These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989. The two longest running number-one singles of 1989 are "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson and "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins, which each charted at number-one for four weeks. "Another Day in Paradise" attained two weeks at number-one in 1989 and two more weeks in 1990, achieving four weeks at the top.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Poison | |
| January 14 | "My Prerogative" | Bobby Brown | |
| January 21 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | |
| January 28 | |||
| February 4 | "When I'm with You" | Sheriff | |
| February 11 | "Straight Up" | Paula Abdul | |
| February 18 | |||
| February 25 | |||
| March 4 | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson | |
| March 11 | |||
| March 18 | |||
| March 25 | "The Living Years" | Mike + The Mechanics | |
| April 1 | "Eternal Flame" | The Bangles | |
| April 8 | "The Look" | Roxette | |
| April 15 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals | |
| April 22 | "Like a Prayer" | Madonna | |
| April 29 | |||
| May 6 | |||
| May 13 | "I'll Be There for You" | Bon Jovi | |
| May 20 | "Forever Your Girl" | Paula Abdul | |
| May 27 | |||
| June 3 | "Rock On" | Michael Damian | |
| June 10 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Bette Midler | |
| June 17 | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block | |
| June 24 | "Satisfied" | Richard Marx | |
| July 1 | "Baby Don't Forget My Number" | Milli Vanilli | |
| July 8 | "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals | |
| July 15 | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Simply Red | |
| July 22 | "Toy Soldiers" | Martika | |
| July 29 | |||
| August 5 | "Batdance" | Prince | |
| August 12 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | |
| August 19 | |||
| August 26 | |||
| September 2 | "Cold Hearted" | Paula Abdul | |
| September 9 | "Hangin' Tough" | New Kids On the Block | |
| September 16 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | Gloria Estefan | |
| September 23 | "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" | Milli Vanilli | |
| September 30 | |||
| October 7 | "Miss You Much" | Janet Jackson | |
| October 14 | |||
| October 21 | |||
| October 28 | |||
| November 4 | "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette | |
| November 11 | "When I See You Smile" | Bad English | |
| November 18 | |||
| November 25 | "Blame It on the Rain" | Milli Vanilli | |
| December 2 | |||
| December 9 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel | |
| December 16 | |||
| December 23 | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | |
| December 30 |
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