The #1 song on August 8, 1989

Right Here Waiting

By Richard Marx

Other #1 songs on August 8, 1989
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Channel Z

The B-52's

#1 country song

Timber, I'm Falling in Love

Patty Loveless

#1 dance track

Come Home with Me Baby

Dead or Alive

#1 R&B song

Batdance

Prince

#1 song in the UK

Swing the Mood

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 8, 1989

Parenthood

Directed by Ron Howard

Notable August 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Shayna Baszler

Professional Wrestler, Mixed Martial Artist, and Kickboxer

Born August 8, 1980

Ross Ohlendorf

Baseball Player

Born August 8, 1982

Martrez Milner

Football Player

Born August 8, 1984

Brett Ratliff

Football Player

Born August 8, 1985

Pierre Garçon

Football Player

Born August 8, 1986

Laura Slade Wiggins

Actress, Singer and Musician

Born August 8, 1988

Craig Breslow

Baseball Player and Executive

Born August 8, 1980

Jack Cassel

Baseball Player

Born August 8, 1980

Pat Noonan

Soccer Coach & Player

Born August 8, 1980

Michael Urie

Actor

Born August 8, 1980

Chris Pressley

Football Player

Born August 8, 1986