Billboard Hot 100 — December 29, 1990
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 29, 1990. "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. No new songs entered the chart this week. The biggest climber was "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers, up 57 places from #97 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B — 4 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting October 6, 1990.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers, 45 weeks and counting (peak #4).
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 | 13 | Because I Love You (The Postman Song) Stevie B |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Justify My Love Madonna |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | From A Distance Bette Midler |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Impulsive Wilson Phillips |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Tom's Diner DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | High Enough Damn Yankees |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Freedom George Michael |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | The Way You Do The Things You Do UB40 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Sensitivity Ralph Tresvant |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Love Will Never Do (Without You) Janet Jackson |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | Miracle (From "Young Guns II") Jon Bon Jovi |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | Something To Believe In Poison |
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 16 | Love Takes Time Mariah Carey |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | 16 | Groove Is In The Heart Deee-Lite |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | The First Time Surface |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | Miles Away Winger |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | One And Only Man Steve Winwood |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | Wiggle It 2 In A Room |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | After The Rain Nelson |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) C+C Music Factory |
| 22 | 22 | 9 | 18 | Feels Good Tony Toni Tone |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | Play That Funky Music Vanilla Ice |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 10 | Just Another Dream Cathy Dennis |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | I'm Not In Love Will To Power |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | For You The Outfield |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | Hang In Long Enough Phil Collins |
| 28 | 28 | 2 | 17 | More Than Words Can Say Alias |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 14 | On The Way Up Elisa Fiorillo |
| 30 | 30 | 13 | 15 | Stranded Heart |
| 31 | 31 | 28 | 11 | Fairweather Friend Johnny Gill |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Anything Is Possible Debbie Gibson |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | You're Amazing Robert Palmer |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 8 | Gentle Dino |
| 35 | 35 | 1 | 17 | Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 | I'll Give All My Love To You Keith Sweat |
| 37 | 37 | 21 | 12 | My Love Is A Fire Donny Osmond |
| 38 | 38 | 9 | 18 | Knockin' Boots Candyman |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | Disappear INXS |
| 40 | 97 | 4 | 44 | Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 5 | Around The Way Girl LL Cool J |
| 42 | 42 | 11 | 14 | So Close Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Does She Love That Man? Breathe Featuring David Glasper |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 7 | The Ghetto Too $hort |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 6 | You Gotta Love Someone Elton John |
| 46 | 46 | 46 | 5 | I Saw Red Warrant |
| 47 | 47 | 2 | 14 | Pray M.C. Hammer |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 8 | New York Minute Don Henley |
| 49 | 49 | 49 | 6 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Cher |
| 50 | 50 | 45 | 10 | Hard To Handle The Black Crowes |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 4 | Where Does My Heart Beat Now Celine Dion |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | World In My Eyes Depeche Mode |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 2 | All The Man That I Need Whitney Houston |
| 54 | 54 | 14 | 17 | Hippychick Soho |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 5 | Love Makes Things Happen Pebbles |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 8 | If You Needed Somebody Bad Company |
| 57 | 57 | 26 | 12 | B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? Bell Biv DeVoe |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 5 | No Matter What George LaMond (Duet With Brenda K. Starr) |
| 59 | 59 | 1 | 22 | I Don't Have The Heart James Ingram |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Moneytalks AC/DC |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Candy Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson |
| 62 | 62 | 62 | 18 | Heat Of The Moment After 7 |
| 63 | 63 | 1 | 27 | Close To You Maxi Priest |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Wicked Game Chris Isaak |
| 65 | 65 | 50 | 8 | I Wanna Get With U Guy |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 2 | It Never Rains (In Southern California) Tony Toni Tone |
| 67 | 67 | 67 | 4 | Shelter Me Cinderella |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 4 | I Don't Know Anybody Else Black Box |
| 69 | 69 | 6 | 23 | Can't Stop After 7 |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Go For It! (Heart And Fire) Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | House Full Of Reasons Jude Cole |
| 72 | 72 | 28 | 13 | Think Information Society |
| 73 | 73 | 73 | 5 | Give It To Me Good Trixter |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 4 | Show Me The Way Styx |
| 75 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Round And Round Tevin Campbell |
| 76 | 76 | 4 | 20 | Giving You The Benefit Pebbles |
| 77 | 77 | 77 | 4 | Just A Little Bit Longer Maxi Priest |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | Deeper Shade Of Soul Urban Dance Squad |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | Get Here Oleta Adams |
| 80 | 80 | 37 | 11 | And So It Goes Billy Joel |
| 81 | 81 | 10 | 17 | Cherry Pie Warrant |
| 82 | 82 | 80 | 5 | Crash (Have Some Fun) TKA Featuring Michelle Visage |
| 83 | 83 | 19 | 20 | Joey Concrete Blonde |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 3 | Use It Up And Wear It Out Pat & Mick |
| 85 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Melt In Your Mouth Candyman |
| 86 | 86 | 86 | 2 | This Is Ponderous 2nu |
| 87 | 87 | 27 | 15 | Lyin' To Myself David Cassidy |
| 88 | 88 | 42 | 12 | Missunderstanding Al B. Sure! |
| 89 | 89 | 89 | 2 | This House Tracie Spencer |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | The Swalk Notorious |
| 91 | 91 | 79 | 9 | I Found Love The Party |
| 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | One More Try Timmy T. |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 3 | The Obvious Child Paul Simon |
| 94 | 94 | 1 | 26 | (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection Nelson |
| 95 | 95 | 50 | 10 | Wherever Would I Be Cheap Trick |
| 96 | 96 | 96 | 2 | Spend My Life Slaughter |
| 97 | 97 | 4 | 45 | Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers |
| 98 | 98 | 1 | 16 | Black Cat Janet Jackson |
| 99 | 99 | 91 | 4 | Love Me Just For Me Special Generation |
| 100 | 100 | 4 | 22 | Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Phil Collins |
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