Billboard Hot 100 — March 17, 1990
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 17, 1990. "Escapade" by Janet Jackson held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "What It Takes" by Aerosmith at #60, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "The Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones, up 16 places from #73 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Escapade" by Janet Jackson — 3 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting January 20, 1990.
- New in the top 10: "I Wish It Would Rain Down" by Phil Collins (up from #15 to #8); "Just A Friend" by Biz Markie (up from #13 to #9); "C'mon And Get My Love" by D-Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Janie's Got A Gun" by Aerosmith, down 26 places from #38 to #64.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Bust A Move" by Young M.C., 34 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Blame It On The Rain" by Milli Vanilli after 23 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 9 | Escapade Janet Jackson |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Black Velvet Alannah Myles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Roam The B-52s |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Price Of Love Bad English |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | I Go To Extremes Billy Joel |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | No More Lies Michel'le |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | I Wish It Would Rain Down Phil Collins |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Just A Friend Biz Markie |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | C'mon And Get My Love D-Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Dangerous Roxette |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 7 | All Around The World Lisa Stansfield |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | Too Late To Say Goodbye Richard Marx |
| 14 | 23 | 14 | 5 | I'll Be Your Everything Tommy Page |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 7 | Keep It Together Madonna |
| 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | No Myth Michael Penn |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) Technotronic |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Opposites Attract Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair) |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 10 | Sacrifice Elton John |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Sometimes She Cries Warrant |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 13 | Here And Now Luther Vandross |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 6 | All My Life Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville) |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 7 | Forever KISS |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 6 | Don't Wanna Fall In Love Jane Child |
| 25 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Here We Are Gloria Estefan |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 9 | Whole Wide World (From "True Love") A'me Lorain |
| 27 | 14 | 8 | 15 | We Can't Go Wrong The Cover Girls |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | The Deeper The Love Whitesnake |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 9 | Anything I Want Kevin Paige |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | 11 | All Or Nothing Milli Vanilli |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | I Wanna Be Rich Calloway |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 7 | Love Me For Life Stevie B |
| 33 | 42 | 33 | 4 | Without You Motley Crue |
| 34 | 31 | 28 | 15 | Personal Jesus Depeche Mode |
| 35 | 30 | 30 | 9 | Summer Rain Belinda Carlisle |
| 36 | 45 | 36 | 3 | How Can We Be Lovers Michael Bolton |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 4 | Heartbeat Seduction |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 15 | A Girl Like You The Smithereens |
| 39 | 54 | 39 | 4 | Whip Appeal Babyface |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 7 | You're The Only Woman The Brat Pack |
| 41 | 29 | 2 | 19 | Two To Make It Right Seduction |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 6 | Heart Of Stone Cher |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | The Heart Of The Matter Don Henley |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 8 | If U Were Mine The U-Krew |
| 45 | 53 | 45 | 5 | True Blue Love Lou Gramm |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 5 | Sending All My Love Linear |
| 47 | 40 | 1 | 21 | How Am I Supposed To Live Without You Michael Bolton |
| 48 | 34 | 5 | 16 | What Kind Of Man Would I Be? Chicago |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 5 | Got To Get Leila K With Rob 'N' Raz |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 5 | Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 8 | Fly High Michelle Enuff Z'Nuff |
| 52 | 44 | 44 | 23 | If You Leave Me Now Jaya |
| 53 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Dirty Deeds Joan Jett |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 3 | A Face In The Crowd Tom Petty |
| 55 | 50 | 50 | 6 | Almost Hear You Sigh The Rolling Stones |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 3 | Lambada Kaoma |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 2 | The Secret Garden Quincy Jones |
| 58 | 67 | 58 | 4 | Wild Women Do (From "Pretty Woman") Natalie Cole |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 4 | Make It Like It Was Regina Belle |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | What It Takes Aerosmith |
| 61 | 56 | 2 | 25 | Don't Know Much Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville) |
| 62 | 41 | 3 | 17 | Downtown Train Rod Stewart |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor |
| 64 | 38 | 4 | 17 | Janie's Got A Gun Aerosmith |
| 65 | 60 | 7 | 34 | Bust A Move Young M.C. |
| 66 | 47 | 6 | 18 | I Remember You Skid Row |
| 67 | 49 | 10 | 25 | Love Song Tesla |
| 68 | 55 | 47 | 9 | Real Love Skyy |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Love Child Sweet Sensation |
| 70 | 84 | 70 | 2 | Room At The Top Adam Ant |
| 71 | 70 | 70 | 5 | I'll Be There Joyce "Fenderella" Irby |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 5 | Living In Oblivion Anything Box |
| 73 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Anytime McAuley Schenker Group |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Hold On Wilson Phillips |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 4 | House Of Pain Faster Pussycat |
| 76 | 61 | 4 | 26 | Back To Life Soul II Soul |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 3 | Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Inner City |
| 78 | 92 | 78 | 2 | Have A Heart Bonnie Raitt |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 2 | Time After Time Timmy T. |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Expression Salt-N-Pepa |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | The Humpty Dance Digital Underground |
| 82 | 71 | 26 | 28 | Me So Horny The 2 Live Crew |
| 83 | 63 | 2 | 23 | Pump Up The Jam Technotronic Featuring Felly |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 2 | The Way It Is Tesla |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 2 | Hide And Seek Pajama Party |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | A Little Love Corey Hart |
| 87 | 75 | 24 | 21 | Was It Nothing At All Michael Damian |
| 88 | 78 | 56 | 9 | House Of Fire Alice Cooper |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | 99 Worlds Peter Wolf |
| 90 | 88 | 88 | 2 | Bad Love Eric Clapton |
| 91 | 65 | 9 | 15 | Tell Me Why Expose |
| 92 | 77 | 6 | 21 | Just Between You And Me Lou Gramm |
| 93 | 72 | 7 | 20 | Free Fallin' Tom Petty |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | Advice For The Young At Heart Tears For Fears |
| 95 | 87 | 82 | 6 | You're The Voice John Farnham |
| 96 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Imagination Xymox |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | House Of Broken Love Great White |
| 98 | 76 | 4 | 23 | Everything Jody Watley |
| 99 | 91 | 88 | 8 | There's A Party Going On Yvonne |
| 100 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Got To Have Your Love Mantronix Featuring Wondress |
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