Top 100 songs for December 9, 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 “We Didn't Start The Fire” by Billy Joel. Meanwhile, “What Kind Of Man Would I Be?” by Chicago rises from No. 95 to No. 55. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What Kind Of Man Would I Be? — Chicagoup 40 places, No. 95 → No. 55
- Peace In Our Time — Eddie Moneyup 18 places, No. 66 → No. 48
- Nothin' To Hide — Pocoup 18 places, No. 89 → No. 71
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Two To Make It Right — SeductionNo. 38
- I Remember You — Skid RowNo. 40
First-week entries
- Tell Me Why — ExposeNo. 67
- We Can't Go Wrong — The Cover GirlsNo. 73
- Electric Boogie — Marcia GriffithsNo. 90
- I Don't Know — Michael MoralesNo. 92
- A Girl Like You — The SmithereensNo. 93
- Heart — Neneh CherryNo. 94
- Gimme Your Good Lovin' — Diving For PearlsNo. 96
- Personal Jesus — Depeche ModeNo. 97
- 500 Miles — HootersNo. 99
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.