This is a summary of 1989 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.-1... This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 1980s. ... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the...

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The very beginning of the year saw compilation albums excluded from the UK Albums Chart, and spun off into the new UK Compilations Chart. Albums such as the Now That's What I Call Music! series had regularly dominated the chart since 1984, with 4-5 of the number 1s each year being compilations. A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! (often shortened to Now!) is a long-running series of Various Artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom by Polygram/EMI/Virgin Records; spinoff series were later started in the United States and elsewhere. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the UK Singles Chart, eighteen singles reached number one. The first was a duet between teen idols Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, Especially For You, which had narrowly missed out on being 1988's Christmas number one single. The two would continue their success throughout the year, with Minogue getting another number 1 single (Hand On Your Heart in May) and album (Enjoy Yourself in November), and Donovan getting two number 1 singles (Too Many Broken Hearts in March, and Sealed With a Kiss in June) and one album (Ten Good Reasons in May, the biggest selling album of 1989). Like many artists this year, they were produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, who were at the peak of their popularity. The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company. on behalf of the British record industry. ... A teen idol is a famous person who generates attention from large numbers of teenagers. ... Kylie Minogue in the music video for Slow (2003) Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced: , to rhyme with vogue, born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress. ... Donovan on the cover of the Especially For You single with Kylie Minogue Jason Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. ... Especially For You was the sixth single released from singer Kylie Minogues debut album debut album and is a duet with Jason Donovan. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ... Hand On Your Heart was a single released from singer Kylie Minogues second album Enjoy Yourself. ... Enjoy Yourself was the second album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ... (From left to right) Pete Waterman, Matt Aitken and Mike Stock in 1987. ...

After a break the previous year, Madonna returned to number 1 in March with Like a Prayer, though the music video caused controversy. May saw The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and producers Stock Aitken Waterman reach #1 with a charity cover of the Gerry & the Pacemakers song Ferry Cross the Mersey, released in aid of the Hillsborough disaster the previous month. The original reached number 8 in 1964. Madonna on her Ray of Light album cover Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (b. ... Kylie Minogues video to Spinning Around (2000) A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ... The Christians were a soul band from Liverpool, scoring several UK chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Holly Johnson (born William Johnson on February 9, 1960 in Liverpool) is best known as the lead singer of British pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Gerry Marsden (born 24 September 1942) of the British Invasion hit band, Gerry and the Pacemakers had #1 hits with Ferry Cross the Mersey and Dont Let the Sun Catch You Crying. ... Gerry & the Pacemakers was a British rock and roll group during the 1960s, and one of the few groups to challenge the Beatles in popularity. ... The Hillsborough disaster was a deadly human crush that occurred on April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough, a football stadium in Sheffield, England, resulting in the loss of 96 lives. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Two sounds dominated the Summer and Autumn. The first came from Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, where several old songs from the 1940s to 1960s were joined together to create a megamix, with 'Jive Bunny' (an animated rabbit) featuring in the music videos. Swing the Mood topped the charts for five weeks from July, That's What I Like for three weeks in October, and Let's Party for one week in December. Unlike the first two, the latter sampled Christmas songs from the 1970s and 1980s. Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were a novelty pop act who were the third band to have their first three releases go to number one on the UK singles chart, a feat they achieved between July and December 1989. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

The second was the italo house sound of Black Box, who's Ride on Time was the biggest selling single of the year, and, at six weeks, spent the longest time at number 1. Though the song heavily sampled Loleatta Holloway's Love Sensation from 1980, the music video featured a different singer miming to Holloway's vocals. This prompted legal action, so later pressings of the single featured a different singer. Italo House is a form of house music popular in Italy in the late 1980s, coming from a fusion of Italian disco and house music. ... Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s-early 1990s. ... Loleatta Holloway is an african american singer born on November 5, 1946 in Chicago Illinois. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The year's Christmas number 1 single, and, indeed, the final number 1 of the 1980s, went to a new version of 1984's Christmas number 1 Do They Know It's Christmas?. Produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, Band Aid II, like the original Band Aid, featured numerous famous music stars of the day. This included Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, meaning they became one of the few people to have appeared on both the first and last number 1s of the year. // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake This article is about the song. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They Know...

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January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Especially For You was the sixth single released from singer Kylie Minogues debut album debut album and is a duet with Jason Donovan. ... Kylie Minogue in the music video for Slow (2003) Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced: , to rhyme with vogue, born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress. ... Donovan on the cover of the Especially For You single with Kylie Minogue Jason Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the political writer, see Mark Almond. ... Gene Francis Alan Pitney is an American singer born on February 17, 1941 in Hartford, Connecticut. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Simple Minds are a Scottish New Wave pop band, known mostly for their output in the 1980s. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Madonna on her Ray of Light album cover Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (b. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Eternal Flame was a hit single for The Bangles in 1989. ... The Bangles in a 1980s publicity photo; Debbi Peterson, Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Michael Steele. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Hand On Your Heart was a single released from singer Kylie Minogues second album Enjoy Yourself. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... The Christians were a soul band from Liverpool, scoring several UK chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Holly Johnson (born William Johnson on February 9, 1960 in Liverpool) is best known as the lead singer of British pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Gerry Marsden (born 24 September 1942) of the British Invasion hit band, Gerry and the Pacemakers had #1 hits with Ferry Cross the Mersey and Dont Let the Sun Catch You Crying. ... (From left to right) Pete Waterman, Matt Aitken and Mike Stock in 1987. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Soul II Soul are a dance/funk/soul act who emerged at the end of the 80s in London in the United Kingdom, founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians, including, notably, Nellee Hooper and Caron Wheeler. ... Caron Wheeler (b. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Sonia Evans on the cover of her album named Sonia (1991) Sonia Evans (born February 13, 1971), better known as just Sonia, is an English pop singer from Liverpool, who was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers were a novelty pop act who were the third band to have their first three releases go to number one on the UK singles chart, a feat they achieved between July and December 1989. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s-early 1990s. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Lisa Stansfield (born April 11, 1966) is a British soul singer from Rochdale, England, the former frontwoman for the Blue Zone. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... New Kids on the Block was a commercially successful boy band of the late 1980s formed in Boston in 1984. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake This article is about the song. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They Know... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

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