Other #1 songs on August 18, 1989
Across genres and charts

Channel Z by The B-52's

#1 alternative hit

Channel Z

The B-52's

Sunday in the South by Shenandoah

#1 country song

Sunday in the South

Shenandoah

Batdance by Prince

#1 dance track

Batdance

Prince

Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel) by Stephanie Mills

#1 R&B song

Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)

Stephanie Mills

Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx

#1 song

Right Here Waiting

Richard Marx

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 18, 1989

Parenthood

Parenthood

Directed by Ron Howard

Notable August 18 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Bart Scott

Football Player

Born August 18, 1980

Evan Gattis

Baseball Player

Born August 18, 1986

Justin Wilson

Baseball Player

Born August 18, 1987

Jeremy Shockey

Football Player

Born August 18, 1980