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