Billboard Hot 100 — May 27, 1989
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 27, 1989. "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "My Brave Face" by Paul McCartney at #72, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "So Alive" by Love And Rockets, up 26 places from #94 to #68.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul — 2 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting March 11, 1989.
- New in the top 10: "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" by New Kids On The Block (up from #12 to #7); "Close My Eyes Forever" by Lita Ford (Duet With Ozzy Osbourne) (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Seeing Is Believing" by Mike + The Mechanics, down 30 places from #70 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Where Are You Now?" by Jimmy Harnen With Synch, 26 weeks and counting (peak #15).
- Gone from the chart: "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul after 25 weeks (peak #1); "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics after 20 weeks (peak #1); "Wild Thing" by Tone-Loc after 25 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 12 | Forever Your Girl Paula Abdul |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Real Love Jody Watley |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Rock On (From "Dream A Little Dream") Michael Damian |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Soldier Of Love Donny Osmond |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Patience Guns N' Roses |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | Wind Beneath My Wings (From "Beaches") Bette Midler |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 9 | I'll Be Loving You (Forever) New Kids On The Block |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Every Little Step Bobby Brown |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford (Duet With Ozzy Osbourne) |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Electric Youth Debbie Gibson |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 9 | Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | Everlasting Love Howard Jones |
| 14 | 22 | 14 | 4 | Satisfied Richard Marx |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 26 | Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 7 | Through The Storm Aretha Franklin & Elton John |
| 17 | 8 | 6 | 12 | After All (Love Theme From "Chances Are") Cher & Peter Cetera |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 11 | Like A Prayer Madonna |
| 19 | 13 | 6 | 16 | Second Chance Thirty Eight Special |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 8 | Cry Waterfront |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 5 | Pop Singer John Mellencamp |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 5 | Baby Don't Forget My Number Milli Vanilli |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 6 | This Time I Know It's For Real Donna Summer |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 7 | Miss You Like Crazy Natalie Cole |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 10 | Voices Of Babylon The Outfield |
| 26 | 17 | 14 | 13 | Iko Iko (From "Rain Man") The Belle Stars |
| 27 | 18 | 12 | 17 | Thinking Of You SaFire |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 4 | Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 7 | Little Jackie Wants To Be A Star Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 8 | Coming Home Cinderella |
| 31 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Cult Of Personality Living Colour |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | I Won't Back Down Tom Petty |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 4 | I Drove All Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 34 | 23 | 3 | 13 | Funky Cold Medina Tone-Loc |
| 35 | 25 | 1 | 18 | She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 6 | Veronica Elvis Costello |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 7 | Cuddly Toy (Feel For Me) Roachford |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 7 | Giving Up On Love Rick Astley |
| 39 | 37 | 37 | 10 | Downtown One 2 Many |
| 40 | 53 | 40 | 4 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Simply Red |
| 41 | 52 | 11 | 24 | Into The Night Benny Mardones |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 4 | Rooms On Fire Stevie Nicks |
| 43 | 31 | 31 | 11 | I Only Wanna Be With You Samantha Fox |
| 44 | 49 | 44 | 4 | Be With You The Bangles |
| 45 | 59 | 45 | 2 | What You Don't Know Expose |
| 46 | 62 | 46 | 2 | The Doctor The Doobie Brothers |
| 47 | 38 | 1 | 16 | The Look Roxette |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 3 | Crazy About Her Rod Stewart |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 5 | Who Do You Give Your Love To? Michael Morales |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 5 | Down Boys Warrant |
| 51 | 69 | 51 | 2 | Toy Soldiers Martika |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 3 | Send Me An Angel '89 Real Life |
| 53 | 39 | 29 | 16 | A Shoulder To Cry On Tommy Page |
| 54 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Circle Edie Brickell & New Bohemians |
| 55 | 50 | 32 | 15 | I Wanna Be The One Stevie B |
| 56 | 45 | 2 | 21 | Girl You Know It's True Milli Vanilli |
| 57 | 36 | 5 | 14 | Heaven Help Me Deon Estus With George Michael |
| 58 | 33 | 9 | 15 | Room To Move Animotion |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 3 | Fascination Street The Cure |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 3 | I Like It Dino |
| 61 | 51 | 1 | 17 | Eternal Flame The Bangles |
| 62 | 43 | 14 | 17 | Sincerely Yours Sweet Sensation (With Romeo J.D.) |
| 63 | 75 | 63 | 3 | Once Bitten Twice Shy Great White |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Round & Round New Order |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 3 | We Can Last Forever Chicago |
| 66 | 47 | 26 | 14 | Seventeen Winger |
| 67 | 55 | 51 | 8 | I'll Be You The Replacements |
| 68 | 94 | 68 | 2 | So Alive Love And Rockets |
| 69 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Stop Sam Brown |
| 70 | 83 | 70 | 2 | Hey Baby Henry Lee Summer |
| 71 | 66 | 57 | 7 | Closer Than Friends Surface |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | My Brave Face Paul McCartney |
| 73 | 71 | 71 | 4 | I Like Guy |
| 74 | 82 | 74 | 3 | I Want It All Queen |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | Anything Can Happen Was (Not Was) |
| 76 | 72 | 72 | 5 | The Mayor Of Simpleton XTC |
| 77 | 87 | 26 | 16 | In Your Eyes (Theme From "Say Anything") Peter Gabriel |
| 78 | 80 | 78 | 3 | (Between A) Rock And A Hard Place Cutting Crew |
| 79 | 56 | 12 | 13 | Rocket Def Leppard |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Dressed For Success Roxette |
| 81 | 63 | 60 | 6 | Let Me In Eddie Money |
| 82 | 78 | 78 | 5 | For The Love Of Money BulletBoys |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Secret Rendezvous Karyn White |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Fire Woman The Cult |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 2 | Moonlight On Water Kevin Raleigh |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 2 | Yo No Se Pajama Party |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | In My Eyes Stevie B |
| 88 | 74 | 6 | 19 | Stand R.E.M. |
| 89 | 77 | 36 | 14 | Birthday Suit (From "Sing") Johnny Kemp |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Joy And Pain Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock |
| 91 | 88 | 82 | 6 | Shake It Up Bad Company |
| 92 | 81 | 61 | 10 | The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) Peter Schilling |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Praying To A New God Wang Chung |
| 94 | 97 | 93 | 3 | Now You're In Heaven Julian Lennon |
| 95 | 89 | 35 | 15 | One Metallica |
| 96 | 79 | 4 | 25 | My Heart Can't Tell You No Rod Stewart |
| 97 | 86 | 8 | 18 | Superwoman Karyn White |
| 98 | 95 | 63 | 11 | Somebody Like You Robbie Nevil |
| 99 | 84 | 1 | 19 | Lost In Your Eyes Debbie Gibson |
| 100 | 70 | 62 | 6 | Seeing Is Believing Mike + The Mechanics |
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