
The Cure
Top 80 Songs of 1989
How do we know the ‘80s ruled? Bands like the Cure were at their creative peak, releasing seminal albums on a consistent basis. Depeche Mode was getting dangerously close to the sun. Tears for Fears pulled out their parents’ old Beatles records. The scent of change was getting stronger, and no one could predict what was coming. The Red Hot Chili Peppers blasted ahead on pure energy, Jane’s Addiction made a bid for the souls of America’s youth, and Southern party kids The B-52’s were all grown up. New decade, new adventures, new music. If this had to be the end, what a wonderful way to die.
Top 80 Songs of 1989
1. Lovesong -- Cure
2. Personal Jesus -- Depeche Mode
3. Love Shack -- B-52’s
4. Everlasting Love -- U2
5. Sowing The Seeds Of Love -- Tears For Fears
6. Good Thing -- Fine Young Cannibals
7. So Alive -- Love And Rockets
8. Fire Woman -- Cult
9. Stand -- REM
10. Here Comes Your Man -- Pixies
11. Round And Round -- New Order
12. Veronica -- Elvis Costello
13. I’ll Be You -- Replacements
14. Fascination Street -- Cure
15. Higher Ground -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
16. Compulsion -- Martin Gore
17. Last Of The International Playboys -- Morrissey
18. Mayor Of Simpleton -- XTC
19. Channel Z -- B-52’s
20. Kingdom Of Rain -- The The
21. LA Woman -- Billy Idol
22. Flesh And Blood -- Oingo Boingo
23. No Myth -- Michael Penn
24. Stop -- Erasure
25. A Girl Like You -- Smithereens
26. She Drives Me Crazy -- Fine Young Cannibals
27. Pop Song 89 -- REM
28. Dancing Barefoot -- U2
29. Everlasting Love -- Howard Jones
30. Edie (Ciao Baby) -- Cult
31. Lullaby -- Cure
32. House -- Psychedelic Furs
33. Cult Of Personality -- Living Colour
34. No Big Deal -- Love & Rockets
35. Love And Anger -- Kate Bush
36. Interesting Drug -- Morrissey
37. Where Did I Go Wrong -- UB40
38. King For A Day -- XTC
39. Roam -- B-52s
40. Angel Of Harlem -- U2
41. Getting Away With It -- Electronic
42. Mountain Song -- Jane’s Addiction
43. Somebody -- Depeche Mode
44. I Wanna Be Adored -- Stone Roses
45. Pure -- Lightning Seeds
46. Let Love Rule -- Lenny Kravitz
47. Nightmares -- Violent Femmes
48. Way Down Now -- World Parrty
49. Don’t Let Me Down Gently -- Wonderstuff
50. Enjoy The Silence -- Depeche Mode
51. Pictures Of Matchstick Men -- Camper Von Beethove
52. Metropolis -- Church
53. Don’t Crash The Car Tonight -- Mary’s Danish
54. Pictures Of You -- Cure
55. Drifting… Falling -- Ocean Blue
56. Candy -- Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson
57. Forgotten Years -- Midnight Oil
58. Only Tongue Can Tell -- Trash Can Sinatras
59. Fool’s Gold -- Stone Roses
60. Dangerous -- Depeche Mode
61. Epic -- Faith No More
62. Just Play Music -- Big Audio Dynamite
63. Never Enough -- Cure
64. Standing There -- Creatures
65. Haven’t Got A Clue -- Dramarama
66. Birdhouse In Your Soul -- They Might Be Giants
67. Self -- Fuzzbox
68. Love IS A Shield -- Camouflage
69. Blue Sky Mine -- Midnight Oil
70. Policy Of Truth -- Depeche Mode
71. Head Like A Hole -- Nine Inch Nails
72. Joey -- Concrete Blonde
73. Head On -- Jesus And Mary Chain
74. Cuts You Up -- Peter Murphy
75. Wicked Game -- Chris Isaak
76. Hey Ladies -- Beastie Boys
77. Here’s Where The Story Ends -- Sundays
78. Cradle Of Love -- Billy Idol
79. Suicide Blonde -- INXS
80. Ball And Chain -- Social Distortion
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