List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)
These are the Billboard magazine Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart number-one hits of 1990. There were 36 number-one singles, the longest number-one single was Pebbles' "Giving You the Benefit", which spent three weeks at the summit.
Chart history[]
Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1990[1] |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
---|---|---|
January 6 | "Tender Lover" | Babyface |
January 13 | "Rhythm Nation" | Janet Jackson |
January 20 | "I'll Be Good to You" | Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan |
January 27 | ||
February 3 | "Make It Like It Was" | Regina Belle |
February 10 | "Real Love" | Skyy |
February 17 | "It's Gonna Be Alright" | Ruby Turner |
February 24 | "Where Do We Go from Here" | Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill |
March 3 | ||
March 10 | "Escapade" | Janet Jackson |
March 17 | "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" | Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White |
March 24 | "All Around the World" | Lisa Stansfield |
March 31 | ||
April 7 | "Spread My Wings" | Troop |
April 14 | ||
April 21 | "Ready or Not" | After 7 |
April 28 | ||
May 5 | "Poison" | Bell Biv DeVoe |
May 12 | ||
May 19 | "Rub You the Right Way" | Johnny Gill |
May 26 | "Hold On" | En Vogue |
June 2 | ||
June 9 | "The Blues" | Tony! Toni! Toné! |
June 16 | "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" | Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell |
June 23 | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer |
June 30 | "All I Do Is Think of You" | Troop |
July 7 | "You Can't Deny It" | Lisa Stansfield |
July 14 | "My, My, My" | Johnny Gill |
July 21 | ||
July 28 | "Make You Sweat" | Keith Sweat |
August 4 | "Can't Stop" | After 7 |
August 11 | "Vision of Love" | Mariah Carey |
August 18 | ||
August 25 | "Jerk Out" | The Time |
September 1 | "Feels Good" | Tony! Toni! Toné! |
September 8 | ||
September 15 | "Lies" | En Vogue |
September 22 | "Crazy" | The Boys |
September 29 | "Thieves in the Temple" | Prince |
October 6 | "Giving You the Benefit" | Pebbles |
October 13 | ||
October 20 | ||
October 27 | "So You Like What You See" | Samuelle |
November 3 | ||
November 10 | "Love Takes Time" | Mariah Carey |
November 17 | "B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?" | Bell Biv DeVoe |
November 24 | "Misunderstanding" | Al B. Sure! |
December 1 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Whitney Houston |
December 8 | ||
December 15 | "Sensitivity" | Ralph Tresvant |
December 22 | "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" | Tony! Toni! Toné! |
December 29 |
See also[]
- 1990 in music
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1990 (U.S.)
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1990
References[]
- ^ "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs". November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
Categories:
- Lists of number-one R&B songs in the United States
- 1990 record charts
- 1990 in American music