Top Artists of 1989 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

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	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Tom Petty	1053	04/1989 • I Won't Back Down • 320 pts • from Full Moon Fever 05/1989 • Free Fallin' • 296 pts • from Full Moon Fever 05/1989 • Runnin' Down a Dream • 259 pts • from Full Moon Fever 09/1989 • Love Is a Long Road • 117 pts • from Full Moon Fever
2.	The B-52's	1001	06/1989 • (Shake That) Cosmic Thing • 116 pts • from Earth Girls Are Easy OST / Cosmic Thing 07/1989 • Channel Z • 233 pts • from Cosmic Thing 09/1989 • Love Shack • 408 pts • from Cosmic Thing 12/1989 • Roam • 244 pts • from Cosmic Thing
3.	Fine Young Cannibals	942	01/1989 • She Drives Me Crazy • 333 pts • from The Raw & the Cooked 03/1989 • Good Thing • 393 pts • from The Raw & the Cooked 08/1989 • Don't Look Back • 176 pts • from The Raw & the Cooked
4.	Don Henley	861	06/1989 • The End of the Innocence • 301 pts • from The End of the Innocence 07/1989 • I Will Not Go Quietly • 196 pts • from The End of the Innocence 08/1989 • If Dirt Were Dollars • 106 pts • from The End of the Innocence 09/1989 • The Last Worthless Evening • 190 pts • from The End of the Innocence
5.	The Rolling Stones	799	09/1989 • Mixed Emotions • 358 pts • from Steel Wheels 09/1989 • Rock and a Hard Place • 259 pts • from Steel Wheels 09/1989 • Terrifying • 110 pts • from Steel Wheels
6.	The Cure	780	04/1989 • Fascination Street • 293 pts • from Disintegration 04/1989 • Lullaby • 120 pts • from Disintegration 07/1989 • Lovesong • 367 pts • from Disintegration
7.	Aerosmith	680	09/1989 • Love in an Elevator • 331 pts • from Pump 09/1989 • Janie's Got a Gun • 277 pts • from Pump
8.	Richard Marx	654	05/1989 • Satisfied • 258 pts • from Repeat Offender 07/1989 • Right Here Waiting • 217 pts • from Repeat Offender
9.	Bad English	623	06/1989 • Forget Me Not • 205 pts • from Bad English 09/1989 • When I See You Smile • 212 pts • from Bad English 12/1989 • Price of Love • 108 pts • from Bad English
10.	Tears for Fears	618	09/1989 • Sowing the Seeds of Love • 544 pts • from The Seeds of Love
11.	The Replacements	596	02/1989 • I'll Be You • 463 pts • from Don't Tell a Soul
12.	The Cult	595	04/1989 • Fire Woman • 393 pts • from Sonic Temple 06/1989 • Sun King • 112 pts • from Sonic Temple
13.	Morrissey	577	02/1989 • The Last of the Famous International Playboys • 224 pts 04/1989 • Interesting Drug • 130 pts • from Bona Drag 11/1989 • Ouija Board, Ouija Board • 223 pts • from Bona Drag
14.	Love and Rockets	567	05/1989 • So Alive • 416 pts • from Love and Rockets
15.	The Alarm	562	09/1989 • Sold Me Down the River • 379 pts • from Change 11/1989 • Devolution Workin Man Blues • 182 pts • from Change
16.	Elvis Costello	542	02/1989 • Veronica • 360 pts • from Spike 04/1989 • This Town • 177 pts • from Spike
17.	Bon Jovi	522	01/1989 • I'll Be There for You • 279 pts • from New Jersey 05/1989 • Lay Your Hands on Me • 139 pts • from New Jersey
18.	The Doobie Brothers	493	05/1989 • The Doctor • 281 pts • from Cycles 06/1989 • Need a Little Taste of Love • 177 pts • from Cycles
19.	Eric Clapton	492	11/1989 • Pretending • 239 pts • from Journeyman 11/1989 • Bad Love • 253 pts • from Journeyman
20.	The Jesus and Mary Chain	464	09/1989 • Blues from a Gun • 241 pts • from Automatic 11/1989 • Head On • 222 pts • from Automatic
21.	Alannah Myles	438	12/1989 • Black Velvet • 438 pts • from Alannah Myles
22.	XTC	428	01/1989 • The Mayor of Simpleton • 313 pts • from Oranges and Lemons 04/1989 • King for a Day • 115 pts • from Oranges and Lemons
23.	The Call	426	06/1989 • Let the Day Begin • 386 pts • from Let the Day Begin
24.	John Mellencamp	425	04/1989 • Pop Singer • 232 pts • from Big Daddy 05/1989 • Martha Say • 106 pts • from Big Daddy
25.	Kate Bush	424	09/1989 • The Sensual World • 165 pts • from The Sensual World 10/1989 • Love and Anger • 239 pts • from The Sensual World
26.	Mike + the Mechanics	424	01/1989 • The Living Years • 357 pts • from The Living Years
27.	Melissa Etheridge	419	02/1989 • Similar Features • 131 pts • from Melissa Etheridge 09/1989 • No Souvenirs • 160 pts • from Brave and Crazy
28.	Roy Orbison	411	01/1989 • You Got It • 341 pts • from Mystery Girl
29.	Depeche Mode	410	02/1989 • Everything Counts • 104 pts • from 101 09/1989 • Personal Jesus • 225 pts • from Violator
30.	Rod Stewart	406	11/1989 • Downtown Train • 364 pts • from Storyteller: The Complete Anthology 1964-1990
31.	Warrant	398	07/1989 • Heaven • 264 pts • from Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
32.	Jason Donovan	394	03/1989 • Too Many Broken Hearts • 106 pts • from Ten Good Reasons 06/1989 • Sealed with a Kiss • 106 pts • from Ten Good Reasons
33.	Stevie Nicks	392	05/1989 • Rooms on Fire • 295 pts • from The Other Side of the Mirror
34.	Lou Reed	392	01/1989 • Dirty Blvd. • 289 pts • from New York 04/1989 • Busload of Faith • 103 pts • from New York
35.	Queen	385	05/1989 • I Want It All • 250 pts • from The Miracle
36.	Public Image Ltd.	384	05/1989 • Disappointed • 241 pts • from 9
37.	Rush	384	01/1989 • Marathon • 128 pts • from A Show of Hands 11/1989 • Show Don't Tell • 227 pts • from Presto
38.	Tin Machine	378	05/1989 • Under the God • 267 pts • from Tin Machine 07/1989 • Heaven's in Here • 99 pts • from Tin Machine
39.	Billy Joel	377	09/1989 • We Didn't Start the Fire • 302 pts • from Storm Front
40.	Skid Row	376	06/1989 • 18 and Life • 199 pts • from Skid Row 10/1989 • I Remember You • 125 pts • from Skid Row
41.	The Smithereens	374	10/1989 • A Girl Like You • 374 pts • from 11
42.	Chris Rea	370	01/1989 • Working on It • 240 pts • from New Light Through Old Windows 10/1989 • The Road to Hell • 126 pts • from The Road to Hell
43.	The Fixx	369	01/1989 • Driven Out • 321 pts • from Calm Animals
44.	Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble	362	06/1989 • Crossfire • 228 pts • from In Step
45.	The Traveling Wilburys	349	02/1989 • End of the Line • 212 pts • from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 04/1989 • Heading for the Light • 116 pts • from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
46.	Michael Penn	337	11/1989 • No Myth • 337 pts • from March
47.	The Psychedelic Furs	336	11/1989 • Should God Forget • 105 pts • from Book of Days 12/1989 • House • 231 pts • from Book of Days
48.	Big Audio Dynamite	335	09/1989 • James Brown • 199 pts • from Megatop Phoenix 10/1989 • Contact • 136 pts • from Megatop Phoenix
49.	Guns N' Roses	334	01/1989 • Paradise City • 201 pts • from Appetite for Destruction
50.	Phil Collins	334	11/1989 • Another Day in Paradise • 334 pts • from … But Seriously