| Top 40 Hits of May 1989 |
| 1 |
Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & The Christians | Ferry Cross The Mersey |
| 2 |
Kylie Minogue | Hand On Your Heart |
| 3 |
Natalie Cole | Miss You Like Crazy |
| 4 |
London Boys | Requiem |
| 5 |
Edelweiss | Bring Me Edelweiss |
| 6 |
Bangles | Eternal Flame |
| 7 |
Queen | I Want It All |
| 8 |
Chaka Khan | I'm Every Woman |
| 9 |
Roxette | The Look |
| 10 |
Midnight Oil | Beds are Burning |
| 11 |
Lynne Hamilton | On The Inside |
| 12 |
Neneh Cherry | Manchild |
| 13 |
Bobby Brown | Every Little Step |
| 14 |
Transvision Vamp | Baby I Don't Care |
| 15 |
Debbie Gibson | Electric Youth |
| 16 |
Cappella | Helyom Halib |
| 17 |
Holly Johnson | Americanos |
| 18 |
Beatmasters With Merlin | Who's In The House? |
| 19 |
Stefan Dennis | Don't It Make You Feel Good? |
| 20 |
Donna Summer | I Don't Wanna Get Hurt |
| 21 |
Simply Red | If You Don't Know Me By Now |
| 22 |
Stevie Nicks | Rooms On Fire |
| 23 |
Deacon Blue | Fergus Sings The Blues |
| 24 |
Poison | Your Mama Don't Dance |
| 25 |
Sam Brown | Can I Get A Witness? |
| 26 |
Yazz | Where Has All The Love Gone? |
| 27 |
Paul McCartney | My Brave Face |
| 28 |
Hue & Cry | Violently (EP) |
| 29 |
Bon Jovi | I'll Be There For You |
| 30 |
Tone Loc | Funky Cold Medina / On Fire |
| 31 |
Madonna | Express Yourself |
| 32 |
Fine Young Cannibals | Good Thing |
| 33 |
Shakin' Stevens | Love Attack |
| 34 |
Robert Palmer | Change His Ways |
| 35 |
Guns 'N' Roses | Sweet Child O' Mine |
| 36 |
Inner City | Ain't Nobody Better |
| 37 |
WASP | The Real Me |
| 38 |
Metallica | One |
| 39 |
Double Trouble & The Rebel MC | Just Keep Rockin' |
| 40 |
Cyndi Lauper | I Drove All Night |
