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Billboard & Cashbox Year End Charts

1989Billboard Cashbox
RankTitle ArtistPeak Date Rank
1 Look Away ● Chicago 1(2) 88/12/10-12/17 /
2My Prerogative ●Bobby Brown1 01/14 /
3Every Rose Has Its Thorn ●Poison 1(3)88/12/24-01/07 /
4Straight Up ▲Paula Abdul 1(3)02/11-02/25 8
5Miss You Much ▲Janet Jackson1(4) 10/07-10/28 17
6Cold Hearted ● Paula Abdul109/02 15
7Wind Beneath My Wings (From "Beaches") ▲Bette Midler1 06/10 28
8Girl You Know It's True ▲Milli Vanilli2 04/01 4
9Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley ●Will To Power 188/12/03 /
10Giving You The Best That I GotAnita Baker3 88/12/17 /
11Right Here Waiting ▲Richard Marx1(3) 08/12-08/26 /
12Waiting For A Star To FallBoy Meets Girl5(3) 88/12/17-12/31 /
13Lost In Your Eyes ● Debbie Gibson1(3)03/04-03/18 14
14Don't Wanna Lose You ● Gloria Estefan109/16 5
15Heaven ● Warrant2(2)09/23-09/30 10
16Girl I'm Gonna Miss You ●Milli Vanilli1(2) 09/23-09/30 45
17The Look ● Roxette104/08 6
18She Drives Me Crazy ● Fine Young Cannibals104/15 12
19On Our Own (From "Ghostbusters II") ▲Bobby Brown2(3) 08/05-08/19 30
20Two Hearts Phil Collins1(2)01/21-01/28 /
21Blame It On The Rain ▲ Milli Vanilli1(2) 11/25-12/02 /
22Listen To Your HeartRoxette1 11/04 19
23I'll Be There For You Bon Jovi105/17 2
24If You Don't Know Me By Now ●Simply Red1 07/15 21
25Like A Prayer ▲ Madonna1(3)04/22-05/06 1
26I'll Be Loving You (Forever) ●New Kids On The Block 106/17 42
27How Can I Fall? Breathe3(2)88/12/03-12/10 /
28Baby Don't Forget My Number ●Milli Vanilli1 07/01 20
29Toy Soldiers ● Martika1(2)07/22-07/29 /
30Forever Your Girl ● Paula Abdul1(2)05/20-05/27 18
31The Living Years Mike + The Mechanics103/25 9
32Eternal Flames ● Bangles104/01 7
33Wild Thing ▲2 Tone Loc202/18 44
34When I See Your Smile ●Bad English1(2) 11/11-11/18 /
35If I Could Turn Back Time ●Cher3(2) 09/23-09/30 24
36Buffalo Stance ● Neneh Cherry306/24 41
37When I'm With You ●Sheriff102/04 35
38Don't Rush Me Taylor Dayne201/21 /
39Born To Be My Baby Bon Jovi302/18 22
40Good Thing Fine Young Cannibals107/08 3
41The Lover In MeSheena Easton2 03/04 29
42Bust A Move ▲ Young M.C.710/14 /
43Once Bitten, Twice Shy ●Great White5(2) 08/12-08/19 /
44Batdance (From "Batman") ▲Prince1 08/05 34
45Rock On (From "Dream A Little Dream") ●Michael Damian1 06/03 23
46Real Love ● Jody Watley2(2)05/20-05/27 13
47Love Shack ● B-52'S3(2)11/18-11/25 /
48Every Little Step ● Bobby Brown3(2)06/10-06/17 25
49Hangin' Tough ● New Kids On The Block109/09 27
50My Heart Can't Tell You NoRod Stewart4 04/01 33
51So Alive Love & Rockets308/05  
52You Got It (The Right Stuff) ●New Kids On The Block3 03/11 37
53Armageddon It Def Leppard3(2)01/21-01/28  
54Satisfied Richard Marx106/24 11
55Express Yourself ● Madonna2(2)07/15-07/22 16
56I Like It ● Dino7(2)08/12-08/19  
57Soldier Of Love Donny Osmond206/03  
58Sowing The Seeds Of LoveTears For Fears2 10/28 26
59Cherish Madonna2(2)10/07-10/14 31
60When The Children CryWhite Lion302/04  
6118 And Life ● Skid Row409/23 47
62I Don't Want Your Love Duran Duran4(2) 88/12/03-12/10 
63Second Chance38 Special6 05/06 
64 The Way You Love Me ●Karyn White7 02/04 
65 Funky Cold Medina ▲Tone Loc3 04/29 38
66In Your Room Bangles501/07  
67Miss You Like Crazy Natalie Cole7(2)07/08-07/15  
68Love Song The Cure210/21 43
69Secret Rendezvous Karyn White608/26  
70Angel Eyes The Jeff Healey Band509/02  
71Patience ● Guns N' Roses406/03 48
72Walk On Water Eddie Money988/12/24  
73Cover Girls ● New Kids On The Block211/04  
74Welcome To The JungleGuns N' Roses7(2) 88/12/24-12/31 
75Shower Me With Your Love ●Surface 509/16 49
76StandR.E.M. 6(3)04/08-04/22 
77Close My Eyes Forever ●Lita Ford (Deut With Ozzy Osbourne)806/17  
78All This Time Tiffany602/11  
79After All (Love Theme From "Chances Are") ●Cher & Peter Cetera 605/13 
80RoniBobby Brown3 03/18 
81 Love In An Elevator ●Aerosmith5 10/28 50
82Lay Your Hands On Me Bon Jovi7(2)07/29-08/05 46
83The Promise When In Rome11(2) 88/12/10-12/17 
84What I AmEdie Brickell & New Bohemians 703/04 
85I Remember Holding YouBoys Club 801/14 
86Paradise CityGuns N' Roses5(2) 03/11-03/18 32
87I Wanna Have Some Fun ●Samantha Fox802/11  
88She Want To Dance With MeRick Astley6 02/25 
89 Dreamin'Vanessa Williams8 04/08 
90 It's No CrimeBabyface7 10/28 
91 Poison ●Alice Cooper7 11/25 
92 This Time I Know It's For RealDonna Summer7(2) 06/24-07/01 
93Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson 7(2)01/14-01/21 
94Heaven Help MeDeon Estus5 04/29 36
95Rock Wit'Cha ● Bobby Brown711/04  
96Thinking Of You Sa-Fire12(2)05/06-05/13  
97What You Don't Know ●Expose8(2) 07/15-07/22 
98Surrender To Me (From "Tequila Sunrise")Ann Wilson & Robin Zander603/11  
99The End Of The InnocenceDon Henley8 08/26 40
100Keep On Movin' ▲ Soul II Soul (Featuring Caron Wheeler)11 09/09 

Billboard top 11 hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart

RankTitle ArtistPeak Date Rank
-Mixed Emotions The Rolling Stones5(2) 10/14-10/2139
-Angelia Richard Marx 4 12/02 
-I Drove All NightCyndi Lauper6 07/08 
-Dr. Feelgood ●Motley Crue 6 10/28 
-Walk the DinosaurWas (Not Was) 7 04/01 
-OneBee Gees 7 09/30 
-Superwoman ●Karyn White 8 04/15 
-Kisses on the WindNeneh Cherry 8 09/30 
-Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) ● New Kids on the Block 8 11/18 
-Put A Little Love In Your Heart Annie Lennox & Al Green 9 01/14 
-Walking AwayInformation Society9 02/18 
-You Got ItRoy Orbison 9 04/15 
-Room to MoveAnimotion 9 05/06 
-The DoctorThe Doobie Brothers 9 07/15 
-FriendsJody Watley with Eric B. & Rakim 9 08/26 
-Living in SinBon Jovi 9 12/16 
-CryWaterfront 10(2) 06/17-06/24 
-Don't Tell Me LiesBreathe 10 03/18 
-You're Not AloneChicago 10 03/25 
-Your Mama Don't Dance Poison 10 04/15 
-Where Are You Now?Jimmy Harnen with Synch 10 06/10 
-When I Looked at HimExpose 10 10/21 
-Electric Youth ● Debbie Gibson 11(3) 05/13-05/27 
-Crazy About HerRod Stewart 11 07/29 
-Don't Look BackFine Young Cannibals 11 10/07 
-Get on Your Feet Gloria Estefan 11 11/25 
-Leave A Light On Belinda Carlisle 11 12/09 
-Don't Close Your Eyes Kix 11 12/16 

Rank = Position in year-end chart.  Date = Peak date(s).
Peak = The single's highest position during its chart run (Parenthesis indicates weeks on the highest position).
Information in Italic Font indicate possibly underrated singles in year end chart due to the fact of their year-crossing chart runs.
●= RIAA certification for sales of 500,000 units
▲= RIAA certification for sales of 1,000,000 units, with each additional million indicated by a numeral following the symbol.