Weekly Rock Top 20 for May 13, 1989 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Pop Singer | ▲ | 14 |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
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| 5 | 2 | I Want It All | ▲ |
| Queen |
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| - | 3 | The Doctor | 1 | 7 |
| The Doobie Brothers |
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| 2 | 4 | Once Bitten Twice Shy | 2 | 3 |
| Great White |
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| 9 | 5 | Nineteen Forever | ▲ |
| Joe Jackson |
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| 7 | 6 | Open Letter (To A Landlord) | 3 |
| Living Colour |
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| 6 | 7 | Rooms On Fire | 2 | 10 |
| Stevie Nicks |
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| 3 | 8 | I Won't Back Down | 1 | 7 |
| Tom Petty |
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| 12 | 9 | Runnin' Down A Dream | 1 | 10 |
| Tom Petty |
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| 11 | 10 | Close My Eyes Forever | 6 | 7 |
| Lita Ford With Ozzy Osbourne |
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| 4 | 11 | Fire Woman | 1 |
| The Cult |
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| 14 | 12 | Fascination Street | 4 |
| The Cure |
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| 8 | 13 | Heading For The Light | 5 |
| Traveling Wilburys |
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| 10 | 14 | Voices Of Babylon | 2 | 24 |
| The Outfield |
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| 15 | 15 | Angel Eyes | ▲ | 3 |
| The Jeff Healey Band |
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| - | 16 | Pop Song 89 | 3 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 13 | 17 | Love Has Taken Its Toll | 13 |
| Saraya |
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| - | 18 | This Is Your Land | ▲ |
| Simple Minds |
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| - | 19 | Hang Tough | ▲ |
| Tesla |
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| - | 20 | Feel A Whole Lot Better | ▲ |
| Tom Petty |
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