Top Songs of 1989


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
65
Public Enemy Fight the Power East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
2
149
Madonna Like a Prayer Art Pop
3
260
Pixies Debaser Indie Rock
4
368
The Stone Roses Fools Gold Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
5
384
Pixies Monkey Gone to Heaven Indie Rock
6
609
Depeche Mode Personal Jesus Alternative Dance, Synthpop
7
612
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
8
632
Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World Hard Rock
9
670
De La Soul Me Myself and I Conscious Hip Hop, Disco Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
10
767
Tom Petty Free Fallin' Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
11
831
Nirvana About a Girl Grunge
12
945
The Stone Roses I Wanna Be Adored Baggy / Madchester, Indie Rock
13
1050
Chris Isaak Wicked Game Pop Rock
14
1158
808 State Pacific State Acid House
15
1186
The B-52's Love Shack New Wave, Pop Rock
16
1295
The Cure Pictures of You Dream Pop, Post-Punk
17
1335
The Stone Roses I Am the Resurrection Baggy / Madchester, Neo-Psychedelia
18
1368
The Stone Roses She Bangs the Drums Baggy / Madchester, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
19
1411
Biz Markie Just a Friend Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
20
1471
Faith No More Epic Rap Metal
21
1539
Nine Inch Nails Head Like a Hole Industrial Rock
22
1653
Beastie Boys Hey Ladies East Coast Hip Hop
23
1661
The Cure Lovesong Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk
24
1880
Young M.C. Bust a Move East Coast Hip Hop, Pop Rap
25
1948
Orbital Chime Acid House, Techno
26
1960
Pixies Here Comes Your Man Indie Rock
27
2087
The Cure Lullaby Dream Pop, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
28
2311
Madonna Express Yourself Dance-Pop, Synth Funk
29
2325
Lil' Louis French Kiss Acid House, Chicago House
30
2373
Inner City Good Life Chicago House, Detroit Techno
31
2416
Happy Mondays Hallelujah Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
32
2514
The Stone Roses Made of Stone Baggy / Madchester, Jangle Pop
33
2543
Neneh Cherry Manchild Contemporary R&B, Pop Rap
34
2549
Lou Reed Dirty Blvd Rock, Singer/Songwriter
35
2634
Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler Keep On Movin' Contemporary R&B, House
36
2738
Elvis Costello Veronica Power Pop
37
2879
Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Dance-Pop, New Jack Swing
38
2889
Black Box Ride On Time Euro House, Italo House
39
2925
Pixies Hey Indie Rock
40
3217
Alannah Myles Black Velvet AOR, Pop Rock
41
3284
Aerosmith Janie's Got a Gun Hard Rock, Pop Rock
42
3350
The Jesus and Mary Chain Head On Alternative Rock
43
3362
Mano Negra King Kong Five Funk Rock, Rap Rock
44
3420
Julee Cruise Falling Ambient Pop, Dream Pop
45
3565
Galaxie 500 Blue Thunder Dream Pop, Slowcore
46
3636
The Neville Brothers Yellow Moon New Orleans R&B, Soul
47
3685
De La Soul Eye Know East Coast Hip Hop
48
3935
Beastie Boys Shake Your Rump East Coast Hip Hop
49
3941
Digital Underground Doowutchyalike West Coast Hip Hop
50
4019
Electronic Getting Away with It Alternative Dance, Synthpop
51
4122
Garth Brooks The Dance Contemporary Country, Country Pop
52
4143
Indigo Girls Closer to Fine Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
53
4161
Queen Latifah Ladies First East Coast Hip Hop
54
4196
Tone-Lōc Funky Cold Medina Pop Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
55
4401
The Replacements I'll Be You Alternative Rock, Power Pop
56
4509
Van Morrison Have I Told You Lately? Pop Rock
57
4544
Tears for Fears Sowing the Seeds of Love Art Pop, Pop Rock, Progressive Pop, Psychedelic Pop
58
4587
Simple Minds Belfast Child Pop Rock
59
4655
The Sundays Can't Be Sure Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
60
4703
Bob Dylan Most of the Time Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
61
4721
De La Soul Buddy East Coast Hip Hop
62
4829
Roy Orbison You Got It Pop Rock
63
4842
Technotronic Pump Up the Jam Euro House, Eurodance, Hip House
64
4893
XTC The Mayor of Simpleton Jangle Pop, Power Pop
65
4980
Lisa Stansfield All Around the World Blue Eyed Soul, Pop Soul
66
5028
The Lightning Seeds Pure Indie Pop, Synthpop
67
5059
The Cure Fascination Street Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
68
5117
The B-52's Roam New Wave, Pop Rock
69
5145
Elvis Costello Tramp the Dirt Down Contemporary Folk, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
70
5182
Pixies Wave of Mutilation Indie Rock
71
5184
Maestro Fresh Wes Let Your Backbone Slide Hip Hop
72
5195
Mötley Crüe Dr. Feelgood Glam Metal
73
5295
Aerosmith Love in an Elevator Hard Rock
74
5305
Mano Negra Pas assez de toi Folk Punk, Pop Rock
75
5307
The Beloved The Sun Rising House, Synthpop
76
5363
Morrissey The Last of the Famous International Playboys Indie Pop
77
5397
John Lee Hooker feat. Carlos Santana & The Santana Band The Healer Blues
78
5525
Michael Penn No Myth Jangle Pop
79
5553
Pale Saints Sight of You Dream Pop, Shoegaze
80
5691
Bob Dylan Man in the Long Black Coat Folk Rock, Gothic Country, Singer/Songwriter
81
5745
De La Soul Say No Go Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
82
5945
The The The Beat(en) Generation Folk Pop, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
83
5986
The Cure Disintegration Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
84
6066
The Stone Roses Waterfall Baggy / Madchester, Jangle Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
85
6128
Tom Petty I Won't Back Down Heartland Rock, Pop Rock
86
6192
Don Henley The End of the Innocence Pop Rock
87
6202
The Stop the Violence Movement Self-Destruction Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
88
6225
Les Negresses Vertes Zobi la mouche Chanson alternative
89
6249
The Blue Nile Downtown Lights New Romantic, Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
90
6282
Prince Batdance Dance-Pop, Film Soundtrack, Funk
91
6464
Frankie Knuckles presents Satoshi Tomiie Tears Chicago House, Deep House
92
6503
Camarón de la Isla Soy gitano Flamenco Nuevo
93
6576
Kate Bush The Sensual World Art Pop
94
6835
Janet Jackson Love Will Never Do (Without You) Dance-Pop, New Jack Swing
95
6839
Love & Rockets So Alive Alternative Dance, Post-Punk
96
7059
Kaoma Lambada Lambada
97
7243
The Wedding Present Kennedy C86, Indie Rock, Jangle Pop
98
7297
The Rolling Stones Mixed Emotions Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
99
7396
Madonna Cherish Dance-Pop, Synthpop
100
7419
Chris Knox Not Given Lightly Dunedin Sound, Indie Pop
101
7488
Dusty Springfield Nothing Has Been Proved Film Soundtrack, Synthpop
102
7520
Pixies Tame Indie Rock, Noise Rock
103
7776
Bob Mould See a Little Light Jangle Pop
104
7840
The Beautiful South Song for Whoever Sophisti-Pop
105
7920
De La Soul The Magic Number East Coast Hip Hop
106
8219
Mia Martini Almeno tu nell'universo Italo Pop
107
8270
Mother Love Bone Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns Glam Rock, Grunge, Hard Rock
108
8286
The Grapes of Wrath All the Things I Wasn't Folk Rock, Jangle Pop
109
8315
Steve Reich/Kronos Quartet Different Trains: America - Before the War Minimalism
110
8333
Phil Collins Another Day in Paradise Pop Rock
111
8348
Rickie Lee Jones The Horses Singer/Songwriter
112
8359
Cher If I Could Turn Back Time AOR, Pop Rock
113
8406
Gladys Knight License To Kill Film Soundtrack, Pop Soul
114
8514
Carly Simon Let the River Run Film Soundtrack, Pop
115
8612
Another Sunny Day You Should All Be Murdered Jangle Pop, Twee Pop
116
8622
The D.O.C. It's Funky Enough Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop
117
8775
Los Auténticos Decadentes Loco (Tu forma de ser) Latin Alternative
118
8907
Bob Dylan Ring Them Bells Gospel, Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter
119
9011
Fugazi Margin Walker Post-Hardcore
120
9076
Dinosaur Jr. Just Like Heaven Indie Rock, Noise Rock
121
9097
The Tragically Hip New Orleans Is Sinking Blues Rock
122
9195
Daniel Lanois The Maker Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
123
9258
Simply Red If You Don't Know Me By Now Blue Eyed Soul, Sophisti-Pop
124
9664
The Blue Nile From a Late Night Train Ambient Pop, Sophisti-Pop
125
9769
Paul McCartney My Brave Face Pop Rock
126
9906
Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground Alternative Rock, Funk Metal, Funk Rock
127
9929
Beastie Boys Shadrach East Coast Hip Hop

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Special Ed I Got It Made East Coast Hip Hop
Janet Jackson Miss You Much Dance-Pop, New Jack Swing
Lenny Kravitz Let Love Rule Psychedelic Soul
Adeva Respect Garage House
Shakespear's Sister You're History Pop
The Cult Fire Woman Hard Rock
Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari Diavolo in me Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Crossfire Blues Rock
Liza Minnelli Losing My Mind Dance-Pop, Synthpop
Junior Reid One Blood Dancehall
Caetano Veloso O estrangeiro MPB, Singer/Songwriter
The Blue Nile Headlights on the Parade Sophisti-Pop, Synthpop
Public Image Ltd. Disappointed Alternative Dance, Pop Rock
Transvision Vamp Baby I Don't Care Power Pop
Lou Reed Romeo Had Juliette Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Janet Jackson Escapade Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop
Van Morrison Coney Island Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Roy Orbison She's a Mystery to Me Adult Contemporary, Pop Rock
Fine Young Cannibals I'm Not the Man I Used to Be Alternative Dance, Dance-Pop
The Orb A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld Ambient House, Space Ambient
10,000 Maniacs Trouble Me Jangle Pop
Nice & Smooth Funky for You East Coast Hip Hop
2 Live Crew Me So Horny Miami Bass
XTC Chalkhills and Children Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Francis Cabrel Sarbacane Chanson, Folk Rock
Patrick Bruel Place des grands hommes French Pop
EPMD So What Cha Sayin' Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Noir Désir Aux sombres héros de l'amer Alternative Rock
New Order Round & Round Alternative Dance, Synthpop
Geto Boys Mind of a Lunatic Horrorcore, Southern Hip Hop
Sueño Latino Sueño Latino Ambient House, Balearic Beat, Italo House
The Stone Roses This Is the One Baggy / Madchester
Virgo Never Want to Lose You Chicago House
Gang Starr Manifest/Words I Manifest (Remix) Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
Wynton Marsalis The Majesty of the Blues (The Puheeman Strut) Jazz
Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 Ojala que llueva café Latin Pop, Merengue
Inspiral Carpets Joe Baggy / Madchester, Neo-Psychedelia
Tina Turner The Best Pop Rock
Beastie Boys Year and a Day East Coast Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop
Kiss Forever AOR, Hard Rock
De La Soul Ghetto Thang East Coast Hip Hop
The Lemonheads Luka Alternative Rock
Jungle Brothers What U Waitin' For East Coast Hip Hop, Hip House
Jungle Brothers J. Beez Comin' Through East Coast Hip Hop
Tom Petty Runnin' Down a Dream Heartland Rock, Pop Rock, Roots Rock
Melvins Oven Sludge Metal
Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. Do the Right Thing East Coast Hip Hop, Hip House
Michel Polnareff Good Bye Marylou Chanson, French Pop
Ramones Pet Sematary Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Aerosmith What It Takes Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Tears for Fears Woman in Chains Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop
Billy Joel We Didn't Start the Fire Pop Rock
Kate Bush Love and Anger Art Pop, Art Rock
Renegade Soundwave Probably a Robbery Alternative Dance, Electronic
Gang Starr DJ Premier in Deep Concentration Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop
Elvis Costello Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Alternative Rock
Noir Désir À l'arrière des taxis Alternative Rock
Faith No More From Out of Nowhere Funk Metal
The Blue Nile Over the Hillside Sophisti-Pop
Bad Religion No Control Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk
S'Express Hey Music Lover House
Annihilator Alison Hell Technical Thrash Metal
Clint Black Killin' Time Contemporary Country
New Order Vanishing Point Alternative Dance, Synthpop
Happy Mondays Rave On Alternative Dance, Baggy / Madchester
Jungle Brothers Doin' Your Own Dang East Coast Hip Hop, Hip House
Bonnie Raitt A Thing Called Love Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Roch Voisine Hélène Chanson
Tom Petty A Face in the Crowd Acoustic Rock, Americana, Heartland Rock, Roots Rock
Mötley Crüe Kickstart My Heart Glam Metal
Nirvana Negative Creep Grunge, Post-Hardcore, Sludge Metal
Skid Row Youth Gone Wild Glam Metal
A Tribe Called Quest Description of a Fool Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
A.R.Kane A Love From Outer Space Alternative Dance, Balearic Beat, Dance-Pop, Synthpop
Lenny Kravitz Mr. Cab Driver Pop Rock
Janet Jackson Black Cat Glam Metal, Pop Rock
Kirsty MacColl Don't Come the Cowboy with Me, Sonny Jim! Country Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Kitchens of Distinction The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule Dream Pop, Shoegaze
Skid Row 18 and Life Glam Metal
David Byrne & Celia Cruz Loco de Amor (Crazy for Love) Latin Alternative
The Stone Roses What the World Is Waiting For Baggy / Madchester
Max Q Way of the World New Wave, Pop Rock
Lush Etheriel Dream Pop, Shoegaze
The Stone Roses (Song for My) Sugar Spun Sister Baggy / Madchester
Soul II Soul Get a Life Contemporary R&B, UK Hip Hop
Tears for Fears Advice for the Young at Heart Art Pop, Pop Rock, Sophisti-Pop
Fine Young Cannibals Good Thing Pop Soul
The Smithereens A Girl Like You Alternative Rock, Power Pop
Mudhoney This Gift Garage Punk, Grunge
Camper Van Beethoven Pictures of Matchstick Men Indie Rock
Texas I Don't Want a Lover Pop Rock
Urban Dance Squad Deeper Shade of Soul Latin Alternative, Latin Rap, Pop Rap
Madonna Oh Father Adult Contemporary
Stevie Nicks Rooms on Fire Pop Rock
Ten City That's The Way Love Is Chicago House, Garage House
The Wedding Present Brassneck Indie Rock, Post-Punk
The Wonder Stuff Don't Let Me Down Gently Indie Pop
Mudhoney You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face) Garage Punk, Grunge
Morrissey Interesting Drug Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Alice Cooper Poison Glam Metal