Top 100 songs for October 21, 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 “Miss You Much” by Janet Jackson. Meanwhile, “We Didn't Start The Fire” by Billy Joel rises from No. 58 to No. 40. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- We Didn't Start The Fire — Billy Joelup 18 places, No. 58 → No. 40
- Blame It On The Rain — Milli Vanilliup 17 places, No. 46 → No. 29
- Angelia — Richard Marxup 15 places, No. 41 → No. 26
New to this week’s Top 10
- Cover Girl — New Kids On The BlockNo. 6
- Love In An Elevator — AerosmithNo. 7
- When I Looked At Him — ExposeNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Angelia — Richard MarxNo. 26
- Blame It On The Rain — Milli VanilliNo. 29
- Get On Your Feet — Gloria EstefanNo. 35
- Me So Horny — The 2 Live CrewNo. 37
- Don't Close Your Eyes — KIXNo. 38
- My Heart Skips A Beat — The Cover GirlsNo. 39
- We Didn't Start The Fire — Billy JoelNo. 40
First-week entries
- With Every Beat Of My Heart — Taylor DayneNo. 61
- Heat Of The Moment — After 7No. 86
- Just Like Jesse James — CherNo. 90
- The Arms Of Orion — Prince With Sheena EastonNo. 91
- The Same Love — The JetsNo. 92
- New Thing — Enuff Z'NuffNo. 93
- French Kiss — Lil LouisNo. 96
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.