Number one modern rock hits of 1989
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These are the Billboard magazine Modern Rock Tracks number one hits of 1989.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 7 | Orange Crush | R.E.M. |
| January 14 | Orange Crush | R.E.M. |
| January 21 | Charlotte Anne | Julian Cope |
| January 28 | Stand | R.E.M. |
| February 4 | Stand | R.E.M. |
| February 11 | Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed |
| February 18 | Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed |
| February 25 | Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed |
| March 4 | Dirty Blvd. | Lou Reed |
| March 11 | I'll Be You | The Replacements |
| March 18 | Veronica | Elvis Costello |
| March 25 | Veronica | Elvis Costello |
| April 1 | The Mayor of Simpleton | XTC |
| April 8 | The Mayor of Simpleton | XTC |
| April 15 | The Mayor of Simpleton | XTC |
| April 22 | The Mayor of Simpleton | XTC |
| April 29 | The Mayor of Simpleton | XTC |
| May 6 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| May 13 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| May 20 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| May 27 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| June 3 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| June 10 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| June 17 | Fascination Street | The Cure |
| June 24 | So Alive | Love and Rockets |
| July 1 | So Alive | Love and Rockets |
| July 8 | So Alive | Love and Rockets |
| July 15 | So Alive | Love and Rockets |
| July 22 | So Alive | Love and Rockets |
| July 29 | Disappointed | Public Image Ltd. |
| August 5 | Channel Z | The B-52's |
| August 12 | Channel Z | The B-52's |
| August 19 | Channel Z | The B-52's |
| August 26 | Come Anytime | Hoodoo Gurus |
| September 2 | Come Anytime | Hoodoo Gurus |
| September 9 | Come Anytime | Hoodoo Gurus |
| September 16 | Love Shack | The B-52's |
| September 23 | Love Shack | The B-52's |
| September 30 | Love Shack | The B-52's |
| October 7 | Love Shack | The B-52's |
| October 14 | Sowing the Seeds of Love | Tears for Fears |
| October 21 | Pictures of Matchstick Men | Camper Van Beethoven |
| October 28 | Pictures of Matchstick Men | Camper Van Beethoven |
| November 4 | Pictures of Matchstick Men | Camper Van Beethoven |
| November 11 | Proud to Fall | Ian McCulloch |
| November 18 | Proud to Fall | Ian McCulloch |
| November 25 | Proud to Fall | Ian McCulloch |
| December 2 | Proud to Fall | Ian McCulloch |
| December 9 | Love and Anger | Kate Bush |
| December 16 | Love and Anger | Kate Bush |
| December 23 | Love and Anger | Kate Bush |
| December 30 | Blues from a Gun | The Jesus and Mary Chain |
'Lists of number-one U.S. rock hits on Billboards Modern Rock Tracks chart
