List of top 10 singles for 1989 in Australia
This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 1989.
Top-ten singles
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning | 
|---|---|
| ◁ | Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut | 
| (#) | 1989 Year-end top 10 single position and rank | 
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten | References | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1988 | ||||||
| 5 December | "Kokomo" | The Beach Boys | 1 | 2 January | 15 | [1] | 
| 19 December | "Handle with Care" | Traveling Wilburys | 3 | 9 January | 11 | [2] | 
| Singles from 1989 | ||||||
| 2 January | "Especially for You" ◁ | Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan | 2 | 2 January | 7 | [1] | 
| "Teardrops" | Womack & Womack | 2 | 30 January | 12 | [3] | |
| 9 January | "Rock and Roll Music" | Mental As Anything | 5 | 30 January | 8 | [3] | 
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Annie Lennox and Al Green | 6 | 16 January | 2 | [4] | |
| 16 January | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (#3) | The Proclaimers | 1 | 13 February | 15 | [5] | 
| 23 January | "She Makes My Day" | Robert Palmer | 9 | 23 January | 2 | [6] | 
| 30 January | "You Got It" | Roy Orbison | 3 | 27 February | 11 | [7] | 
| "Tucker's Daughter" | Ian Moss | 2 | 27 February | 12 | [7] | |
| 6 February | "Orinoco Flow" | Enya | 6 | 13 February | 5 | [5] | 
| "Kiss" | Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones | 8 | 20 February | 6 | [8] | |
| 27 February | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Fine Young Cannibals | 1 | 27 March | 13 | [9] | 
| 13 March | "Like a Prayer" (#1) ◁ | Madonna | 1 | 20 March | 13 | [10] | 
| "The Living Years" | Mike and the Mechanics | 1 | 8 May | 13 | [11] | |
| "Soul Revival" | Johnny Diesel and the Injectors | 9 | 13 March | 5 | [12] | |
| 20 March | "Too Many Broken Hearts" ◁ | Jason Donovan | 7 | 20 March | 5 | [10] | 
| "I'm on My Way" | The Proclaimers | 3 | 10 April | 8 | [13] | |
| 27 March | "Stop!" | Sam Brown | 4 | 8 May | 10 | [11] | 
| 17 April | "One Summer" | Daryl Braithwaite | 8 | 17 April | 3 | [14] | 
| "Lost in Your Eyes" | Debbie Gibson | 7 | 1 May | 8 | [15] | |
| 24 April | "Ring My Bell" | Collette | 5 | 8 May | 6 | [11] | 
| "Chained to the Wheel" | The Black Sorrows | 9 | 1 May | 3 | [15] | |
| 1 May | "Stuck on You" | Paul Norton | 3 | 15 May | 6 | [16] | 
| 8 May | "Eternal Flame" (#4) | Bangles | 1 | 22 May | 14 | [17] | 
| 15 May | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Bette Midler | 1 | 29 May | 12 | [18] | 
| "Cry in Shame" | Johnny Diesel and the Injectors | 10 | 15 May | 1 | [16] | |
| 22 May | "Now You're in Heaven" | Julian Lennon | 5 | 29 May | 4 | [18] | 
| 29 May | "Bedroom Eyes" | Kate Ceberano | 2 | 29 May | 12 | [18] | 
| "Hand on Your Heart" ◁ | Kylie Minogue | 4 | 29 May | 7 | [18] | |
| 5 June | "The Look" (#2) | Roxette | 1 | 26 June | 13 | [19] | 
| 12 June | "Express Yourself" | Madonna | 5 | 26 June | 9 | [19] | 
| "Good Thing" | Fine Young Cannibals | 7 | 12 June | 4 | [20] | |
| "Pop Singer" | John Cougar Mellencamp | 8 | 19 June | 3 | [21] | |
| 19 June | "Iko Iko" | The Belle Stars | 7 | 26 June | 5 | [19] | 
| "I Want It All" | Queen | 10 | 19 June | 1 | [21] | |
| 26 June | "Sealed with a Kiss" | Jason Donovan | 8 | 26 June | 3 | [19] | 
| 3 July | "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" | New Kids on the Block | 1 | 7 August | 10 | [22] | 
| 10 July | "Batdance" | Prince | 2 | 21 August | 10 | [23] | 
| 17 July | "Baby I Don't Care" | Transvision Vamp | 3 | 21 August | 9 | [23] | 
| "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | Simply Red | 1 | 28 August | 10 | [24] | |
| 24 July | "Say Goodbye" | Indecent Obsession | 6 | 7 August | 3 | [22] | 
| 7 August | "Funky Cold Medina" | Tone Loc | 8 | 21 August | 4 | [23] | 
| 14 August | "I Don't Want a Lover" | Texas | 4 | 11 September | 6 | [25] | 
| "Telephone Booth" | Ian Moss | 7 | 14 August | 1 | [26] | |
| "Dressed for Success" | Roxette | 3 | 4 September | 10 | [27] | |
| 21 August | "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" | New Kids on the Block | 4 | 4 September | 6 | [27] | 
| "Right Back Where We Started From" | Sinitta | 7 | 28 August | 5 | [24] | |
| 4 September | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | 1 | 4 September | 10 | [27] | 
| "Wouldn't Change a Thing" ◁ | Kylie Minogue | 6 | 18 September | 3 | [28] | |
| 11 September | "All I Want Is You" | U2 | 2 | 18 September | 8 | [28] | 
| 18 September | "Way of the World" | Max Q | 8 | 25 September | 3 | [29] | 
| "Toy Soldiers" | Martika | 5 | 25 September | 9 | [29] | |
| 25 September | "Cherish" | Madonna | 4 | 25 September | 4 | [29] | 
| "If I Could Turn Back Time" (#5) | Cher | 1 | 9 October | 18 | [30] | |
| "Talk It Over" | Grayson Hugh | 4 | 6 November | 9 | [31] | |
| "Poison" | Alice Cooper | 3 | 23 October | 15 | [32] | |
| 2 October | "Swing the Mood" ◁ | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | 1 | 16 October | 15 | [33] | 
| 9 October | "The Best" | Tina Turner | 4 | 23 October | 7 | [32] | 
| 16 October | "She Has to Be Loved" | Jenny Morris | 5 | 13 November | 8 | [34] | 
| 30 October | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Billy Joel | 2 | 27 November | 12 | [35] | 
| 6 November | "Listen to Your Heart" | Roxette | 10 | 6 November | 5 | [31] | 
| 13 November | "Hangin' Tough" | New Kids on the Block | 8 | 13 November | 2 | [34] | 
| 20 November | "Every Little Step" | Bobby Brown | 8 | 27 November | 6 | [35] | 
| 27 November | "That's What I Like" ◁ | Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | 4 | 27 November | 7 | [35] | 
1988 peaks
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten | References | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October | "The Only Way Is Up" | Yazz & the Plastic Population | 2 | 24 October | 15 | [36] | 
| "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | 2 | 31 October | 13 | [37] | |
| 24 October | "Don't Worry, Be Happy" ◁ | Bobby McFerrin | 1 | 7 November | 13 | [38] | 
| 31 October | "Nothing Can Divide Us" ◁ | Jason Donovan | 3 | 21 November | 10 | [39] | 
| 14 November | "I Want Your Love" | Transvision Vamp | 7 | 12 December | 9 | [40] | 
| 28 November | "If I Could" | 1927 | 4 | 19 December | 13 | [41] | 
1990 peaks
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten | References | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 November | "I Feel the Earth Move" | Martika | 2 | 8 January | 12 | [42] | 
| 27 November | "Love Shack" | The B-52s | 1 | 1 January | 13 | [43] | 
| 4 December | "Leave a Light On" | Belinda Carlisle | 5 | 15 January | 9 | [44] | 
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