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