List of number-one R&B singles of 1989 (U.S.)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1989. There were 38 number-one singles; the longest run at the top for the year was "Superwoman" by Karyn White, which spent three weeks at number one in January; it was later named the top R&B single of the year by Billboard.
15 acts (Vanessa Williams, Heavy D, Surface, Today, De La Soul, Peabo Bryson, Soul II Soul, Chuckii Booker, Babyface, Teddy Riley, Guy, Eric Gable, Caron Wheeler, Regina Belle, and Miki Howard) reached number one for the first time during 1989. Singers Roberta Flack and Jermaine Jackson returned to the top spot for the first time since 1978 and 1980, respectively. Additionally, singers Karyn White, Bobby Brown, Surface, Soul II Soul, Stephanie Mills, and Babyface were the only acts to top the chart with two singles during the year.
Chart history
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Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1989[1] |
See also
- 1989 in music
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1989 (U.S.)
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989
References
- "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". 2007-12-11. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-21.