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