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Bjork
post 10th May 2021, 08:04 AM
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Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1989
TITLE ARTIST PEAK
1 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1
2 SWING THE MOOD JIVE BUNNY & THE MASTERMIXERS 1
3 ETERNAL FLAME BANGLES 1
4 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS JASON DONOVAN 1
5 BACK TO LIFE SOUL II SOUL FT. CARON WHEELER 1
6 SOMETHING'S GOTTON HOLD OF MY HEART MARC ALMOND FT GENE PITNEY 1
7 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE JIVE BUNNY & THE MASTERMIXERS 1
8 PUMP UP THE JAM TECHNOTRONIC FT FELLY 2
9 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS ? BAND AID II 1
10 HAND ON YOUR HEART KYLIE MINOGUE 1
11 LIKE A PRAYER MADONNA 1
12 ALL AROUND THE WORLD LISA STANSFIELD 1
13 IF ONLY I COULD SYDNEY YOUNGBLOOD 3
14 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING MICHAEL BALL 2
15 GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU MILLI VANILLI 2
16 YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU SONIA 1
17 YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 1
18 THE LIVING YEARS MIKE & THE MECHANICS 2
19 FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY GERRY MARSDEN, PAUL MCCARTNEY, HOLLY JOHNSON AND THE CHRISTIANS 1
20 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY NATALIE COLE 2
21 WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING KYLIE MINOGUE 2
22 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL DONNA SUMMER 3
23 DON'T KNOW MUCH LINDA RONSTADT/AARON NEVILLE 2
24 LET'S PARTY JIVE BUNNY & THE MASTERMIXERS 1
25 STREET TUFF REBEL MC & DOUBLE TROUBLE 3
26 BELFAST CHILD SIMPLE MINDS 1
27 REQUIEM LONDON BOYS 4
28 FRENCH KISS LIL LOUIS 2
29 SEALED WITH A KISS JASON DONOVAN 1
30 RIGHT HERE WAITING RICHARD MARX 2
31 STRAIGHT UP PAULA ABDUL 3
32 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN 1
33 YOU GOT IT ROY ORBISON 3
34 LAMBADA KAOMA 4
35 HELP BANANARAMA/LANANEENEENOONOO 3
36 STOP SAM BROWN 4
37 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME JASON DONOVAN 2
38 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW SIMPLY RED 2
39 LONDON NIGHTS LONDON BOYS 2
40 POISON ALICE COOPER 2

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/o...of-1989__33088/
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post 10th May 2021, 08:05 AM
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favourites?
my top 3 would be:
1 Madonna - Like a Prayer
2 Sam Brown - Stop
3 Paula Abdul - Straight Up
which I still remember they all charted more or less at the same time in early/mis 89
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post 10th May 2021, 08:36 AM
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I think my top 3 would be:

01. Madonna - Like A Prayer
02. Black Box - Ride On Time
03. Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler - Back To Life
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post 10th May 2021, 11:14 AM
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My favourites...

01 LIKE A PRAYER MADONNA 1
02 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1
03 BACK TO LIFE SOUL II SOUL FT. CARON WHEELER 1
04 PUMP UP THE JAM TECHNOTRONIC FT FELLY 2
05 ETERNAL FLAME BANGLES 1
06 STRAIGHT UP PAULA ABDUL 3
07 STREET TUFF REBEL MC & DOUBLE TROUBLE 3
08 STOP SAM BROWN 4
09 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL DONNA SUMMER 3
10 REQUIEM LONDON BOYS 4
11 ALL AROUND THE WORLD LISA STANSFIELD 1
12 POISON ALICE COOPER 2
13 FRENCH KISS LIL LOUIS 2
14 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME JASON DONOVAN 2 (I can't honestly say that this is great in retrospect but I loved it at the time so it still holds good memories)
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post 10th May 2021, 06:10 PM
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So many terrific songs.
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post 11th May 2021, 07:32 AM
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Posted this before, but these should have been the best-selling 40 of '89 (as per Popchartfreak charts "sales"). No apologies for the Jason Donovan inclusion, far and away his best record, cos I was also rather fond of it at the time and I didn't have the excuse of being young (I was 31 laugh.gif )


1 SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE Tears For Fears
2 SACRIFICE Elton John
3 HEALING HANDS Elton John
4 I DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOU Gloria Estefan
5 YOU USED TO Distant Cousins
6 "101"" Sheena Easton
7 ALL AROUND THE WORLD Lisa Stansfield
8 THIS WOMAN’S WORK Kate Bush
9 ORDINARY LIVES The Bee Gees
10 IT'S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys
11 FOUR LETTER WORD Kim Wilde
12 SWEET CHILD O' MINE Guns 'n' Roses
13 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL Donna Summer
14 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna
15 STOP Sam Brown
16 ROOM IN YOUR HEART Living In A Box
17 YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison
18 DEAR JESSIE Madonna
19 NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED Dusty Springfield
20 IN PRIVATE Dusty Springfield
21 LIBERIAN GIRL Michael Jackson
22 IF ONLY I COULD Sydney Youngblood
23 BACK TO LIFE Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler
24 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME Jason Donovan
25 CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
26 ROOMS ON FIRE Stevie Nicks
27 I BEG YOUR PARDON Kon Kan
28 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl
29 ONE The Bee Gees
30 ETERNAL FLAME The Bangles
31 EVERY LITTLE STEP Bobby Brown
32 FOREVER BLUE Swing Out Sister
33 EXPRESS YOURSELF Madonna
34 CHERISH Madonna
35 PUMP UP THE JAM Technotronic featuring Felly (Ya Kid K)
36 RIDE ON TIME Black Box
37 IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME Cher
38 MY BRAVE FACE Paul McCartney
39 THIS ONE Paul McCartney
40 LOSING MY MIND Liza Minelli
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post 11th May 2021, 08:33 AM
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Exactly the same top 3 as Dandy *.*

I very recently discovered 'Sowing The Seeds of Love' as it's sampled in the dance song 'Open Your Eyes' by Love Legend & Alex Gaudino, which was released towards the end of last year, so that led me to discover the original and it's indeed great.
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post 11th May 2021, 10:02 AM
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the other day I was organising some old boxes and found the vinyl for Jason Donovan's debut album
maybe it's worth something on ebay? biggrin.gif
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post 11th May 2021, 12:58 PM
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QUOTE(Bjork @ May 11 2021, 11:02 AM) *
the other day I was organising some old boxes and found the vinyl for Jason Donovan's debut album
maybe it's worth something on ebay? biggrin.gif


I wouldn't put money on it laugh.gif

I caught him camping it up in the Priscilla Queen Of The Desert stage show though, so maybe there's a few newer fans, you never know.... biggrin.gif
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post 11th May 2021, 07:16 PM
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QUOTE(Jade @ May 11 2021, 09:33 AM) *
Exactly the same top 3 as Dandy *.*

I very recently discovered 'Sowing The Seeds of Love' as it's sampled in the dance song 'Open Your Eyes' by Love Legend & Alex Gaudino, which was released towards the end of last year, so that led me to discover the original and it's indeed great.


I didn’t spot that, what taste! *.*

I too like Sowing The Seeds Of Love, all the singles from that album were lovely. Although STSOL is very Beatles-esque so I’m not surprised you approve. Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) is probably my favourite of theirs.
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post 12th May 2021, 02:45 AM
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Some good songs on that list.

Eternal Flame
Hand On Your Heart
Straight Up
This Time I Know It’s For Real
Poison
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