1989- The 100 Greatest Songs. 
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1989

THE 100 GREATEST SONGS

MCMLXXXIX

It was 12 months of immense change: Botha resigned in South Africa, the Berlin Wall finally came down, George Bush Senior was inaugurated into the US presidency, Chinese leaders killed thousands of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square and Mikhail Gorbachev assumed leadership in the Soviet Union. 1989 was also the year that the Exxon Valdez tanker spilt millions of gallons of crude oil in Prince William Sound, the World Wide web was invented, “Seinfeld” and “The Simpsons” debuted on TV and  Michael Keaton portrayed Batman at the movies. Here are 100 of the best tracks from that year…

11 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna

12 LIVE TOGETHER Lisa Stansfield

13 I DON’T WANNA GET HURT Donna Summer

14 LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) Janet Jackson

15 LEAVE ME ALONE Michael Jackson

16 YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison

17 CHANGING WITH THE YEARS Kate Ceberano

18 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS Bette Midler

19 THE BEST Tina Turner

20 BACK TO LIFE (HOWEVER DO YOU WANT ME)

Soul II Soul ftg. Caron Wheeler

21 MANCHILD Neneh Cherry

22 LA LUNA Belinda Carlisle

23 BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL They Might Be Giants

24 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE Billy Joel

25 LOSING MY MIND Liza Minnelli

26 SHE’S A MYSTERY TO ME Roy Orbison

27 I DROVE ALL NIGHT Cyndi Lauper

28 THE LOOK Roxette

29 BEDROOM EYES Kate Ceberano

30 ALL AROUND THE WORLD Lisa Stansfield

31 GOOD THING Fine Young Cannibals

32 SO ALIVE Love And Rockets

33 BORN TO FIGHT Tracy Chapman

34 HEALING HANDS Elton John

35 THE MIRACLE Queen

36 MISS YOU MUCH Janet Jackson

37 THIS TIME I KNOW IT’S FOR REAL Donna Summer

38 I WANT THAT MAN Debbie Harry

39 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals

40 FUNKY COLD MEDINA Tone Loc

41 LAMBADA Kaoma

42 BRAVE Kate Ceberano

43 BLACK CAT Janet Jackson

44 DEAR JESSIE Elvis Presley

45 SENTIMENTAL Donna Summer

46 RIDE ON TIME Black Box

47 SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle

48 VERONICA Elvis Costello

49 CHERISH Madonna

50 GET A LIFE Soul II Soul

51 LULLABY The Cure

52 CLUB AT THE END OF THE STREET Elton John

53 THAT’S WHAT I CALL LOVE Kate Ceberano

54 IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD Donna Summer   

55 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY Natalie Cole

56 VOLARE Gipsy Kings

57 LOVE DIMENSION Kate Ceberano

58 WOULDN’T CHANGE A THING Kylie Minogue   

59 OH FATHER Madonna   

    60 SHE HAS TO BE LOVED Jenny Morris   

61 ROAM The B-52s   

    62 ESCAPADE Janet Jackson

63 YOU’VE GOT IT Simply Red   

64 I WON’T BACK DOWN Tom Petty   

65 EXPRESS YOURSELF Madonna

66 SACRIFICE Elton John   

    67 PUMP UP THE JAM Technotronic   

68 I THINK IT’S GOING TO RAIN TODAY Bette Midler

69 SPANISH EYES Madonna   

70 RHYTHM NATION Janet Jackson

71 A NEW FLAME Simply Red

72 SAVED ME Jenny Morris   

73 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE Tears For Fears

74 FALLING Julee Cruise

75 ONE SUMMER Daryl Braithwaite

   76 LOVESONG The Cure  

     77 DON’T WANNA FALL IN LOVE Jane Child   

    78 FOOLS GOLD The Stone Roses  

FIGHT THE POWER Public Enemy

80 BATDANCE Prince     

81 ME SO HORNY 2 Live Crew

     82 WILD THING Tone-Loc

83 LEAVE A LIGHT ON Belinda Carlisle

84 TELEPHONE BOOTH Ian Moss

   85 BABY I DON’T CARE Transvision Vamp

86 FREE FALLIN’ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

87 KISSES ON THE WIND Neneh Cherry

88 ME MYSELF AND I De La Soul

89 SEALED WITH A KISS Jason Donovan

90 SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE Barbra Streisand

91 BREAKTHRU Queen

92 RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

93 UNDER THE BOARDWALK Bette Midler

94 PATIENCE Guns N’ Roses

95 LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR Aerosmith

96 EYE KNOW De La Soul

 97 SWING THE MOOD Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

98 BLUE AVENUE Elton John

99 YOUNG BOYS ARE MY WEAKNESS Kate Ceberano

100 THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME Lisa Stansfield