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==Biggest hit singles== The following songs achieved the highest [http://tsort.info/music/yr1989.htm chart positions] in the charts of 1989. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! # ! Artist ! Title ! Year ! Country ! Chart Entries |- | 1 || [[Madonna]] || [[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]] || 1989 || {{flagicon|US}} || UK 1 - Mar 1989 (13 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Mar 1989 (16 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1989, Japan (Tokyo) 1 - Mar 1989 (18 weeks), Finland 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1989, Switzerland 1 - Mar 1989 (17 weeks), Norway 1 - Mar 1989 (16 weeks), Poland 1 - Apr 1989 (26 weeks), Belgium 1 - Mar 1989 (12 weeks), Italy 1 for 9 weeks - Apr 1989, Eire 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1989, Canada RPM 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1989, Canada 1 of 1989, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1989, Europe 1 for 12 weeks - Mar 1989, Holland 2 - Mar 1989 (11 weeks), Austria 2 - Apr 1989 (5 months), Australia 2 of 1989, Germany 2 - Mar 1989 (5 months), ODK Germany 2 - Mar 1989 (25 weeks) (11 weeks in top 10), MTV Video of the year 1989 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1989), France 4 - Mar 1989 (2 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1989), US Radio 5 of 1989 (peak 1 10 weeks), Italy 5 of 1989, POP 5 of 1989, Switzerland 6 of 1989, ARC 8 of 1989 (peak 1 12 weeks), US BB 25 of 1989, Scrobulate 33 of pop, Sweden 36 - Aug 2009 (1 week), Brazil 38 of 1989, Europe 49 of the 1980s (1989), nuTsie 65 of 1980s, Germany 96 of the 1980s (peak 2 15 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 113 of the 1980s (peak 1, 27 weeks, 478k sales estimated, 1989), OzNet 161, Rolling Stone 300, Acclaimed 629 (1989), RYM 13 of 1989 |- | 2 || [[Phil Collins]] || [[Another Day in Paradise]] || 1989 || {{flagicon|UK}} || US Billboard 1 - Nov 1989 (17 weeks), US Radio 1 of 1989 (peak 1 11 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 1 - Nov 1989 (20 weeks), Sweden 1 - Nov 1989 (8 weeks), Finland 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1989, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1989 (21 weeks), Norway 1 - Nov 1989 (15 weeks), Poland 1 - Nov 1989 (23 weeks), Belgium 1 - Nov 1989 (14 weeks), Germany 1 - Jan 1990 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Nov 1989 (31 weeks) (10 weeks at number 1) (15 weeks in top 10), Canada RPM 1 for 8 weeks - Dec 1989, Europe 1 for 5 weeks - Jan 1990, Germany 1 for 10 weeks - Dec 1989, Spain 1 for 1 week - Jan 1990, Grammy in 1990, Brit best song 1990, UK 2 - Nov 1989 (11 weeks), ARC 2 of 1989 (peak 1 13 weeks), Holland 2 - Oct 1989 (12 weeks), Austria 2 - Dec 1989 (5 months), Brazil 3 of 1990, Italy 3 of 1990, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1989), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1990), Japan (Osaku) 5 of 1990 (peak 1 22 weeks), US BB 7 of 1990, France 9 - Nov 1989 (1 week), Switzerland 11 of 1990, POP 21 of 1989, Canada 23 of 1990, Europe 60 of the 1980s (1989), Scrobulate 67 of ballad, Billboard 50th song 86, 55th Billboard 100 96 (1989), Germany 195 of the 1990s (peak 1 10 weeks), OzNet 214, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1989), RYM 133 of 1989 |- | 3 || [[Fine Young Cannibals]] || [[She Drives Me Crazy]] || 1988 || {{flagicon|UK}} || US Billboard 1 - Jan 1989 (23 weeks), Austria 1 - Mar 1989 (5 months), Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Apr 1989, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks - Mar 1989, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Mar 1989, Germany 2 - Feb 1989 (4 months), ODK Germany 2 - Jan 1989 (22 weeks) (13 weeks in top 10), Grammy in 1989 (Nominated), MTV Video of the year 1989 (Nominated), Holland 3 - Jan 1989 (10 weeks), Switzerland 3 - Feb 1989 (18 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 4 - Feb 1989 (19 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1989), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1989), UK 5 - Jan 1989 (13 weeks), Belgium 5 - Feb 1989 (11 weeks), Australia 5 of 1989, Norway 6 - Apr 1989 (4 weeks), Switzerland 7 of 1989, France 9 - Dec 1988 (1 week), Poland 9 - Mar 1989 (9 weeks), POP 9 of 1989, ARC 11 of 1989 (peak 1 14 weeks), Canada 11 of 1989, US CashBox 12 of 1989, Sweden 13 - Feb 1989 (4 weeks), US BB 18 of 1989, US Radio 19 of 1989 (peak 1 10 weeks), Brazil 29 of 1989, KROQ 31 of 1989, Holland free40 39 of 1989, Italy 47 of 1989, Germany 99 of the 1980s (peak 2 15 weeks), OzNet 134, Acclaimed 672 (1989), RYM 190 of 1988 |- | 4 || [[Roxette]] || [[The Look]] || 1989 || {{flagicon|Sweden}} || US Billboard 1 - Feb 1989 (19 weeks), Sweden 1 - Jan 1989 (11 weeks), Finland 1 for 1 week - May 1989, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1989 (27 weeks), Norway 1 - Mar 1989 (18 weeks), Germany 1 - Apr 1989 (5 months), ODK Germany 1 - Apr 1989 (24 weeks) (4 weeks at number 1) (13 weeks in top 10), New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks - May 1989, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1989, Europe 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1989, Germany 1 for 5 weeks - May 1989, Japan (Tokyo) 2 - Mar 1989 (18 weeks), Holland 2 - Mar 1989 (12 weeks), Austria 2 - May 1989 (7 months), Switzerland 2 of 1989, Belgium 2 - Apr 1989 (12 weeks), Australia 3 of 1989, France 4 - Apr 1989 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1989), US CashBox 6 of 1989, UK 7 - Apr 1989 (13 weeks), Poland 8 - Apr 1989 (17 weeks), Italy 9 of 1989, Canada 10 of 1989, US Radio 14 of 1989 (peak 1 9 weeks), US BB 17 of 1989, Germany 30 of the 1980s (peak 1 18 weeks), Brazil 35 of 1989, POP 39 of 1989, ARC 41 of 1989 (peak 1 12 weeks), OzNet 567, RYM 94 of 1989 |- | 5 || [[The Bangles]] || [[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]] || 1989 || {{flagicon|US}} || UK 1 - Feb 1989 (20 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Feb 1989 (19 weeks), Holland 1 - Mar 1989 (16 weeks), Sweden 1 - Apr 1989 (10 weeks), Norway 1 - May 1989 (16 weeks), Belgium 1 - Apr 1989 (15 weeks), Australia 1 of 1989, Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 week - Jun 1989, Japan (Tokyo) 2 - Feb 1989 (22 weeks), Switzerland 2 - May 1989 (19 weeks), Austria 3 - May 1989 (5 months), ODK Germany 4 - May 1989 (22 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1989), UK Gold (certified by BPI in May 1989), Switzerland 5 of 1989, Germany 5 - May 1989 (4 months), US CashBox 7 of 1989, France 10 - Feb 1989 (1 week), Brazil 10 of 1989, US Radio 21 of 1989 (peak 1 8 weeks), POP 25 of 1989, Canada 26 of 1989, Europe 27 of the 1980s (1988), US BB 32 of 1989, ARC 33 of 1989 (peak 1 13 weeks), Scrobulate 70 of 80s, Holland free40 97 of 1989, OzNet 141, Germany 196 of the 1980s (peak 4 14 weeks), UKMIX 649, RYM 73 of 1989 |}
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