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In 1989, key events included the fall of the Berlin Wall, which symbolized the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Other major events were the Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown in China, the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, and the proposal of the World Wide Web.
Christmas No.1 – Do They Know Its Christmas – Band Aid (sold 960,000 )
Best Selling Single – Ride on Time – Black Box
- 50: Inspiral Carpets, ‘She Comes In The Fall’ (Peel Session)
- 49: Inspiral Carpets, ‘Directing Traffic’ (Peel Session)
- 48: Family Cat, ‘Tom Verlaine (7 inch)’ (Bad Girl)
- 47: Morrissey, ‘Interesting Drug (7 inch)’ (HMV)
- 46: Popguns, ‘Landslide (7 inch)’ (Medium Cool)
- 45: Wedding Present. ‘What Have I Said Now? (LP-Bizarro)’ (RCA)
- 44: Snuff, ‘Not Listening (LP-Snuffsaidbutgorblimeyguv…)’ (Workers Playtime)
- 43: Pixies, ‘Dead (LP-Doolittle)’ (4AD)
- 42: Senseless Things, ‘Too Much Kissing (LP-Postcard C.V.)’ (Way Cool)
- 41: Galaxie 500, ‘Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste (LP-Today)’ (Aurora)
- 40: Birdland, ‘Paradise (7 inch)’ (Lazy)
- 39: Dub Sex, ‘Swerve (12 inch)’ (Cut Deep)
- 38: Fall, ‘Dead Beat Descendant (7 inch-Cab It Up)’ (Beggars Banquet)
- 37: Pixies, ‘Here Comes Your Man (LP-Doolittle)’ (4AD)
- 36: Pixies, ‘Wave Of Mutilation (LP-Doolittle)’ (4AD)
- 35: Inspiral Carpets, ‘So This Is How It Feels’ (Peel Session)
- 34: De La Soul, ‘Eye Know (LP-3 Feet High And Rising’ (Big Life)
- 33: Spacemen 3, ‘Hypnotized (7 inch)’ (Fire)
- 32: Jesus Jones, ‘Info Freako (7 inch)’ (Food)
- 31: Bob, ‘Convenience (EP-Convenience)’ (House Of Teeth)
- 30: Telescopes, ‘The Perfect Needle (12 inch)’ (What Goes On)
- 29: Stone Roses, ‘I Wanna Be Adored (LP-The Stone Roses)’ (Silvertone)
- 28: Birdland, ‘Hollow Heart (7 inch)’ (Lazy)
- 27: New Order, ‘Vanishing Point (LP-Technique)’ (Factory)
- 26: Field Mice, ‘Sensitive (7 inch)’ (Sarah)
- 25: Pale Saints, ‘She Rides The Waves (12 inch-Barging Into The Presence Of God)’ (4AD)
- 24: Wedding Present, ‘Bewitched (LP-Bizarro)’ (RCA)
- 23: Stone Roses, ‘Fools Gold 9.53 (12 inch)’ (Silvertone)
- 22: 808 State, ‘Pacific State (12 inch EP-Quadrastate)’ (ZTT)
- 21: Inspiral Carpets, ‘Find Out Why (7 inch)’ (Cow)
- 20: Morrissey, ‘Ouija Board, Ouija Board (7 inch)’ (HMV)
- 19: Wedding Present, ‘Brassneck (LP-Bizarro)’ (RCA)
- 18: Morrissey, ‘Last Of The Famous International Playboys (7 inch)’ (HMV)
- 17: Stone Roses, ‘Made Of Stone (LP-The Stone Roses)’ (Silvertone)
- 16: Mudhoney, ‘You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face) (LP-Mudhoney)’ (Sub Pop)
- 15: Cud, ‘Only A Prawn In Whitby (LP-When In Rome , Kill Me)’ (Imaginary)
- 14: Wedding Present, ‘Take Me! (LP-Bizarro)’ (RCA)
- 13: Jesus & Mary Chain, ‘Blues From A Gun (LP-Automatic)’ (Blanco Y Negro)
- 12: Dinosaur Jr., ‘Just Like Heaven (7 inch)’ (Blast First)
- 11: Pale Saints, ‘Sight Of You (12 inch-Barging Into The Presence Of God)’ (4AD)
- 10: House Of Love, ‘I Don’t Know Why I Love You (7 inch)’ (Fontana)
- 09: Inspiral Carpets, ‘Joe (12 inch)’ (Cow)
- 08: James, ‘Sit Down (7 inch)’ (Rough Trade)
- 07: Stone Roses, ‘She Bangs The Drums (LP-The Stone Roses)’ (Silvertone)
- 06: Stone Roses, ‘I Am The Resurrection (LP-The Stone Roses)’ (Silvertone)
- 05: Pixies, ‘Monkey Gone To Heaven (LP-Doolittle)’ (4AD)
- 04: Happy Mondays, ‘W.F.L.-Vince Clarke Mix (7 inch)’ (Factory)
- 03: Pixies, ‘Debaser (LP-Doolittle)’ (4AD)
- 02: Wedding Present, ‘Kennedy (LP-Bizarro)’ (RCA)
- 01: Sundays, ‘Can’t Be Sure (7 inch)’ (Rough Trade)