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The year 1989 is notable for the wave of revolutions that swept the Eastern Bloc, starting in Poland. Collectively known as the Revolutions of 1989, they were the death knell for the Soviet Union and for Stalinistic Marxism-Leninism as a basis for government in most of the world, and ushered in a new era of neoliberal globalization, free trade, and United States dominance that lasts to this day.

Art and culture

• February 6 – King Tubby shot
• February 14 – radio Tehran broadcast fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini on Salma Rushdie
• June 5 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: "Tank Man" single-handedly halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour.
• November 9 – Fall of the Berlin Wall
• December 17 – The Simpsons premieres
• Axiom founded

Visual art

• Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? by the Guerrilla Girls

Film

• Marquis by Henri Xhonneux
• Wallace and Gromit - A Grand Day Out by Nick Park
• Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte
• The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover by Peter Greenaway
• sex, lies, and videotape by Steven Soderbergh
• Crimes and Misdemeanors by Woody Allen
• Parents by Bob Balaban
• Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky
• Dead Calm by Phillip Noyce
• Drugstore Cowboy by Gus Van Sant
• Communion by Philippe Mora
• Life and Nothing But by Bertrand Tavernier
• Time of the Gypsies by Emir Kusturica
• Slaves of New York by James Ivory
• Parenthood by Ron Howard
• Dead Poets Society by Peter Weir
• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills by Paul Bartel
• Darkness/Light/Darkness by Jan Švankmajer
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man by Shinya Tsukamoto

Literature

Fiction

• My Mother, Madame Edwarda and The Dead Man by Georges Bataille
• The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
• London Fields by Martin Amis

Non-fiction

• Lipstick Traces, a Secret History of 20th Century by Greil Marcus
• No Respect: Intellectuals and Popular Culture by Andrew Ross
• Hard Core: Power, Pleasure by Linda Williams
• Rants and Incendiary Tracts by Bob Black and Adam Parfrey

Music

Albums

• As Nasty As They Wanna Be by 2 Live Crew
• I by A. R. Kane
• 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
• From The Mind Of Lil Louis by Lil Louis

Singles

• "French Kiss" - Lil' Louis
• "Pump Up the Jam" - Technotronic
• "I'll House You" - Jungle Brothers
• "Work That Mutherfucker" - Steve Poindexter
• "Sueño Latino" - Sueño Latino
• "Pacific State" - 808 State
• "Ride On Time" - Black Box
• "Fight the Power" – Public Enemy
• "Funky Cold Medina" – Tone Lōc
• "Good Life" – Inner City
• "Im Nin'alu" – Ofra Haza

Top hits

• "9 to 5" – Rick Astley
• "18 and Life" – Skid Row
• "A Girl Like You" – The Smithereens
• "After All" – Cher & Peter Cetera
• "Ain't Nobody" (Remix) – Chaka Khan & Rufus
• "All Around the World" – Lisa Stansfield
• "All I Want Is You" – U2
• "All She Wants Is" – Duran Duran
• "Americanos" – Holly Johnson
• "And the Night Stood Still" – Dion
• "Angelia" – Richard Marx
• "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins
• "The Arms of Orion" – Prince & Sheena Easton
• "Around My Heart" – Sandra
• "Atomic City" – Holly Johnson
• "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" – Soul II Soul
• "Baby Don't Forget My Number" – Milli Vanilli
• "Baby I Don't Care" – Transvision Vamp
• "Bakerman" – Laid Back
• "Batdance" – Prince
• "Beds Are Burning" – Midnight Oil (released in 1987 in Australia)
• "Belfast Child" – Simple Minds
• "Belye Rozy" – Laskoviy Mai
• "The Best" – Tina Turner
• "The Best of Me" – Cliff Richard
• "Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles
• "Blame It on the Boogie" – Big Fun
• "Blame It on the Rain" – Milli Vanilli
• "Blow the House Down" – Living in a Box
• "Breakthru" – Queen
• "Bring Me Edelweiss" – Edelweiss
• "Buffalo Stance" – Neneh Cherry
• "Bust A Move" – Young MC
• "Can't Shake the Feeling" – Big Fun
• "Carma (Omen 2)" – Mysterious Art
• "Cartoon" – Soul Asylum
• "Chained to the Wheel" – Black Sorrows
• "Cherish" – Madonna
• "Cold Hearted" – Paula Abdul
• "Compulsory Hero" – 1927
• "Cover Girl" – New Kids on the Block
• "The Crack-Up" – The Black Sorrows
• "Crazy About Her" – Rod Stewart
• "Cry in Shame" – Johnny Diesel & The Injectors
• "The Dance" – Garth Brooks
• "Cuddly Toy" – Roachford
• "Dançando Lambada" – Kaoma
• "Das Omen (Teil 1)" – Mysterious Art
• "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" – New Kids on the Block
• "Dear Jessie" – Madonna
• "Do You Believe in Shame?" – Duran Duran
• "Don't Ask Me Why" – Eurythmics
• "Don't Know Much" – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
• "Don't Wanna Lose You" – Gloria Estefan
• "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid II
• "Dressed for Success" – Roxette
• "Dr. Feelgood" – Mötley Crüe
• "Drama!" – Erasure
• "Easy" – Ice MC
• "Electric Youth" – Debbie Gibson
• "The End of the Innocence" – Don Henley
• "Especially for You" – Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue
• "Eternal Flame" – The Bangles
• "Everlasting Love" – Howard Jones
• "Every Day (I Love You More)" – Jason Donovan
• "Every Little Step" – Bobby Brown
• "Express Yourself" – Madonna
• "Eyes of a Stranger" – Queensrÿche
• "Ferry Cross the Mersey" – Various Artists
• "Fight the Power" – Public Enemy
• "First Time" – Robin Beck
• "Fisherman's Blues" – The Waterboys (released in 1988)
• "Fools Gold" – The Stone Roses
• "Forever" – Kiss
• "Forever Your Girl" – Paula Abdul
• "French Kiss" – Lil Louis
• "Friends" – Jody Watley
• "Funky Cold Medina" – Tone Lōc
• "Get a Life" – Soul II Soul
• "Get On Your Feet" – Gloria Estefan
• "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" – Milli Vanilli
• "Good Life" – Inner City
• "Got to Get" – Rob'n'Raz & Leila K
• "Got to Have Your Love" – Mantronix & Wondress
• "Gringo" – Sabrina
• "Hand on Your Heart" – Kylie Minogue
• "Hangin' Tough" – New Kids on the Block
• "Harlem Desire" – London Boys
• "Have I Told You Lately" – Van Morrison
• "Heaven" – Warrant
• "Heaven Help Me" – Deon Estus
• "Heavy Metal" – Judas Priest
• "Help!" – Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
• "High" – David Hallyday
• "Hold Me In Your Arms" – Rick Astley
• "Homely Girl" – UB40
• "I Beg Your Pardon" – Kon Kan
• "I'd Rather Jack" – The Reynolds Girls
• "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" – Donna Summer
• "I Don't Wanna Lose You" – Tina Turner
• "I Don't Want a Lover" – Texas
• "I Drove All Night" – Cyndi Lauper
• "I Feel the Earth Move" – Martika
• "I Get The Job Done" – Big Daddy Kane
• "I Just Don't Have the Heart" – Cliff Richard
• "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" – New Kids on the Block
• "I'll Be There for You" – Bon Jovi
• "If I Could" – 1927
• "If I Could Turn Back Time" – Cher
• "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" – Anne Murray
• "If Only I Could" – Sydney Youngblood
• "If You Don't Know Me by Now" – Simply Red
• "I Only Wanna Be With You" – Samantha Fox
• "I Owe You Nothing" – Bros
• "If Tomorrow Never Comes" – Garth Brooks
• "I'm Every Woman" (Remix) – Chaka Khan
• "Im Nin'alu" – Ofra Haza
• "In Private" – Dusty Springfield
• "It's Alright" – Pet Shop Boys
• "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" – Paula Abdul (released in 1988 in USA)
• "I Remember You" – Skid Row
• "I Want It All" – Queen
• "I Want That Man" – Deborah Harry
• "Janie's Got a Gun"- Aerosmith
• "Johnny, Johnny Come Home" – Avalanche
• "Just A Friend" – Biz Markie
• "Keep On Movin'" – Soul II Soul
• "Kickstart My Heart" – Mötley Crüe
• "Killin' Time" – Clint Black
• "Kisses on the Wind" – Neneh Cherry
• "Knocked Out" – Paula Abdul (released in 1988 in USA)
• "Lambada" – Kaoma
• "Lay Your Hands on Me" – Bon Jovi
• "Lean on Me" – Cliff Richard
• "Leave a Light On" – Belinda Carlisle
• "Leave Me Alone" – Michael Jackson
• "Let's Party" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
• "Liberian Girl" – Michael Jackson
• "Licence to Kill" – Gladys Knight
• "Like a Prayer" – Madonna
• "Like a Yo-Yo" - Sabrina
• "Lily Was Here" – Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer
• "The Living Years" – Mike + The Mechanics
• "Listen to Your Heart" – Roxette
• "Living in Sin" – Bon Jovi
• "London Kid" – Jean Michel Jarre featuring Hank Marvin
• "London Nights" – London Boys
• "The Look" – Roxette
• "Looking for Freedom" – David Hasselhoff
• "Losing My Mind" – Liza Minnelli
• "Lost in Your Eyes" – Debbie Gibson
• "Love in an Elevator" – Aerosmith
• "Love in the Natural Way" – Kim Wilde
• "Love is a Shield" – Camouflage
• "Lovesong" – The Cure
• "Love Shack"- The B-52's
• "Love Train" – Holly Johnson
• "Lullaby" – The Cure
• "Magic Symphony" – Blue System
• "Manchild" – Neneh Cherry
• "Marina (Remix '89)" – Rocco Granata & The Carnations
• "Me, Myself and I" – De La Soul
• "Me So Horny" – 2 Live Crew
• "Miss You Like Crazy" – Natalie Cole
• "Miss You Much" – Janet Jackson
• "Mixed Emotions" – The Rolling Stones
• "Monsters of Rock" – Judas Priest
• "Mountains of the Moon" – The Shadows
• "My Brave Face" – Paul McCartney
• "Name and Number" – Curiosity Killed the Cat
• "No More Bolero's" – Gerard Joling
• "Nothing Has Been Proved" – Dusty Springfield
• "Oh Father" – Madonna
• "Once Bitten Twice Shy" – Great White
• "One" – Bee Gees
• "One" – Metallica
• "One Summer" – Daryl Braithwaite
• "On Our Own" – Bobby Brown
• "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" – Living Colour
• "Orange Crush" – R.E.M. (released in 1988 in USA)
• "The Other Side" – Aerosmith
• "Pacific State" – 808 State
• "Paradise City" – Guns N' Roses
• "Patience" – Guns N' Roses
• "Personal Jesus" – Depeche Mode
• "Poison" – Alice Cooper
• "Pop Singer" – John Mellencamp
• "Pop Song '89" – R.E.M.
• "Pump Up the Jam" – Technotronic
• "Pour toi Arménie" – Charles Aznavour and other artists
• "Real Love" – Jody Watley
• "Rendez-vois chaque soixeach" – Dalida
• "Respect!" – Adeva
• "Requiem" – London Boys
• "Revival" – Eurythmics
• "Rhythm Nation" – Janet Jackson
• "Ride On Time" – Black Box
• "Right Back Where We Started From" – Sinitta
• "Right Here Waiting" – Richard Marx
• "Ring My Bell" – Collette
• "The Road to Hell" – Chris Rea
• "Roam" – The B-52's
• "Rocket" – Def Leppard
• "Rock 'N' Roll Music" – Mental As Anything
• "Rock On" – Michael Damian
• "Rock Wicha" – Bobby Brown
• "Roni" – Bobby Brown
• "Room in Your Heart" – Living in a Box
• "Room to Move" – Animotion
• "Round & Round" – New Order
• "Runnin' Down a Dream" -Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• "Satisfied" – Richard Marx
• "Say Goodbye" – Indecent Obsession
• "Scandal" – Queen
• "Sealed With a Kiss" – Jason Donovan
• "Second Chance" – 38 Special
• "Shadow Mix" – The Shadows
• "She Drives Me Crazy" – Fine Young Cannibals
• "She Has to Be Loved" – Jenny Morris
• "She Wants To Dance With Me – Rick Astley
• "Shower Me with Your Love" – Surface
• "Sit and Wait" – Sydney Youngblood
• "So Alive" – Love and Rockets
• "Soldier of Love" – Donny Osmond
• "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" – Marc Almond & Gene Pitney
• "Sometime to Return" – Soul Asylum
• "Sowing the Seeds of Love" – Tears for Fears
• "Stand" – R.E.M.
• "Stop!" – Sam Brown
• "Straight Up" – Paula Abdul
• "Street Tuff" – Rebel MC & Double Trouble
• "Stuck on You" – Paul Norton
• "Sweet Surrender" – Wet Wet Wet
• "Swing the Mood" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
• "Talk It Over" – Grayson Hugh
• "Tell It Like It Is" – Don Johnson
• "Tell Me Why" – Exposé
• "That's What I Like" – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
• "The Doctor" – The Doobie Brothers
• "The Invisible Man" – Queen
• "The Miracle" – Queen
• "The Way to Your Heart" – Soulsister
• "This Is Your Land" – Simple Minds
• "This One's for the Children" – New Kids on the Block
• "This Time I Know It's for Real" – Donna Summer
• "This Woman's Work" – Kate Bush
• "Too Many Broken Hearts – Jason Donovan
• "Tucker's Daughter" – Ian Moss
• "Un soir qu'on oublie pas de poix" – Dalida
• "Veronica" – Elvis Costello
• "Voodoo Ray" – A Guy Called Gerald
• "What I Am" – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (released in 1988 in USA)
• "What You Don't Know" – Exposé
• "When I Looked At Him" – Exposé
• "When I See You Smile" – Bad English
• "When Love Comes to Town" – U2 & B.B. King
• "When You Come Back to Me" – Jason Donovan
• "Wherever God Shines His Light on Me" – Van Morrison and Cliff Richard
• "Where Are You Now?" by Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch
• "We Didn't Start the Fire" – Billy Joel
• "Wild Thing" – Tone Loc
• "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler
• "Winning It All"- The Outfield
• "With Every Beat of My Heart" – Taylor Dayne
• "Woman in Chains" – Tears For Fears
• "The World Seems Difficult" – Mental As Anything
• "Wouldn't Change a Thing" – Kylie Minogue
• "You Got It" – Roy Orbison
• "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" – New Kids on the Block (released in 1988 in USA)
• "Your Mama Don't Dance" – Poison
• "You'll Never Know" – 1927
• "Young Years" – Dragon
• "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" – Sonia

Births

Deaths

• Georges Simenon (1903 – 1989)
• Samuel Beckett (1906 – 1989)
• Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989)
• Jack Smith (1932 - 1989)
• Sergio Leone (1929 – 1989)
• Thomas Bernhard (1931 - 1989)