Billboard Hot 100 — May 6, 1989
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 6, 1989. "Like A Prayer" by Madonna held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Satisfied" by Richard Marx at #39, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Down Boys" by Warrant, up 15 places from #90 to #75.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Like A Prayer" by Madonna — 3 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting March 18, 1989.
- New in the top 10: "Soldier Of Love" by Donny Osmond (up from #15 to #8); "Room To Move" by Animotion (up from #11 to #9).
- Highest debut: "Satisfied" by Richard Marx at #39; it would spend 15 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 1 week at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Walk The Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was), down 28 places from #50 to #78.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids On The Block, 25 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Roni" by Bobby Brown after 17 weeks (peak #3); "Surrender To Me (From "Tequila Sunrise")" by Ann Wilson & Robin Zander after 19 weeks (peak #6); "Don't Tell Me Lies" by Breathe after 16 weeks (peak #10).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Like A Prayer Madonna |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Real Love Jody Watley |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Funky Cold Medina Tone-Loc |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Forever Your Girl Paula Abdul |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Second Chance Thirty Eight Special |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | After All (Love Theme From "Chances Are") Cher & Peter Cetera |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | Soldier Of Love Donny Osmond |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Room To Move Animotion |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Heaven Help Me Deon Estus With George Michael |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | Thinking Of You SaFire |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Cult Of Personality Living Colour |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | Rock On (From "Dream A Little Dream") Michael Damian |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Iko Iko (From "Rain Man") The Belle Stars |
| 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Sincerely Yours Sweet Sensation (With Romeo J.D.) |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 6 | Electric Youth Debbie Gibson |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 5 | Patience Guns N' Roses |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | Wind Beneath My Wings (From "Beaches") Bette Midler |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 7 | Every Little Step Bobby Brown |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | 13 | The Look Roxette |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 6 | I'll Be Loving You (Forever) New Kids On The Block |
| 23 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Rocket Def Leppard |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | Everlasting Love Howard Jones |
| 25 | 29 | 25 | 10 | Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford (Duet With Ozzy Osbourne) |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 11 | Seventeen Winger |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 23 | Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
| 28 | 25 | 2 | 18 | Girl You Know It's True Milli Vanilli |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 13 | A Shoulder To Cry On Tommy Page |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 4 | Through The Storm Aretha Franklin & Elton John |
| 31 | 24 | 1 | 14 | Eternal Flame The Bangles |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 6 | Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 7 | Voices Of Babylon The Outfield |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 5 | Cry Waterfront |
| 35 | 21 | 6 | 16 | Stand R.E.M. |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 8 | I Only Wanna Be With You Samantha Fox |
| 37 | 35 | 32 | 12 | I Wanna Be The One Stevie B |
| 38 | 30 | 10 | 12 | Your Mama Don't Dance Poison |
| 39 | NEW | 39 | 1 | Satisfied Richard Marx |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 7 | Downtown One 2 Many |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 4 | Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 2 | Pop Singer John Mellencamp |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 4 | Miss You Like Crazy Natalie Cole |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 5 | Coming Home Cinderella |
| 45 | 57 | 45 | 3 | This Time I Know It's For Real Donna Summer |
| 46 | 34 | 8 | 15 | Superwoman Karyn White |
| 47 | 32 | 9 | 16 | You Got It Roy Orbison |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 4 | Giving Up On Love Rick Astley |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 2 | Baby Don't Forget My Number Milli Vanilli |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 5 | Circle Edie Brickell & New Bohemians |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 4 | Cuddly Toy (Feel For Me) Roachford |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 5 | I'll Be You The Replacements |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 3 | Veronica Elvis Costello |
| 54 | 45 | 1 | 18 | The Living Years Mike + The Mechanics |
| 55 | 40 | 36 | 11 | Birthday Suit (From "Sing") Johnny Kemp |
| 56 | 43 | 4 | 22 | My Heart Can't Tell You No Rod Stewart |
| 57 | 46 | 1 | 16 | Lost In Your Eyes Debbie Gibson |
| 58 | 44 | 8 | 18 | Dreamin' Vanessa Williams |
| 59 | 38 | 24 | 16 | Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) Enya |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | I Drove All Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Let Me In Eddie Money |
| 62 | 61 | 61 | 7 | The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) Peter Schilling |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 2 | I Won't Back Down Tom Petty |
| 64 | 74 | 64 | 3 | Seeing Is Believing Mike + The Mechanics |
| 65 | NEW | 11 | 21 | Into The Night Benny Mardones |
| 66 | 73 | 66 | 4 | Closer Than Friends Surface |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 4 | Stop Sam Brown |
| 68 | 58 | 1 | 23 | Straight Up Paula Abdul |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals |
| 70 | 67 | 67 | 5 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Figures On A Beach |
| 71 | 56 | 3 | 25 | You Got It (The Right Stuff) New Kids On The Block |
| 72 | 70 | 2 | 23 | Wild Thing Tone-Loc |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Be With You The Bangles |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 3 | Round & Round New Order |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | Down Boys Warrant |
| 76 | 60 | 35 | 12 | One Metallica |
| 77 | 68 | 68 | 6 | When Love Comes To Town U2 With B.B. King |
| 78 | 50 | 7 | 15 | Walk The Dinosaur Was (Not Was) |
| 79 | 63 | 53 | 8 | Hearts On Fire Steve Winwood |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 2 | Who Do You Give Your Love To? Michael Morales |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Simply Red |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | I Like Guy |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 2 | For The Love Of Money BulletBoys |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 2 | The Mayor Of Simpleton XTC |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Rooms On Fire Stevie Nicks |
| 86 | 65 | 10 | 16 | You're Not Alone Chicago |
| 87 | 78 | 24 | 17 | The Love In Your Eyes Eddie Money |
| 88 | 69 | 14 | 16 | Just Because Anita Baker |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Anything Can Happen Was (Not Was) |
| 90 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Shake It Up Bad Company |
| 91 | 76 | 5 | 17 | Paradise City Guns N' Roses |
| 92 | 80 | 18 | 20 | More Than You Know Martika |
| 93 | 77 | 76 | 6 | Repetition Information Society |
| 94 | 66 | 49 | 10 | Let The River Run (Theme From "Working Girl") Carly Simon |
| 95 | 79 | 42 | 14 | 24/7 Dino |
| 96 | 85 | 73 | 10 | Good Life Inner City |
| 97 | 83 | 73 | 7 | Working On It Chris Rea |
| 98 | 94 | 44 | 13 | Can You Stand The Rain New Edition |
| 99 | 84 | 78 | 11 | I Can't Face The Fact Gina Go-Go |
| 100 | 86 | 63 | 8 | Somebody Like You Robbie Nevil |
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