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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 8, 1990

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/01 12/15 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	5	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Because I Love You (The Postman Song)STEVIE B LMR 2724/RCA	1
2	1	3	8	I'm Your Baby TonightWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 2108	1
3	5	7	10	From A DistanceBETTE MIDLER ATLANTIC 4-87820	3
4	6	6	10	Something To Believe InPOISON ENIGMA 44617/CAPITOL	4
5	2	1	13	Love Takes TimeMARIAH CAREY COLUMBIA 38-73455	1
6	4	4	13	Groove Is In The HeartDEEE-LITE ELEKTRA 4-64934	4
7	9	15	9	ImpulsiveWILSON PHILLIPS SBK 07337	7
8	8	13	13	The Way You Do The Things You DoUB40 VIRGIN 4-98978	8
9	12	19	10	Tom's DinerDNA featuring SUZANNE VEGA A&M 1529	9
10	23	36	4	Justify My LoveMADONNA SIRE 4-19485/WARNER BROS.	10
11	14	18	12	High EnoughDAMN YANKEES WARNER BROS. 4-19595	11
12	15	20	7	Freedom '90GEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-73559	12
13	13	17	12	StrandedHEART CAPITOL 44621	13
14	10	9	15	Feels GoodTONY! TONI! TONE! WING 877 436-4/POLYDOR	9
15	11	12	11	So CloseDARYL HALL JOHN OATES ARISTA 2085	11
16	7	2	14	More Than Words Can SayALIAS EMI 50324	2
17	19	21	10	Wiggle It2 IN A ROOM CUTTING 4-98887/CHARISMA	17
18	18	22	7	Miracle (FROM "YOUNG GUNS II")JON BON JOVI MERCURY 878 392-4	18
19	22	24	6	SensitivityRALPH TRESVANT MCA 53932	19
20	16	11	14	Ice Ice BabyVANILLA ICE SBK 07335	1
21	25	28	9	My Love Is A FireDONNY OSMOND CAPITOL 44634	21
22	27	33	9	Miles AwayWINGER ATLANTIC 4-87824	22
23	21	10	15	Knockin' BootsCANDYMAN EPIC 34-73450	9
24	31	48	4	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES & AIRPLAY ★★★ Love Will Never Do (Without You)JANET JACKSON A&M 1538	24
25	29	35	6	One And Only ManSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 4-98892	25
26	26	26	9	B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?BELL BIV DEVOE MCA 53897	26
27	33	40	6	The First TimeSURFACE COLUMBIA 38-73502	27
28	20	8	11	PrayM.C. HAMMER CAPITOL 44609	2
29	17	14	14	HippychickSOHO SAVAGE 4-98908/ATCO	14
30	35	41	6	After The RainNELSON DGC 4-19667	30
31	24	16	19	I Don't Have The HeartJAMES INGRAM WARNER BROS. 4-19911	1
32	34	38	8	Fairweather FriendJOHNNY GILL MOTOWN 2049	32
33	28	29	10	ThinkINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 4-19591/REPRISE	28
34	41	47	7	Just Another DreamCATHY DENNIS POLYDOR 877 962-4	34
35	39	45	6	For YouTHE OUTFIELD MCA 53935	35
36	44	46	5	Hang In Long EnoughPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 4-87800	36
37	37	39	8	And So It GoesBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-73602	37
38	42	43	11	On The Way UpELISA FIORILLO CHRYSALIS 23599	38
39	46	52	4	I'm Not In LoveWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-73636	39
40	30	31	10	Unchained Melody (Re-Recorded)THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS CURB 76842	19
41	47	58	4	Gonna Make You SweatC&C MUSIC FACTORY featuring FREEDOM WILLIAMS COLUMBIA 38-73604	41
42	49	55	4	Anything Is PossibleDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 4-87793	42
43	36	30	24	Close To YouMAXI PRIEST CHARISMA 4-98951	1
44	32	23	17	Giving You The BenefitPEBBLES MCA 53891	4
45	45	34	14	Cherry PieWARRANT COLUMBIA 38-73510	10
46	38	32	20	Can't StopAFTER 7 VIRGIN 4-98961	6
47	51	59	5	GentleDINO ISLAND 878 472-4	47
48	54	—	2	I'll Give All My Love To YouKEITH SWEAT VINTERTAINMENT 4-64915/ELEKTRA	48
49	53	60	7	Hard To HandleTHE BLACK CROWES DEF AMERICAN 4-19668/GEFFEN	49
50	52	57	5	I Wanna Get With UGUY MCA 53928	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	57	66	4	You're AmazingROBERT PALMER EMI 50338	51
52	43	27	12	Lyin' To MyselfDAVID CASSIDY ENIGMA 75084	27
53	58	63	5	New York MinuteDON HENLEY GEFFEN 4-19660	53
54	63	89	3	DisappearINXS ATLANTIC 4-87784	54
55	48	37	17	JoeyCONCRETE BLONDE I.R.S. 73014	19
56	62	72	4	Does She Love That Man?BREATHE A&M 1535	56
57	59	86	4	The GhettoTOO SHORT JIVE 1414/RCA	57
58	40	25	13	Black CatJANET JACKSON A&M 1477	1
59	65	71	3	World In My EyesDEPECHE MODE SIRE 4-19580/REPRISE	59
60	66	85	3	You Gotta Love SomeoneELTON JOHN MCA 53953	60
61	50	53	7	Wherever Would I BeCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-73580	50
62	83	—	2	Around The Way GirlLL COOL J DEF JAM 38-73610/COLUMBIA	62
63	64	84	3	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)CHER GEFFEN 4-19659	63
64	61	49	17	Fly To The AngelsSLAUGHTER CHRYSALIS 23527	19
65	67	76	5	If You Needed SomebodyBAD COMPANY ATCO 4-98914	65
66	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Play That Funky MusicVANILLA ICE SBK 07339	66
67	60	42	9	MissunderstandingAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 4-19590	42
68	72	90	3	CandyIGGY POP with KATE PIERSON VIRGIN 4-98900	68
69	86	—	2	No Matter WhatGEORGE LAMOND with BRENDA K. STARR COLUMBIA 38-73603	69
70	73	92	15	Heat Of The MomentAFTER 7 VIRGIN 4-96553	70
71	85	—	2	I Saw RedWARRANT COLUMBIA 38-73597	71
72	55	44	29	Unchained MelodyTHE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS VERVE 871 882-7/POLYDOR	4
73	82	—	2	House Full Of ReasonsJUDE COLE REPRISE 4-19530	73
74	91	—	2	Love Makes Things HappenPEBBLES MCA 53973	74
75	56	51	23	(Can't Live Without Your) Love And AffectionNELSON DGC 4-19689	1
76	NEW▶		1	MoneytalksAC/DC ATCO 4-98881	76
77	94	—	2	Wicked GameCHRIS ISAAK REPRISE 4-19704	77
78	NEW▶		1	Round And RoundTEVIN CAMPBELL PAISLEY PARK 4-19748/WARNER BROS.	78
79	88	88	4	I'm FreeTHE SOUP DRAGONS BIG LIFE 877 568-4/MERCURY	79
80	NEW▶		1	Where Does My Heart Beat Now?CELINE DION EPIC 34-73536	80
81	68	68	24	Tic Tac ToeKYPER ATLANTIC 4-87910	14
82	71	77	5	Love Is A KillerVIXEN EMI 50332	71
83	69	65	8	Tick TockVAUGHAN BROTHERS EPIC 35-73576	65
84	NEW▶		1	Just A Little Bit LongerMAXI PRIEST CHARISMA 4-98883	84
85	92	—	2	Crash (Have Some Fun)TKA featuring MICHELLE VISAGE TOMMY BOY 4-19527/WARNER BROS.	85
86	NEW▶		1	I Don't Know Anybody ElseBLACK BOX RCA 2751	86
87	95	—	2	Give It To Me GoodTRIXTER MECHANIC 53863/MCA	87
88	79	81	6	I Found LoveTHE PARTY HOLLYWOOD 4-64931/ELEKTRA	79
89	NEW▶		1	Shelter MeCINDERELLA MERCURY 878 700-7	89
90	81	80	15	Dream Boy/Dream GirlCYNTHIA & JOHNNY O MICMAC 2539	53
91	74	64	19	Something Happened On The Way To HeavenPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 4-87885	4
92	NEW▶		1	Go For It! (Heart And Fire)JOEY B. ELLIS & TYNETTA HARE BUST IT 44667/CAPITOL	92
93	76	62	8	So HardPET SHOP BOYS EMI 50329	62
94	87	74	22	Oh GirlPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-73377	8
95	NEW▶		1	Love Me Just For MeSPECIAL GENERATION CAPITOL 44604	95
96	NEW▶		1	Show Me The WaySTYX A&M 1536	96
97	78	73	11	The Boomin' SystemLL COOL J DEF JAM 38-73457/COLUMBIA	48
98	70	54	19	Everybody EverybodyBLACK BOX RCA 2628	8
99	80	61	18	RomeoDINO ISLAND 878 012-4	6
100	75	75	21	Blaze Of Glory (FROM "YOUNG GUNS II")JON BON JOVI MERCURY 875 896-4	1

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.