RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (DUCKHEAD/popradiotop20.com) TOP POP SINGLES OF 1990*
No. Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 ESCAPADE-JANET JACKSON-A&M-MARCH 2 VOGUE-MADONNA-SIRE-May 3 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U-SINEAD O'CONNOR-ENSIGN-April 4 VISION OF LOVE-MARIAH CAREY-Columbia-July 5 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (THE POSTMAN SONG)-STEVIE B-RCA-December 6 SHE AIN'T WORTH IT-GLENN MEDEIROS & BOBBY BROWN-MCA-July 7 HOLD ON-WILSON PHILLIPS-SBK-June 8 U CAN'T TOUCH THIS-M.C. Hammer-Capitol-June 9 I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT-Whitney Hoouston-Arista-December 10 RELEASE ME-Wilson Phillips-SBK-September 11 Love Will Lead You Back-Taylor Dayne-Arista-April 12 Love Takes Time-Mariah Carey-Columbia-November 13 If Wishes Came True-Sweet Sensation-Atco-August 14 It Must Have Been Love-Roxette-EMI-June 15 Opposites Attract-Paula Abdul & Wild Pair-Virgin-February 16 Something Happened On The Way To Heaven-Phil Collins-Atlantic-October 17 Alright-Janet Jackson-A&M-June 18 I Don't Have The Heart-James Ingram-Warner Brothers-October 19 How Am I Supposed To Live Without You-Michael Bolton-Columbia-January 20 Don't Want To Fall In Love-Jane Child-Warner Brothers-April 21 Come Back To Me-Janet Jackson-A&M-August 22 Impulsive-Wilson Phillips-SBK-December 23 Praying For Time-George Michael-Columbia-October 24 Close To You-Maxi Priest-Charisma-October 25 From A Distance-Bette Midler-Atlantic-December 26 I Wanna Be Rich-Calloway-Solar-April 27 Black Cat-Janet Jackson-A&M-October 28 Downtown Train-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-January 29 Poison-Bell Biv De Voe-MCA-June 30 Ice Ice Baby-Vanilla Ice-SBK-November 31 Step By Step-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-July 32 Just Between You & Me-Lou Gramm-Atlantic-January 33 Two To Make It Right-Seduction-Vendetta-January 34 All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You-Heart-Capitol-May 35 Rub You The Right Way-Johnny Gill-Motown-August 36 Do You Remember?-Phil Collins-Atlantic-June 37 All Around The World-Lisa Stanfield-Arista-March 38 I'll Be Your Shelter-Taylor Dayne-Arista-June 39 Something To Believe In-Poison-Capitol-December 40 Roam-B52s-Reprise-March 41 Black Velvet-Alannah Myles-Atlantic-March 42 Girls Nite Out-Tyler Collins-RCA-July 43 Have You Seen Her-M.C. Hammer-Capitol-September 44 I'll Be Your Everything-Tommy Page-Sire-March 45 Dangerous-Roxette-EMI-February 46 Blaze Of Glory-Jon Bon Jovi-Mercury-September 47 High Enough-Damn Yankees-Warner Brothers-December 48 Justify My Love-Madonna-Sire-December 49 More Than Words Can Say-Alias-EMI-November 50 How Can We Be Lovers-Michael Bolton-Columbia-April 51 Price Of Love-Bad English-Epic-March 52 Everything-Jody Watley-MCA-January 53 Unchained Melody-Righteous Brothers-Polydor-October 54 I Wish It Would Rain Down On Me-Phil Collins-Atlantic-April 55 Enjoy The Silence-Depeche Mode-Reprise-July 56 Cradle Of Love-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-July 57 Unskinny Bop-Poison-Capitol-August 58 What Kind Of Man Would I Be-Chicago-Reprise-February 59 When I'm Back On My Feet Again-Michael Bolton-Columbia-August 60 Giving You The Benefit-Pebbles-MCA-October 61 (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection-Nelson-DGC-September 62 Thieves In The Temple-Prince-Warner Brothers-September 63 Can't Stop-After 7-Virgin-October 64 All Or Nothing At All-Milli Vanilli-Arista-January 65 King Of Wishful Thinking-Go West-EMI-August 66 This Old Heart Of Mine-Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley-Warner Brothers-May 67 Groove Is In The Heart-Dee Lite-Elektra-November 68 I Go To Extremes-Billy Joel-Columbia-March 69 Keep It Together-Madonna-Sire-April 70 Pump Up The Jam-Technotronic & Felly-SBK-January 71 Romeo-Dino-Island-October 72 Could This Be Love-Seduction-Vendetta-August 73 Freedom '90-George Michael-Columbia-December 74 Pray-M.C. Hammer-Capitol-November 75 Here And Now-Luther Vandross-Epic-April 76 Oh Girl-Paul Young-Columbia-October 77 Whip Appeal-Babyface-Solar-May 78 Here We Are-Gloria Estefan-Epic-February 79 Children Of The Night-Richard Marx-EMI-June 80 Ready Or Not-After 7-Virgin-June 81 The Way You Do The Things You Do-UB40-Virgin-December 82 Do Me!-Bell Biv De Voe-MCA-September 83 Sending All My Love-Linear-Atlantic-May 84 We Can't Go Wrong-Covergirls-Capitol-March 85 Tonight-New Kids On The Block-Columbia-September 86 Come And Get My Love-D Mob-FFRR-March 87 Peace In Our Time-Eddie Money-Columbia-February 88 Janie's Got A Gun-Aerosmith-Geffen-January 89 Free Fallin'-Tom Petty-MCA-January 90 Stranded-Heart-Capitol-December 91 So Close-Daryl Hall & John Oates-Arista-November 92 Baby It's Tonight-Jude Cole-Reprise-June 93 Heart Of Stone-Taylor Dayne-Arista-October 94 Jerk Out-The Time-Reprise-August 95 Too Late To Say Goodbye-Richard Marx-EMI-March 96 Love Child-Sweet Sensation-Atco-May 97 Suicide Blonde-Inxs-Atlantic-October 98 What It Takes-Aerosmith-Geffen-May 99 Tom's Diner-D.N.A./Suzanne Vega-A&M-December 100 When The Night Comes-Joe Cocker-Capitol-January 101 Policy Of Truth-Depeche Mode-Sire-October 102 Get Up(Before The Night Is Over)-Technotronic-SBK-May 103 Hanky Panky-Madonna-Sire-July 104 Without You-Motley Crue-Elektra-April 105 Possession-Bad English-Epic-August 106 Hold On-En Vogue-Atlantic-July 107 Forever-Kiss-Mercury-April 108 All My Life-Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville-Elektra-April 109 Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue-Expose-Arista-May 110 The Power-Snap!-Arista-August 111 Whole Wide World-A'Me Lorain-RCA-April 112 Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love-Cheap Trick-Epic-September 113 Tell Me Why-Expose-Arista-February 114 I Remember You-Skid Row-Atlantic-January 115 Miracle-Bon Jovi-Mercury-December 116 Heartbeat-Seduction-Vendetta-April 117 Say A Prayer-Breathe-A&M-October 118 My Love Is A Fire-Donny Osmond-November 119 My,My,My-Johnny Gill-Motown-October 120 Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxury-Louie Louie-WTG-June 121 Oh La La (I Can't Get Over You)-Perfect Gentlemen -Columbia-May 122 Love And Emotion-Stevie B-LMR/RCA-September 123 Feels Good-Tony!Toni!Tone!-Polydor-November 124 No Myth-Michael Penn-RCA-March 125 Make You Sweat-Keith Sweat-Elektra-August 126 One & Only Man-Steve Winwood-Virgin-December 127 Sometimes She Cries-Warrant-Columbia-March 128 No More Lies-Michel'le-Ruthless-March 129 Miles Away-Winger-Atlantic-December 130 Tender Lover-Babyface-Solar-February 131A Across The River-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-August 131B You Can't Deny It-Lisa Stansfield-July 133 Room At The Top-Adam Ant-MCA-May 134 Everybody,Everybody-Blackbox-RCA-October 135 I'll See You In My Dreams-Giant-A&M-June 136 Turtle Power!-Partners In Kryme-SBK-June 137 Love Song-Tesla-Geffen-January 138 Notice Me-Nikki-Geffen-July 139 Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)-Motley Crue-Elektra-July 140 This Is The Right Time-Lisa Stansfield-Arista-October 141A Hang In Long Enough-Phil Collins-Atlantic-December 141B The Heart Of The Matter-Don Henley-Geffen-May 143 The Other Side-Aerosmith-Geffen-September 144A Cherry Pie-Warrant-Columbia-October 144B Was It Nothing At All Michael Damian-Cypress-February *Here is how Duckhead calculated this chart from Radio and Record charts. Points Points for the yearly charts are calculated using inverse points from the weekly charts. Each week, the # 1 song gets 20 points, the # 2 song gets 19 points, # 3 gets 18, and so on. The # 20 song gets 1 point. Each song's points are added up for each week to reach the total. A song's entire chart run will be used for the yearly chart. Songs appear on the yearly chart corresponding to the year they peak on the weekly charts. Tie-Breakers For songs that tie in points on the yearly charts, the following tie-breakers are used: 1. Most weeks at # 1 2. Most weeks at # 2 3. Most weeks at # 3 4. Most weeks at # 4 5. Etc. If songs remain tied after all 20 tie-breakers, then they will be listed as tied on the yearly chart. Tied songs appear in alphabetical order, and are marked by letters, for example: 99A and 99B.