MTV's European Top 20 - The Chart of 1989 (starting with September 16th)

TW Points #Weeks Peak Title Artist
1. 239 13 1. The Best Tina Turner
2. 237 14 1. Lambada Kaoma
3. 223 12 1. Sowing The Seeds Of Love Tears For Fears
4. 196 12 1. If Only I Could Sidney Youngblood
5. 166 10 1. Cherish Madonna
6. 156 7 1. Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins
7. 153 10 2. Girl I'm Gonna Miss You Milli Vanilli
8. 122 11 6. Healing Hands Elton John
9. 121 10 5. Swing The Mood Jive Bunny
10. 113 11 8. This One Paul McCartney
11. 109 8 3. The Road To Hell Chris Rea
12. 108 9 6. Leave A Light On Belinda Carlisle
13. 93 8 5. Right Here Waiting Richard Marx
14. 76 8 5. Mixed Emotions Rolling Stones
15. 75 10 7. We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel
16. 73 5 2. All Around The World Lisa Stansfield
17. 59 6 5. That's What I Like Jive Bunny
18. 50 5 7. Tell It Like It Is Don Johnson
19. 44 5 9. Listen To Your Heart Roxette
20. 41 3 3. Don't know much Aaron Neville And Linda Ronstadt
21. 39 6 10. Crossroads Tracy Chapman
22. 37 4 7. Call It Love Poco
23. 31 6 10. If I Could Turn Back Time Cher
24. 29 6 14. Coeur de loup Philippe Lafontaine
25. 29 4 11. Oye mi canto Gloria Estefan
26. 26 4 9. Love In An Elevator Aerosmith
27. 25 4 10. Comment te dire adieu Jimmy Somerville with June Miles-Kingston
28. 24 3 9. Don't Ask Me Why Eurythmics
29. 23 3 10. Rock And A Hard Place Rolling Stones
30. 20 3 13. That's The Way Katrina & The Waves
31. 16 2 11. Ride On Time Black Box
32. 15 5 15. C'est écrit Francis Cabrel
33. 15 3 14. Sweet Surrender Wet Wet Wet
34. 13 3 15. Joue pas Francois Feldman & Joniece Jamison
35. 13 2 11. Got To Get Leila K.
36. 12 1 9. I Just Don't Have The Heart Cliff Richard
37. 11 4 16. Hélène Roch Voisine
38. 11 2 12. Still Cruisin' Beach Boys
39. 11 2 14. Sealed With A Kiss Jason Donovan
40. 11 2 15. Homely Girl UB 40
41. 11 1 10. Dear Jessie Madonna
42. 10 2 13. Street Tuff Double Trouble And The Rebel MC
43. 10 2 14. Sit And Wait Sydney Youngblood
44. 10 1 11. Revival Eurythmics
44. 10 1 11. I'm Not The Man I Used To Be Fine Young Cannibals
46. 9 1 12. Woman In Chains Tears For Fears
47. 8 3 17. This Old Heart Of Mine Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley
48. 8 2 14. Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Inner City
49. 8 2 16. Batdance Prince
49. 8 2 16. Pump Up The Jam Technotronic
51. 8 1 13. The Message Is Love Arthur Baker
51. 8 1 13. Get A Life Soul II Soul
53. 7 1 14. Blame It On The Boogie Big Fun
53. 7 1 14. Steamy Windows Tina Turner
55. 6 1 15. Room In Your Heart Living In A Box
55. 6 1 15. You Keep It All In The Beautiful South
57. 5 1 16. Eye Know De La Soul
57. 5 1 16. Licence To Kill Gladys Knight
59. 4 2 18. Toy Soldier Martika
60. 4 2 19. I Want That Man Deborah Harry
61. 3 1 18. Partyman Prince
62. 1 1 20. Personal Jesus Depeche Mode
62. 1 1 20. Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson
62. 1 1 20. I Feel The Earth Move Martika
62. 1 1 20. Be Free With Your Love Spandau Ballet


Explanation:

A song got points for each time it appeared in the charts. For position No. 1 25, No. 2 20, No. 3 18, No. 4 17, ... , No. 20 1. The points were added together and according to the sum the song was placed in the Chart of the year.


Markus Tolksdorf

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