The #1 song in the UK on August 12, 1989

Swing the Mood By Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Other #1 songs on August 12, 1989

#1 Hit Song

Right Here Waiting
Richard Marx

#1 R&B Song

Batdance
Prince

#1 Country Song

Timber, I'm Falling in Love
Patty Loveless

#1 Alternative Hit

Channel Z
The B-52's

#1 Dance Track

Come Home with Me Baby
Dead or Alive

Notable August 12 birthdays in the 1980s

Kyle Arrington

Born August 12, 1986
Bryan Pata

Born August 12, 1984
Maggie Lawson

Born August 12, 1980