February 25, 1989

-------- DROPOUTS --------
My Prerogative - Bobby Brown --- 1 (1) / 15    
Shake For The Sheik - The Escape Club --- 28 (3) / 5
Holding On - Steve Winwood --- 11 / 11
Two Hearts - Phil Collins --- 1 (2) / 13    
Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne --- 2 / 13
Armageddon It - Def Leppard --- 3 (2) / 12



 40 --- The Last Mile - Cinderella (44)
 39 --- She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals (49)
 38 --- Cryin' - Vixen (46)
 37 --- Superwoman - Karyn White (48 )
25 36 --- The Way You Love Me - Karyn White
39 35 --- More Than You Know - Martika
20 34 --- All This Time - Tiffany
40 33 --- You Got It - Roy Orbison
 32 --- Stand - R.E.M. (43)
 31 --- The Look - Roxette (41)

36 30 --- Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)
32 29 --- The Love In Your Eyes - Eddie Money
22 28 --- All She Wants Is - Duran Duran
30 27 --- Just Because - Anita Baker
34 26 --- Eternal Flame - The Bangles
31 25 --- Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams
28 24 --- You're Not Alone - Chicago
13 23 --- When The Children Cry - White Lion
26 22 --- I Beg Your Pardon - Kon Kan
14 21 --- Angel Of Harlem - U2

12 20 --- I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox
24 19 --- Don't Tell Me Lies - Breathe
21 18 --- My Heart Can't Tell You No - Rod Stewart
23 17 --- Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli
06 16 --- When I'm With You - Sheriff    
18 15 --- A Little Respect - Erasure
19 14 --- Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
15 13 --- Dial My Heart - The Boys
17 12 --- Roni - Bobby Brown
11 11 --- Surrender To Me - Ann Wilson & Robin Zander

09 10 --- Walking Away - Information Society
16 09 --- The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics
08 08 --- What I Am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
10 07 --- You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids On The Block
07 06 --- She Wants To Dance With Me - Rick Astley
03 05 --- Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
05 04 --- The Lover In Me - Sheena Easton
02 03 --- Wild Thing - Tone Lōc
04 02 --- Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
01 01 --- Straight Up - Paula Abdul        



This week marks the first Top 40 hits for Swedish pop-duo Roxette as well as British band Fine Young Cannibals.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 25 February-3 March 1989

01 02 BELFAST CHILD Simple Minds *
02 03 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING Michael Ball
03 01 SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART Marc Almond ft Gene Pitney ****
04 -- LEAVE ME ALONE Michael Jackson
05 17 STOP Sam Brown
06 06 MY PREROGATIVE Bobby Brown
07 04 THE LIVING YEARS Mike and the Mechanics
08 05 LOVE TRAIN Holly Johnson
09 09 FINE TIME Yazz
10 11 HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS Rick Astley

11 07 YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison
12 -- HELP! Bananarama / Lananeeneenoonoo
13 21 I DON'T WANT A LOVER Texas
14 29 HEY, MUSIC LOVER S'Express
15 20 ROCKET Def Leppard
16 18 LOOKING FOR LINDA Hue and Cry
17 10 WAIT Robert Howard + Kym Mazelle
18 16 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU Samantha Fox
19 13 THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS Ten City
20 24 EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN Poison

21 08 THE LAST OF THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS Morrissey
22 19 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals
23 33 CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
24 14 IT'S ONLY LOVE Simply Red
25 15 THE LOVER IN ME Sheena Easton
26 12 CUDDLY TOY Roachford
27 32 PROMISED LAND The Style Council
28 -- NOTHING HAS BEEN PROVED Dusty Springfield
29 23 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kylie Minogue + Jason Donovan ***
30 40 WILD THING / LOC'ED AFTER DARK Tone Loc

31 -- BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN Living in a Box
32 37 WHAT I AM Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
33 -- TURN UP THE BASS Tyree ft Rock Steady
34 RE EVERYHING COUNTS Depeche Mode
35 34 LOST IN YOUR EYES Debbie Gibson
36 26 STOP! Erasure
37 22 BIG AREA Then Jericho
38 25 RESPECT Adeva
39 38 CAN U DIG IT? Pop Will Eat Itself
40 27 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY-FREEBIRD Will To Power

-- 28 BUFFALO STANCE Neneh Cherry
-- 30 BE MY TWIN Brother Beyond
-- 31 BREAK 4 LOVE Raze
-- 35 BABY, DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER Milli Vanilli
-- 36 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl
-- 39 GOOD LIFE Inner City


Though Lananeeneenoonoo were debuting, they were only comediennes Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders, together with Kathy Burke, in a parody of Bananarama, covering an old Beatles hit, in aid of Comic Relief