Billboard Hot 100 — July 8, 1989
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 8, 1989. "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Baby Don't Forget My Number" by Milli Vanilli. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx at #44, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "The Prisoner" by Howard Jones, up 21 places from #89 to #68.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting May 6, 1989.
- New in the top 10: "Toy Soldiers" by Martika (up from #11 to #5); "What You Don't Know" by Expose (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Cuddly Toy (Feel For Me)" by Roachford, down 33 places from #57 to #90.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Where Are You Now?" by Jimmy Harnen With Synch, 32 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals after 23 weeks (peak #1); "Like A Prayer" by Madonna after 16 weeks (peak #1); "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli after 26 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 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Baby Don't Forget My Number Milli Vanilli |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | If You Don't Know Me By Now Simply Red |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Express Yourself Madonna |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | Toy Soldiers Martika |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | I Drove All Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | Miss You Like Crazy Natalie Cole |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Satisfied Richard Marx |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Buffalo Stance Neneh Cherry |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | What You Don't Know Expose |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | The Doctor The Doobie Brothers |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 4 | Batdance (From "Batman") Prince |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | I Won't Back Down Tom Petty |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | This Time I Know It's For Real Donna Summer |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 8 | So Alive Love And Rockets |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 6 | Lay Your Hands On Me Bon Jovi |
| 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | Rooms On Fire Stevie Nicks |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | Crazy About Her Rod Stewart |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 5 | On Our Own (From "Ghostbusters II") Bobby Brown |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 9 | Once Bitten Twice Shy Great White |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | 15 | I'll Be Loving You (Forever) New Kids On The Block |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 11 | Who Do You Give Your Love To? Michael Morales |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 9 | I Like It Dino |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | 19 | Wind Beneath My Wings (From "Beaches") Bette Midler |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 7 | My Brave Face Paul McCartney |
| 26 | 20 | 11 | 30 | Into The Night Benny Mardones |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 11 | Down Boys Warrant |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 7 | Dressed For Success Roxette |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 9 | Send Me An Angel '89 Real Life |
| 30 | 18 | 3 | 16 | Every Little Step Bobby Brown |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 8 | Hey Baby Henry Lee Summer |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 7 | Secret Rendezvous Karyn White |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 4 | No More Rhyme Debbie Gibson |
| 34 | 17 | 10 | 14 | Cry Waterfront |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 5 | I'm That Type Of Guy LL Cool J |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 3 | Cold Hearted Paula Abdul |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 6 | Headed For A Heartbreak Winger |
| 38 | 30 | 8 | 19 | Close My Eyes Forever Lita Ford (Duet With Ozzy Osbourne) |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 3 | The End Of The Innocence Don Henley |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 4 | Friends Jody Watley With Eric B. & Rakim |
| 41 | 42 | 26 | 22 | In Your Eyes (Theme From "Say Anything") Peter Gabriel |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 18 | Hooked On You Sweet Sensation |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 4 | Sacred Emotion Donny Osmond |
| 44 | NEW | 44 | 1 | Right Here Waiting Richard Marx |
| 45 | 43 | 43 | 6 | Me Myself And I De La Soul |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 7 | Fire Woman The Cult |
| 47 | 37 | 1 | 18 | Forever Your Girl Paula Abdul |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 7 | In My Eyes Stevie B |
| 49 | 33 | 30 | 10 | Be With You The Bangles |
| 50 | 35 | 20 | 14 | Coming Home Cinderella |
| 51 | 40 | 10 | 32 | Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 4 | Angel Eyes The Jeff Healey Band |
| 53 | 36 | 1 | 17 | Rock On (From "Dream A Little Dream") Michael Damian |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | Cover Of Love Michael Damian |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | Don't Wanna Lose You Gloria Estefan |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 5 | Calling It Love Animotion |
| 57 | 28 | 19 | 12 | Veronica Elvis Costello |
| 58 | 44 | 4 | 14 | Patience Guns N' Roses |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 3 | Keep On Movin' Soul II Soul (Featuring Caron Wheeler) |
| 60 | 73 | 60 | 2 | It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be Aretha Franklin/Whitney Houston |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 6 | Right Next To Me Whistle |
| 62 | 53 | 46 | 9 | Fascination Street The Cure |
| 63 | 59 | 55 | 9 | We Can Last Forever Chicago |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 3 | Talk It Over Grayson Hugh |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 4 | Love Train Holly Johnson |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 4 | Trouble Me 10,000 Maniacs |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 2 | Soul Provider Michael Bolton |
| 68 | 89 | 68 | 2 | The Prisoner Howard Jones |
| 69 | 87 | 69 | 2 | Shower Me With Your Love Surface |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Little Fighter White Lion |
| 71 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Joy And Pain Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 3 | Comin' Down Tonight Thirty Eight Special |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 3 | Don't Say You Love Me Billy Squier |
| 74 | 55 | 2 | 16 | Soldier Of Love Donny Osmond |
| 75 | 68 | 60 | 8 | Moonlight On Water Kevin Raleigh |
| 76 | 62 | 2 | 17 | Real Love Jody Watley |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 4 | Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) Q-feel |
| 78 | 56 | 15 | 11 | Pop Singer John Mellencamp |
| 79 | 64 | 12 | 17 | Everlasting Love Howard Jones |
| 80 | 75 | 75 | 8 | Yo No Se Pajama Party |
| 81 | 66 | 6 | 18 | After All (Love Theme From "Chances Are") Cher & Peter Cetera |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | Gonna Make It SaFire |
| 83 | 71 | 50 | 9 | I Want It All Queen |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 2 | Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming Robert Palmer |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Come Home With Me Baby Dead Or Alive |
| 86 | 72 | 12 | 23 | Thinking Of You SaFire |
| 87 | 67 | 1 | 19 | I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi |
| 88 | 93 | 88 | 2 | All I Want Is You U2 |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | If I Could Turn Back Time Cher |
| 90 | 57 | 25 | 13 | Cuddly Toy (Feel For Me) Roachford |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | 18 And Life Skid Row |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Open Letter (To A Landlord) Living Colour |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Love Has Taken Its Toll Saraya |
| 94 | 95 | 91 | 6 | You Are The One TKA |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Turned Away Chuckii Booker |
| 96 | 92 | 57 | 13 | Closer Than Friends Surface |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | (You're My One And Only) True Love Seduction |
| 98 | 86 | 77 | 6 | Nothin (That Compares 2 U) The Jacksons |
| 99 | 97 | 97 | 3 | My One Temptation Mica Paris |
| 100 | 78 | 63 | 7 | Praying To A New God Wang Chung |
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