Broadcast sometime after 26. December 1989, Neil Johnson started this countdown at 06:03 and Phil
Wright reached the no. 1 song at 19:05 that evening.
Tracks by South African artists are highlighted.
DJ / Time | # | Title | Artist |
Neil Johnson | 150 | Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now | Starship |
| 149 | The Winner Takes It All | ABBA |
| 148 | Stand And Deliver | Adam And The Ants |
| 147 | Cruel Summer | Bananarama |
| 146 | Ashes To Ashes | David Bowie |
| 145 | Hyperactive | Thomas Dolby |
| 144 | Being With You | Smokey Robinson |
| 143 | Dancing In The Street | Mick Jagger & David Bowie |
| 142 | Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 141 | Dear God | Midge Ure |
06:56 | 140 | The Whole Of The Moon | The Waterboys |
| 139 | Under Pressure | Queen + David Bowie |
| 138 | Wind Beneath My Wings | Bette Midler |
| 137 | Angel Of Harlem | U2 |
| 136 | Heaven Is A Place On Earth | Belinda Carlisle |
| 135 | The Great Pretender | Freddie Mercury |
| 134 | Wishing Well | Terence Trent D'Arby |
| 133 | Purple Rain | Prince |
| 132 | Frankie | Sister Sledge |
| 131 | You're The Voice | John Farnham |
07:56 | 130 | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | Eurythmics |
| 129 | Harlem Shuffle | The Rolling Stones |
| 128 | Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic | The Police |
| 127 | Don't Know Much | Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville |
| 126 | Fame | Irene Cara |
| 125 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister |
| 124 | Imagination | Belouis Some |
| 123 | Never Been To Me | Charlene |
| 122 | Johnny Called The Chemist | Falling Mirror |
| 121 | 99 Red Balloons | Nena |
08:43 | 120 | Don't Leave Me This Way | The Communards |
| 119 | Come On Eileen | Dexys Midnight Runners |
Martin Bailie | 118 | Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart | Marc Almond & Gene Pitney |
| 117 | Do You Really (Want To Hurt Me)? | Culture Club |
| 116 | Song For Whoever | The Beautiful South |
| 115 | The Wild Boys | Duran Duran |
| 114 | Pump Up The Volume | M/A/R/R/S |
| 113 | In The Air Tonight | Phil Collins |
| 112 | Uptown Girl | Billy Joel |
| 111 | I Should Be So Lucky | Kylie Minogue |
09:38 | 110 | Should've Known Better | Jim Diamond |
| 109 | I Knew You Were Waiting | Aretha Franklin & George Michael |
| 108 | True | Spandau Ballet |
| 107 | I Don't Wanna Dance | Eddy Grant |
| 106 | Jealous Guy | Bryan Ferry |
| 105 | Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer |
| 104 | Caravan Of Love | The Housemartins |
| 103 | The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades) | Timbuk3 |
| 102 | Stray Cat Strut | Stray Cats |
| 101 | Luka | Suzanne Vega |
10:25 | 100 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| 99 | We Built This City | Starship |
| 98 | Pipes Of Peace | Paul McCartney |
| 97 | Take My Breath Away | Berlin |
| 96 | Nightshift | Commodores |
| 95 | Total Eclipse Of The Heart | Bonnie Tyler |
| 94 | Big In Japan | Alphaville |
| 93 | Dancing On The Ceiling | Lionel Ritchie |
| 92 | Graceland | Paul Simon |
| 91 | Blue Jean | David Bowie |
11:17 | 90 | Lessons In Love | Level 42 |
| 89 | Orinoco Flow | Enya |
| 88 | Baby Jane | Rod Stewart |
| 87 | You Win Again | Bee Gees |
| 86 | Walk Like An Egyptian | Bangles |
| 85 | Easy Lover | Phil Collins & Philip Bailey |
| 84 | Private Dance | Tina Turner |
| 83 | Don't You Want Me | The Human League |
Robin Clark | 82 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna |
| 81 | Wild Horses | Gino Vanelli |
12:07 | 80 | Alive And Kicking | Simple Minds |
| 79 | One Night In Bangkok | Murray Head |
| 78 | Tainted Love | Soft Cell |
| 77 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Band Aid |
| 76 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle |
| 75 | Where The Streets Have No Name | U2 |
| 74 | Sacrifice | Elton John |
| 73 | Perfect | Fairground Attraction |
| 72 | I Want To Break Free | Queen |
| 71 | Avalon | Roxy Music |
12:55 | 70 | The Reflex | Duran Duran |
| 69 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 68 | Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon |
| 67 | Harvest For The World | The Christians |
| 66 | When The Going Gets Tough | Billy Ocean |
| 65 | Desire | U2 |
| 64 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Tears For Fears |
| 63 | Start Me Up | The Rolling Stones |
| 62 | Never Gonna Give You Up | Rick Astley |
| 61 | Dance Sum More | Mango Groove |
13:45 | 60 | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper |
| 59 | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You? | Michael Bolton |
| 58 | Money For Nothing | Dire Straits |
| 57 | Father Figure | George Michael |
| 56 | Imagine | John Lennon |
| 55 | I've Had The Time Of My Life | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| 54 | White Wedding | Billy Idol |
| 53 | Ebony And Ivory | Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder |
| 52 | Let's Dance | David Bowie |
| 51 | Sowing The Seeds Of Love | Tears For Fears |
14:45 | 50 | Weeping | Bright Blue |
| 49 | Freedom | Wham! |
| 48 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick And Friends |
Phil Wright | 47 | Up Where We Belong | Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes |
| 46 | Woman | John Lennon |
| 45 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-go | Wham! |
| 44 | Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 43 | Hello | Lionel Ritchie |
| 42 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | The Hollies |
| 41 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Whitney Houston |
15:38 | 40 | Dirty Diana | Michael Jackson |
| 39 | Nikita | Elton John |
| 38 | Don't Stand So Close To Me | The Police |
| 37 | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 36 | Eternal Flame | Bangles |
| 35 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | U2 |
| 34 | Bad | Michael Jackson |
| 33 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel |
| 32 | Born In The USA | Bruce Springsteen |
| 31 | Pride (In The Name Of Love) | U2 |
16:34 | 30 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
| 29 | Brass In Pocket | The Pretenders |
| 28 | Eye Of The Tiger | Survivor |
| 27 | Hip To Be Square | Huey Lewis And The News |
| 26 | Fast Car | Tracey Chapman |
| 25 | Faith | George Michael |
| 24 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club |
| 23 | The Power Of Love | Jennifer Rush |
| 22 | Groovy Kind Of Love | Phil Collins |
| 21 | You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon |
17:26 | 20 | We Are The World | USA For Africa |
| 19 | I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder |
| 18 | Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| 17 | I Just Can't Stop Loving You | Michael Jackson |
| 16 | The Sun Always Shines On TV | A-ha |
| 15 | With Or Without You | U2 |
| 14 | The Final Countdown | Europe |
| 13 | Don't Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin |
| 12 | Say You, Say Me | Lionel Ritchie |
| 11 | Vienna | Ultravox |
18:22 | 10 | Another Day In Paradise | Phil Collins |
| 9 | Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen |
| 8 | Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh |
| 7 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 |
| 6 | Careless Whisper | George Michael |
| 5 | Simply The Best | Tina Turner |
| 4 | I Want To Know What Love Is | Foreigner |
| 3 | Red Red Wine | UB40 |
| 2 | The Living Years | Mike And The Mechanics |
| 1 | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil |