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Oct 1988

Jan 1989

8

6

1

I Remember Holding You

Boys Club

I Remember Holding You was the only top 20 song by Boys Club. This song was followed-up by The Loneliest Heart, which received minor radio airplay.

Dec 1988

Mar 1989

15

10

2

I Beg Your Pardon

Kon Kan

I Beg Your Pardon borrowed from lyrics from Rose Garden, the 1971 number 2 hit by Lynn Anderson, and borrowed music from the 1979 top 20 hit by GQ, Disco Nights (Rock-Freak).

Feb 1989

Apr 1989

5

4

3

Heaven Help Me

Deon Estus With George Michael

Heaven Help Me was the only top 20 song by Deon Estus. His follow-up song, Spell, received very little radio airplay.

Mar 1989

Apr 1989

14

10

4

Iko Iko

The Belle Stars

Iko Iko was a remake of the 1965 near top 20 miss by The Dixie Cups. Although Iko Iko was the only top 20 song for The Belle Stars, the group had a few lesser known songs that received radio airplay. The song was from the movie Rain Man.

Mar 1989

May 1989

1

1

5

Rock On

Michael Damian

In 1974, Rock On was a number 4 hit for David Essex. This Michael Damian remake of the song was his only top 20 hit. His second most popular song was Was It Nothing At All, a top 30 song. Michael Damian was a long time actor in the TV show The Young And The Restless.

Mar 1986

Jun 1989

10

8

6

Where Are You Now?

Jimmy Harnen With Synch

Where Are You Now was the only top 20 hit for Jimmy Harnen With Synch. The song received some airplay in 1986, then came back to become a top 10 hit in 1989.

Apr 1989

Jun 1989

10

6

7

Cry

Waterfront

Although Cry was the only top 20 hit for Waterfront, the group had a few other songs that received minor radio airplay.

Jun 1989

Aug 1989

19

13

8

Talk It Over

Grayson Hugh

Although Talk It Over was the only top 20 hit for Grayson Hugh, he received soul radio airplay for a few other songs, including a remake of the 1981 Champaign song How 'Bout Us. Talk It Over was from the original album Blind To Reason.

Sep 1989

Oct 1989

14

9

Pictures Of Matchstick Men

Camper Van Beethoven

Pictures Of Matchstick Men was a 1968 number 15 hit for The Status Quo. The Camper Van Beethoven remake was the only rock top 20 hit for this group. The group never received any appreciable airplay with any other song.

Sep 1989

Dec 1989

11

7

9

10

Don't Close Your Eyes

Kix

Don't Close Your Eyes was the only pop and rock top 20 hit by Kix. Kix received some rock radio play with additional songs.

Dec 1989

Dec 1989

15

11

Electric Boogie

Marcia Griffiths

Electric Boogie was the only top 20 hit for Marcia Griffiths. Other songs like her follow-up, All Over The World, received only slight radio airplay.