Top 100 songs for December 2, 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 “Blame It On The Rain” by Milli Vanilli. Meanwhile, “Janie's Got A Gun” by Aerosmith rises from No. 85 to No. 59. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Janie's Got A Gun — Aerosmithup 26 places, No. 85 → No. 59
- Principal's Office — Young M.C.up 23 places, No. 88 → No. 65
- Kickstart My Heart — Motley Crueup 22 places, No. 90 → No. 68
New to this week’s Top 40
- Free Fallin' — Tom PettyNo. 31
- When The Night Comes — Joe CockerNo. 37
- The Arms Of Orion — Prince With Sheena EastonNo. 39
- Downtown Train — Rod StewartNo. 40
First-week entries
- Peace In Our Time — Eddie MoneyNo. 66
- Lullaby — The CureNo. 85
- Don't Take It Personal — Jermaine JacksonNo. 88
- Nothin' To Hide — PocoNo. 89
- Woman In Chains — Tears For FearsNo. 93
- What Kind Of Man Would I Be? — ChicagoNo. 95
- Owwww! — Chunky ANo. 96
- Serious Kinda Girl — Christopher MaxNo. 97
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.