.L) (died 2014)

June 20
- Benyamin Nuss, German pianist
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor, comedian and musician

June 28 – Lacey Schwimmer, American singer and dancer

June 27 – Kelley Jakle, American actress and singer-songwriter

July 3 – Elle King, America singer-songwriter

July 2 – Dev (singer), American singer-songwriter, rapper, model, musician and radio host

July 5 – Joseph King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Canvas and Deadbeat Darling)

July 11 – Hana Pestle, American singer, songwriter and record producer (HANA)

July 13 – Sayumi Michishige, Japanese musician and longest running member of Morning Musume

July 20 – Brooke Candy, American rapper and dancer

July 21 – Jasmine Cephas Jones, American stage and screen actress-singer

July 31 – Alexis Knapp, American actress and singer

August 1 – Tiffany, member of Girls' Generation

August 2
- Priscilla Betti, French singer
- Jonas Blue, English DJ, record producer, songwriter and remixer

August 4 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer, songwriter, and actress (Young Divas)

August 15
- Belinda Peregrin, Spanish Mexican singer, songwriter and actress
- Joe Jonas, American vocalist, singer/songwriter, musician (DNCE, Jonas Brothers)

August 19 – Lil' Romeo, American entertainer

August 21 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model, singer and activist.

August 23 – Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

August 30 – Bebe Rexha, American singer/songwriter, record producer

September 1 – Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel

September 2 – Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter

September 8 – Avicii, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. (D. 2018)

September 10 – Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol finalist

September 14 – Logan Henderson, Actor, singer (Big Time Rush)

September 21 – Jason Derulo, American singer/songwriter/dancer

September 22 – HyoYeon, member of Girls' Generation

September 24 – Kreayshawn, American rapper, creative director of OK 1984 and music video director

October 4 – Rich Homie Quan, American singer, songwriter, and rapper

October 20 – Jess Glynne, English singer/songwriter

October 30 – Jay Asforis, British singer (S Club Juniors)

November 2 – Katelyn Tarver, American singer-songwriter and actress

November 3 - Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter

November 11 – Reina Tanaka (Morning Musume)

November 17 – Ali Tamposi, American songwriter

November 22 – Candice Glover, American R&B singer and actress

November 30 – Daisy Evans, British singer (S Club Juniors)

December 5 – YuRi, member of Girls' Generation

December 12
- Janelle Arthur, American singer
- Marcel "Shin" Gothow of Cinema Bizarre, German drummer

December 13 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, musician, multi instrumentalist, businesswoman

December 22 – Jordin Sparks, American Idol Season 6 winner

December 27 – Calyssa Davidson, American violinist

Deaths

January 12 – Chellapilla Satyam, Indian film music director, 65

January 20 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress and singer, 94

February 5 – Joe Raposo, composer and lyricist, Bein' Green, 51 (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)

February 6 – King Tubby Jamaican DJ and composer, father of dub reggae, 58 (gunshot wounds)

February 14 – Vincent Crane (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), 45 (drug overdose)

February 23 – Florencio Morales Ramos, singer and composer, 72

March 19 – Alan Civil, horn player, 59

March 20 – Archie Bleyer, US arranger and bandleader, 79

April 8 – A. M. Rajah, Indian playback singer and composer, 59 (rail accident)

April 26 – Lucille Ball, US actress and singer, 77

May 9 – Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer, 34

May 10 – Woody Shaw, jazz musician, 44 (kidney failure)

May 15 – Johnny Green, composer, conductor and arranger, 80

May 30 – Zinka Milanov, operatic soprano, 83

June 14 – Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, 27 (motorcycle accident)

June 22 – Henri Sauguet, composer, 88

June 24 – Hibari Misora, Japanese enka singer, 52 (hepatitis)

July 5 – Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor, 84

July 16 – Herbert von Karajan, conductor, 81

July 21 – Mushtaq Ali Khan, Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player, 78

August 1 – John Ogdon, pianist, 52 (diabetes-related)

August 2 – Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian musician, 76

August 21 – Raul Seixas, singer and songwriter, 44 (diabetes-related)

August 25 – Gunnar Berg, Danish composer

September 7 – Mikhail Goldstein, violinist and composer, 71

September 14 – Perez Prado, Cuban bandleader and composer, 72

September 15 – Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, 56 (leukemia)

September 22 – Irving Berlin, composer, lyricist, 101

September 24 – Jean Perrin, pianist and composer, 79

September 30 – Virgil Thomson, composer, 92

October 17 – Morteza Hannaneh, composer, 66

October 19 – Alan Murphy, guitarist, member of Level 42 and Go West, 35 (AIDS-related)

October 22 – Ewan MacColl, folk singer, 74

October 31 – Conrad Beck, Swiss composer, 88

November 5 – Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, 86

November 15 – Alejo Durán, composer of vallenatos, 80

December 6
- Billy Lyall, keyboardist of Pilot and Bay City Rollers, 46 (AIDS-related)
- Sammy Fain, US composer, 87

December 21 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer, 78

December 26 – Sir Lennox Berkeley, composer, 86

Awards

The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Dion, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder

Grammy Awards of 1989

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest 1989

31st Japan Record Awards

Charts

List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989 (U.S.)

US Top 40 Hits

Billboard Top 40 of 1989

References

^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.

^ According to Encyclopaedia Metallum, Exodus' album Fabulous Disaster was released in Europe in 1988 by UK label Music for Nations, but not in the US until January 1989.

External links

ARIA Top 50 Singles of 1989

[1] ttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.

[2] According to Encyclopaedia Metallum, Exodus' album Fabulous Disaster was released in Europe in 1988 by UK label Music for Nations, but not in the US until January 1989.

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