In week 18 of 1989, Eternal Flame by The Bangles and Susanna Hoffs was at number 1, by then eight weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Me Myself and I by De La Soul, straight in at 17, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was If You Don't Know Me By Now by Simply Red, from 37 to 20.
- 1Eternal Flame1unchanged1peak8weeks
- 2The Look2unchanged2peak6weeks
- 3Too Many Broken Hearts3unchanged3peak5weeks
- 4Paradise City84last week 84peak4weeks
- 5Wonderful115last week 115peak3weeks
- 6Kokomo6unchanged6peak5weeks
- 7This Is Your Land127last week 127peak3weeks
- 8Like a Prayer48last week 42peak8weeks
- 9Straight Up59last week 53peak9weeks
- 10Turn The World Around1310last week 1310peak3weeks
- 11When Love Comes To Town911last week 99peak5weeks
- 12I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)2612last week 2612peak2weeks
- 13Alles Kan Een Mens Gelukkig Maken713last week 71peak9weeks
- 141-2-32014last week 2014peak3weeks
- 15Keep On Movin'2715last week 2715peak2weeks
- 16This Time I Know It's for Real1016last week 105peak8weeks
- 17NewMe Myself and I17peak1week
- 18Ik Kan Het Niet Alleen18unchanged18peak4weeks
- 19Twins1619last week 1616peak5weeks
- 20If You Don't Know Me By Now3720last week 3720peak2weeks
- 21Real Love1921last week 1919peak4weeks
- 22Into Temptation3522last week 3522peak2weeks
- 23In the Air Tonight2523last week 2523peak3weeks
- 24Have A Little Faith In Me1524last week 1511peak6weeks
- 25Sleep Talk2425last week 2424peak4weeks
- 26Mijn Naam Is Jaap1426last week 146peak7weeks
- 27Ordinary Lives3327last week 3327peak2weeks
- 28NewFunky Cold Medina28peak1week
- 29Move Your Feet To The Rhythm Of The Beat2829last week 2828peak3weeks
- 30NewLullaby30peak1week
- 31Je bent alles2231last week 2216peak6weeks
- 32NewNothin (That Compares 2 U)32peak1week
- 33NewDuet (Ik Hou Alleen Van Jou)33peak1week
- 34NewBe There34peak1week
- 35I'd Rather Jack1735last week 178peak7weeks
- 36I Can Do This2336last week 2314peak6weeks
- 37Timebomb3037last week 3030peak3weeks
- 38Everybody Needs Somebody to Love3138last week 316peak10weeks
- 39Are You My Baby2139last week 219peak8weeks
- 40She's a Mystery to Me2940last week 2918peak5weeks
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 18 of 1989?
Eternal Flame by The Bangles and Susanna Hoffs, on the chart for eight weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Me Myself and I by De La Soul at 17, Funky Cold Medina by Tone-Loc at 28, Lullaby by The Cure at 30, Nothin (That Compares 2 U) by The Jacksons at 32, Duet (Ik Hou Alleen Van Jou) by Rob De Nijs and Martine Howard at 33 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
If You Don't Know Me By Now by Simply Red, from 37 to 20 (17 places).
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