Billboard Hot 100 — April 7, 1990
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 7, 1990. "Love Will Lead You Back" by Taylor Dayne climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles, which had held it for 2 weeks. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Alright" by Janet Jackson at #45, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" by Heart, up 16 places from #57 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Love Will Lead You Back" by Taylor Dayne — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting January 27, 1990.
- New in the top 10: "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor (up from #16 to #9); "Forever" by KISS (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "All Or Nothing" by Milli Vanilli, down 31 places from #67 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Bust A Move" by Young M.C., 37 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" by Michael Bolton after 23 weeks (peak #1); "Back To Life" by Soul II Soul after 28 weeks (peak #4); "What Kind Of Man Would I Be?" by Chicago after 18 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | I'll Be Your Everything Tommy Page |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | All Around The World Lisa Stansfield |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | I Wish It Would Rain Down Phil Collins |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Black Velvet Alannah Myles |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Don't Wanna Fall In Love Jane Child |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) Technotronic |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 16 | Here And Now Luther Vandross |
| 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Forever KISS |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | I Wanna Be Rich Calloway |
| 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | All My Life Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville) |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | Whole Wide World (From "True Love") A'me Lorain |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 12 | Escapade Janet Jackson |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 6 | How Can We Be Lovers Michael Bolton |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 7 | Without You Motley Crue |
| 17 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Keep It Together Madonna |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 7 | Whip Appeal Babyface |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 7 | Heartbeat Seduction |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | 16 | Roam The B-52s |
| 21 | 34 | 21 | 4 | What It Takes Aerosmith |
| 22 | 22 | 7 | 21 | No More Lies Michel'le |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 9 | Heart Of Stone Cher |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 8 | The Heart Of The Matter Don Henley |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 11 | If U Were Mine The U-Krew |
| 26 | 19 | 10 | 17 | C'mon And Get My Love D-Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis |
| 27 | 35 | 27 | 8 | Sending All My Love Linear |
| 28 | 18 | 18 | 13 | Sacrifice Elton John |
| 29 | 17 | 13 | 14 | No Myth Michael Penn |
| 30 | 24 | 9 | 12 | Just A Friend Biz Markie |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 4 | Love Child Sweet Sensation |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 5 | Room At The Top Adam Ant |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 4 | Hold On Wilson Phillips |
| 34 | 29 | 29 | 10 | Love Me For Life Stevie B |
| 35 | 28 | 1 | 17 | Opposites Attract Paula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair) |
| 36 | 27 | 2 | 17 | Dangerous Roxette |
| 37 | 37 | 37 | 7 | Wild Women Do (From "Pretty Woman") Natalie Cole |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 3 | This Old Heart Of Mine Rod Stewart With Ronald Isley |
| 39 | 20 | 6 | 13 | I Go To Extremes Billy Joel |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 5 | The Secret Garden Quincy Jones |
| 41 | 57 | 41 | 2 | All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You Heart |
| 42 | 40 | 40 | 8 | True Blue Love Lou Gramm |
| 43 | 30 | 5 | 16 | Price Of Love Bad English |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 4 | The Humpty Dance Digital Underground |
| 45 | NEW | 45 | 1 | Alright Janet Jackson |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 6 | Lambada Kaoma |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 2 | Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue Expose |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 7 | Make It Like It Was Regina Belle |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 5 | Have A Heart Bonnie Raitt |
| 50 | 39 | 20 | 14 | Sometimes She Cries Warrant |
| 51 | 60 | 51 | 5 | Expression Salt-N-Pepa |
| 52 | NEW | 52 | 1 | Poison Bell Biv DeVoe |
| 53 | 36 | 36 | 10 | You're The Only Woman The Brat Pack |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 4 | A Little Love Corey Hart |
| 55 | 44 | 6 | 17 | Here We Are Gloria Estefan |
| 56 | 49 | 47 | 8 | Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil |
| 57 | 62 | 57 | 5 | Time After Time Timmy T. |
| 58 | 42 | 12 | 12 | Too Late To Say Goodbye Richard Marx |
| 59 | 52 | 28 | 18 | Personal Jesus Depeche Mode |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 7 | House Of Pain Faster Pussycat |
| 61 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Got To Get Leila K With Rob 'N' Raz |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 5 | The Way It Is Tesla |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) Robert Plant |
| 64 | 56 | 28 | 12 | The Deeper The Love Whitesnake |
| 65 | 47 | 47 | 11 | Fly High Michelle Enuff Z'Nuff |
| 66 | 65 | 65 | 8 | Living In Oblivion Anything Box |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | It Must Have Been Love (From "Pretty Woman") Roxette |
| 68 | 77 | 68 | 3 | I'll See You In My Dreams Giant |
| 69 | 51 | 46 | 6 | A Face In The Crowd Tom Petty |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Save Me Fleetwood Mac |
| 71 | 58 | 8 | 18 | We Can't Go Wrong The Cover Girls |
| 72 | 88 | 72 | 2 | Getting Away With It Electronic |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Hide And Seek Pajama Party |
| 74 | 70 | 7 | 37 | Bust A Move Young M.C. |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 3 | Cuts You Up Peter Murphy |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Cruising For Bruising Basia |
| 77 | 69 | 38 | 18 | A Girl Like You The Smithereens |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) Gloria Estefan |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | I Come Off Young M.C. |
| 80 | 94 | 80 | 2 | Moonlight On Water Laura Branigan |
| 81 | 96 | 81 | 2 | Ready Or Not After 7 |
| 82 | 82 | 82 | 3 | You Can't Get Away Shana |
| 83 | 68 | 30 | 12 | Summer Rain Belinda Carlisle |
| 84 | 76 | 76 | 6 | Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' Inner City |
| 85 | 74 | 2 | 22 | Two To Make It Right Seduction |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | How 'Bout Us (From "True Love") Grayson Hugh & Betty Wright |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Always And Forever Whistle |
| 88 | 83 | 83 | 4 | House Of Broken Love Great White |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | All That Glitters Isn't Gold The Cover Girls |
| 90 | 63 | 29 | 12 | Anything I Want Kevin Paige |
| 91 | 78 | 78 | 4 | 99 Worlds Peter Wolf |
| 92 | 75 | 50 | 9 | Almost Hear You Sigh The Rolling Stones |
| 93 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Precious Love Jody Watley |
| 94 | 72 | 44 | 26 | If You Leave Me Now Jaya |
| 95 | 80 | 69 | 8 | Anytime McAuley Schenker Group |
| 96 | 81 | 47 | 12 | Real Love Skyy |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Jimmy Somerville |
| 98 | 67 | 4 | 14 | All Or Nothing Milli Vanilli |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Ballad Of Jayne L.A. Guns |
| 100 | 99 | 88 | 5 | Bad Love Eric Clapton |
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