April 15, 1989

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Roni - Bobby Brown --- 3 / 11
Straight Up - Paula Abdul --- 1 (3) / 16        
Paradise City - Guns N' Roses --- 5 (2) / 11
You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids On The Block --- 3 / 13
You're Not Alone - Chicago --- 10 / 10
More Than You Know - Martika --- 18 / 8



 40 --- A Shoulder To Cry On - Tommy Page (46)
22 39 --- Just Because - Anita Baker
 38 --- Every Little Step - Bobby Brown (55)
35 37 --- One - Metallica
 36 --- Birthday Suit - Johnny Kemp (43)
 35 --- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler (47)
38 34 --- Everlasting Love - Howard Jones
36 33 --- Seventeen - Winger
34 32 --- I Wanna Be The One - Stevie B
 31 --- Electric Youth - Debbie Gibson (45)

 30 --- Soldier Of Love - Donny Osmond (42)
37 29 --- Rock On - Michael Damian
17 28 --- Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson        
31 27 --- Iko Iko - The Belle Stars
30 26 --- Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
14 25 --- The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics    
25 24 --- Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
09 23 --- Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)
27 22 --- Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
29 21 --- Real Love - Jody Watley

26 20 --- After All - Cher & Peter Cetera
23 19 --- Thinking Of You - SaFire
21 18 --- Sincerely Yours - Sweet Sensation
07 17 --- My Heart Can't Tell You No - Rod Stewart
19 16 --- Room To Move - Animotion
20 15 --- Rocket - Def Leppard
18 14 --- Second Chance - 38 Special
08 13 --- Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams
15 12 --- Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus
16 11 --- I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi

13 10 --- Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison
12 09 --- You Got It - Roy Orbison
11 08 --- Superwoman - Karyn White
10 07 --- Funky Cold Medina - Tone Lōc
06 06 --- Stand - R.E.M.
03 05 --- Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli
02 04 --- Eternal Flame - The Bangles    
05 03 --- Like A Prayer - Madonna
01 02 --- The Look - Roxette    
04 01 --- She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals    


Scoring his first debut is Tommy Page.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 15-21 April 1989

01 05 ETERNAL FLAME The Bangles *
02 19 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Simply Red
03 01 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna ***
04 03 STRAIGHT UP Paula Abdul
05 08 I BEG YOUR PARDON Kon Kan
06 02 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS Jason Donovan **
07 16 BABY, I DON'T CARE Transvision Vamp
08 04 THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL Donna Summer
09 14 AMERICANOS Holly Johnson
10 06 KEEP ON MOVIN' Soul II Soul ft Caron Wheeler

11 12 PEOPLE HOLD ON Coldcut ft Lisa Stansfield
12 -- WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN U2 w/BB King
13 07 PARADISE CITY Guns N Roses
14 09 I HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET Pat & Mick
15 13 DON'T BE CRUEL Bobby Brown
16 21 MYSTIFY INXS
17 10 I'D RATHER JACK The Reynolds Girls
18 11 INTERNATIONAL RESCUE Fuzzbox
19 -- GOOD THING Fine Young Cannibals
20 15 FIRE WOMAN The Cult

21 37 GOT TO KEEP ON Cookie Crew
22 25 MUSICAL FREEDOM (MOVING ON UP) Paul Simpson ft Adeva
23 32 OF COURSE I'M LYING Yello
24 22 CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? Brother Beyond
25 18 THE BEAT(EN) GENERATION The The
26 17 CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
27 27 SHE'S A MYSTERY TO ME Roy Orbison
28 34 ONLY THE LONELY T'Pau
29 39 DEVOTION Ten City
30 20 SLEEP TALK Alyson Williams

31 40 BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP Aswad
32 23 ONE MAN Chanelle
33 -- BEDS ARE BURNING Midnight Oil
34 38 WHAT DOES IT TAKE? Then Jericho
35 -- ME, MYSELF AND I De La Soul
36 -- REAL LOVE Jody Watley
37 24 HELP! Bananarama + La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo
38 -- REQUIEM London Boys
39 -- THIS IS YOUR LAND The Blow Monkeys
40 -- PLEASE DON'T BE SCARED Barry Manilow

-- 26 STOP Sam Brown
-- 28 ROUND AND ROUND New Order
-- 29 FAMILY MAN Roachford
-- 30 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING Michael Ball
-- 31 LEAVE ME ALONE Michael Jackson
-- 33 HEY, MUSIC LOVER S'Express
-- 35 GOT TO GET YOU BACK Kym Mazelle
-- 36 BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN Living in a Box


Another cosmopolitan blend of newcomers: Midnight Oil, De La Soul and London Boys