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