List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1990 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1990.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1989 |
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December 23 |
"Downtown Train" |
Rod Stewart |
1 |
January 20 |
11 |
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December 30 |
"Here We Are" |
Gloria Estefan |
1 |
January 27 |
13 |
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Singles from 1990 |
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January 13 |
"What Kind of Man Would I Be?" |
Chicago |
2 |
February 3 |
10 |
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"Just Like Jesse James" |
Cher |
9 |
January 20 |
3 |
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January 20 |
"Just Between You and Me" |
Lou Gramm |
4 |
February 10 |
5 |
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January 27 |
"Any Other Fool" |
Sadao Watanabe featuring Patti Austin |
6 |
February 24 |
7 |
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February 3 |
"All My Life" |
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville |
1 |
March 3 |
12 |
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"Nothin' to Hide" |
Poco |
10 |
February 3 |
2 |
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February 10 |
"Here and Now" |
Luther Vandross |
3 |
March 17 |
9 |
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February 17 |
"Going Home" |
Kenny G |
5 |
February 17 |
4 |
|
February 24 |
"Love Will Lead You Back" |
Taylor Dayne |
1 |
March 24 |
11 |
|
"I Go to Extremes" |
Billy Joel |
4 |
March 17 |
6 |
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March 3 |
"Starting Over Again" |
Natalie Cole |
5 |
March 17 |
5 |
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March 10 |
"Was It Nothing at All" |
Michael Damian |
7 |
March 17 |
4 |
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March 17 |
"I Wish It Would Rain Down" |
Phil Collins |
3 |
March 31 |
7 |
|
"I'll Be Good to You" |
Donny Osmond |
10 |
March 17 |
1 |
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March 24 |
"Have a Heart" |
Bonnie Raitt |
3 |
April 14 |
4 |
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"Everything You Touch" |
Smokey Robinson |
2 |
April 14 |
6 |
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March 31 |
"Bodyguard" |
Bee Gees |
9 |
April 7 |
2 |
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April 7 |
"Make It Like It Was" |
Regina Belle |
5 |
April 14 |
4 |
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"Black Velvet" |
Alannah Myles |
7 |
April 7 |
2 |
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"Look Me in the Heart" |
Tina Turner |
8 |
April 7 |
3 |
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April 14 |
"This Old Heart of Mine" |
Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley |
1 |
April 21 |
10 |
|
"How Can We Be Lovers?" |
Michael Bolton |
3 |
April 28 |
5 |
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April 21 |
"The Heart of the Matter" |
Don Henley |
3 |
May 5 |
8 |
|
"Cruising for Bruising" |
Basia |
5 |
May 5 |
6 |
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April 28 |
"Nothing Compares 2 U" |
Sinead O'Connor |
2 |
May 5 |
7 |
|
"All Around the World" |
Lisa Stansfield |
7 |
May 12 |
4 |
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May 5 |
"Hold On" |
Wilson Phillips |
1 |
May 26 |
11 |
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"Club at the End of the Street" |
Elton John |
2 |
June 9 |
12 |
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May 12 |
"Do You Remember?" |
Phil Collins |
1 |
June 2 |
12 |
|
"If I Knew Then What I Know Now" |
Kenny Rogers |
10 |
May 12 |
1 |
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May 19 |
"Save Me" |
Fleetwood Mac |
6 |
June 16 |
5 |
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"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" |
Heart |
6 |
June 2 |
5 |
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May 26 |
"It Must Have Been Love" |
Roxette |
2 |
July 7 |
10 |
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June 2 |
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" |
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville |
5 |
June 16 |
5 |
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June 16 |
"Children of the Night" |
Richard Marx |
6 |
June 30 |
5 |
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"Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" |
Expose |
9 |
June 23 |
2 |
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June 23 |
"When I'm Back on My Feet Again" |
Michael Bolton |
1 |
July 7 |
9 |
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"Cuts Both Ways" |
Gloria Estefan |
1 |
July 28 |
11 |
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"Through the Test of Time" |
Patti Austin |
8 |
July 7 |
3 |
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June 30 |
"Take It to Heart" |
Michael McDonald |
4 |
July 28 |
7 |
|
July 7 |
"Vision of Love" |
Mariah Carey |
1 |
August 4 |
11 |
|
July 14 |
"I Don't Have the Heart" |
James Ingram |
2 |
August 18 |
13 |
|
July 21 |
"Ready or Not" |
After 7 |
7 |
August 4 |
3 |
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"Talk to Me" |
Anita Baker |
4 |
August 11 |
7 |
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July 28 |
"Across the River" |
Bruce Hornsby |
8 |
August 18 |
5 |
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August 4 |
"Come Back to Me" |
Janet Jackson |
1 |
August 25 |
9 |
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"Release Me" |
Wilson Phillips |
1 |
September 15 |
11 |
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August 11 |
"Oh Girl" |
Paul Young |
1 |
September 22 |
13 |
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August 18 |
"King of Wishful Thinking" |
Go West |
7 |
September 1 |
5 |
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August 25 |
"And So It Goes" |
Billy Joel |
5 |
September 8 |
8 |
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September 1 |
"Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" |
Phil Collins |
2 |
September 29 |
12 |
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September 8 |
"Adios" |
Linda Ronstadt |
9 |
September 8 |
2 |
|
"Skies the Limit" |
Fleetwood Mac |
10 |
September 8 |
1 |
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September 15 |
"If WISHES Came True" |
Sweet Sensation |
8 |
September 22 |
3 |
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"Unchained Melody" |
The Righteous Brothers |
1 |
October 13 |
9 |
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September 22 |
"Georgia on My Mind" |
Michael Bolton |
6 |
October 6 |
3 |
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September 29 |
"Praying for Time" |
George Michael |
4 |
October 13 |
6 |
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October 6 |
"Heart of Stone" |
Taylor Dayne |
8 |
October 6 |
4 |
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"Say a Prayer" |
Breathe |
3 |
October 27 |
7 |
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October 13 |
"I Don't Want to Talk AbOUT It" |
Rod Stewart |
2 |
October 27 |
7 |
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"Rhythm of the Rain" |
Dan Fogelberg |
3 |
November 17 |
9 |
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October 20 |
"Love Takes Time" |
Mariah Carey |
1 |
October 27 |
15 |
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"From a Distance" |
Bette Midler |
1 |
November 3 |
13 |
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November 3 |
"Better Not Tell Her" |
Carly Simon |
4 |
November 24 |
7 |
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November 10 |
"More Than Words Can Say" |
Alias |
2 |
December 15 |
11 |
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"Impulsive" |
Wilson Phillips |
2 |
December 8 |
11 |
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November 17 |
"So Close" |
Hall & Oates |
6 |
December 8 |
7 |
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November 24 |
"You Gotta Love SomeOne" |
Elton John |
1 |
December 15 |
11 |
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"Stranded" |
Heart |
8 |
December 1 |
3 |
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December 1 |
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" |
Whitney Houston |
7 |
December 15 |
5 |
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1989 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 14 |
"Don't Know Much" |
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville |
1 |
October 28 |
14 |
|
November 4 |
"Angelia" |
Richard Marx |
2 |
November 25 |
10 |
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November 11 |
"Another Day in Paradise" |
Phil Collins |
1 |
December 2 |
13 |
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November 18 |
"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" |
Michael Bolton |
1 |
December 30 |
14 |
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December 9 |
"Sacrifice" |
Elton John |
3 |
December 23 |
12 |
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December 16 |
"The Last Worthless Evening" |
Don Henley |
5 |
December 30 |
7 |
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"Leave a Light On" |
Belinda Carlisle |
8 |
December 30 |
3 |
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December 23 |
"Walk on By" |
Melissa Manchester |
6 |
December 30 |
5 |
1991 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 15 |
"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" |
Stevie B |
1 |
January 19 |
10 |
|
"New York Minute" |
Don Henley |
5 |
January 19 |
8 |
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December 22 |
"One and Only Man" |
Steve Winwood |
9 |
January 5 |
4 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 22, 1990.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1990 (U.S.)