List of number-one R&B singles of 1989 (U.S.)

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1989. There were 38 number-one singles; the longest run at the top for the year was "Superwoman" by Karyn White, which spent three weeks at number one in January; it was later named the top R&B single of the year by Billboard.

15 acts (Vanessa Williams, Heavy D, Surface, Today, De La Soul, Peabo Bryson, Soul II Soul, Chuckii Booker, Babyface, Teddy Riley, Guy, Eric Gable, Caron Wheeler, Regina Belle, and Miki Howard) reached number one for the first time during 1989. Singers Roberta Flack and Jermaine Jackson returned to the top spot for the first time since 1978 and 1980, respectively. Additionally, singers Karyn White, Bobby Brown, Surface, Soul II Soul, Stephanie Mills, and Babyface were the only acts to top the chart with two singles during the year.

Chart history

Karyn White reached number one twice with "Superwoman" and "Love Saw It".
Key
Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1989[1]
Issue dateSongArtist
January 7"Oasis"Roberta Flack
January 14"Superwoman" Karyn White
January 21
January 28
February 4"Can You Stand the Rain"New Edition
February 11
February 18"Dreamin'"Vanessa Williams
February 25
March 4"Just Because"Anita Baker
March 11"Just Coolin'"LeVert featuring Heavy D
March 18"Closer Than Friends"Surface
March 25
April 1"Lucky Charm"The Boys
April 8"Girl I Got My Eyes On You"Today
April 15"Every Little Step"Bobby Brown
April 22"Love Saw It"Karyn White
April 29
May 6"Real Love"Jody Watley
May 13"Start of a Romance"Skyy
May 20
May 27"My First Love"Atlantic Starr
June 3"Miss You Like Crazy"Natalie Cole
June 10"Me, Myself and I"De La Soul
June 17"Have You Had Your Love Today"The O'Jays
June 24
July 1"Show and Tell"Peabo Bryson
July 8"Keep On Movin'"Soul II Soul
July 15
July 22"Turned Away"Chuckii Booker
July 29"Shower Me With Your Love"Surface
August 5"On Our Own"Bobby Brown
August 12"Batdance"Prince
August 19"Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)"Stephanie Mills
August 26"It's No Crime"Babyface
September 2
September 9"My Fantasy"Teddy Riley featuring Guy
September 16"Remember (The First Time)"Eric Gable
September 23"Can't Get Over You"Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
September 30
October 7"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler
October 14"Miss You Much"Janet Jackson
October 21
October 28"Baby Come to Me"Regina Belle
November 4"You Are My Everything"Surface
November 11
November 18"Don't Take It Personal"Jermaine Jackson
November 25"Home"Stephanie Mills
December 2"Here and Now"Luther Vandross
December 9
December 16"Ain't Nuthin' in the World"Miki Howard
December 23"All of My Love"The Gap Band
December 30"Tender Lover"Babyface

See also

References

  1. "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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