Number-one singles of 1989 (Ireland)

The following is a list of the IRMA

Irish Recorded Music Association

Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:...

s number-one singles of 1989.

Issue Date	Song	Artist
5 January	Especially for You Especially for You "Especially for You" was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan. It did not appear on her debut album but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons. The track did appear on the...	Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing... & Jason Donovan Jason Donovan Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
12 January	Especially for You	Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
19 January	Especially for You	Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
26 January	Living Years	Mike + The Mechanics
2 February	Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" is a popular song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.Originally recorded by David and Jonathan, and then Gene Pitney in 1967, the song reached #5 on the UK singles chart but failed to chart in the USA...	Marc Almond Marc Almond Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell... feat. Gene Pitney Gene Pitney Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
9 February	Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart	Marc Almond feat. Gene Pitney
16 February	Belfast Child Belfast Child "Belfast Child" is a 1989 Number 1 UK Charts hit single by Simple Minds from their album Street Fighting Years. The single is also known as the "Ballad of the Streets" EP, highlighting both "Belfast Child" and "Mandela Day" ....	Simple Minds Simple Minds Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
23 February	Belfast Child	Simple Minds
2 March	Leave Me Alone	Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
9 March	Too Many Broken Hearts Too Many Broken Hearts "Too Many Broken Hearts" is a popular song by Australian singer Jason Donovan.Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman it was Donovan's first solo number one single for two weeks in March 1989, though he had made number one with his duet with Kylie Minogue "Especially for You" in January...	Jason Donovan
16 March	Like a Prayer Like a Prayer Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records, three years after her previous studio album. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard, and fellow icon Prince on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the...	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
23 March	Like a Prayer	Madonna
30 March	Paradise City Paradise City -Personnel:* Axl Rose - lead vocals, synthesizer, whistle* Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, percussion* Slash - lead guitar, backing vocals* Duff McKagan - bass, backing vocals* Steven Adler - drums-Live:...	Guns N Roses
6 April	Eternal Flame Eternal flame An eternal flame is a flame or torch that burns day and night for an indefinite period. The flame that burned constantly at Delphi was an archaic feature, "alien to the ordinary Greek temple"....	The Bangles The Bangles The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
13 April	When Love Comes to Town When Love Comes to Town "When Love Comes to Town" is the 12th song on U2's 1988 album, Rattle and Hum, where it was recorded at the historic Sun Studio in Memphis TN as a duet between U2 and B.B. King...	U2 U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music... feat. BB King
20 April	Eternal Flame	The Bangles
27 April	Eternal Flame	The Bangles
4 May	Far from Home Far from Home (song) "Far from Home" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. It was released as the sixth and final single from their second studio album War Is the Answer on September 16, 2010. It debuted at #33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, eventually peaking at #4...	Daniel O'Donnell Daniel O'Donnell (Irish singer) Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. O'Donnell came to public attention in 1983 and has since become a household name in Ireland and the UK. He has also had considerable success in the US. He is known for his close relationship with his...
11 May	Hand on Your Heart Hand on Your Heart "Hand on Your Heart" is a dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman...	Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
18 May	Ferry Cross the Mersey Ferry Cross the Mersey "Ferry Cross the Mersey" is a song written by Gerry Marsden. It was first recorded by his band Gerry and the Pacemakers and released in late 1964 in the UK and in 1965 in the United States. It was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number six in the United States and number eight in the...	Holly Johnson Holly Johnson Holly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :... , Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... & Various
25 May	Ferry Cross the Mersey	Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney & Various
1 June	Heart & Soul	No Sweat No Sweat (band) No Sweat were an Irish rock band, active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. They are best remembered for their single, "Heart and Soul" , which topped the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in June 1989....
8 June	Heart & Soul	No Sweat
15 June	Sealed With a Kiss Sealed with a Kiss "Sealed with a Kiss" is the title of a song written by Peter Udell and Gary Geld. It was first recorded by The Four Voices in 1960 as a single, but their recording was not a hit....	Jason Donovan
22 June	All I Want Is You	U2
29 June	All I Want is You	U2
6 July	And a Bang on the Ear	The Waterboys The Waterboys The Waterboys are a band formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland and England. Edinburgh, London, Dublin, Spiddal, New York, and Findhorn have all served as homes for the group. The band has played in a...
13 July	Liberian Girl Liberian Girl "Liberian Girl" was the ninth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The song was written as early as 1983 and was among those considered for The Jacksons' Victory album. It was reworked and rewritten for Bad...	Michael Jackson
20 July	You'll Never Stop Me Loving You You'll Never Stop Me Loving You "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" is a debut single by Sonia.Written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, it was the first and only number one single for the Liverpudlian singer. The song reached number one on the Billboard Dance/Disco Chart...	Sonia
27 July	Too Much Too Much -Music:Too Much is the name of multiple songs:"Too Much", a song by Arnis Mednis"Too Much" , a song by Elvis Presley*"Too Much" , a song by Dave Matthews Band...	Bros Bros Bros were a British band active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss along with Craig Logan...
3 August	Too Much	Bros
10 August	Swing the Mood Swing the Mood "Swing the Mood" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers from their debut album The Album.Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, "Swing the Mood" was a cut and paste record which fused a number of early rock and roll records with liberal use of Glenn Miller's "In the...	Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
17 August	Swing the Mood	Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
24 August	Lion in a Cage	Dolores Keane Dolores Keane Dolores Keane is an Irish folk singer and occasional actress. She was a founding member of the successful group De Dannan, and has since embarked on a very successful solo career, establishing herself as one of the most loved interpreters of Irish song.-Background:Keane was born in a small village...
31 August	Lion in a Cage	Dolores Keane
7 September	Every Day (I Love You More) Every Day (I Love You More) "Every Day " is a 1989 song recorded by Australian singer Jason Donovan. It was the fifth and last single from his debut album Ten Good Reasons. It was also the least successful from this album, remaining at the bottom of many European charts, although it hit number two in the UK...	Jason Donovan
14 September	Every Day (I Love You More)	Jason Donovan
21 September	Right Here Waiting Right Here Waiting "Right Here Waiting" is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album, Repeat Offender. "Right Here Waiting" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the 700th song to do so. It also peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom.-Background and writing:...	Richard Marx Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
28 September	Ride on Time Ride on Time "Ride on Time" is a 1989 song recorded by band Black Box. It was later released on their debut LP Dreamland. The song was a chart success in many countries and a number-one hit in the UKand Ireland.-Music and lyrics:...	Black Box Black box A black box is a device, object, or system whose inner workings are unknown; only the input, transfer, and output are known characteristics.The term black box can also refer to:-In science and technology:*Black box theory, a philosophical theory...
5 October	Sweet Surrender	Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
12 October	Sweet Surrender	Wet Wet Wet
19 October	That's What I Like That's What I Like "That's What I Like" is a song by Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers. It was the second single from the album just entitled The Album and was released in late 1989...	Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
26 October	That's What I Like	Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
2 November	That's What I Like	Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
9 November	Never Too Late	Kylie Minogue
16 November	Don't Know Much Don't Know Much "Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and made famous when performed as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville on Ronstadt's 1989 album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind...	Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden... & Aaron Neville Aaron Neville Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...
23 November	Don't Know Much	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
30 November	Don't Know Much	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
7 December	When You Come Back to Me When You Come Back To Me "When You Come Back To Me" is the first single from Edyta Górniak's second album Edyta.-Background:The song was written by Christopher Paul Pelcer, Nicol Smith and Robert White Johnson and produced by Christopher Neil....	Jason Donovan
14 December	Do They Know It's Christmas? Do They Know It's Christmas? "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984....	Band Aid II
21 December	Do They Know It's Christmas?	Band Aid II
28 December	Do They Know It's Christmas?	Band Aid II

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