| Top 40 Hits of January 1989 |
| 1 |
Kylie & Jason | Especially For You |
| 2 |
Erasure | Crackers International (EP) |
| 3 |
Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney | Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart |
| 4 |
Mike & The Mechanics | The Living Years |
| 5 |
Neneh Cherry | Buffalo Stance |
| 6 |
Inner City | Good Life |
| 7 |
Fine Young Cannibals | She Drives Me Crazy |
| 8 |
Roy Orbison | You Got It |
| 9 |
Angry Anderson | Suddenly |
| 10 |
Will To Power | Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird |
| 11 |
Roachford | Cuddly Toy |
| 12 |
Kim Wilde | Four Letter Word |
| 13 |
Four Tops | Loco in Acapulco |
| 14 |
Boy Meets Girl | Waiting For A Star To Fall |
| 15 |
Holly Johnson | Love Train |
| 16 |
Freiheit | Keeping The Dream Alive |
| 17 |
Duran Duran | All She Wants Is |
| 18 |
Status Quo | Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) |
| 19 |
Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle | Wait! |
| 20 |
A-ha | You Are The One |
| 21 |
Cliff Richard | Mistletoe And Wine |
| 22 |
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | Get On The Dance Floor |
| 23 |
Milli Vanilli | Baby Don't Forget My Number |
| 24 |
Ten City | That's The Way Love Is |
| 25 |
Phil Collins | Two Hearts |
| 26 |
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You |
| 27 |
Brother Beyond | Be My Twin |
| 28 |
Adeva | Respect |
| 29 |
Michael Jackson | Smooth Criminal |
| 30 |
Bros | Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night |
| 31 |
Natalie Cole | I Live For Your Love |
| 32 |
Petula Clark | Downtown '88 |
| 33 |
Mica Paris & Will Downing | Where Is The Love |
| 34 |
Then Jerico | Big Area |
| 35 |
Rick Astley | Take Me To Your Heart |
| 36 |
Bobby Brown | My Prerogative |
| 37 |
Climie Fisher | Love Like A River |
| 38 |
Cookie Crew | Born This Way (Let's Dance) |
| 39 |
Level 42 | Tracie |
| 40 |
Tiffany | Radio Romance |