Issue date
Song
Artist(s)
October 20
"I Just Called to Say I Love You "
Stevie Wonder
October 27
November 3
"Caribbean Queen "
Billy Ocean
November 10
November 17
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
November 24
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go "
Wham!
December 1
December 8
December 15
"Cool it Now "
New Edition
December 22
"The Wild Boys "
Duran Duran
December 29
January 5
"Like a Virgin "
Madonna
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
"Easy Lover "
Philip Bailey
February 9
"I Want to Know What Love Is "
Foreigner
February 16
"Careless Whisper "
Wham! ft. George Michael
February 23
March 2
March 9
"Can't Fight This Feeling "
REO Speedwagon
March 16
March 23
"The Heat is On "
Glenn Frey
March 30
"One More Night "
Phil Collins
April 6
"We Are the World "
USA for Africa
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11
"Don't You (Forget About Me) "
Simple Minds
May 18
May 25
"Everything She Wants "
Wham!
June 1
June 8
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World "
Tears for Fears
June 15
June 22
"Heaven "
Bryan Adams
June 29
July 6
"A View To a Kill "
Duran Duran
July 13
July 20
July 27
"Everytime You Go Away "
Paul Young
August 3
August 10
"Shout "
Tears for Fears
August 17
August 24
"Never Surrender "
Corey Hart
August 31
"The Power of Love "
Huey Lewis and the News
September 7
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) "
John Parr
September 14
September 21
"Money For Nothing "
Dire Straits
September 28
October 5
"Cherish "
Kool & the Gang
October 12
"Oh Sheila "
Ready for the World
October 19
"Saving All My Love For You "
Whitney Houston
October 26
November 2
"Miami Vice Theme "
Jan Hammer
November 9
November 16
November 23
"You Belong to the City "
Glenn Frey
November 30
December 7
"Broken Wings "
Mr. Mister
December 14
December 21
"Say You, Say Me "
Lionel Richie
December 28
January 4
"Say You, Say Me "
Lionel Richie
January 11
"That's What Friends Are For "
Dionne and Friends
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
"Burning Heart "
Survivor
February 22
"How Will I Know "
Whitney Houston
March 1
"Kyrie "
Mr. Mister
March 8
March 15
"Sara "
Starship
March 22
"These Dreams "
Heart
March 29
"Rock Me Amadeus "
Falco
April 5
April 12
April 19
"Kiss "
Prince and the Revolution
April 26
"Addicted to Love "
Robert Palmer
May 3
May 10
"West End Girls "
Pet Shop Boys
May 17
May 24
"Greatest Love Of All "
Whitney Houston
May 31
"On My Own "
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) "
Billy Ocean
July 12
"Holding Back the Years "
Simply Red
July 19
"Nasty "
Janet Jackson
July 26
"Sledgehammer "
Peter Gabriel
August 2
"Danger Zone "
Kenny Loggins
August 9
"Papa Don't Preach "
Madonna
August 16
August 23
August 30
"Venus "
Bananarama
September 6
September 13
"Take My Breath Away "
Berlin
September 20
"Stuck With You "
Huey Lewis and the News
September 27
October 4
"Friends and Lovers "
Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
October 11
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) "
Glass Tiger
October 18
"Two of Hearts "
Stacey Q
October 25
"Typical Male "
Tina Turner
November 1
November 8
"Amanda "
Boston
November 15
November 22
"Human "
The Human League
November 29
"You Give Love a Bad Name "
Bon Jovi
December 6
December 13
"Hip to Be Square "
Huey Lewis and the News
December 20
"Walk Like an Egyptian "
The Bangles
December 27
January 3
"Walk Like an Egyptian "
The Bangles
January 10
January 17
"Notorious "
Duran Duran
January 24
"C'est La Vie "
Robbie Nevil
January 31
"At This Moment "
Billy Vera and The Beaters
February 7
February 14
"Livin' On a Prayer "
Bon Jovi
February 21
February 28
"Keep Your Hands to Yourself "
The Georgia Satellites
March 7
"Livin' On a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
March 14
"Somewhere Out There "
Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
March 21
March 28
"Lean on Me "
Club Nouveau
April 4
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now "
Starship
April 11
April 18
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) "
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
April 25
May 2
"Looking For a New Love "
Jody Watley
May 9
May 16
May 23
"With or Without You "
U2
May 30
"The Lady in Red "
Chris De Burgh
June 6
"You Keep Me Hangin' On "
Kim Wilde
June 13
June 20
"Head to Toe "
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
June 27
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) "
Whitney Houston
July 4
July 11
"Alone "
Heart
July 18
July 25
"Shakedown "
Bob Seger
August 1
August 8
"I Want Your Sex "
George Michael
August 15
August 22
"Who's that Girl "
Madonna
August 29
"La Bamba "
Los Lobos
September 5
September 12
September 19
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You "
Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
September 26
"Didn't We Almost Have It All "
Whitney Houston
October 3
October 10
"Here I Go Again "
Whitesnake
October 17
"Lost in Emotion "
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
October 24
"Bad "
Michael Jackson
October 31
November 7
"I Think We're Alone Now "
Tiffany
November 14
November 21
"Mony Mony (Live) "
Billy Idol
November 28
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life "
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
December 5
"Heaven is a Place on Earth "
Belinda Carlisle
December 12
December 19
"Faith "
George Michael
December 26
"So Emotional "
Whitney Houston
January 2
"So Emotional "
Whitney Houston
January 9
January 16
"Got My Mind Set On You "
George Harrison
January 23
January 30
"Need You Tonight "
INXS
February 6
"Could've Been "
Tiffany
February 13
February 20
"Seasons Change "
Exposé
February 27
"What Have I Done to Deserve This? "
Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield
March 5
"Father Figure "
George Michael
March 12
"Never Gonna Give You Up "
Rick Astley
March 19
"I Get Weak "
Belinda Carlisle
March 26
"Man in the Mirror "
Michael Jackson
April 2
April 9
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car "
Billy Ocean
April 16
April 23
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go "
Whitney Houston
April 30
May 7
"Wishing Well "
Terence Trent D'Arby
May 14
"Anything For You "
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
May 21
May 28
"One More Try "
George Michael
June 4
June 11
June 18
"Together Forever "
Rick Astley
June 25
"Foolish Beat "
Debbie Gibson
July 2
"Dirty Diana "
Michael Jackson
July 9
"The Flame "
Cheap Trick
July 16
"Mercedes Boy "
Pebbles
July 23
"Hold On to the Nights "
Richard Marx
July 30
"Roll With It "
Steve Winwood
August 6
"Hands to Heaven "
Breathe
August 13
August 20
"Make Me Lose Control "
Eric Carmen
August 27
"Monkey "
George Michael
September 3
September 10
"Sweet Child o' Mine "
Guns N' Roses
September 17
September 24
"Don't Worry, Be Happy "
Bobby McFerrin
October 1
October 8
October 15
"Red Red Wine "
UB40
October 22
October 29
"A Groovy Kind of Love "
Phil Collins
November 5
"Kokomo "
The Beach Boys
November 12
"Wild, Wild West "
The Escape Club
November 19
"The Loco-Motion "
Kylie Minogue
November 26
"Desire "
U2
December 3
"Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley "
Will to Power
December 10
"How Can I Fall? "
Breathe
December 17
"Look Away "
Chicago
December 24
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn "
Poison
December 31
January 7
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn "
Poison
January 14
"My Prerogative "
Bobby Brown
January 21
"Two Hearts "
Phil Collins
January 28
"Armageddon It "
Def Leppard
February 4
"When I'm With You "
Sheriff
February 11
"Straight Up "
Paula Abdul
February 18
"Wild Thing "
Tone Lōc
February 25
March 4
"Lost In Your Eyes "
Debbie Gibson
March 11
March 18
"The Living Years "
Mike + The Mechanics
March 25
April 1
"Girl You Know It's True "
Milli Vanilli
April 8
April 15
"She Drives Me Crazy "
Fine Young Cannibals
April 22
"Like a Prayer "
Madonna
April 29
May 6
May 13
"I'll Be There For You "
Bon Jovi
May 20
"Real Love "
Jody Watley
May 27
June 3
"Soldier of Love "
Donny Osmond
June 10
"Wind Beneath My Wings "
Bette Midler
June 17
"I'll Be Loving You (Forever) "
New Kids on the Block
June 24
"Buffalo Stance "
Neneh Cherry
July 1
July 8
"Baby Don't Forget My Number "
Milli Vanilli
July 15
"If You Don't Know Me By Now "
Simply Red
July 22
"Batdance "
Prince
July 29
August 5
August 12
"On Our Own "
Bobby Brown
August 19
August 26
"Right Here Waiting "
Richard Marx
September 2
"Cold Hearted "
Paula Abdul
September 9
"Hangin' Tough "
New Kids on the Block
September 16
"Don't Wanna Lose You "
Gloria Estefan
September 23
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You "
Milli Vanilli
September 30
"Heaven "
Warrant
October 7
"Miss You Much "
Janet Jackson
October 14
October 21
October 28
"Sowing the Seeds of Love "
Tears for Fears
November 4
November 11
"When I See You Smile "
Bad English
November 18
November 25
"Blame it On the Rain "
Milli Vanilli
December 2
"We Didn't Start the Fire "
Billy Joel
December 9
December 16
December 23
"Don't Know Much "
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
December 30
