Other #1 songs on August 12, 1989
Across genres and charts

Channel Z by The B-52's

#1 alternative hit

Channel Z

The B-52's

Timber, I'm Falling in Love by Patty Loveless

#1 country song

Timber, I'm Falling in Love

Patty Loveless

Come Home with Me Baby by Dead or Alive

#1 dance track

Come Home with Me Baby

Dead or Alive

Swing the Mood by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

#1 song in the UK

Swing the Mood

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx

#1 song

Right Here Waiting

Richard Marx

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 12, 1989

Parenthood

Parenthood

Directed by Ron Howard

Notable August 12 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Maggie Lawson

Actress

Born August 12, 1980

Bryan Pata

Football Player

Born August 12, 1984

Kyle Arrington

Football Player

Born August 12, 1986

Dominique Swain

Actress and Producer

Born August 12, 1980

Matt Thiessen

Musician

Born August 12, 1980