1989 (Australian Music Report)
| Date | Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | 7 weeks |
| 9 January | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | 7 weeks |
| 16 January | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | 7 weeks |
| 23 January | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | 7 weeks |
| 30 January | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | 7 weeks |
| 6 February | The Beach Boys | "Kokomo" | 7 weeks |
| 13 February | Womack & Womack | "Teardrops" | 1 week |
| 20 February | The Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 4 weeks |
| 27 February | The Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 4 weeks |
| 6 March | The Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 4 weeks |
| 13 March | The Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 4 weeks |
| 20 March | Ian Moss | "Tucker's Daughter" | 1 week |
| 27 March | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 weeks |
| 3 April | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 weeks |
| 10 April | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 weeks |
| 17 April | Madonna | "Like a Prayer" | 4 weeks |
| 24 April | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 weeks |
| 1 May | Fine Young Cannibals | "She Drives Me Crazy" | 5 weeks |
| 8 May | Mike + The Mechanics | "The Living Years" | 1 week |
| 15 May | Madonna | "Like a Prayer" | 4 weeks |
| 22 May | Madonna | "Like a Prayer" | 4 weeks |
| 29 May | Madonna | "Like a Prayer" | 4 weeks |
| 5 June | Julian Lennon | "Now You're in Heaven" | 1 week |
| 12 June | The Bangles | "Eternal Flame" | 1 week |
| 19 June | Bette Midler | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | 3 weeks |
| 26 June | Bette Midler | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | 3 weeks |
| 3 July | Bette Midler | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | 3 weeks |
| 10 July | Roxette | "The Look" | 5 weeks |
| 17 July | Roxette | "The Look" | 5 weeks |
| 24 July | Roxette | "The Look" | 5 weeks |
| 31 July | Roxette | "The Look" | 5 weeks |
| 7 August | Roxette | "The Look" | 5 weeks |
| 14 August | New Kids on the Block | "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" | 1 week |
| 21 August | Simply Red | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3 weeks |
| 28 August | Simply Red | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3 weeks |
| 4 September | Simply Red | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3 weeks |
| 11 September | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 6 weeks |
| 18 September | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 6 weeks |
| 25 September | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 6 weeks |
| 2 October | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 6 weeks |
| 9 October | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 6 weeks |
| 16 October | Richard Marx | "Right Here Waiting" | 6 weeks |
| 23 October | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | "Swing the Mood" | 3 weeks |
| 30 October | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | "Swing the Mood" | 3 weeks |
| 6 November | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | "Swing the Mood" | 3 weeks |
| 13 November | Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | 6 weeks |
| 20 November | Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | 6 weeks |
| 27 November | Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | 6 weeks |
| 4 December | Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | 6 weeks |
| 11 December | Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | 6 weeks |
| 18 December | Cher | "If I Could Turn Back Time" | 6 weeks |
| 25 December | The B-52's | "Love Shack" | 8 weeks (7 weeks in 1990) |
Other hits
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The Bangles' hit "Eternal Flame" was the best charting single of the year, according to the Australian Music Report. The ARIA Charts list Madonna's hit "Like a Prayer" as the best-charting single of the year, whereas the Australian Music Report lists this as the 2nd best charting single of the year.
Read more about this topic: List Of Number-one Singles In Australia During The 1980s
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