Top 40 Hits of Early January 1989
| 1 | Kylie & Jason | Especially For You |
| 2 | Erasure | Crackers International (EP) |
| 3 | Angry Anderson | Suddenly |
| 4 | Inner City | Good Life |
| 5 | Neneh Cherry | Buffalo Stance |
| 6 | The Four Tops | Loco In Acapulco |
| 7 | Kim Wilde | Four Letter Word |
| 8 | Cliff Richard | Mistletoe And Wine |
| 9 | Status Quo | Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again) |
| 10 | Phil Collins | Two Hearts |
| 11 | A-ha | You Are The One |
| 12 | Bros | Cat Among The Pigeons / Silent Night |
| 13 | Duran Duran | All She Wants Is |
| 14 | Fine Young Cannibals | She Drives Me Crazy |
| 15 | Freiheit | Keeping The Dream Alive |
| 16 | Michael Jackson | Smooth Criminal |
| 17 | Rick Astley | Take Me To Your Heart |
| 18 | Petula Clark | Downtown '88 |
| 19 | Will To Power | Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird |
| 20 | Boy Meets Girl | Waiting For A Star To Fall |
| 21 | Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Rhythm Is Gonna Get You |
| 22 | INXS | Need You Tonight |
| 23 | New Order | Fine Time |
| 24 | Tiffany | Radio Romance |
| 25 | Londonbeat | 9AM (The Comfort Zone) |
| 26 | U2 | Angel Of Harlem |
| 27 | Robin Beck | First Time |
| 28 | Climie Fisher | Love Like A River |
| 29 | Bomb The Bass featuring Maureen | Say A Little Prayer |
| 30 | Bananarama | Nathan Jones |
| 31 | A Tribe Of Toffs | John Kettley (Is A Weatherman) |
| 32 | The Cookie Crew | Born This Way (Let's Dance) |
| 33 | Mike & The Mechanics | The Living Years |
| 34 | Pet Shop Boys | Left To My Own Devices |
| 35 | Milli Vanilli | Baby Don't Forget My Number |
| 36 | Hithouse | Jack To The Sound Of The Underground |
| 37 | Natalie Cole | I Live For Your Love |
| 38 | The Darling Buds | Hit The Ground |
| 39 | Bon Jovi | Born To Be My Baby |
| 40 | Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney | Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart |