This week on the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, we head back to July 21, 1989, a week where movie soundtracks ruled the airwaves, neon pop fought hair metal for dominance, and Martika quietly broke all our hearts.

From Prince’s glitchy Gotham funk to Madonna’s power pop manifesto, this chart delivers heat, heartbreak, and full-throttle summer nostalgia. You’ll hear from Bon Jovi, Simply Red, Milli Vanilli, Love and Rockets, and the Doobie Brothers, yes, that Doobie Brothers, staging an unexpected late-decade comeback.

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Intro music by Roman Orekhov from Pixabay