Billboard Hot 100 — August 18, 1990
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 18, 1990. "Vision Of Love" by Mariah Carey 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 "This Is The Right Time" by Lisa Stansfield at #69, which would go on to peak at #21. The biggest climber was "Policy Of Truth" by Depeche Mode, up 18 places from #77 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Vision Of Love" by Mariah Carey — 3 weeks at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting June 2, 1990.
- New in the top 10: "Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")" by Jon Bon Jovi (up from #13 to #6); "Have You Seen Her" by M.C. Hammer (up from #12 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Pure" by Lightning Seeds, down 29 places from #35 to #64.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sending All My Love" by Linear, 27 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You" by Heart after 20 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 12 | Vision Of Love Mariah Carey |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Come Back To Me Janet Jackson |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | If Wishes Came True Sweet Sensation |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | The Power Snap! |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Unskinny Bop Poison |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II") Jon Bon Jovi |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | Do Me! Bell Biv DeVoe |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Have You Seen Her M.C. Hammer |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | Cradle Of Love (From "Ford Fairlane") Billy Idol |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | King Of Wishful Thinking (From "Pretty Woman") Go West |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Jerk Out The Time |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | Release Me Wilson Phillips |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Epic Faith No More |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | Could This Be Love Seduction |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Rub You The Right Way Johnny Gill |
| 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | Make You Sweat Keith Sweat |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 14 | She Ain't Worth It Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | Across The River Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 19 | 30 | 19 | 3 | Tonight New Kids On The Block |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 5 | Banned In The U.S.A. Luke Featuring The 2 Live Crew |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 11 | Possession Bad English |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 9 | The Other Side Aerosmith |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 9 | I Didn't Want To Need You Heart |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 8 | Love And Emotion Stevie B |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 7 | (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection Nelson |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 8 | Tic-Tac-Toe Kyper |
| 27 | 19 | 2 | 16 | Hold On En Vogue |
| 28 | 40 | 28 | 3 | Thieves In The Temple Prince |
| 29 | 18 | 6 | 17 | Girls Nite Out Tyler Collins |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 10 | My Kinda Girl Babyface |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 9 | The Girl I Used To Know Brother Beyond |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 8 | Close To You Maxi Priest |
| 33 | 20 | 7 | 13 | When I'm Back On My Feet Again Michael Bolton |
| 34 | 29 | 14 | 15 | Mentirosa Mellow Man Ace |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | 9 | We're All In the Same Gang The West Coast Rap All-Stars |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 5 | Can't Stop Falling Into Love Cheap Trick |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 3 | Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Phil Collins |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 3 | My, My, My Johnny Gill |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 6 | Oh Girl Paul Young |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 3 | Heart Of Stone Taylor Dayne |
| 41 | 34 | 8 | 19 | Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode |
| 42 | 33 | 1 | 20 | It Must Have Been Love (From "Pretty Woman") Roxette |
| 43 | 24 | 10 | 8 | Hanky Panky Madonna |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 8 | Cuts Both Ways Gloria Estefan |
| 45 | 60 | 45 | 4 | Can't Stop After 7 |
| 46 | 38 | 19 | 12 | Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Motley Crue |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 7 | All I Do Is Think Of You Troop |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 7 | La Raza Kid Frost |
| 49 | 42 | 3 | 20 | Poison Bell Biv DeVoe |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 5 | Dirty Cash (Money Talks) The Adventures Of Stevie V |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | Tell Me Something Indecent Obsession |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 7 | Stranger To Love St. Paul |
| 53 | 69 | 53 | 2 | Romeo Dino |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 7 | How Bad Do You Want It? Don Henley |
| 55 | 45 | 1 | 13 | Step By Step New Kids On The Block |
| 56 | 44 | 44 | 9 | Talk To Me Anita Baker |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 3 | Everybody Everybody Black Box |
| 58 | 56 | 1 | 19 | Vogue Madonna |
| 59 | 77 | 59 | 2 | Policy Of Truth Depeche Mode |
| 60 | 48 | 4 | 16 | I'll Be Your Shelter Taylor Dayne |
| 61 | 66 | 61 | 5 | Slow Love Doc Box & B. Fresh |
| 62 | 55 | 25 | 15 | Bad Of The Heart George LaMond |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 5 | All The Way Calloway |
| 64 | 35 | 31 | 14 | Pure Lightning Seeds |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 3 | Time For Letting Go Jude Cole |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 4 | Can't Get Enuff Winger |
| 67 | 59 | 4 | 17 | Do You Remember? Phil Collins |
| 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | You Can't Deny It Lisa Stansfield |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | This Is The Right Time Lisa Stansfield |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 3 | I Don't Have The Heart James Ingram |
| 71 | 53 | 1 | 23 | Hold On Wilson Phillips |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | All I'm Missing Is You Glenn Medeiros Featuring Ray Parker, Jr. |
| 73 | 78 | 73 | 3 | Innocent The Whispers |
| 74 | 72 | 72 | 5 | Summer Vacation The Party |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 4 | Hearts In Trouble (From "Days Of Thunder") Chicago |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Giving You The Benefit Pebbles |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 3 | That's Not Her Style Billy Joel |
| 78 | 87 | 78 | 2 | I Won't Give Up On You TKA |
| 79 | 64 | 49 | 12 | Bang Bang Danger Danger |
| 80 | 68 | 54 | 10 | The Right Combination Seiko & Donnie Wahlberg |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 6 | First True Love Tiana |
| 82 | 99 | 82 | 2 | Only Women Bleed Favorite Angel |
| 83 | 67 | 8 | 17 | U Can't Touch This M.C. Hammer |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | How Much Love Vixen |
| 85 | 81 | 76 | 16 | I Melt With You Modern English |
| 86 | 80 | 70 | 6 | Don't You Come Cryin' Linear |
| 87 | 74 | 7 | 21 | Ready Or Not After 7 |
| 88 | 85 | 11 | 23 | The Humpty Dance Digital Underground |
| 89 | 86 | 33 | 20 | The Ballad Of Jayne L.A. Guns |
| 90 | 84 | 78 | 6 | Same Old Look Jimmy Ryser |
| 91 | 73 | 5 | 27 | Sending All My Love Linear |
| 92 | 89 | 89 | 6 | Holy Water Bad Company |
| 93 | 82 | 76 | 6 | All Lips N' Hips Electric Boys |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Wanna Get Back With You Louie Louie |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Jealous Gene Loves Jezebel |
| 96 | 88 | 60 | 9 | The Emperor's New Clothes Sinead O'Connor |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Fly To the Angels Slaughter |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Joey Concrete Blonde |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Look Into My Eyes George LaMond |
| 100 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Holding My Heart Bang |
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