The #1 alternative hit on October 26, 1989

Pictures of Matchstick Men

By Camper Van Beethoven

Other #1 songs on October 26, 1989
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

High Cotton

Alabama

#1 dance track

French Kiss

Lil Louis

#1 R&B song

Baby Come to Me

Regina Belle

#1 song in the UK

That's What I Like

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

#1 song

Miss You Much

Janet Jackson

The #1 Movie
At the box office on October 26, 1989

Parenthood

Directed by Ron Howard

Notable October 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Nick Collison

Basketball Player

Sam Brown

Television Series

Sasha Cohen

Figure Skater

Monta Ellis

Basketball Player

Schoolboy Q

Rapper and Singer

Shawn Lauvao

Football Player

Greg Zuerlein

Ice Dancer

Amanda Overmyer

Singer