Billboard Hot 100 — February 17, 1990
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 17, 1990. "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair) held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'll Be Your Everything" by Tommy Page at #51, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" by Jane Child, up 22 places from #75 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair) — 2 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting December 16, 1989.
- New in the top 10: "Tell Me Why" by Expose (up from #12 to #9); "We Can't Go Wrong" by The Cover Girls (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Just Like Jesse James" by Cher, down 26 places from #67 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Bust A Move" by Young M.C., 30 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "When I See You Smile" by Bad English after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Living In Sin" by Bon Jovi after 19 weeks (peak #9).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Opposites Attract Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair) |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Two To Make It Right Seduction |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Escapade Janet Jackson |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Dangerous Roxette |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Janie's Got A Gun Aerosmith |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | What Kind Of Man Would I Be? Chicago |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | All Or Nothing Milli Vanilli |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Downtown Train Rod Stewart |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Tell Me Why Expose |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | We Can't Go Wrong The Cover Girls |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | Roam The B-52s |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | Here We Are Gloria Estefan |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Price Of Love Bad English |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 17 | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Michael Bolton |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | No More Lies Michel'le |
| 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | I Remember You Skid Row |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 6 | I Go To Extremes Billy Joel |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 10 | C'mon And Get My Love D-Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 5 | Too Late To Say Goodbye Richard Marx |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 7 | Black Velvet Alannah Myles |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 5 | Just A Friend Biz Markie |
| 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Peace In Our Time Eddie Money |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 4 | Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 7 | No Myth Michael Penn |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 7 | Sometimes She Cries Warrant |
| 26 | 19 | 2 | 19 | Pump Up The Jam Technotronic Featuring Felly |
| 27 | 18 | 4 | 19 | Everything Jody Watley |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 6 | Sacrifice Elton John |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 9 | Here And Now Luther Vandross |
| 30 | 45 | 30 | 4 | Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) Technotronic |
| 31 | 46 | 31 | 3 | I Wish It Would Rain Down Phil Collins |
| 32 | 15 | 7 | 16 | Free Fallin' Tom Petty |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 11 | Personal Jesus Depeche Mode |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 3 | Keep It Together Madonna |
| 35 | 27 | 10 | 21 | Love Song Tesla |
| 36 | 22 | 6 | 17 | Just Between You And Me Lou Gramm |
| 37 | 21 | 14 | 14 | Tender Lover Babyface |
| 38 | 25 | 24 | 17 | Was It Nothing At All Michael Damian |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 5 | The Deeper The Love Whitesnake |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 5 | Summer Rain Belinda Carlisle |
| 41 | 50 | 41 | 5 | Anything I Want Kevin Paige |
| 42 | 56 | 42 | 3 | All Around The World Lisa Stansfield |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 2 | All My Life Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville) |
| 44 | 59 | 44 | 3 | Forever KISS |
| 45 | 34 | 2 | 21 | Don't Know Much Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville) |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 11 | A Girl Like You The Smithereens |
| 47 | 39 | 4 | 22 | Back To Life Soul II Soul |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 4 | Dirty Deeds Joan Jett |
| 49 | 48 | 44 | 19 | If You Leave Me Now Jaya |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 5 | Whole Wide World (From "True Love") A'me Lorain |
| 51 | NEW | 51 | 1 | I'll Be Your Everything Tommy Page |
| 52 | 33 | 1 | 16 | Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins |
| 53 | 75 | 53 | 2 | Don't Wanna Fall In Love Jane Child |
| 54 | 63 | 54 | 5 | Real Love Skyy |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 3 | Love Me For Life Stevie B |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 5 | House Of Fire Alice Cooper |
| 57 | 55 | 7 | 30 | Bust A Move Young M.C. |
| 58 | 37 | 27 | 13 | Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue |
| 59 | 40 | 11 | 17 | When The Night Comes Joe Cocker |
| 60 | 44 | 36 | 12 | Woman In Chains Tears For Fears |
| 61 | 57 | 1 | 20 | Blame It On The Rain Milli Vanilli |
| 62 | 43 | 18 | 14 | I'll Be Good To You Quincy Jones Featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan |
| 63 | 51 | 11 | 17 | Swing The Mood Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers |
| 64 | 62 | 26 | 24 | Me So Horny The 2 Live Crew |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 4 | If U Were Mine The U-Krew |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 3 | You're The Only Woman The Brat Pack |
| 67 | 84 | 67 | 2 | Almost Hear You Sigh The Rolling Stones |
| 68 | 65 | 40 | 20 | I Want You Shana |
| 69 | 83 | 69 | 3 | That's What I Like Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers |
| 70 | 54 | 2 | 15 | Rhythm Nation Janet Jackson |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 6 | All Nite Entouch Featuring Keith Sweat |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 4 | Fly High Michelle Enuff Z'Nuff |
| 73 | 93 | 73 | 2 | I Wanna Be Rich Calloway |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 4 | Walk On By Sybil |
| 75 | 92 | 75 | 2 | Heart Of Stone Cher |
| 76 | 66 | 3 | 25 | Love Shack The B-52s |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | I'll Be There Joyce "Fenderella" Irby |
| 79 | 68 | 33 | 13 | Principal's Office Young M.C. |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | The Heart Of The Matter Don Henley |
| 81 | 70 | 7 | 15 | This One's For The Children New Kids On The Block |
| 82 | 76 | 53 | 10 | I Will Survive SaFire |
| 83 | 64 | 5 | 18 | With Every Beat Of My Heart Taylor Dayne |
| 84 | 82 | 55 | 13 | Wait For You Bonham |
| 85 | 72 | 51 | 11 | Electric Boogie Marcia Griffiths |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 3 | 1-2-3 The Chimes |
| 87 | 79 | 20 | 22 | Don't Make Me Over Sybil |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Anytime McAuley Schenker Group |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Got To Get Leila K With Rob 'N' Raz |
| 90 | 73 | 56 | 7 | Going Home Kenny G |
| 91 | 97 | 91 | 2 | You're The Voice John Farnham |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Sending All My Love Linear |
| 93 | 67 | 8 | 18 | Just Like Jesse James Cher |
| 94 | 69 | 1 | 19 | We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Living In Oblivion Anything Box |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | True Blue Love Lou Gramm |
| 97 | 94 | 90 | 4 | There's A Party Going On Yvonne |
| 98 | 77 | 39 | 12 | Nothin' To Hide Poco |
| 99 | 91 | 89 | 4 | Let Love Rule Lenny Kravitz |
| 100 | 87 | 30 | 21 | The Angel Song Great White |
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