60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA. This update: 1989 (Winners). Next instalment added this weekend.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

BEST OF 1989

-WINNERS-

TOP VOCAL PERFORMANCE 1989

BUST A MOVE Young MC

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS  Bette Midler

HANDLE WITH CARE Traveling Wilburys

LOVE’S ABOUT TO CHAMGE MY HEART Donna Summer

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher

SOMETHING’S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART Marc Almond & Gene Pitney

ETERNAL FLAME The Bangles

WICKED GAME Chris Isaak

BACK TO LIFE Caron Wheeler (Soul II Soul)

THE SENSUAL WORLD Kate Bush

TOP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 1989

LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) Janet Jackson

FOOLS GOLD The Stone Roses

THE SENSUAL WORLD Kate Bush

BELFAST CHILD Simple Minds

HANDLE WITH CARE Traveling Wilburys

SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE Tears For Fears
LOVESONG The Cure

PATIENCE Guns ‘N Roses

KEEP ON MOVING Soul II Soul

RIDE ON TIME Black Box

TOP SONG 1989

LOVE SHACK The B-52s

EVERY LITTLE STEP Bobby Brown

HANDLE WITH CARE Traveling Wilburys

LOVE’S ABOUT TO CHAMGE MY HEART Donna Summer

BUST A MOVE Young MC

SOMETHING’S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART Marc Almond & Gene Pitney

FUNKY COLD MEDINA Tone Loc

ETERNAL FLAME The Bangles

WICKED GAME Chris Isaak

BACK TO LIFE Soul II Soul

TOP ALBUM 1989

FOREVER YOUR GIRL Paula Abdul

RHYTHM NATION: 1814 Janet Jackson

TRAVELING WILBURYS VOLUME 1 Traveling Wilburys

LIKE A PRAYER Msdonna

ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME Donna Summer

TOP GROUP 1989

TRAVELING WILBURYS

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

THE B-52s

THE BANGLES

THE CURE

GUNS ‘N ROSES

SOUL II SOUL

AEROSMITH

SIMPLY RED

MIDNIGHT OIL

TOP MALE 1989

BOBBY BROWN

BILLY JOEL

CHRIS ISAAK

ROY ORBISON

PRINCE

TOP FEMALE 1989

PAULA ABDUL

JANET JACKSON

BETTE MIDLER

MADONNA

KATE BUSH

RECORDING OF THE YEAR 1989

HANDLE WITH CARE Traveling Wilburys

THE LOOK Roxette

LOVE SHACK The B-52s

RIDE ON TIME Black Box

LIKE A PRAYER Msdonna

SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Bette Midler

BUST A MOVE Young MC

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher

BACK TO LIFE Soul II Soul

ACT OF THE YEAR 1989

BETTE MIDLER

BOBBY BROWN

ROXETTE

JANET JACKSON

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

MADONNA

PAULA ABDUL

TRAVELING WILBURYS

THE B-52s

ROY ORBISON

BEST LYRICS OF THE YEAR 1989

EXPRESS YOURSELF

THE END OF THE INNOCENCE

WICKED GAME

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

BELFAST CHILD

BUST A MOVE

BEDS ARE BURNING- Midnight Oil

WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE

OH FATHER

MOST INNOVATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR 1989

BACK TO LIFE- Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler

 

INDUSTRY FIGURE/s OF THE YEAR 1989

Tom KELLY & Billy STEINBERG