1989 in music

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1989 in music
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List of years in music (table)

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.

Specific locations[]

Specific genres[]

Events[]

  • January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР (Back in the USSR) exclusively in the USSR. Bootleg copies sell for as much as US$1,000 in the United States.
  • January 23 – James Brown is sentenced in Georgia, USA, to six years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states.
  • January 27 – Michael Jackson ends the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles, USA.
  • February 12
    • Roy Orbison joins Elvis Presley as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two top 5 albums on the Billboard charts.
    • Tiny Tim launches an unsuccessful campaign to be elected mayor of New York City, USA.
  • February 17 – Whitesnake's David Coverdale marries Tawny Kitaen.
  • February 22 – The 31st Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal. George Michael's Faith wins Album of the Year, while Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Tracy Chapman wins Best New Artist.
  • March 21 – Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video, taped in late December 1988, attracts criticism for its use of Catholic Church iconography and for the use of cross burning imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and faith. Pepsi drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to boycott the company.
  • April 9 – The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman announces that he will marry 19-year-old Mandy Smith, his girlfriend for six years.
  • April 12 – Michael Jackson is named "King of Pop" after receiving the Soul Train Heritage Awards.
  • April 28 – Jon Bon Jovi marries his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
  • May 1 – California, USA jewelry store employees called the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turns out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.
  • May 6 — The 34th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held at Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, is won by Yugoslavian band Riva, with the song "Rock Me". This is the first year a Balkan country has won the contest, and is also the only win for Yugoslavia as a unified state.
  • July 9 – All four original members of The Monkees reunite in Los Angeles, USA, for a concert performance at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day the quartet attend an induction ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where they receive a star.
  • July 23 – Former Beatle Ringo Starr forms his own band named Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
  • July 29 – The Bee Gees perform in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years as part of their One for All world tour.
  • August 3 – Sergio Franchi collapses before scheduled concert; dies 9 months later of brain cancer.
  • August 11-12 – The Moscow Music Peace Festival is held in the Soviet Union. The event is put together by Doc McGhee and the Make-A-Wish Foundation and headline acts include Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Cinderella, and the Scorpions.
  • August 31 – The Rolling Stones open their Steel Wheels North American tour in Philadelphia, USA.
  • September 9
    • The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, designed by I. M. Pei, opens in Dallas, Texas, USA.[1]
    • Madonna gives a risqué performance at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Clad in baggy black sweatpants and a black bustier, she shocks the audience by simulating masturbation. The version of the song used in the show would later serve as the opening number of 1990's "Blond Ambition World Tour".
  • October 15 – Media Rings Corporation, the Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company, is founded in Akasaka.
  • December 23 – Ice Cube leaves N.W.A after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager Jerry Heller and the group's founder Eazy-E. By this time, Cube has been recording his solo debut album, which will be released next year.

Also in 1989[]

  • Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Gillan guitarist Janick Gers who had most recently worked with Bruce Dickinson on his solo project.
  • Ars Musica, an annual contemporary music international festival, founded

Bands formed[]

  • See Musical groups established in 1989

Bands disbanded[]

  • See Musical groups disestablished in 1989

Bands reformed[]

  • Cluster
  • Luv'
  • Plasmatics

Albums released[]

All releases are an LP record unless otherwise stated.
Multiple entries for the same day are arranged alphabetically by the album's name.
Release dates may vary in different countries.

January–March[]

Release Album Artist Notes
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Y 		9 A Show of Hands Rush Live album
10 New York Lou Reed –
Skeletons in the Closet Oingo Boingo Compilation
23 Hunkpapa Throwing Muses
Oh Yes I Can David Crosby –
Lōc-ed After Dark Tone Lōc –
24 Electric Youth Debbie Gibson –
Skid Row Skid Row Debut
25 After the War Gary Moore –
30 Fabulous Disaster Exodus US version (originally released in Europe in 1988)[2]
Technique New Order –
31 Life Is...Too Short Too Short –
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Warrant –
? Snakes 'n' Ladders Nazareth –
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Y 		1 The Great Radio Controversy Tesla -
Don't Tell a Soul The Replacements -
3 Meshuggah Meshuggah EP
6 Beyond the Blue Neon George Strait -
Dylan & the Dead Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead Live album
7 As Nasty As They Wanna Be 2 Live Crew -
Blessing in Disguise Metal Church -
Mystery Girl Roy Orbison -
Spike Elvis Costello -
20 The Raw and the Cooked Fine Young Cannibals -
Storm the Studio Meat Beat Manifesto -
Animotion Animotion -
22 Jed Goo Goo Dolls -
27 Oranges & Lemons XTC -
28 Indigo Girls Indigo Girls -
? Force Majeure Doro -
A New Flame Simply Red -
3 Violent Femmes -
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H 		3 3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul -
6 When Dream and Day Unite Dream Theater Debut
7 Girl You Know It's True Milli Vanilli U.S. version of All or Nothing
10 Mr. Jordan Julian Lennon -
12 Grip It! On That Other Level Geto Boys -
13 101 Depeche Mode Live double album
14 Extreme Extreme Debut
Road to the Riches Kool G Rap & DJ Polo -
Spell Deon Estus -
20 Another Place and Time Donna Summer -
Saraya Saraya -
Shine Mother Love Bone EP
21 Like a Prayer Madonna -
Nick of Time Bonnie Raitt -
Somewhere Between Suzy Bogguss Debut
Something Real Phoebe Snow
22 Make Them Die Slowly White Zombie -
23 Brain Drain Ramones -
27 Larger than Life Jody Watley -
28 Alannah Myles Alannah Myles -
? Energy Operation Ivy -

April–June[]

Release Album Artist Notes
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L 		1 City Streets Carole King -
Gashed Senses & Crossfire Front Line Assembly -
Stuck in Wonderamaland Dramarama -
4 The Breathtaking Blue Alphaville -
7 Beneath the Remains Sepultura -
10 Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul UK
Sonic Temple The Cult -
12 Garth Brooks Garth Brooks -
...Twice Shy Great White -
18 Doolittle Pixies -
19 Good to Be Back Natalie Cole -
Buzz Factory Screaming Trees -
21 Blue Blood X Japan -
22 No More Mr. Nice Guy Gang Starr Debut
24 Full Moon Fever Tom Petty -
Headless Cross Black Sabbath -
25 Blue Murder Blue Murder -
26 Best Wishes Cro-Mags -
Repeat Offender Richard Marx -
27 Through the Storm Aretha Franklin -
28 Mr. Music Head Adrian Belew -
? 1,000 Hours Green Day EP
The Black Swan The Triffids -
Blaze of Glory Joe Jackson -
Counterpoint In the Nursery Compilation
The Headless Children W.A.S.P. -
Slippery When Ill The Vandals -
When the World Knows Your Name Deacon Blue -
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1 This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! Pop Will Eat Itself -
Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -
2 Barry Manilow Barry Manilow -
Disintegration The Cure -
Killin' Time Clint Black -
On Land and in the Sea Cardiacs -
Raw Like Sushi Neneh Cherry -
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses -
Sweet Sixteen Reba McEntire -
Yo Frankie Dion -
8 Junta Phish sold at concerts in 1988
Kite Kirsty MacColl -
In a Sentimental Mood Dr. John -
Street Fighting Years Simple Minds -
9 A Night To Remember Cyndi Lauper -
Big Daddy John Mellencamp -
Dangerous Toys Dangerous Toys -
Kaleidoscope World Swing Out Sister -
11 Badlands Badlands -
Eat the Heat Accept -
The Other Side of the Mirror Stevie Nicks -
White Limozeen Dolly Parton -
12 Altars of Madness Morbid Angel Debut
Dress TM Network Remix album
13 I Enjoy Being a Girl Phranc -
Free Concrete Blonde -
15 Ten Good Reasons Jason Donovan -
16 Blind Man's Zoo 10,000 Maniacs -
Slowly We Rot Obituary -
Youngest in Charge Special Ed -
17 Cycles The Doobie Brothers -
18 Nearly Human Todd Rundgren -
21 A Peacetime Boom The Boom -
22 The Miracle Queen -
Tin Machine Tin Machine -
The Works Nik Kershaw -
23 The Warmer Side of Cool Wang Chung -
25 Broadway the Hard Way Frank Zappa -
28 2300 Jackson Street Jacksons -
29 Hope and Despair Edwyn Collins Debut solo
? Cloudland Pere Ubu -
Invasion Live Magnum Live
It's Beginning To And Back Again Wire -
Raging Silence Uriah Heep -
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E 		1 Agent Orange Sodom -
5 Babeti Soukous Tabu Ley Seigneur Rochereau and Afrisa International Orchestra -
Flowers in the Dirt Paul McCartney -
Passion Peter Gabriel -
6 In Step Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble -
Workin' Overtime Diana Ross -
World in Motion Jackson Browne -
8 Nights Like This Stacey Q -
12 Big Tyme Heavy D & The Boyz -
Trouble in Angel City Lion -
13 DC Talk DC Talk -
What You Don't Know Exposé -
15 Bleach Nirvana Debut
Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project Chaka Khan Remix album
The Offspring The Offspring Debut; re-released in 1995
16 No One Can Do It Better The D.O.C. Debut
19 Heart of Stone Cher -
Extreme Aggression Kreator -
Riders go Commercial Riders in the Sky -
Soul Provider Michael Bolton -
20 Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe -
Batman Prince Soundtrack
The Joke's on You Excel -
Mr. Big Mr. Big -
The Real Thing Faith No More -
21 Looking for Freedom David Hasselhoff -
26 Bad English Bad English -
Be Yourself Patti Labelle -
27 Cosmic Thing The B-52s -
Danger Danger Danger Danger -
The End of the Innocence Don Henley -
Gretchen Goes to Nebraska King's X -
Heart Shaped World Chris Isaak -
The Iron Man: The Musical by Pete Townshend Pete Townshend -
28 Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop Boogie Down Productions -
One Night of Sin Joe Cocker -
Magnum Cum Louder Hoodoo Gurus -
? Dum-Dum The Vaselines -
Margin Walker Fugazi –
Seminal Live The Fall –
Two Highways Alison Krauss & Union Station -

July–September[]

Release Album Artist Notes
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Y 		1 Bulletproof Heart Grace Jones -
10 Earth Moving Mike Oldfield -
11 Cuts Both Ways Gloria Estefan US
Mind Bomb The The -
12 Blood, Sweat and No Tears Sick of It All -
18 UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff "Weird Al" Yankovic Soundtrack
25 Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys -
Unfinished Business EPMD -
Trash Alice Cooper -
27 Can't Look Away Trevor Rabin -
30 Tender Lover Babyface -
? Peace and Love The Pogues -
Waking Hours Del Amitri -
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T 		1 One Bee Gees -
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia Guided by Voices -
2 The Cinderella Theory George Clinton -
4 Practice What You Preach Testament -
8 Storms Nanci Griffith -
10 Big Game White Lion -
11 Trouble in Angel City Lion -
14 Kix Brooks Kix Brooks -
Now That's What I Call Music 15 (UK series) Various Artists -
15 Love Among the Cannibals Starship -
No Blue Thing Ray Lynch -
16 Perfect Symmetry Fates Warning -
Mother's Milk Red Hot Chili Peppers -
17 The Death of a Dictionary Public Affection band changed name to Live
18 Dig? Bill Bruford's Earthworks -
21 Rock Island Jethro Tull -
Conspiracy King Diamond -
22 After 7 After 7 -
Enuff Z'nuff Enuff Z'nuff -
Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane -
Cocked & Loaded L.A. Guns -
Devil's Night Out The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -
24 The Man Is Back! Barry White -
28 Adeva! Adeva -
Still Cruisin' The Beach Boys -
29 Last of the Runaways Giant -
Lukather Steve Lukather
Steel Wheels The Rolling Stones -
Sleeping with the Past Elton John
30 Escape from Havana Mellow Man Ace Debut
? Penikufesin Anthrax EP
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R 		1 Dr. Feelgood Mötley Crüe -
Water in Time and Space Susumu Hirasawa Debut
4 Love and Rockets Love and Rockets -
5 Alice in Hell Annihilator -
Megatop Phoenix Big Audio Dynamite -
Key Lime Pie Camper Van Beethoven -
Mick Jones Mick Jones -
S&M Airlines NOFX -
Louder Than Love Soundgarden -
Stone Cold Rhymin' Young MC -
Up to Here The Tragically Hip -
Wake Me When It's Over Faster Pussycat -
11 We Too Are One Eurythmics UK
Results Liza Minnelli -
Brave and Crazy Melissa Etheridge -
12 Pump Aerosmith -
Bound By the Beauty Jane Siberry -
13 Foreign Affair Tina Turner -
14 Quickness Bad Brains -
17 Soldier of Fortune Loudness -
18 Allroy's Revenge ALL -
No More Color Coroner -
Oh Mercy Bob Dylan -
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson US
Heart Like a Sky Spandau Ballet -
19 Sound + Vision David Bowie Box Set
Let Love Rule Lenny Kravitz -
Merry, Merry Christmas New Kids on the Block Christmas
20 Velveteen Transvision Vamp -
25 Seasons End Marillion -
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! The Sugarcubes -
The Seeds of Love Tears for Fears -
26 Def, Dumb and Blonde Deborah Harry US
Flying Cowboys Rickie Lee Jones -
Laughter The Mighty Lemon Drops -
Big Trash Thompson Twins -
No Holdin' Back Randy Travis -
? The Healer John Lee Hooker -
Tempted and Tried Steeleye Span -
13 Songs Fugazi Compilation

October–December[]

Release Album Artist Notes
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2 Freedom Neil Young -
Hup The Wonder Stuff -
3 Crossroads Tracy Chapman -
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville -
Runaway Horses Belinda Carlisle -
Shocker various artists film soundtrack
7 Can't Fight Fate Taylor Dayne -
UAIOE KMFDM -
9 Hats The Blue Nile -
Book of Days The Psychedelic Furs -
Enjoy Yourself Kylie Minogue -
Automatic The Jesus and Mary Chain -
10 The Biz Never Sleeps Biz Markie -
Save Yourself McAuley Schenker Group -
Thrash Zone D.R.I. -
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say Ice-T -
13 Trouble Walkin' Ace Frehley -
The Years of Decay Overkill -
Nothingface Voivod -
Long Hard Look Lou Gramm -
16 Hats The Blue Nile US
Scarlet and Other Stories All About Eve -
Wild! Erasure -
The Sensual World Kate Bush -
17 Steady On Shawn Colvin -
Simple Man Charlie Daniels -
Storm Front Billy Joel -
Hot in the Shade Kiss -
11 The Smithereens -
Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu Suicidal Tendencies Compilation
Trial by Fire: Live In Leningrad Yngwie Malmsteen Live
Selena Selena –
20 Pretty Hate Machine Nine Inch Nails -
23 Neither Fish nor Flesh Terence Trent D'Arby -
Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 George Harrison Compilation
Michel'le Michel'le -
24 Follow the Blind Blind Guardian -
26 Zig Zag The Hooters -
28 Realm of Chaos – Slaves to Darkness Bolt Thrower -
30 Flying in a Blue Dream Joe Satriani -
Holding Back the River Wet Wet Wet -
Songs for the Poor Man Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila -
Rite Time Can -
You, Me and the Alarm Clock John Bramwell (as Johnny Dangerously) EP
31 Built to Last Grateful Dead -
? The Time Bros -
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6 Boomerang The Creatures -
7 Best Shots Pat Benatar Greatest Hits
Done by the Forces of Nature Jungle Brothers -
Journeyman Eric Clapton -
All Hail the Queen Queen Latifah -
Slip of the Tongue Whitesnake US
10 West Textures Robert Earl Keen -
13 Me and a Monkey on the Moon Felt -
Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads Scorpions Compilation
Streetcleaner Godflesh Debut
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 Frank Zappa Live
14 The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Ministry -
16 The Incredible Base Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock -
Perfect Remedy Status Quo -
20 Affection Lisa Stansfield Europe
...But Seriously Phil Collins -
Now That's What I Call Music 16 (UK series) Various Artists -
Rabies Skinny Puppy -
23 Back on the Block Quincy Jones -
Kenny G Live Kenny G Live
Presto Rush -
24 A Black & White Night Live Roy Orbison and Friends Live
26 Consuming Impulse Pestilence -
Labour of Love II UB40 -
27 Ghost Nation Hunters & Collectors -
Pump Up the Jam Technotronic -
? Suck on This Primus Live
Speaking of Dreams Joan Baez -
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R 		1 Gutter Ballet Savatage -
Change the Weather Underworld -
4 Ninety 808 State -
Symphonies of Sickness Carcass -
9 Digitalian is eating breakfast Tetsuya Komuro Debut
11 Monty Python Sings Monty Python Compilation
19 Deep Peter Murphy US
? Surprise Better Than Ezra cassette only

Release date unknown[]

  • Animal Logic - Animal Logic
  • All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli
  • Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride – Electric Boys
  • Blast – Holly Johnson
  • City Streets – Carole King
  • Cantemos Juntos – Lynda Thomas (EP)
  • Michigan Rain – Gregg Alexander (debut)
  • Different – Thomas Anders
  • Return of the Ugly – Bad Manners
  • Ghostbusters II – Various Artists
  • Human Soul - Graham Parker
  • I Can See You – Black Flag
  • The Road to Hell – Chris Rea
  • Live ED – Étienne Daho
  • Tragedy Again – D.I.
  • Rasta Souvenir – Manu Dibango
  • Sumiran Karle (Bhajan) – Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta
  • Just Like Heaven – Dinosaur Jr.
  • Complete Discography – Minor Threat
  • All That Jazz – Ella Fitzgerald
  • On Fire – Galaxie 500
  • Hallelujah – Happy Mondays
  • Desert Wind – Ofra Haza
  • Down on the River - John Hartford
  • Modern – Hijokaidan
  • Enter the Realm – Iced Earth (demo EP)
  • At Peace – Jade Warrior
  • Jaya – Jaya
  • Christmas Is... – Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
  • Rockland – Kim Mitchell
  • Night of Rage – Kraut
  • Western Shadows – Carole Laure
  • Piretos tou erota – Vicky Leandros
  • The Twelve Commandments of Dance – London Boys
  • Godhead – Lowlife
  • Powertrip – Ludichrist (final album)
  • Drowning in Limbo – Lydia Lunch
  • No More Blues – Susannah McCorkle
  • Mother Nature's Kitchen – Kevin McDermott
  • Ozma – Melvins
  • Post-Mersh Vol. 3 – Minutemen
  • All Aboard the Mind Train – The Modern Art
  • Face of Despair – Mortal Sin
  • Helter Stupid – Negativland
  • Ain't Gonna Cry – Juice Newton
  • Yellow Moon – The Neville Brothers
  • Once We Were Scum, Now We Are God – No
  • Wrong – Nomeansno
  • Get Yer Jujus Out – Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band
  • Sittin' Pretty – The Pastels
  • Best of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (Compilation)
  • A Word from the Wise – Pennywise (EP)
  • Fight the Power... Live! – Public Enemy – (live, released on VHS)
  • Blow – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
  • The Symphony Sessions – Red Rider
  • Stronger – Cliff Richard
  • Something Inside So Strong – Kenny Rogers
  • Hard Volume – Rollins Band
  • Searchlight – Runrig
  • Samiam – Samiam
  • Strange Cargo – David Van Tieghem
  • Avalon Sunset – Van Morrison
  • Early Music – Santana
  • Century Flower – Shelleyan Orphan
  • When Dream and Day Unite – Dream Theater
  • The Complete Sham 69 Live – Sham 69
  • Cyborgs Revisited – Simply Saucer
  • Tweez – Slint
  • The Singular Adventures of The Style Council: Greatest Hits Vol.1 – The Style Council – (Compilation)
  • Les Rythmes Automatiques (fr) – Telex
  • Special – The Temptations
  • Some Disenchanted Evening – The Verlaines
  • Liberation – Bunny Wailer
  • Prime 5 – Ween
  • Niki Nana – Yanni
  • Getahead – Curiosity Killed the Cat
  • Come Together As One – Will Downing
  • I Remember Mama – Shirley Caesar
  • Heroes – New Jersey Mass Choir
  • Brotherly Love – Daniel Winans
  • Bringing It Back Home – The Clark Sisters

Biggest hit singles[]

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1989.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Madonna Like a Prayer 1989 United States UK 1 – Mar 1989, US BB 1 – Mar 1989, US CashBox 1 of 1989, Sweden 1 – Mar 1989, Switzerland 1 – Mar 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Poland 1 – Apr 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1989, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – Apr 1989, Australia 2 of 1989, Germany 2 – Mar 1989, France 4 – Mar 1989, Italy 5 of 1989, POP 5 of 1989, RYM 13 of 1989, US BB 14 of 1989, Scrobulate 33 of pop, Europe 49 of the 1980s, Germany 96 of the 1980s, OzNet 161, Rolling Stone 300, Acclaimed 629
2 The Bangles Eternal Flame 1989 United States UK 1 – Feb 1989, US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Netherlands 1 – Mar 1989, Sweden 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – May 1989, Australia 1 of 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Oct 1989, Switzerland 2 – May 1989, Austria 3 – May 1989, Germany 5 – May 1989, US CashBox 7 of 1989, France 10 – Feb 1989, US BB 11 of 1989, POP 25 of 1989, Europe 27 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 70 of 80s, RYM 73 of 1989, OzNet 141, Germany 196 of the 1980s
3 Phil Collins Another Day in Paradise 1989 United Kingdom US BB 1 – Nov 1989, Sweden 1 – Nov 1989, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1989, Norway 1 – Nov 1989, Poland 1 – Nov 1989, Germany 1 – Jan 1990, Grammy in 1990, UK 2 – Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Oct 1989, Austria 2 – Dec 1989, Italy 3 of 1990, France 9 – Nov 1989, POP 21 of 1989, Europe 60 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 67 of ballad, RYM 133 of 1989, Germany 195 of the 1990s, OzNet 214
4 Roxette The Look 1989 Sweden US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Sweden 1 – Jan 1989, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Germany 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – May 1989, Australia 3 of 1989, France 4 – Apr 1989, US CashBox 6 of 1989, UK 7 – Apr 1989, Poland 8 – Apr 1989, Italy 9 of 1989, US BB 21 of 1989, Germany 30 of the 1980s, POP 39 of 1989, RYM 94 of 1989, OzNet 567
5 The B-52s Love Shack 1989 United States US BB 1 of 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1990, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1990, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Mar 1990, POP 1 of 1989, UK 2 – Mar 1990, KROQ 2 of 1989, US BB 3 – Sep 1989, Party 3 of 2007, France 4 – Oct 1989, Australia 16 of 1990, Netherlands 18 – Dec 1989, Sweden 20 – Mar 1990, RYM 37 of 1989, Scrobulate 61 of 80s, TheQ 238, Rolling Stone 243, RIAA 243, OzNet 311, WXPN 498, Acclaimed 662

Top hits[]

  • "9 to 5" – Rick Astley
  • "18 and Life" – Skid Row
  • "A Girl Like You" – The Smithereens
  • "À la même heure dans deux ans" – Elsa Lunghini
  • "After All" – Cher & Peter Cetera
  • "Ain't Nobody" (Remix) – Chaka Khan & Rufus
  • "Ain't Nobody Better" – Inner City
  • "All Around the World" – Lisa Stansfield
  • "All I Want Is You" – U2
  • "All She Wants Is" – Duran Duran
  • "Americanos" – Holly Johnson
  • "And the Night Stood Still" – Dion
  • "Angelia" – Richard Marx
  • "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins
  • "The Arms of Orion" – Prince & Sheena Easton
  • "Around My Heart" – Sandra
  • "Atomic City" – Holly Johnson
  • "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" – Soul II Soul
  • "Baby Don't Forget My Number" – Milli Vanilli
  • "Baby I Don't Care" – Transvision Vamp
  • "Bakerman" – Laid Back
  • "Batdance" – Prince
  • "Beds Are Burning" – Midnight Oil
  • "Belfast Child" – Simple Minds
  • "Belye Rozy" – Laskoviy Mai
  • "The Best" – Tina Turner
  • "The Best of Me" – Cliff Richard
  • "Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles
  • "Blame It on the Boogie" – Big Fun
  • "Blame It on the Rain" – Milli Vanilli
  • "Blow the House Down" – Living in a Box
  • "Breakthru" – Queen
  • "Bring Me Edelweiss" – Edelweiss
  • "Buffalo Stance" – Neneh Cherry
  • "Bust a Move" – Young MC
  • "C'est écrit" – Francis Cabrel
  • "Can't Shake the Feeling" – Big Fun
  • "Carma (Omen 2)" – Mysterious Art
  • "Chained to the Wheel" – Black Sorrows
  • "Cherish" – Madonna
  • "Cœur de loup" – Philippe Lafontaine
  • "Cold Hearted" – Paula Abdul
  • "Compulsory Hero" – 1927
  • "Cover Girl" – New Kids on the Block
  • "The Crack-Up" – The Black Sorrows
  • "Crazy About Her" – Rod Stewart
  • "Cry in Shame" – Johnny Diesel & The Injectors
  • "The Dance" – Garth Brooks
  • "Cuddly Toy" – Roachford
  • "Dançando Lambada" – Kaoma
  • "Das Omen (Teil 1)" – Mysterious Art
  • "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" – New Kids on the Block
  • "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" - The Adventures of Stevie V
  • "Dear Jessie" – Madonna
  • "Do You Believe in Shame?" – Duran Duran
  • "Don't Ask Me Why" – Eurythmics
  • "Don't Close Your Eyes" - Kix
  • "Don't Know Much" – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
  • "Don't Wanna Lose You" – Gloria Estefan
  • "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid II
  • "Dressed for Success" – Roxette
  • "Dr. Feelgood" – Mötley Crüe
  • "Drama!" – Erasure
  • "Easy" – Ice MC
  • "Electric Youth" – Debbie Gibson
  • "The End of the Innocence" – Don Henley
  • "Especially for You" – Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue
  • "Eternal Flame" – The Bangles
  • "Everlasting Love" – Howard Jones
  • "Every Day (I Love You More)" – Jason Donovan
  • "Every Little Step" – Bobby Brown
  • "Express Yourself" – Madonna
  • "Eyes of a Stranger" – Queensrÿche
  • "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – Various Artists
  • "Fight the Power" – Public Enemy
  • "First Time" – Robin Beck
  • "Fisherman's Blues" – The Waterboys
  • "Fools Gold" – The Stone Roses
  • "Forever" – Kiss
  • "Forever Your Girl" – Paula Abdul
  • "Free Fallin'" - Tom Petty
  • "French Kiss" – Lil Louis
  • "Friends" – Jody Watley
  • "Funky Cold Medina" – Tone Lōc
  • "Get a Life" – Soul II Soul
  • "Get On Your Feet" – Gloria Estefan
  • "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" – Milli Vanilli
  • "Good Life" – Inner City
  • "Going Back to My Roots" - FPI Project
  • "Got to Get" – Rob'n'Raz & Leila K
  • "Got to Have Your Love" – Mantronix & Wondress
  • "Gringo" – Sabrina
  • "Hand on Your Heart" – Kylie Minogue
  • "Hangin' Tough" – New Kids on the Block
  • "Harlem Desire" – London Boys
  • "Have I Told You Lately" – Van Morrison
  • "Heaven" – Warrant
  • "Heaven Help Me" – Deon Estus
  • "Hélène" - Roch Voisine
  • "Help!" – Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
  • "High" – David Hallyday
  • "Hold Me In Your Arms" – Rick Astley
  • "Homely Girl" – UB40
  • "I Beg Your Pardon" – Kon Kan
  • "I'd Rather Jack" – The Reynolds Girls
  • "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" – Donna Summer
  • "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – Tina Turner
  • "I Don't Want a Lover" – Texas
  • "I Drove All Night" – Cyndi Lauper
  • "I Feel the Earth Move" – Martika
  • "I Get the Job Done" – Big Daddy Kane
  • "I Just Don't Have the Heart" – Cliff Richard
  • "I Like It" - Dino
  • "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" – New Kids on the Block
  • "I'll Be There for You" – Bon Jovi
  • "If I Could" – 1927
  • "If I Could Turn Back Time" – Cher
  • "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" – Anne Murray
  • "If Only I Could" – Sydney Youngblood
  • "If Tomorrow Never Comes" – Garth Brooks
  • "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Simply Red
  • "I Only Wanna Be With You" – Samantha Fox
  • "I Owe You Nothing" – Bros
  • "I'm Every Woman" (Remix) – Chaka Khan
  • "Im Nin'alu" – Ofra Haza
  • "In Private" – Dusty Springfield
  • "It's Alright" – Pet Shop Boys
  • "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" – Paula Abdul
  • "It's Only Love" - Simply Red
  • "I Remember You" – Skid Row
  • "I Want It All" – Queen
  • "I Want That Man" – Deborah Harry
  • "Jamais nous" – Elsa Lunghini
  • "Janie's Got a Gun" - Aerosmith
  • "Jardins d'enfants" – Début de Soirée
  • "Je te survivrai" - Jean-Pierre François
  • "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" – Avalanche
  • "Just A Friend" – Biz Markie
  • "Keep On Movin'" – Soul II Soul
  • "Kickstart My Heart" – Mötley Crüe
  • "Killin' Time" – Clint Black
  • "Kisses on the Wind" – Neneh Cherry
  • "Knocked Out" – Paula Abdul
  • "La Vie la nuit" – Début de Soirée
  • "Lambada" – Kaoma
  • "Lay Your Hands on Me" – Bon Jovi
  • "Lean on You" – Cliff Richard
  • "Leave a Light On" – Belinda Carlisle
  • "Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson
  • "Let's Party" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  • "Liberian Girl" – Michael Jackson
  • "Licence to Kill" – Gladys Knight
  • "Like a Prayer" – Madonna
  • "Like a Yo-Yo" – Sabrina
  • "Lily Was Here" – Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer
  • "The Living Years" – Mike + The Mechanics
  • "Listen to Your Heart" – Roxette
  • "Living in Sin" – Bon Jovi
  • "London Kid" – Jean Michel Jarre & Hank Marvin
  • "London Nights" – London Boys
  • "The Look" – Roxette
  • "Looking for Freedom" – David Hasselhoff
  • "Losing My Mind" – Liza Minnelli
  • "Lost in Your Eyes" – Debbie Gibson
  • "Love in an Elevator" – Aerosmith
  • "Love in the Natural Way" – Kim Wilde
  • "Love is a Shield" – Camouflage
  • "Lovesong" – The Cure
  • "Love Shack"- The B-52's
  • "Love Song" - Tesla
  • "Love Train" – Holly Johnson
  • "Lullaby" – The Cure
  • "Magic Symphony" – Blue System
  • "Manchild" – Neneh Cherry
  • "Marina" (Remix '89) – Rocco Granata & The Carnations
  • "Me, Myself and I" – De La Soul
  • "Me So Horny" – 2 Live Crew
  • "Mirador" – Johnny Hallyday
  • "Miss You Like Crazy" – Natalie Cole
  • "Miss You Much" – Janet Jackson
  • "Mixed Emotions" – The Rolling Stones
  • "Mountains of the Moon" – The Shadows
  • "My Brave Face" – Paul McCartney
  • "Name and Number" – Curiosity Killed the Cat
  • "No More Bolero's" – Gerard Joling
  • "No More Lies" – Michel'le
  • "Nothing Has Been Proved" – Dusty Springfield
  • "Oh Father" – Madonna
  • "Once Bitten Twice Shy" – Great White
  • "One" – Bee Gees
  • "One" – Metallica
  • "One Summer" – Daryl Braithwaite
  • "On Our Own" – Bobby Brown
  • "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" – Living Colour
  • "Orange Crush" – R.E.M.
  • "The Other Side" – Aerosmith
  • "Pacific State" – 808 State
  • "Paradise City" – Guns N' Roses
  • "Partyman" - Prince
  • "Patience" – Guns N' Roses
  • "Personal Jesus" – Depeche Mode
  • "Poison" – Alice Cooper
  • "Pop Singer" – John Mellencamp
  • "Pop Song '89" – R.E.M.
  • "Pump ab das Bier" - Werner Wichtig
  • "Pump Up the Jam" – Technotronic
  • "Pour toi Arménie" – Charles Aznavour
  • "Real Love" – Jody Watley
  • "Respect!" – Adeva
  • "Requiem" – London Boys
  • "Revival" – Eurythmics
  • "Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson
  • "Ride On Time" – Black Box
  • "Right Back Where We Started From" – Sinitta
  • "Right Here Waiting" – Richard Marx
  • "Ring My Bell" – Collette
  • "The Road to Hell" – Chris Rea
  • "Roam" – The B-52's
  • "Rocket" – Def Leppard
  • "Rock 'N' Roll Music" – Mental As Anything
  • "Rock On" – Michael Damian
  • "Rock Wit'cha" – Bobby Brown
  • "Roni" – Bobby Brown
  • "Room in Your Heart" – Living in a Box
  • "Room to Move" – Animotion
  • "Round & Round" – New Order
  • "Runnin' Down a Dream" -Tom Petty
  • "Satisfied" – Richard Marx
  • "Say Goodbye" – Indecent Obsession
  • "Scandal" – Queen
  • "Sealed With a Kiss" – Jason Donovan
  • "Second Chance" – 38 Special
  • "She Drives Me Crazy" – Fine Young Cannibals
  • "She Has to Be Loved" – Jenny Morris
  • "She Wants to Dance with Me – Rick Astley
  • "Shower Me with Your Love" – Surface
  • "Sit and Wait" – Sydney Youngblood
  • "So Alive" – Love and Rockets
  • "Soldier of Love" – Donny Osmond
  • "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" – Marc Almond & Gene Pitney
  • "Sowing the Seeds of Love" – Tears for Fears
  • "Stand" – R.E.M.
  • "Stop!" – Sam Brown
  • "Straight Up" – Paula Abdul
  • "Street Tuff" – Rebel MC & Double Trouble
  • "Stuck on You" – Paul Norton
  • "Sweet Surrender" – Wet Wet Wet
  • "Swing the Mood" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  • "Talk It Over" – Grayson Hugh
  • "Tell It Like It Is" – Don Johnson
  • "Tell Me Why" – Exposé
  • "That's What I Like" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
  • "The Doctor" – The Doobie Brothers
  • "The Invisible Man" – Queen
  • "The Message Is Love" - Arthur Baker & Al Green
  • "The Miracle" – Queen
  • "The Way to Your Heart" – Soulsister
  • "This Is Your Land" – Simple Minds
  • "This One's for the Children" – New Kids on the Block
  • "This Time I Know It's for Real" – Donna Summer
  • "This Woman's Work" – Kate Bush
  • "Too Many Broken Hearts – Jason Donovan
  • "Too Much" – Bros
  • "Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss
  • "Veronica" – Elvis Costello
  • "Voodoo Ray" – A Guy Called Gerald
  • "What I Am" – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
  • "What You Don't Know" – Exposé
  • "When I Looked at Him" – Exposé
  • "When I See You Smile" – Bad English
  • "When Love Comes to Town" – U2 & B.B. King
  • "When the Night Comes" - Joe Cocker
  • "When You Come Back to Me" – Jason Donovan
  • "Whenever God Shines His Light" – Van Morrison & Cliff Richard
  • "Where are you now" by Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch
  • "We Didn't Start the Fire" – Billy Joel
  • "Wild Thing" – Tone Loc
  • "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler
  • "Winning It All"- The Outfield
  • "With Every Beat of My Heart" – Taylor Dayne
  • "Woman in Chains" – Tears For Fears
  • "The World Seems Difficult" – Mental As Anything
  • "Wouldn't Change a Thing" – Kylie Minogue
  • "Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent" – Melody
  • "You Got It" – Roy Orbison
  • "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – New Kids on the Block
  • "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - Jimmy Somerville
  • "Your Mama Don't Dance" – Poison
  • "You'll Never Know" – 1927
  • "Young Years" – Dragon
  • "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" – Sonia

Published popular music[]

  • "Kiss the Girl" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
  • "Part of Your World" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
  • "Under the Sea" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
  • "We Didn't Start the Fire" w.m. Billy Joel
  • "You Got It"     w.m. Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty

Classical music[]

  • Elliott Carter
  • Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 4
  • Anders Eliasson – Symphony No. 3, for alto saxophone and orchestra
  • Einar Englund – Wind Quintet
  • Karel Goeyvaerts
    • Aquarius, stage cantata, for eight sopranos and 15 instrumentalists
    • ...want de tijd is nabij (Because the Time Is Near), for male chorus and strings
  • Ingram Marshall – Sinfonia Dolce far Niente
  • Toshirô Mayuzumi
    • Mukyūdō, for orchestra
    • Rokudan, for harp
  • John McCabe – String Quartet No. 5
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Robert Simpson
    • String Quartet No. 13
    • Vortex for Brass Band
  • John Tavener – The Protecting Veil
  • I Nyoman Windha – Puspanjali

Opera[]

Jazz[]

Main article: 1989 in jazz

Musical theatre[]

  • Aspects of Love (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London production
  • City of Angels – Broadway production opened at the Virginia Theatre and ran for 897 performances
  • Grand Hotel – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 1017 performances
  • Gypsy (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
  • Meet Me in St. Louis – Broadway production based on the 1944 film, ran for 252 performances
  • Miss Saigon (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) – London production
  • Pacific Overtures (Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman) – London production
  • Starmites (Stuart Ross and Barry Keating) - Broadway production opened at Criterion Center Stage Right and ran for 60 performances

Musical films[]

Births[]

  • January 3 – Julia Nunes, American singer-songwriter
  • January 4 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer
  • January 7 – Wrabel, American singer-songwriter
  • January 9 – Kyle Craft, American southern blues glam rock singer-songwriter and musician
  • January 13 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer and model
  • January 14 – Frankie Sandford, British singer-songwriter (S Club Juniors, The Saturdays)
  • January 16 – Kiesza, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist
  • January 20 – Joel Pott, English musician (Shura)
  • January 24
    • Calvin Goldspink, British singer (S Club Juniors)
    • Trace Cyrus, American musician (The Cyrus Family (Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah Cyrus)) (Metro Station)
  • January 25 – Yasmien Kurdi, Filipina singer and actress
  • January 28 – Carly Paoli, British mezzo-soprano
  • February 3 – Ryne Sanborn, American actor, singer and dancer
  • February 10 – Olga Korsak, Latvian singer-songwriter, actress, and former competitive figure skater
  • February 16
    • Danielle Haim, American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter (Haim)
    • Bry (singer), Irish singer-songwriter
  • February 17
    • Stacey McClean, British singer (S Club Juniors)
    • Chord Overstreet, American actor, Glee cast member, singer, musician and composer
  • February 22 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer and model
  • February 24 – Lauren Brant, South African-Australian television personality, singer-dancer and actress
  • February 27
    • Sam Sweeney, English folk musician
    • Shota Shimizu, Japanese singer
  • March 1 – Sonya Kitchell, American jazz singer-songwriter
  • March 9 – TaeYeon, member of South Korean pop girl group Girls' Generation
  • March 11 – Shin Soohyun, member of South Korean pop boy group U-KISS
  • March 21 – Rochelle Wiseman, British singer (S Club Juniors & The Saturdays)
  • March 23 – Mike Will Made It, American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter (Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar)
  • March 25 – Alyson Michalka, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • March 30 – Eden xo, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • April 8
    • Alexander DeLeon, American singer-songwriter (The Cab)
    • Matt Healy, British singer-songwriter, musician of The 1975 (halsey)
    • Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese rock singer
  • April 11 – Zola Jesus, American singer/songwriter
  • April 18 – Jessica, member of Girls' Generation
  • April 24 – Thomas Sanders, American singer, songwriter, youtuber, playwright, scriptwriter and internet personality (Dodie, Joan, Ben J Pierce)
  • May 1 – Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • May 3 – Mary Lambert (singer), American country singer/songwriter and poet
  • May 5 – Chris Brown, American
  • May 9 – Katy B, English singer and songwriter
  • May 15 – Sunny, member of Girls' Generation
  • May 24 – G-Eazy, American rapper, producer, singer (Britney Spears, Babe Rexha)
  • May 28 – Asuca Hayashi, J-pop singer
  • May 30 – Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist
  • June 3 – Jillette Johnson, American singer/songwriter, musician
  • June 9 – Chloë Agnew, Irish multi lingual singer and songwriter (Celtic Women)
  • June 13 – Lisa Tucker, American singer
  • June 14 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer
  • June 17 – Simone Battle, American actress, singer and dancer (G.R.L) (died 2014)
  • June 18 – Renee Olstead, American actress and jazz singer
  • June 20
    • Benyamin Nuss, German pianist
    • Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor, comedian and musician
  • June 27 – Kelley Jakle, American actress and singer-songwriter
  • July 2 – Dev (singer), American singer-songwriter, rapper, model, musician and radio host
  • July 3 – Elle King, America singer-songwriter
  • July 5 – Joseph King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Canvas and Deadbeat Darling)
  • July 11 – Hana Pestle, American singer, songwriter and record producer (HANA) (Collaborator with Grimes and band member)
    • TĀLĀ – musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
  • July 13 – Sayumi Michishige, Japanese musician and longest running member of Morning Musume
  • July 20 – Brooke Candy, American rapper, singer-songwriter, director, activist, and dancer
  • July 21 – Jasmine Cephas Jones, American stage and screen actress-singer
  • July 26 – Travis Garland, American singer and dancer
  • July 31 – Alexis Knapp, American actress and singer
  • August 1 – Tiffany, member of Girls' Generation
  • August 2
    • Priscilla Betti, French singer
    • Jonas Blue, English DJ, record producer, songwriter and remixer
  • August 4 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer, songwriter and actress (Young Divas)

August 9 - Tainy, Puetro Rico record producer

  • August 15
    • Belinda Peregrin, Spanish Mexican singer, songwriter and actress
    • Joe Jonas, American vocalist, singer/songwriter, musician (DNCE, Jonas Brothers) {Taylor Swift, Sophie Turner}
  • August 18 – Anna Akana, American actress, musician, filmmaker, author, youtuber and comedian.
  • August 19 – Lil' Romeo, American entertainer
  • August 21 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model, singer and activist
  • August 23 – Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • August 30 – Bebe Rexha, American singer/songwriter, record producer
  • September 1 – Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel
  • September 2 – Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (Foxes, Hayley Williams, Selena Gomez, Kesha)
  • September 4 – Ryota Kohama, Japanese musician
  • September 7 – Loren Allred, American musician
  • September 8 – Avicii, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer (d. 2018)
  • September 10 – Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol finalist
  • September 14 – Logan Henderson, Actor, singer (Big Time Rush)
  • September 21 – Jason Derulo, American singer/songwriter/dancer
  • September 22 – HyoYeon, member of Girls' Generation
  • September 24 – Kreayshawn, American rapper, creative director of OK 1984 and music video director
  • October 4
    • Rich Homie Quan, American singer, songwriter and rapper
    • Tei Shi, Colombian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer
  • October 15 – Fedez, Italian rapper and musician (Zara Larsson)
  • October 20 – Jess Glynne, English soul-pop singer/songwriter
  • October 22 – JPEGMafia, American rapper, songwriter, and producer
  • October 30 – Jay Asforis, British singer (S Club Juniors)
  • November 2 – Katelyn Tarver, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • November 3 – Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter
  • November 11 – Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume)
  • November 17 – Ali Tamposi, American songwriter
  • November 22 – Candice Glover, American R&B singer and actress
  • November 30 – Daisy Evans, British singer (S Club Juniors)
  • December 5 – Yuri, member of Girls' Generation
  • December 12
    • Janelle Arthur, American singer
    • Marcel "Shin" Gothow of Cinema Bizarre, German drummer
  • December 13 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, musician, multi instrumentalist and businesswoman, sometimes actress
  • December 17 – Taylor York, American musician, songwriter and musician (Paramore, Hayley Williams)
  • December 22 – Jordin Sparks, American Idol Season 6 winner
  • December 27 – Calyssa Davidson, American violinist
  • December 31 – Andrew Taggart, producer and vocal (The Chainsmokers)
    • Unknown:
    • Jihae (rock musician), South Korean singer and actress
    • Miya Folick, American Musician (K Flay)

Deaths[]

  • January 12 – Chellapilla Satyam, Indian film music director, 65
  • January 20 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress and singer, 94
  • January 21 – Billy Tipton, American jazz musician, 74
  • February 5 – Joe Raposo, composer and lyricist, "Bein' Green", 51 (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • February 6 – King Tubby Jamaican DJ and composer, father of dub reggae, 48 (gunshot wounds)
  • February 14 – Vincent Crane (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), 45 (drug overdose)
  • February 23 – Florencio Morales Ramos, singer and composer, 72
  • March 19 – Alan Civil, horn player, 59
  • March 20 – Archie Bleyer, US arranger and bandleader, 79
  • April 8 – A. M. Rajah, Indian playback singer and composer, 59 (rail accident)
  • April 26 – Lucille Ball, US actress and singer, 77
  • May 9 – Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer, 34
  • May 10 – Woody Shaw, jazz musician, 44 (kidney failure)
  • May 15 – Johnny Green, composer, conductor and arranger, 80
  • May 30 – Zinka Milanov, operatic soprano, 83
  • June 2 – Guido Agosti, Italian pianist and piano teacher, 87
  • June 14 – Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, 27 (motorcycle accident)
  • June 22 – Henri Sauguet, composer, 88
  • June 24 – Hibari Misora, Japanese enka singer, 52 (hepatitis)
  • July 5 – Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor, 84
  • July 16 – Herbert von Karajan, conductor, 81
  • July 21 – Mushtaq Ali Khan, Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player, 78
  • August 1 – John Ogdon, pianist, 52 (diabetes-related)
  • August 2 – Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian musician, 76
  • August 21 – Raul Seixas, singer and songwriter, 44 (diabetes-related)
  • August 25 – Gunnar Berg, Danish composer
  • September 7 – Mikhail Goldstein, violinist and composer, 71
  • September 14 – Perez Prado, Cuban bandleader and composer, 72
  • September 15 – Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, 56 (leukemia)
  • September 22 – Irving Berlin, composer, lyricist, 101
  • September 24 – Jean Perrin, pianist and composer, 79
  • September 30 – Virgil Thomson, composer, 92
  • October 17 – Morteza Hannaneh, composer, 66
  • October 19 – Alan Murphy, guitarist, member of Level 42 and Go West, 35 (AIDS-related)
  • October 22 – Ewan MacColl, folk singer, 74
  • October 31 – Conrad Beck, Swiss composer, 88
  • November 5 – Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, 86
  • November 15 – Alejo Durán, composer of vallenatos, 80
  • December 6
    • Billy Lyall, keyboardist of Pilot and Bay City Rollers, 46 (AIDS-related)
    • Sammy Fain, US composer, 87
  • December 21 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer, 78
  • December 26 – Sir Lennox Berkeley, composer, 86

Awards[]

Charts[]

  • List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989 (U.S.)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.
  2. ^ According to Encyclopaedia Metallum, Exodus' album Fabulous Disaster was released in Europe in 1988 by UK label Music for Nations, but not in the US until January 1989.

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