# What song was number one the day the Berlin Wall fell in 1989?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-song-was-number-one-the-day-the-berlin-wall-fell-in-1989/
- Published: 2026-07-25T15:00:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-number-one-the-day-the-berlin-wall-fell/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Jive Bunny’s ‘That’s What I Like’ topped the UK chart.
- The Wall fell on 9 November 1989.
- A novelty medley accompanied a historic political moment.

## Summary

When the Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, the UK number one was ‘That’s What I Like’ by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers. The article uses this contrast between a major political turning point and a novelty pop record to show how ordinary popular culture continued alongside the historic events reshaping Europe.

The single was a medley built around older rock-and-roll songs and spent three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart. It followed the group’s earlier chart-topper, ‘Swing the Mood’, while the fall of the Wall marked the effective end of Berlin’s post-war division and became a defining symbol of the Cold War’s collapse.

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