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