Billboard Top Hits: 1989 (1989)

About this title: Rock and generic pop dueled for supremacy on the charts in 1989, while R&B was completely shut out except for the light urban influence displayed by New Kids On The Block. Martika, Donny Osmond, and Debbie Gibson represented the non-threatening hit brigade, while Bad English, Tears For Fears, and Warrant checked in for the rockers, and The Bangles, Richard Marx, and Gloria Estefan came in somewhere between these poles. This 10-track collection shows how stratified and demographically isolated the pop charts were in 1989; they were ripe for the hip-hop and grunge explosions in the 1990s. Ron ... read more

Tracks:

1. When I See You Smile [Warren]
2. Eternal Flame [Hoffs/Steinberg/Kel]
3. Sowing the Seeds of Love [Orzabal/Smith]
4. Toy Soldiers [Martika/Jay]
5. Heaven [Lane]
6. Don't Wanna Lose You [Estefan]
7. Soldier of Love [Sturken/Rogers]
8. Hangin' Tough [Starr]
9. Right Here Waiting [Marx]
10. Lost in Your Eyes [Gibson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.