Top 100 songs for May 20, 1989
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1989 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Forever Your Girl” by Paula Abdul. Meanwhile, “I Like It” by Dino rises from No. 89 to No. 68. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Like It — Dinoup 21 places, No. 89 → No. 68
- Once Bitten Twice Shy — Great Whiteup 19 places, No. 94 → No. 75
- (Between A) Rock And A Hard Place — Cutting Crewup 16 places, No. 96 → No. 80
New to this week’s Top 10
- Every Little Step — Bobby BrownNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- This Time I Know It's For Real — Donna SummerNo. 28
- Baby Don't Forget My Number — Milli VanilliNo. 30
- Coming Home — CinderellaNo. 34
- Good Thing — Fine Young CannibalsNo. 35
- I Drove All Night — Cyndi LauperNo. 40
First-week entries
- What You Don't Know — ExposeNo. 59
- The Doctor — The Doobie BrothersNo. 62
- Toy Soldiers — MartikaNo. 69
- Hey Baby — Henry Lee SummerNo. 83
- Moonlight On Water — Kevin RaleighNo. 85
- Yo No Se — Pajama PartyNo. 91
- So Alive — Love And RocketsNo. 94
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.