February 4, 1989

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Kiss - The Art Of Noise feat. Tom Jones --- 31 (2) / 6
Giving You The Best That I Got - Anita Baker --- 3 / 15
Look Away - Chicago --- 1 (2) / 16      
In Your Room - The Bangles --- 5 / 12
Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl --- 5 (3) / 16



 40 --- Just Because - Anita Baker (49)
 39 --- You're Not Alone - Chicago (47)
 38 --- It's No Secret - Kylie Minogue (41)
 37 --- I Beg Your Pardon - Kon Kan (44)
 36 --- Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli (46)
22 35 --- I Remember Holding You - Boys Club
40 34 --- Don't Tell Me Lies - Breathe
17 33 --- Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Annie Lennox & Al Green
33 32 --- My Heart Can't Tell You No - Rod Stewart
15 31 --- Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

21 30 --- Little Liar - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
36 29 --- Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
28 28 --- Shake For The Sheik - The Escape Club
37 27 --- Roni - Bobby Brown
32 26 --- All She Wants Is - Duran Duran
29 25 --- The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics
16 24 --- Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison        
27 23 --- A Little Respect - Erasure
12 22 --- My Prerogative - Bobby Brown    
30 21 --- Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson

26 20 --- Surrender To Me - Ann Wilson & Robin Zander
24 19 --- Dial My Heart - The Boys
25 18 --- You Got It (The Right Stuff) - New Kids On The Block
23 17 --- Angel Of Harlem - U2
20 16 --- What I Am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
19 15 --- Walking Away - Information Society
18 14 --- She Wants To Dance With Me - Rick Astley
11 13 --- Holding On - Steve Winwood
14 12 --- The Lover In Me - Sheena Easton
13 11 --- I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox

01 10 --- Two Hearts - Phil Collins      
10 09 --- All This Time - Tiffany
04 08 --- Don't Rush Me - Taylor Dayne
08 07 --- The Way You Love Me - Karyn White
03 06 --- Armageddon It - Def Leppard
09 05 --- Wild Thing - Tone Lōc
07 04 --- Born To Be My Baby - Bon Jovi
05 03 --- When The Children Cry - White Lion
06 02 --- Straight Up - Paula Abdul
02 01 --- When I'm With You - Sheriff    



This marks the first Top 40 it for Milli Vanilli as well as Canadian synchpop project Kon Kan.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 4-10 February 1989

01 01 SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART Marc Almond ft Gene Pitney **
02 02 THE LIVING YEARS Mike and the Mechanics
03 04 YOU GOT IT Roy Orbison
04 07 CUDDLY TOY Roachford
05 10 LOVE TRAIN Holly Johnson
06 05 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY Fine Young Cannibals
07 03 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Kylie Minogue + Jason Donovan ***
08 17 THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS Ten City
09 06 STOP! Erasure
10 13 WAIT Robert Howard + Kym Mazelle

11 09 BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY-FREEBIRD Will To Power
12 08 BUFFALO STANCE Neneh Cherry
13 21 BIG AREA Then Jericho
14 15 BE MY TWIN Brother Beyond
15 11 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL Boy Meets Girl
16 16 BABY, DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER Milli Vanilli
17 20 RESPECT Adeva
18 27 MY PREROGATIVE Bobby Brown
19 12 GOOD LIFE Inner City
20 14 GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock

21 19 WHERE IS THE LOVE? Will Downing + Mica Paris
22 38 IT'S ONLY LOVE Simply Red
23 34 THE LOVER IN ME Sheena Easton
24 -- LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING Michael Ball
25 28 TRACIE Level 42
26 23 I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE Natalie Cole
27 -- FINE TIME Yazz
28 30 BREAK 4 LOVE Raze
29 39 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU Samantha Fox
30 18 FOUR LETTER WORD Kim Wilde

31 -- LOOKING FOR LINDA Hue and Cry
32 40 FISHERMAN'S BLUES The Waterboys
33 35 GRIP '89 (GET A) GRIP (ON YOURSELF) The Stranglers
34 22 LOCO IN ACAPULCO The Four Tops
35 25 SUDDENLY Angry Anderson
36 -- SHE WON'T TALK TO ME Luther Vandross
37 -- I CAN DO THIS Monie Love
38 -- LOST IN YOUR EYES Debbie Gibson
39 -- PEACE IN OUR TIME Big Country
40 24 KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE Freiheit

-- 26 ALL SHE WANTS IS Duran Duran
-- 29 RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
-- 31 STUPID QUESTION New Model Army
-- 32 YOU ARE THE ONE a-ha
-- 33 BORN THIS WAY (LET'S DANCE) Cookie Crew
-- 36 HIT THE GROUND Darling Buds
-- 37 AFTER THE WAR Gary Moore


Debuts here for Monie Love, and theatrical newcomer Michael Ball