Billboard AC Chart Flashback: April 29, 1989

[johnm1120]

April 29, 1989

TW LW 2W Artist - Title (Final Peak)

01 01 04 Cher & Peter Cetera - After All (From "Chances Are") (1)
02 04 06 Thirty Eight Special - Second Chance (1)
03 02 02 Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings (From "Beaches") (2)
04 03 05 Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me (3)
05 07 10 Madonna - Like A Prayer (3)
06 05 01 The Bangles - Eternal Flame (1)
07 06 03 Vanessa Williams - Dreamin' (2)
08 14 19 Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) (7)
09 08 07 Roy Orbison - You Got It (1)
10 09 11 Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years (1)

11 12 15 Carly Simon - Let the River Run (11)
12 15 16 Karyn White - Superwoman (12)
13 17 21 Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy (1)
14 10 08 Kenny G - We've Saved the best For Last (4)
15 11 09 Breathe - Don't Tell Me Lies (5)
16 13 12 Debbie Gibson - Lost In Your Eyes (3)
17 16 13 Anita Baker - Just Because (4)
18 20 25 Basia - Promises (8)
19 21 22 Paul Carrack - Romance (From "Sing") (14)
20 26 ** Aretha Franklin - Through the Storm (3)

21 18 14 Chicago - You're Not Alone (9)
22 23 23 Steve Winwood - Hearts on Fire (22)
23 19 20 Peter Noone - I'm Into Something Good (19)
24 29 ** Howard Jones - Everlasting Love (1)
25 22 18 Rod Stewart - My Heart Can't Tell You No (3)
26 27 27 Glenn Frey - Livin' Right (22)
27 28 28 Phoebe Snow - If I Can Just Get Through the Night (13)
28 25 24 Julia Fordham - Happily Ever After (24)
29 DEBUT Safire - Thinking of You (4)
30 30 ** Grayson Hugh - Talk it Over (9)


22 years ago this week, the queen of comebacks Cher was at the top with her collab with Peter Cetera, while increases in the top 10 from Thirty Eight Special and Madonna took place. This chart also features the first week that Enya is in the top 10. After peaking at #7 in 1989, she'd go on to score 2 more top 10 hits in the 2000s. This chart also features a late 80s surprise AC hit for Phoebe Snow, who passed away last week.

Of the songs on the chart, Thirty Eight Special had the longest chart run lasting for 31 weeks. Of the songs in the top 10, Deon Estus & Madonna tied for shortest chart run, both lasting for 18 weeks,

[Libra]

After moving 19-14-8, I'm really surprised that Enya would suddenly brickwall at 7. I wouldn't have been so surprised if she hadn't hit #1, since I know that "After All" spent 4 weeks on top, followed by .38 Special who spent at least more than 1 week (plus, according to Wiki, "Second Chance" was the top song of the year at AC) - so at least not going straight to #1 wouldn't have been so shocking. But suddenly stopping at 7? Damn.

[johnm1120]

Too much movement below her hurt the song. She spent 2 weeks at #7, but the following week Natalie Cole jumped 13-6. The week after saw big moves for Howard Jones, Aretha Franklin & Basia.

[johnnywest]

Thanks for posting. Never even HEARD of that Basia song.