Billboard Hot 100 — December 1, 1990
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 1, 1990. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Love Takes Time" by Mariah Carey, which had held it for 3 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I'll Give All My Love To You" by Keith Sweat at #54, which would go on to peak at #36. The biggest climber was "The Ghetto" by Too $hort, up 27 places from #86 to #59.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting October 20, 1990.
- New in the top 10: "The Way You Do The Things You Do" by UB40 (up from #13 to #8); "Impulsive" by Wilson Phillips (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Suicide Blonde" by INXS, down 28 places from #56 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers, 37 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Release Me" by Wilson Phillips after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Do Me!" by Bell Biv DeVoe after 22 weeks (peak #3).
- Stories that mention this week: Seven Straight: Whitney Houston's Unbroken Run at #1, 1985-1988.
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 | 3 | 1 | 7 | I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Love Takes Time Mariah Carey |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Stevie B |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Groove Is In The Heart Deee-Lite |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | From A Distance Bette Midler |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Something To Believe In Poison |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | More Than Words Can Say Alias |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 12 | The Way You Do The Things You Do UB40 |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | Impulsive Wilson Phillips |
| 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Feels Good Tony Toni Tone |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | So Close Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 9 | Tom's Diner DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Stranded Heart |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 11 | High Enough Damn Yankees |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | Freedom George Michael |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | 13 | Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice |
| 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | Hippychick Soho |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | Miracle (From "Young Guns II") Jon Bon Jovi |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | Wiggle It 2 In A Room |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Pray M.C. Hammer |
| 21 | 10 | 9 | 14 | Knockin' Boots Candyman |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 5 | Sensitivity Ralph Tresvant |
| 23 | 36 | 23 | 3 | Justify My Love Madonna |
| 24 | 16 | 1 | 18 | I Don't Have The Heart James Ingram |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 8 | My Love Is A Fire Donny Osmond |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 8 | B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? Bell Biv DeVoe |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 8 | Miles Away Winger |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 9 | Think Information Society |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 5 | One And Only Man Steve Winwood |
| 30 | 44 | 4 | 36 | Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers |
| 31 | 48 | 31 | 3 | Love Will Never Do (Without You) Janet Jackson |
| 32 | 23 | 4 | 16 | Giving You The Benefit Pebbles |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 5 | The First Time Surface |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Fairweather Friend Johnny Gill |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 5 | After The Rain Nelson |
| 36 | 30 | 1 | 23 | Close To You Maxi Priest |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 7 | And So It Goes Billy Joel |
| 38 | 32 | 6 | 19 | Can't Stop After 7 |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | For You The Outfield |
| 40 | 25 | 1 | 12 | Black Cat Janet Jackson |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | Just Another Dream Cathy Dennis |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 10 | On The Way Up Elisa Fiorillo |
| 43 | 27 | 27 | 11 | Lyin' To Myself David Cassidy |
| 44 | 46 | 44 | 4 | Hang In Long Enough Phil Collins |
| 45 | 34 | 10 | 13 | Cherry Pie Warrant |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 3 | I'm Not In Love Will To Power |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) C+C Music Factory |
| 48 | 37 | 19 | 16 | Joey Concrete Blonde |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 3 | Anything Is Possible Debbie Gibson |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | Wherever Would I Be Cheap Trick |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 4 | Gentle Dino |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 4 | I Wanna Get With U Guy |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 6 | Hard To Handle The Black Crowes |
| 54 | NEW | 54 | 1 | I'll Give All My Love To You Keith Sweat |
| 55 | 44 | 4 | 37 | Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers |
| 56 | 51 | 1 | 22 | (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection Nelson |
| 57 | 66 | 57 | 3 | You're Amazing Robert Palmer |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 4 | New York Minute Don Henley |
| 59 | 86 | 59 | 3 | The Ghetto Too $hort |
| 60 | 42 | 42 | 8 | Missunderstanding Al B. Sure! |
| 61 | 49 | 19 | 16 | Fly To the Angels Slaughter |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 3 | Does She Love That Man? Breathe Featuring David Glasper |
| 63 | 89 | 63 | 2 | Disappear INXS |
| 64 | 84 | 64 | 2 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Cher |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 2 | World In My Eyes Depeche Mode |
| 66 | 85 | 66 | 2 | You Gotta Love Someone Elton John |
| 67 | 76 | 67 | 4 | If You Needed Somebody Bad Company |
| 68 | 68 | 14 | 23 | Tic-Tac-Toe Kyper |
| 69 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Tick Tock Vaughan Brothers |
| 70 | 54 | 8 | 18 | Everybody Everybody Black Box |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 4 | Love Is A Killer Vixen |
| 72 | 90 | 72 | 2 | Candy Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson |
| 73 | 92 | 73 | 14 | Heat Of The Moment After 7 |
| 74 | 64 | 4 | 18 | Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Phil Collins |
| 75 | 75 | 1 | 20 | Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II") Jon Bon Jovi |
| 76 | 62 | 62 | 7 | So Hard Pet Shop Boys |
| 77 | 50 | 32 | 11 | Heart Like A Wheel The Human League |
| 78 | 73 | 48 | 10 | The Boomin' System LL Cool J |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 5 | I Found Love The Party |
| 80 | 61 | 6 | 17 | Romeo Dino |
| 81 | 80 | 53 | 14 | Dream Boy/Dream Girl Cynthia & Johnny O |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | House Full Of Reasons Jude Cole |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Around The Way Girl LL Cool J |
| 84 | 56 | 9 | 13 | Suicide Blonde INXS |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Saw Red Warrant |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | No Matter What George LaMond (Duet With Brenda K. Starr) |
| 87 | 74 | 8 | 21 | Oh Girl Paul Young |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 3 | I'm Free The Soup Dragons |
| 89 | 67 | 64 | 5 | New Power Generation Prince |
| 90 | 70 | 1 | 14 | Praying For Time George Michael |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Love Makes Things Happen Pebbles |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Crash (Have Some Fun) TKA Featuring Michelle Visage |
| 93 | 82 | 59 | 7 | Each And Every Time Sweet Sensation |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Wicked Game Chris Isaak |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Give It To Me Good Trixter |
| 96 | 87 | 29 | 15 | Crazy The Boys |
| 97 | 69 | 53 | 10 | Livin' In The Light Caron Wheeler |
| 98 | 79 | 21 | 15 | Say A Prayer Breathe |
| 99 | 95 | 95 | 3 | Rockin' Over The Beat Technotronic |
| 100 | 78 | 78 | 4 | Me-U=Blue Glenn Medeiros (Featuring The Stylistics) |
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