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List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1989

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1989, 19 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, based on playlists submitted by radio stations.[1]

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British band Simply Red (lead singer Mick Hucknall pictured) spent six weeks at number one with their version of "If You Don't Know Me By Now".

In the year's first issue of Billboard the number one song was "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins, which was in its third week at number one,[2] and would go on to spend three weeks at number one in 1989. Collins would also go on to have the final chart-topper of the year, as "Another Day in Paradise" occupied the top spot for the final five weeks of 1989. The eight weeks which Collins spent at number one during the year was the most by any act. The only other artist to achieve more than one chart-topper in 1989 was Cher, who spent a single week at number one with "If I Could Turn Back Time" and a further four with "After All", a duet with Peter Cetera. Two songs tied for the longest unbroken run at number one during the year, each spending six weeks atop the chart. British group Simply Red topped the chart for six weeks in June and July with "If You Don't Know Me by Now" and American vocalist Richard Marx had a similar run in August and September with "Right Here Waiting".

In February, Canadian band Sheriff's song "When I'm with You" spent a single week at number one. The song had originally been a minor hit in the United States six years earlier, but was re-released in 1989, several years after the band had broken up,[3] as part of a fad of radio programmers reviving songs from earlier in the decade which had not achieved success.[4] The re-issued song went on to top not only the AC chart but also Billboard's all-genre listing, the Hot 100.[5] AC number ones by Phil Collins, Mike and the Mechanics, Simply Red, the Bangles and Richard Marx also topped the Hot 100.[5] Roy Orbison, who had died the previous December,[6] achieved a posthumous Hot Adult Contemporary number one in February when "You Got It" topped the chart. Acts to top the Hot Adult Contemporary listing for the first time in 1989 included the southern rock group 38 Special.[7] The uncharacteristic ballad "Second Chance", which spent two weeks in the top spot, was the only AC hit which the band achieved in its career.[8]

Chart history

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Roy Orbison had a posthumous number one with "You Got It".
 
Linda Ronstadt collaborated with Aaron Neville on the chart-topper "Don't Know Much".
 
Phil Collins both began and ended the year at number one.
 
Cher had two number ones in 1989.
 
Richard Marx spent six weeks at number one with the song "Right Here Waiting".
Key
† Indicates best-performing AC song of 1989[9]


Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 7 "Two Hearts" Phil Collins [2]
January 14 [10]
January 21 [11]
January 28 "As Long as You Follow" Fleetwood Mac [12]
February 4 "Holding On" Steve Winwood [13]
February 11 [14]
February 18 "When I'm with You" Sheriff [15]
February 25 "The Living Years" Mike and the Mechanics [16]
March 4 [17]
March 11 [18]
March 18 [19]
March 25 "You Got It" Roy Orbison [20]
April 1 [21]
April 8 "Eternal Flame" The Bangles [22]
April 15 [23]
April 22 "After All" Cher and Peter Cetera [24]
April 29 [25]
May 6 [26]
May 13 [27]
May 20 "Second Chance" † 38 Special [28]
May 27 [29]
June 3 "Miss You Like Crazy" Natalie Cole [30]
June 10 "Everlasting Love" Howard Jones [31]
June 17 [32]
June 24 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Simply Red [33]
July 1 [34]
July 8 [35]
July 15 [36]
July 22 [37]
July 29 [38]
August 5 "Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx [39]
August 12 [40]
August 19 [41]
August 26 [42]
September 2 [43]
September 9 [44]
September 16 "One" Bee Gees [45]
September 23 [46]
September 30 "If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher [47]
October 7 "Cherish" Madonna [48]
October 14 [49]
October 21 "Healing Hands" Elton John [50]
October 28 "Don't Know Much" Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville [51]
November 4 [52]
November 11 [53]
November 18 [54]
November 25 [55]
December 2 "Another Day in Paradise" Phil Collins [56]
December 9 [57]
December 16 [58]
December 23 [59]
December 30 [60]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Record Research Incorporated. p. vi. ISBN 9780898201697.
  2. ^ a b "Adult Contemporary chart for January 7, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Bush, John. "Sheriff Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Molanphy, Chris (June 29, 2013). "The Slow Hit Movement: Year-Old Songs On The Pop Charts". NPR. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "The Hot 100 - 1989 Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Roy Orbison Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. ".38 Special Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "38 Special Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary Year End, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 14, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 21, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  12. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for January 28, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 4, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 11, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 18, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for February 25, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 4, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  18. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 11, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  19. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 18, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  20. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for March 25, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  21. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 1, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  22. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 8, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  23. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 15, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  24. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 22, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  25. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for April 29, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  26. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 6, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  27. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 13, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  28. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 20, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  29. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for May 27, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  30. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 3, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  31. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 10, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  32. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 17, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  33. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for June 24, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  34. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 1, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  35. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 8, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  36. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 15, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  37. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 22, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  38. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for July 29, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  39. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 5, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  40. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 12, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  41. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 19, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  42. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for August 26, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  43. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 2, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  44. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 9, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  45. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 16, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  46. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 23, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  47. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for September 30, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  48. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 7, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  49. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 14, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  50. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 21, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  51. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for October 28, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  52. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 4, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  53. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 11, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  54. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 18, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  55. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for November 25, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  56. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 2, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  57. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 9, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  58. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 16, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  59. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 23, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  60. ^ "Adult Contemporary chart for December 30, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2019.

See also

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