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The following lists the top 100 singles of 1989 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart.[1][2][3] ARIA had previously used the Kent Music Report, known from 1987 onwards as the Australian Music Report.[4]

# Title Artist Highest pos. reached weeks at No. 1
1. "Like a Prayer" Madonna 1 5[5]
2. "The Look" Roxette 1 6[6]
3. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" The Proclaimers 1 5[7]
4. "Eternal Flame" The Bangles 1 3[8]
5. "If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher 1 7[9]
6. "She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals 1 3[10]
7. "Bedroom Eyes" Kate Ceberano 2
8. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids on the Block 1 3[11]
9. "Kokomo" The Beach Boys 1 6[12]
10. "The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics 1 1[13]
11. "Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler 1 2[14]
12. "Teardrops" Womack & Womack 2
13. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Simply Red 1 1[15]
14. "Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx 1 5[16]
15. "Tucker's Daughter" Ian Moss 2
16. "Swing the Mood" Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers 1 3[17]
17. "Especially for You" Kylie and Jason 2
18. "Poison" Alice Cooper 3
19. "Batdance" Prince 2
20. "Dressed for Success" Roxette 3
21. "If I Could" 1927 4
22. "All I Want Is You / Everlasting Love" U2 2
23. "You Got It" Roy Orbison 3
24. "Stop" Sam Brown 4
25. "Baby I Don't Care" Transvision Vamp 3
26. "Talk It Over" Grayson Hugh 4
27. "Lost in Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson 7
28. "Express Yourself" Madonna 5
29. "Ring My Bell" Collette 5
30. "Toy Soldiers" Martika 5
31. "Handle with Care" Traveling Wilburys 3
32. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" New Kids on the Block 4
33. "The Best" Tina Turner 4
34. "I Don't Want a Lover" Texas 4
35. "Stuck on You" Paul Norton 3
36. "I'm on My Way" The Proclaimers 3
37. "We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel 2
38. "Funky Cold Medina" Tone Loc 8
39. "She Has to Be Loved" Jenny Morris 5
40. "Rock and Roll Music" Mental As Anything 5
41. "Wild Thing" Tone Loc 15
42. "Now You're in Heaven" Julian Lennon 5
43. "Orinoco Flow" Enya 6
44. "Right Back Where We Started From" Sinitta 7
45. "One Summer" Daryl Braithwaite 8
46. "Iko Iko" The Belle Stars 7
47. "Cherish" Madonna 4
48. "Kiss" Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones 8
49. "Hand on Your Heart" Kylie Minogue 4
50. "Chained to the Wheel" The Black Sorrows 9
51. "Soul Revival" Johnny Diesel and the Injectors 9
52. "She Makes My Day" Robert Palmer 9
53. "Good Thing" Fine Young Cannibals 7
54. "Don't Need Love" Johnny Diesel and the Injectors 10
55. "I Drove All Night" Cyndi Lauper 11
56. "Patience" Guns N' Roses 16
57. "Say Goodbye" Indecent Obsession 6
58. "Wait" Gyan 14
59. "Baby Don't Forget My Number" Milli Vanilli 17
60. "The Only Way Is Up" Yazz and the Plastic Population 2
61. "Healing Hands" Elton John 14
62. "Telephone Booth" Ian Moss 7
63. "I Want Your Love" Transvision Vamp 7
64. "Satisfied" Richard Marx 20
65. "Two Hearts" Phil Collins 13
66. "Belfast Child" Simple Minds 12
67. "I Feel the Earth Move" Martika 2
68. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFerrin 1 7
69. "End of the Line" Traveling Wilburys 12
70. "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" Annie Lennox and Al Green 6
71. "I Want It All" Queen 10
72. "Cry In Shame" Johnny Diesel and the Injectors 10
73. "Way of the World" Max Q 8
74. "Listen to Your Heart" Roxette 10
75. "Hangin' Tough" New Kids on the Block 8
76. "Too Many Broken Hearts" Jason Donovan 7
77. "Like the Way I Do" Melissa Etheridge 16
78. "Onion Skin" Boom Crash Opera 11
79. "A Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins 2
80. "Rocket" Def Leppard 15
81. "You'll Never Know" 1927 15
82. "Bring Me Some Water" Melissa Etheridge 9
83. "Can I Get a Witness" Sam Brown 17
84. "Love Bites" Def Leppard 21
85. "Miss You Much" Janet Jackson 12
86. "Where Did I Go Wrong" UB40 17
87. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison 16
88. "Every Little Step" Bobby Brown 8
89. "Love Dimension" Kate Ceberano 14
90. "Touch the Fire" Icehouse 13
91. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tears for Fears 13
92. "Buffalo Stance" Neneh Cherry 21
93. "Pop Singer" John Cougar Mellencamp 8
94. "House of Cards" James Reyne 17
95. "Electric Youth" Debbie Gibson 21
96. "Second Chance" .38 Special 14
97. "I Won't Back Down" Tom Petty 16
98. "Love Shack The B-52's 1 6
99. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" Kylie Minogue 6
100. "Sealed with a Kiss" Jason Donovan 8

Peak chart positions are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the End of Year Chart is calculated by ARIA based on the number of weeks and position that the records reach within the Top 50 singles for each week during 1989.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Official ARIA Charts". Australian Charts Portal. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  3. ^ "ARIA Top Singles of 1989". www.top100singles.net. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ^ "Madonna - Like A Prayer". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Roxette - The Look". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  7. ^ "The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  8. ^ "The Bangles - Eternal Flame". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  11. ^ "New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  12. ^ "The Beach Boys - Kokomo". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  13. ^ "Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  14. ^ "Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  15. ^ "Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  16. ^ "Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  17. ^ "Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Swing The Mood". Australian Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
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