1989- The 100 Greatest Songs. 
The countdown concludes with this post & the Top 10 tracks.

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1989

THE 100 GREATEST SONGS

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10

THE COMEDIANS

Roy Orbison

The 'Mystery Girl' album and its lead single "You Got It" revived Roy Orbison's chart fortunes. The legendary performer had just scored success as one of the members of The Traveling Wilburys. "The Comedians" was written by Elvis Costello and evokes the dramatic songs of The Big O's golden 1960s era.

9

EVERLASTING LOVE

U2

"Everlasting Love" has been covered by a variety of acts that includes The Love Affair, Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet and Gloria Estefan. U2's remake was used as a B-side for the single "All I Want Is You".

8

BUST-A-MOVE

Young MC

Marvin Young became Young MC in 1989 and served up one of rap's earliest smash hits.

7

IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME

Cher

Written and co-produced by Diane Warren, this hit single returned Cher to a global audience. This reinvention was a Top 10 hit in America, Europe, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

6

LOVE'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART

Donna Summer

British pop was dominated by songs written by Mike Stock, Pete Waterman and Matt Aitken. This  trio created hits for the likes of Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, Rick Astley and Dead Or Alive. Donna Summer collaborated with the team, resulting in the 'Another Place And Time' album.

5

EPIC

Faith No More

The breakthrough single for Faith No More fused funk, rap, metal and rock. 

 

4

SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART

Marc Almond ftg. Gene Pitney

Soft Cell's former lead vocalist teamed up with Gene Pitney to cover the latter's 1967 song.

3

ALL I WANT IS YOU

U2

"All I Want Is You" was lifted as a single off 'Rattle And Hum' in early 1989. The haunting love song is one of the highlights in the Irish rock group's  catalogue.

2

WICKED GAME

Chris Isaak

This song was initially issued in 1989. After being used in the 1990 David Lynch motion picture 'Wild At Heart', the track was re-released and finally made the Top 10 in several countries.

 

1

LOVE SHACK

The B-52s

Brimming with brightness and fun, "Love Shack" remains a floor-filler track to this day. The single made the Top 3 in America, Britain, Australia and New Zealand.