December 16, 1989

-------- DROPOUTS --------
Listen To Your Heart - Roxette --- 1 (1) / 14    
The Angel Song - Great White --- 30 / 4
Get On Your Feet - Gloria Estefan --- 11 / 8



  40 --- Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith (49)
 39 --- Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake (41)
37 38 --- Me So Horny - The 2 Live Crew
 37 --- I'll Be Good To You - Quincy Jones feat. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan (42)
39 36 --- The Arms Of Orion - Prince w/ Sheena Easton
19 35 --- Don't Shut Me Out - Kevin Paige
40 34 --- I Remember You - Skid Row
27 33 --- Bust A Move - Young M.C.
16 32 --- Poison - Alice Cooper
32 31 --- I Live By The Groove - Paul Carrack

36 30 --- Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
25 29 --- Don't Make Me Over - Sybil
38 28 --- Two To Make It Right - Seduction
30 27 --- Oh Father - Madonna
31 26 --- Rock And A Hard Place - The Rolling Stones
33 25 --- When The Night Comes - Joe Cocker
15 24 --- When I See You Smile - Bad English      
28 23 --- Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
21 22 --- The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley
24 21 --- Just Between You And Me - Lou Gramm

20 20 --- Love Song - Tesla
23 19 --- Swing The Mood - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
11 18 --- Leave A Light On - Belinda Carlisle
09 17 --- Love Shack - The B-52s
26 16 --- How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
18 15 --- Everything - Jody Watley
07 14 --- Angelia - Richard Marx
22 13 --- This One's For The Children - New Kids On The Block
04 12 --- (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me - Paula Abdul
12 11 --- Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix

17 10 --- Just Like Jesse James - Cher
14 09 --- Living In Sin - Bon Jovi
13 08 --- Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson
10 07 --- Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic feat. Felly
03 06 --- Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli      
08 05 --- With Every Beat Of My Heart - Taylor Dayne
06 04 --- Back To Life - Soul II Soul
05 03 --- Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
02 02 --- Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins
01 01 --- We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel      

R1 SINGLES CHART - 16-22 December 1989

01 -- LET'S PARTY Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers *
02 07 WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME Jason Donovan
03 05 GET A LIFE Soul II Soul
04 01 YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) New Kids on the Block ***
05 04 LAMBADA Kaoma
06 03 EVE OF THE WAR (REMIX) Jeff Wayne
07 02 DON'T KNOW MUCH Linda Ronstadt w/Aaron Neville
08 11 I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU Tina Turner
09 -- DEAR JESSIE Madonna
10 30 DONALD, WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS? Andy Stewart

11 08 CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING Big Fun
12 06 HOMELY GIRL UB40
13 14 GOT TO GET Rob N Raz ft Leila K
14 19 IN PRIVATE Dusty Springfield
15 16 YOU SURROUND ME Erasure
16 27 SIT AND WAIT Sydney Youngblood
17 09 FOOL'S GOLD / WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR Stone Roses
18 22 DEEP HEAT '89 Latino Rave
19 18 AMSTERDAM (E.P.) Simple Minds
20 38 HITMIX (OFFICIAL BOOTLEG MEGAMIX) Alexander O'Neal

21 10 ALL AROUND THE WORLD Lisa Stansfield **
22 12 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE Phil Collins
23 -- GETTING AWAY WITH IT Electronic
24 39 BROKE AWAY Wet Wet Wet
25 35 WHENEVER GOD SHINES HIS LIGHT Van Morrison w/Cliff Richard
26 15 WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN' En Vogue
27 21 THE MIRACLE Queen
28 17 COMMENT TE DIRE ADIEU Jimmy Somerville ft June Miles-Kingston
29 13 PACIFIC 707 808 State
30 24 NEVER TOO LATE (TO CHANGE YOUR MIND) Kylie Minogue

31 25 THIS WOMAN'S WORK Kate Bush
32 -- SISTER Bros
33 20 I'M NOT THE MAN I USED TO BE Fine Young Cannibals
34 23 GET ON YOUR FEET Gloria Estefan
35 -- 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY Silver Bullet
36 -- BURNING THE GROUND Duran Duran
37 -- LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Sonia
38 33 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers ***
39 26 I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE Martika
40 -- GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS / RICH IN PARADISE The FPI Project

-- 28 HALLELUJAH Happy Mondays
-- 29 WOMAN IN CHAINS Tears For Fears
-- 31 GIRL, I'M GONNA MISS YOU Milli Vanilli
-- 32 RONI Bobby Brown
-- 34 C'MON AND GET MY LOVE D-Mob introducing Cathy Dennis
-- 36 GRAND PIANO Mixmaster
-- 37 STREET TUFF The Rebel MC and Double Trouble
-- 40 THE ARMS OF ORION Prince w/Sheena Easton


Here was the debut from Electronic, the supergroup comprising Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths)