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Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1990

Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1990 — 52 charts in all. 26 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1990 was "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor (4 weeks on top). Mariah Carey held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.

52weekly charts
26different #1 songs
4weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
27weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut

Number-one songs of 1990

Reached #1Weeks at #1SongArtist
December 23, 1989 (continued from 1989)4Another Day In ParadisePhil Collins
January 20, 19903How Am I Supposed To Live Without YouMichael Bolton
February 10, 19903Opposites AttractPaula Abdul (Duet With The Wild Pair)
March 3, 19903EscapadeJanet Jackson
March 24, 19902Black VelvetAlannah Myles
April 7, 19901Love Will Lead You BackTaylor Dayne
April 14, 19901I'll Be Your EverythingTommy Page
April 21, 19904Nothing Compares 2 USinead O'Connor
May 19, 19903VogueMadonna
June 9, 19901Hold OnWilson Phillips
June 16, 19902It Must Have Been Love (From "Pretty Woman")Roxette
June 30, 19903Step By StepNew Kids On The Block
July 21, 19902She Ain't Worth ItGlenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
August 4, 19904Vision Of LoveMariah Carey
September 1, 19901If Wishes Came TrueSweet Sensation
September 8, 19901Blaze Of Glory (From "Young Guns II")Jon Bon Jovi
September 15, 19902Release MeWilson Phillips
September 29, 19901(Can't Live Without Your) Love And AffectionNelson
October 6, 19901Close To YouMaxi Priest
October 13, 19901Praying For TimeGeorge Michael
October 20, 19901I Don't Have The HeartJames Ingram
October 27, 19901Black CatJanet Jackson
November 3, 19901Ice Ice BabyVanilla Ice
November 10, 19903Love Takes TimeMariah Carey
December 1, 19901I'm Your Baby TonightWhitney Houston
December 8, 19904Because I Love You (The Postman Song)Stevie B

Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1990

  1. Mariah Carey — 7 weeks
  2. Janet Jackson — 4 weeks
  3. Sinead O'Connor — 4 weeks
  4. Stevie B — 4 weeks
  5. Michael Bolton — 3 weeks

Longest-running hits that debuted in 1990

Weeks on chartPeakSongArtistDebuted
27#1Close To YouMaxi PriestJune 30, 1990
27#5Sending All My LoveLinearFebruary 17, 1990
26#1(Can't Live Without Your) Love And AffectionNelsonJuly 7, 1990
25#1Hold OnWilson PhillipsMarch 17, 1990
25#1It Must Have Been Love (From "Pretty Woman")RoxetteApril 7, 1990
25#2Hold OnEn VogueMay 5, 1990
25#14Tic-Tac-ToeKyperJune 30, 1990
24#1Black VelvetAlannah MylesJanuary 6, 1990
24#1VogueMadonnaApril 14, 1990
24#2Cradle Of Love (From "Ford Fairlane")Billy IdolMay 5, 1990

Every chart from 1990

January 6, 1990 January 13, 1990 January 20, 1990 January 27, 1990 February 3, 1990 February 10, 1990 February 17, 1990 February 24, 1990 March 3, 1990 March 10, 1990 March 17, 1990 March 24, 1990 March 31, 1990 April 7, 1990 April 14, 1990 April 21, 1990 April 28, 1990 May 5, 1990 May 12, 1990 May 19, 1990 May 26, 1990 June 2, 1990 June 9, 1990 June 16, 1990 June 23, 1990 June 30, 1990 July 7, 1990 July 14, 1990 July 21, 1990 July 28, 1990 August 4, 1990 August 11, 1990 August 18, 1990 August 25, 1990 September 1, 1990 September 8, 1990 September 15, 1990 September 22, 1990 September 29, 1990 October 6, 1990 October 13, 1990 October 20, 1990 October 27, 1990 November 3, 1990 November 10, 1990 November 17, 1990 November 24, 1990 December 1, 1990 December 8, 1990 December 15, 1990 December 22, 1990 December 29, 1990
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