1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.
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Events
- January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР (Back in the USSR) exclusively in the USSR. Bootleg copies sell for as much as US$1,000 in the United States.
- January 23 – James Brown is sentenced in Georgia, USA, to six years in jail in connection with a police chase through two different states.
- January 27 – Michael Jackson ends the Bad World Tour in Los Angeles, USA.
- February 12
- Roy Orbison joins Elvis Presley as the only singers to ever simultaneously have two top 5 albums on the Billboard charts.
- Tiny Tim launches an unsuccessful campaign to be elected mayor of New York City, USA.
- February 17 – Whitesnake's David Coverdale marries Tawny Kitaen.
- March 21 – Madonna's "Like a Prayer" music video, taped in late December 1988, attracts criticism for its use of Catholic Church iconography and for the use of cross burning imagery, but also garners praise for its interpretation of discrimination, rape, and faith. Pepsi drops Madonna as a spokesperson out of fear the video will cause religious groups to boycott the company.
- April 9 – The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman announces that he will marry 19-year-old Mandy Smith, his girlfriend for six years.
- April 12 – Michael Jackson is named "King of Pop" after receiving the Soul Train Heritage Awards.
- April 28 – Jon Bon Jovi marries his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- May 1 – California, USA jewelry store employees called the police reporting a suspicious person hanging around their store. The person turns out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.
- July 9 – All four original members of The Monkees reunite in Los Angeles, USA, for a concert performance at the Universal Amphitheatre. The following day the quartet attend an induction ceremony at the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where they receive a star.
- July 23 – Former Beatle Ringo Starr forms his own band named Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
- July 29 – The Bee Gees perform in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years as part of their One for All world tour.
- August 3 – Sergio Franchi collapses before scheduled concert; dies 9 months later of brain cancer.
- August 11-12 – The Moscow Music Peace Festival is held in the Soviet Union. The event is put together by Doc McGhee and the Make-A-Wish Foundation and headline acts include Bon Jovi, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Skid Row, Cinderella, and the Scorpions.
- August 31 – The Rolling Stones open their Steel Wheels North American tour in Philadelphia, USA.
- September 9
- The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, designed by I. M. Pei, opens in Dallas, Texas, USA.[1]
- Madonna gives a risqué performance at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Clad in baggy black sweatpants and a black bustier, she shocks the audience by simulating masturbation. The version of the song used in the show would later serve as the opening number of 1990's "Blond Ambition World Tour".
- October 15 – Media Rings Corporation, the Japanese music, video game, and software publishing company, is founded in Akasaka.
- December 23 – Ice Cube leaves N.W.A after financial problems and several conflicts with their manager Jerry Heller and the group's founder Eazy-E. By this time, Cube has been recording his solo debut album, which will be released next year.
Also in 1989
- Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith leaves the band and is replaced by ex-Gillan guitarist Janick Gers who had most recently worked with Bruce Dickinson on his solo project.
- Ars Musica, an annual contemporary music international festival, founded
Bands formed
- See Musical groups established in 1989
Bands disbanded
- See Musical groups disestablished in 1989
Albums released
All releases are an LP record unless otherwise stated.
Multiple entries for the same day are arranged alphabetically by the album's name.
Release dates may vary in different countries.
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Release date unknown
- All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli
- Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride – Electric Boys
- Blast – Holly Johnson
- City Streets – Carole King
- Cantemos Juntos – Lynda Thomas (EP)
- Michigan Rain – Gregg Alexander (debut)
- Different – Thomas Anders
- Return of the Ugly – Bad Manners
- Ghostbusters II – Various Artists
- I Can See You – Black Flag
- The Road to Hell – Chris Rea
- Live ED – Étienne Daho
- Tragedy Again – D.I.
- Rasta Souvenir – Manu Dibango
- Sumiran Karle (Bhajan) – Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta
- Just Like Heaven – Dinosaur Jr.
- Complete Discography – Minor Threat
- All That Jazz – Ella Fitzgerald
- On Fire – Galaxie 500
- Hallelujah – Happy Mondays
- Desert Wind – Ofra Haza
- Modern – Hijokaidan
- Enter the Realm – Iced Earth (demo EP)
- At Peace – Jade Warrior
- Jaya – Jaya
- Christmas Is... – Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
- Rockland – Kim Mitchell
- Night of Rage – Kraut
- Western Shadows – Carole Laure
- Piretos tou erota – Vicky Leandros
- The Twelve Commandments of Dance – London Boys
- Godhead – Lowlife
- Powertrip – Ludichrist (final album)
- Drowning in Limbo – Lydia Lunch
- No More Blues – Susannah McCorkle
- Mother Nature's Kitchen – Kevin McDermott
- Ozma – Melvins
- Post-Mersh Vol. 3 – Minutemen
- All Aboard the Mind Train – The Modern Art
- Face of Despair – Mortal Sin
- Helter Stupid – Negativland
- Ain't Gonna Cry – Juice Newton
- Yellow Moon – The Neville Brothers
- Once We Were Scum, Now We Are God – No
- Wrong – Nomeansno
- Get Yer Jujus Out – Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band
- Sittin' Pretty – The Pastels
- Best of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne (Compilation)
- A Word from the Wise – Pennywise (EP)
- Fight the Power... Live! – Public Enemy – (live, released on VHS)
- Blow – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
- The Symphony Sessions – Red Rider
- Stronger – Cliff Richard
- Something Inside So Strong – Kenny Rogers
- Hard Volume – Rollins Band
- Searchlight – Runrig
- Samiam – Samiam
- Strange Cargo – David Van Tieghem
- Avalon Sunset – Van Morrison
- Early Music – Santana
- Century Flower – Shelleyan Orphan
- When Dream and Day Unite – Dream Theater
- The Complete Sham 69 Live – Sham 69
- Cyborgs Revisited – Simply Saucer
- Tweez – Slint
- The Singular Adventures of The Style Council: Greatest Hits Vol.1 – The Style Council – (Compilation)
- Les Rythmes Automatiques (fr) – Telex
- Special – The Temptations
- Some Disenchanted Evening – The Verlaines
- Liberation – Bunny Wailer
- Prime 5 – Ween
- Niki Nana – Yanni
- Getahead – Curiosity Killed the Cat
- Come Together As One – Will Downing
- I Remember Mama – Shirley Caesar
- Heroes – New Jersey Mass Choir
- Brotherly Love – Daniel Winans
- Bringing It Back Home – The Clark Sisters
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1989.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
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| 1 | Madonna | Like a Prayer | 1989 |  | UK 1 – Mar 1989, US BB 1 – Mar 1989, US CashBox 1 of 1989, Sweden 1 – Mar 1989, Switzerland 1 – Mar 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Poland 1 – Apr 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1989, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – Apr 1989, Australia 2 of 1989, Germany 2 – Mar 1989, France 4 – Mar 1989, Italy 5 of 1989, POP 5 of 1989, RYM 13 of 1989, US BB 14 of 1989, Scrobulate 33 of pop, Europe 49 of the 1980s, Germany 96 of the 1980s, OzNet 161, Rolling Stone 300, Acclaimed 629 |
| 2 | The Bangles | Eternal Flame | 1989 | | UK 1 – Feb 1989, US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Netherlands 1 – Mar 1989, Sweden 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – May 1989, Australia 1 of 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Oct 1989, Switzerland 2 – May 1989, Austria 3 – May 1989, Germany 5 – May 1989, US CashBox 7 of 1989, France 10 – Feb 1989, US BB 11 of 1989, POP 25 of 1989, Europe 27 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 70 of 80s, RYM 73 of 1989, OzNet 141, Germany 196 of the 1980s |
| 3 | Phil Collins | Another Day in Paradise | 1989 |  | US BB 1 – Nov 1989, Sweden 1 – Nov 1989, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1989, Norway 1 – Nov 1989, Poland 1 – Nov 1989, Germany 1 – Jan 1990, Grammy in 1990, UK 2 – Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Oct 1989, Austria 2 – Dec 1989, Italy 3 of 1990, France 9 – Nov 1989, POP 21 of 1989, Europe 60 of the 1980s, Scrobulate 67 of ballad, RYM 133 of 1989, Germany 195 of the 1990s, OzNet 214 |
| 4 | Roxette | The Look | 1989 |  | US BB 1 – Feb 1989, Sweden 1 – Jan 1989, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1989, Norway 1 – Mar 1989, Germany 1 – Apr 1989, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1989, Netherlands 2 – Mar 1989, Austria 2 – May 1989, Australia 3 of 1989, France 4 – Apr 1989, US CashBox 6 of 1989, UK 7 – Apr 1989, Poland 8 – Apr 1989, Italy 9 of 1989, US BB 21 of 1989, Germany 30 of the 1980s, POP 39 of 1989, RYM 94 of 1989, OzNet 567 |
| 5 | The B-52s | Love Shack | 1989 | | US BB 1 of 1989, Republic of Ireland 1 – Mar 1990, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1990, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Mar 1990, POP 1 of 1989, UK 2 – Mar 1990, KROQ 2 of 1989, US BB 3 – Sep 1989, Party 3 of 2007, France 4 – Oct 1989, Australia 16 of 1990, Netherlands 18 – Dec 1989, Sweden 20 – Mar 1990, RYM 37 of 1989, Scrobulate 61 of 80s, TheQ 238, Rolling Stone 243, RIAA 243, OzNet 311, WXPN 498, Acclaimed 662 |
Top hits
- "9 to 5" – Rick Astley
- "18 and Life" – Skid Row
- "A Girl Like You" – The Smithereens
- "After All" – Cher & Peter Cetera
- "Ain't Nobody" (Remix) – Chaka Khan & Rufus
- "Ain't Nobody Better" – Inner City
- "All Around the World" – Lisa Stansfield
- "All I Want Is You" – U2
- "All She Wants Is" – Duran Duran
- "Americanos" – Holly Johnson
- "And the Night Stood Still" – Dion
- "Angelia" – Richard Marx
- "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins
- "The Arms of Orion" – Prince & Sheena Easton
- "Around My Heart" – Sandra
- "Atomic City" – Holly Johnson
- "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" – Soul II Soul
- "Baby Don't Forget My Number" – Milli Vanilli
- "Baby I Don't Care" – Transvision Vamp
- "Bakerman" – Laid Back
- "Batdance" – Prince
- "Beds Are Burning" – Midnight Oil (released in 1987 in Australia)
- "Belfast Child" – Simple Minds
- "Belye Rozy" – Laskoviy Mai
- "The Best" – Tina Turner
- "The Best of Me" – Cliff Richard
- "Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles
- "Blame It on the Boogie" – Big Fun
- "Blame It on the Rain" – Milli Vanilli
- "Blow the House Down" – Living in a Box
- "Breakthru" – Queen
- "Bring Me Edelweiss" – Edelweiss
- "Buffalo Stance" – Neneh Cherry
- "Bust A Move" – Young MC
- "Can't Shake the Feeling" – Big Fun
- "Carma (Omen 2)" – Mysterious Art
- "Cartoon" – Soul Asylum
- "Chained to the Wheel" – Black Sorrows
- "Cherish" – Madonna
- "Cold Hearted" – Paula Abdul
- "Compulsory Hero" – 1927
- "Cover Girl" – New Kids on the Block
- "The Crack-Up" – The Black Sorrows
- "Crazy About Her" – Rod Stewart
- "Cry in Shame" – Johnny Diesel & The Injectors
- "The Dance" – Garth Brooks
- "Cuddly Toy" – Roachford
- "Dançando Lambada" – Kaoma
- "Das Omen (Teil 1)" – Mysterious Art
- "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" – New Kids on the Block
- "Dear Jessie" – Madonna
- "Do You Believe in Shame?" – Duran Duran
- "Don't Ask Me Why" – Eurythmics
- "Don't Know Much" – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
- "Don't Wanna Lose You" – Gloria Estefan
- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid II
- "Dressed for Success" – Roxette
- "Dr. Feelgood" – Mötley Crüe
- "Drama!" – Erasure
- "Easy" – Ice MC
- "Electric Youth" – Debbie Gibson
- "The End of the Innocence" – Don Henley
- "Especially for You" – Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue
- "Eternal Flame" – The Bangles
- "Everlasting Love" – Howard Jones
- "Every Day (I Love You More)" – Jason Donovan
- "Every Little Step" – Bobby Brown
- "Express Yourself" – Madonna
- "Eyes of a Stranger" – Queensrÿche
- "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – Various Artists
- "Fight the Power" – Public Enemy
- "First Time" – Robin Beck
- "Fisherman's Blues" – The Waterboys (released in 1988)
- "Fools Gold" – The Stone Roses
- "Forever" – Kiss
- "Forever Your Girl" – Paula Abdul
- "French Kiss" – Lil Louis
- "Friends" – Jody Watley
- "Funky Cold Medina" – Tone Lōc
- "Get a Life" – Soul II Soul
- "Get On Your Feet" – Gloria Estefan
- "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" – Milli Vanilli
- "Good Life" – Inner City
- "Got to Get" – Rob'n'Raz & Leila K
- "Got to Have Your Love" – Mantronix & Wondress
- "Gringo" – Sabrina
- "Hand on Your Heart" – Kylie Minogue
- "Hangin' Tough" – New Kids on the Block
- "Harlem Desire" – London Boys
- "Have I Told You Lately" – Van Morrison
- "Heaven" – Warrant
- "Heaven Help Me" – Deon Estus
- "Heavy Metal" – Judas Priest
- "Help!" – Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
- "High" – David Hallyday
- "Hold Me In Your Arms" – Rick Astley
- "Homely Girl" – UB40
- "I Beg Your Pardon" – Kon Kan
- "I'd Rather Jack" – The Reynolds Girls
- "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" – Donna Summer
- "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – Tina Turner
- "I Don't Want a Lover" – Texas
- "I Drove All Night" – Cyndi Lauper
- "I Feel the Earth Move" – Martika
- "I Get The Job Done" – Big Daddy Kane
- "I Just Don't Have the Heart" – Cliff Richard
- "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" – New Kids on the Block
- "I'll Be There for You" – Bon Jovi
- "If I Could" – 1927
- "If I Could Turn Back Time" – Cher
- "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" – Anne Murray
- "If Only I Could" – Sydney Youngblood
- "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Simply Red
- "I Only Wanna Be With You" – Samantha Fox
- "I Owe You Nothing" – Bros
- "If Tomorrow Never Comes" – Garth Brooks
- "I'm Every Woman" (Remix) – Chaka Khan
- "Im Nin'alu" – Ofra Haza
- "In Private" – Dusty Springfield
- "It's Alright" – Pet Shop Boys
- "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" – Paula Abdul (released in 1988 in USA)
- "I Remember You" – Skid Row
- "I Want It All" – Queen
- "I Want That Man" – Deborah Harry
- "Janie's Got a Gun"- Aerosmith
- "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" – Avalanche
- "Just A Friend" – Biz Markie
- "Keep On Movin'" – Soul II Soul
- "Kickstart My Heart" – Mötley Crüe
- "Killin' Time" – Clint Black
- "Kisses on the Wind" – Neneh Cherry
- "Knocked Out" – Paula Abdul (released in 1988 in USA)
- "Lambada" – Kaoma
- "Lay Your Hands on Me" – Bon Jovi
- "Lean on Me" – Cliff Richard
- "Leave a Light On" – Belinda Carlisle
- "Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson
- "Let's Party" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
- "Liberian Girl" – Michael Jackson
- "Licence to Kill" – Gladys Knight
- "Like a Prayer" – Madonna
- "Like a Yo-Yo" – Sabrina
- "Lily Was Here" – Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer
- "The Living Years" – Mike + The Mechanics
- "Listen to Your Heart" – Roxette
- "Living in Sin" – Bon Jovi
- "London Kid" – Jean Michel Jarre featuring Hank Marvin
- "London Nights" – London Boys
- "The Look" – Roxette
- "Looking for Freedom" – David Hasselhoff
- "Losing My Mind" – Liza Minnelli
- "Lost in Your Eyes" – Debbie Gibson
- "Love in an Elevator" – Aerosmith
- "Love in the Natural Way" – Kim Wilde
- "Love is a Shield" – Camouflage
- "Lovesong" – The Cure
- "Love Shack"- The B-52's
- "Love Train" – Holly Johnson
- "Lullaby" – The Cure
- "Magic Symphony" – Blue System
- "Manchild" – Neneh Cherry
- "Marina (Remix '89)" – Rocco Granata & The Carnations
- "Me, Myself and I" – De La Soul
- "Me So Horny" – 2 Live Crew
- "Miss You Like Crazy" – Natalie Cole
- "Miss You Much" – Janet Jackson
- "Mixed Emotions" – The Rolling Stones
- "Monsters of Rock" – Judas Priest
- "Mountains of the Moon" – The Shadows
- "My Brave Face" – Paul McCartney
- "Name and Number" – Curiosity Killed the Cat
- "No More Bolero's" – Gerard Joling
- "Nothing Has Been Proved" – Dusty Springfield
- "Oh Father" – Madonna
- "Once Bitten Twice Shy" – Great White
- "One" – Bee Gees
- "One" – Metallica
- "One Summer" – Daryl Braithwaite
- "On Our Own" – Bobby Brown
- "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" – Living Colour
- "Orange Crush" – R.E.M. (released in 1988 in USA)
- "The Other Side" – Aerosmith
- "Pacific State" – 808 State
- "Paradise City" – Guns N' Roses
- "Patience" – Guns N' Roses
- "Personal Jesus" – Depeche Mode
- "Poison" – Alice Cooper
- "Pop Singer" – John Mellencamp
- "Pop Song '89" – R.E.M.
- "Pump Up the Jam" – Technotronic
- "Pour toi Arménie" – Charles Aznavour and other artists
- "Real Love" – Jody Watley
- "Rendez-vois chaque soixeach" – Dalida
- "Respect!" – Adeva
- "Requiem" – London Boys
- "Revival" – Eurythmics
- "Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson
- "Ride On Time" – Black Box
- "Right Back Where We Started From" – Sinitta
- "Right Here Waiting" – Richard Marx
- "Ring My Bell" – Collette
- "The Road to Hell" – Chris Rea
- "Roam" – The B-52's
- "Rocket" – Def Leppard
- "Rock 'N' Roll Music" – Mental As Anything
- "Rock On" – Michael Damian
- "Rock Wicha" – Bobby Brown
- "Roni" – Bobby Brown
- "Room in Your Heart" – Living in a Box
- "Room to Move" – Animotion
- "Round & Round" – New Order
- "Runnin' Down a Dream" -Tom Petty
- "Satisfied" – Richard Marx
- "Say Goodbye" – Indecent Obsession
- "Scandal" – Queen
- "Sealed With a Kiss" – Jason Donovan
- "Second Chance" – 38 Special
- "Shadow Mix" – The Shadows
- "She Drives Me Crazy" – Fine Young Cannibals
- "She Has to Be Loved" – Jenny Morris
- "She Wants To Dance With Me – Rick Astley
- "Shower Me with Your Love" – Surface
- "Sit and Wait" – Sydney Youngblood
- "So Alive" – Love and Rockets
- "Soldier of Love" – Donny Osmond
- "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" – Marc Almond & Gene Pitney
- "Sometime to Return" – Soul Asylum
- "Sowing the Seeds of Love" – Tears for Fears
- "Stand" – R.E.M.
- "Stop!" – Sam Brown
- "Straight Up" – Paula Abdul
- "Street Tuff" – Rebel MC & Double Trouble
- "Stuck on You" – Paul Norton
- "Sweet Surrender" – Wet Wet Wet
- "Swing the Mood" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
- "Talk It Over" – Grayson Hugh
- "Tell It Like It Is" – Don Johnson
- "Tell Me Why" – Exposé
- "That's What I Like" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
- "The Doctor" – The Doobie Brothers
- "The Invisible Man" – Queen
- "The Miracle" – Queen
- "The Way to Your Heart" – Soulsister
- "This Is Your Land" – Simple Minds
- "This One's for the Children" – New Kids on the Block
- "This Time I Know It's for Real" – Donna Summer
- "This Woman's Work" – Kate Bush
- "Too Many Broken Hearts – Jason Donovan
- "Too Much" – Bros
- "Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss
- "Un soir qu'on oublie pas de poix" – Dalida
- "Veronica" – Elvis Costello
- "Voodoo Ray" – A Guy Called Gerald
- "What I Am" – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (released in 1988 in USA)
- "What You Don't Know" – Exposé
- "When I Looked At Him" – Exposé
- "When I See You Smile" – Bad English
- "When Love Comes to Town" – U2 & B.B. King
- "When You Come Back to Me" – Jason Donovan
- "Wherever God Shines His Light on Me" – Van Morrison and Cliff Richard
- "Where Are You Now?" by Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch
- "We Didn't Start the Fire" – Billy Joel
- "Wild Thing" – Tone Loc
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler
- "Winning It All"- The Outfield
- "With Every Beat of My Heart" – Taylor Dayne
- "Woman in Chains" – Tears For Fears
- "The World Seems Difficult" – Mental As Anything
- "Wouldn't Change a Thing" – Kylie Minogue
- "You Got It" – Roy Orbison
- "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – New Kids on the Block (released in 1988 in USA)
- "Your Mama Don't Dance" – Poison
- "You'll Never Know" – 1927
- "Young Years" – Dragon
- "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" – Sonia
Published popular music
- "Kiss the Girl" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
- "Part of Your World" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
- "Under the Sea" m. Alan Menken, w. Howard Ashman, from The Little Mermaid
- "We Didn't Start the Fire" w.m. Billy Joel
- "You Got It" w.m. Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty
Classical music
- Elliott Carter
- Three Occasions for Orchestra (1986–89)
- Violin Concerto
- Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 4
- Anders Eliasson – Symphony No. 3, for alto saxophone and orchestra
- Einar Englund – Wind Quintet
- Karel Goeyvaerts
- Aquarius, stage cantata, for eight sopranos and 15 instrumentalists
- ...want de tijd is nabij (Because the Time Is Near), for male chorus and strings
- Ingram Marshall – Sinfonia Dolce far Niente
- Toshirô Mayuzumi
- Mukyūdō, for orchestra
- Rokudan, for harp
- John McCabe – String Quartet No. 5
- Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 2
- Robert Simpson
- String Quartet No. 13
- Vortex for Brass Band
- John Tavener – The Protecting Veil
- I Nyoman Windha – Puspanjali
Opera
- Conrad Cummings – Photo-Op
- Anthony Davis – Under the Double Moon
- Lorenzo Ferrero
- Charlotte Corday
- Le Bleu-blanc-rouge et le noir
- Alexander Vustin – The Devil in Love (opera) (not performed)
Musical theatre
- Aspects of Love (Andrew Lloyd Webber) – London production
- City of Angels – Broadway production opened at the Virginia Theatre and ran for 897 performances
- Grand Hotel – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 1017 performances
- Gypsy (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway revival
- Meet Me in St. Louis – Broadway production based on the 1944 film, ran for 252 performances
- Miss Saigon (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) – London production
- Pacific Overtures (Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman) – London production
Musical films
- 101-Depeche Mode
- Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
- The Fabulous Baker Boys
- ChaalBaaz
- Juke-Bar (animation)
- The Little Mermaid — animated feature film
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
- Polly (TV film)
- Sons of Steel
Births
- January 3 – Julia Nunes, American singer-songwriter
- January 4 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, musician, rapper and record producer
- January 7 – Wrabel, American singer-songwriter
- January 9 – Kyle Craft, American southern blues glam rock singer-songwriter and musician
- January 13 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer and model
- January 14 – Frankie Sandford, British singer-songwriter (S Club Juniors, The Saturdays)
- January 16 – Kiesza, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist
- January 20 – Joel Pott, English musician (Shura)
- January 24
- Calvin Goldspink, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- Trace Cyrus, American musician (The Cyrus Family (Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah Cyrus)) (Metro Station)
- January 25 – Yasmien Kurdi, Filipina singer and actress
- January 28 – Carly Paoli, British mezzo-soprano
- February 3 – Ryne Sanborn, American actor, singer and dancer
- February 16
- Danielle Haim, American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter (Haim)
- Bry (singer), Irish singer-songwriter
- February 17
- Stacey McClean, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- Chord Overstreet, American actor, Glee cast member, singer, musician and composer
- February 22 – Anna Sundstrand, Swedish singer and model
- February 24 – Lauren Brant, South African-Australian television personality, singer-dancer and actress
- February 27 – Sam Sweeney, English folk musician
- March 1 – Sonya Kitchell, American jazz singer-songwriter
- March 9 – TaeYeon, member of South Korean pop girl group Girls' Generation
- March 11 – Shin Soohyun, member of South Korean pop boy group U-KISS
- March 21 – Rochelle Wiseman, British singer (S Club Juniors & The Saturdays)
- March 23 – Mike Will Made It, American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter (Miley Cyrus, Kendrick Lamar)
- March 25 – Alyson Michalka, American singer-songwriter and actress
- March 30 – Eden xo, American singer-songwriter and actress
- April 8
- Alexander DeLeon, American singer-songwriter (The Cab)
- Matt Healy, British singer-songwriter, musician of The 1975 (halsey)
- Hitomi Takahashi, Japanese rock singer
- April 11 – Zola Jesus, American singer/songwriter
- April 18 – Jessica, member of Girls' Generation
- April 24 – Thomas Sanders, American singer, songwriter, youtuber, playwright, scriptwriter and internet personality (Dodie, Joan, Ben J Pierce)
- May 1 – Tim Urban, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- May 3 – Mary Lambert (singer), American country singer/songwriter and poet
- May 5 – Chris Brown, American
- May 9 – Katy B, English singer and songwriter
- May 15 – Sunny, member of Girls' Generation
- May 24 – G-Eazy, American rapper, producer, singer (Britney Spears, Babe Rexha)
- May 28 – Asuca Hayashi, J-pop singer
- May 30 – Kevin Covais, American Idol finalist
- June 3 – Jillette Johnson, American singer/songwriter, musician
- June 9 – Chloë Agnew, Irish multi lingual singer and songwriter (Celtic Women)
- June 13 – Lisa Tucker, American singer
- June 14 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer
- June 17 – Simone Battle, American actress, singer and dancer (G.R.L) (died 2014)
- June 18 – Renee Olstead, American actress and jazz singer
- June 20
- Benyamin Nuss, German pianist
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor, comedian and musician
- June 27 – Kelley Jakle, American actress and singer-songwriter
- July 2 – Dev (singer), American singer-songwriter, rapper, model, musician and radio host
- July 3 – Elle King, America singer-songwriter
- July 5 – Joseph King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Canvas and Deadbeat Darling)
- July 11 – Hana Pestle, American singer, songwriter and record producer (HANA) (Collaborator with Grimes and band member)
- TĀLĀ – musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
- July 13 – Sayumi Michishige, Japanese musician and longest running member of Morning Musume
- July 20 – Brooke Candy, American rapper, singer-songwriter, director, activist, and dancer
- July 21 – Jasmine Cephas Jones, American stage and screen actress-singer
- July 26 – Travis Garland, American singer and dancer
- July 31 – Alexis Knapp, American actress and singer
- August 1 – Tiffany, member of Girls' Generation
- August 2
- Priscilla Betti, French singer
- Jonas Blue, English DJ, record producer, songwriter and remixer
- August 4 – Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer, songwriter and actress (Young Divas)
- August 15
- Belinda Peregrin, Spanish Mexican singer, songwriter and actress
- Joe Jonas, American vocalist, singer/songwriter, musician (DNCE, Jonas Brothers) {Taylor Swift, Sophie Turner}
- August 18 – Anna Akana, American actress, musician, filmmaker, author, youtuber and comedian.
- August 19 – Lil' Romeo, American entertainer
- August 21 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress, model, singer and activist
- August 23 – Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- August 30 – Bebe Rexha, American singer/songwriter, record producer
- September 1 – Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel
- September 2 – Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter (Foxes, Hayley Williams, Selena Gomez, Kesha)
- September 4 – Ryota Kohama, Japanese musician
- September 7 – Loren Allred, American musician
- September 8 – Avicii, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer (d. 2018)
- September 10 – Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol finalist
- September 14 – Logan Henderson, Actor, singer (Big Time Rush)
- September 21 – Jason Derulo, American singer/songwriter/dancer
- September 22 – HyoYeon, member of Girls' Generation
- September 24 – Kreayshawn, American rapper, creative director of OK 1984 and music video director
- October 4
- Rich Homie Quan, American singer, songwriter and rapper
- Tei Shi, Colombian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer
- October 15 – Fedez, Italian rapper and musician (Zara Larsson)
- October 20 – Jess Glynne, English soul-pop singer/songwriter
- October 22 – JPEGMafia, American rapper, songwriter, and producer
- October 30 – Jay Asforis, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- November 2 – Katelyn Tarver, American singer-songwriter and actress
- November 3 – Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter
- November 11 – Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume)
- November 17 – Ali Tamposi, American songwriter
- November 22 – Candice Glover, American R&B singer and actress
- November 30 – Daisy Evans, British singer (S Club Juniors)
- December 5 – YuRi, member of Girls' Generation
- December 12
- Janelle Arthur, American singer
- Marcel "Shin" Gothow of Cinema Bizarre, German drummer
- December 13 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, musician, multi instrumentalist and businesswoman, sometimes actress
- December 17 – Taylor York, American musician, songwriter and musician (Paramore, Hayley Williams)
- December 22 – Jordin Sparks, American Idol Season 6 winner
- December 27 – Calyssa Davidson, American violinist
- Unknown:
- Jihae (rock musician), South Korean singer and actress
- Miya Folick, American Musician (K Flay)
Deaths
- January 12 – Chellapilla Satyam, Indian film music director, 65
- January 20 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress and singer, 94
- February 5 – Joe Raposo, composer and lyricist, Bein' Green, 51 (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
- February 6 – King Tubby Jamaican DJ and composer, father of dub reggae, 48 (gunshot wounds)
- February 14 – Vincent Crane (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), 45 (drug overdose)
- February 23 – Florencio Morales Ramos, singer and composer, 72
- March 19 – Alan Civil, horn player, 59
- March 20 – Archie Bleyer, US arranger and bandleader, 79
- April 8 – A. M. Rajah, Indian playback singer and composer, 59 (rail accident)
- April 26 – Lucille Ball, US actress and singer, 77
- May 9 – Keith Whitley, American singer, guitarist, and producer, 34
- May 10 – Woody Shaw, jazz musician, 44 (kidney failure)
- May 15 – Johnny Green, composer, conductor and arranger, 80
- May 30 – Zinka Milanov, operatic soprano, 83
- June 2 – Guido Agosti, Italian pianist and piano teacher, 87
- June 14 – Pete de Freitas, drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen, 27 (motorcycle accident)
- June 22 – Henri Sauguet, composer, 88
- June 24 – Hibari Misora, Japanese enka singer, 52 (hepatitis)
- July 5 – Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor, 84
- July 16 – Herbert von Karajan, conductor, 81
- July 21 – Mushtaq Ali Khan, Indian sitar, surbahar and pakhawaj player, 78
- August 1 – John Ogdon, pianist, 52 (diabetes-related)
- August 2 – Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian musician, 76
- August 21 – Raul Seixas, singer and songwriter, 44 (diabetes-related)
- August 25 – Gunnar Berg, Danish composer
- September 7 – Mikhail Goldstein, violinist and composer, 71
- September 14 – Perez Prado, Cuban bandleader and composer, 72
- September 15 – Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, 56 (leukemia)
- September 22 – Irving Berlin, composer, lyricist, 101
- September 24 – Jean Perrin, pianist and composer, 79
- September 30 – Virgil Thomson, composer, 92
- October 17 – Morteza Hannaneh, composer, 66
- October 19 – Alan Murphy, guitarist, member of Level 42 and Go West, 35 (AIDS-related)
- October 22 – Ewan MacColl, folk singer, 74
- October 31 – Conrad Beck, Swiss composer, 88
- November 5 – Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, 86
- November 15 – Alejo Durán, composer of vallenatos, 80
- December 6
- Billy Lyall, keyboardist of Pilot and Bay City Rollers, 46 (AIDS-related)
- Sammy Fain, US composer, 87
- December 21 – Ján Cikker, Slovak composer, 78
- December 26 – Sir Lennox Berkeley, composer, 86
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Dion, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder
- Grammy Awards of 1989
- Country Music Association Awards
- Eurovision Song Contest 1989
- 31st Japan Record Awards
Charts
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989 (U.S.)
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See also
- 1989 in British music
- Record labels established in 1989
References
- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/performingarts/stories/092009dngdmeyerson.1377582.html Dallas Morning News, September 20. 2009.
- According to Encyclopaedia Metallum, Exodus' album Fabulous Disaster was released in Europe in 1988 by UK label Music for Nations, but not in the US until January 1989.
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