The year in music

Best Songs of 1989

Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”, Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power”, the Stone Roses’ first album, the Cure’s “Disintegration”, and Nirvana’s “Bleach”.

Madonna's Like a Prayer
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36 songs

Personal Jesus

Personal Jesus

Depeche Mode
Kingston Town

Kingston Town

UB40
Express Yourself

Express Yourself

Madonna
Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer

Madonna
Steamy Windows

Steamy Windows

Tina Turner
The Best

The Best

Tina Turner
Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

Dolly Parton
Rhythm Nation

Rhythm Nation

Janet Jackson
We Didn't Start the Fire

We Didn't Start the Fire

Billy Joel
Head Like a Hole

Head Like a Hole

Nine Inch Nails
Janie's Got a Gun

Janie's Got a Gun

Aerosmith
Poison

Poison

Alice Cooper
Rockin' in the Free World

Rockin' in the Free World

Neil Young
Debaser

Debaser

Pixies
Gouge Away

Gouge Away

Pixies
Here Comes Your Man

Here Comes Your Man

Pixies
I'll Be You

I'll Be You

The Replacements
If I Could Turn Back Time

If I Could Turn Back Time

Cher
Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

Dinosaur Jr.
Monkey Gone to Heaven

Monkey Gone to Heaven

Pixies
The Way You Do the Things You Do

The Way You Do the Things You Do

UB40
Wave of Mutilation

Wave of Mutilation

Pixies
A Strange Kind of Love

A Strange Kind of Love

Peter Murphy
Cuts You Up

Cuts You Up

Peter Murphy
Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

Phil Collins
Chime

Chime

Orbital
Fight the Power

Fight the Power

Public Enemy
Shake Your Rump

Shake Your Rump

Beastie Boys
Along Came Betty

Along Came Betty

Benny Golson
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Willie Nelson
Heaven

Heaven

Warrant
Love Shack

Love Shack

The B-52’s
She Bangs the Drums

She Bangs the Drums

The Stone Roses
Back to Life

Back to Life

Soul II Soul
Can’t Be Sure

Can’t Be Sure

The Sundays
French Kiss

French Kiss

Lil Louis

1989 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 36 songs first released in 1989. Rock, Alternative Rock and Pop lead the year. Pixies, Madonna and Peter Murphy are among the voices of 1989.

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