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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1990

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/22 01/05/91 →

Billboard printed no chart dated December 29, 1990. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/22 and 12/29 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/22 chart standing a second week — every rank, bullet and label as there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. The 12/22/1990 chart comes from the owner’s chart file, since the scans supplied don’t include it, and the file carries this frozen week as an exact repeat of it.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★4 weeks at No. One Because I Love You (The Postman Song)STEVIE B LMR 2724/RCA	1
2	2	4	7	Justify My LoveMADONNA SIRE 4-19485/WARNER BROS.	2
3	3	2	13	From A DistanceBETTE MIDLER ATLANTIC 4-87820	2
4	4	5	12	ImpulsiveWILSON PHILLIPS SBK 07337	4
5	5	7	13	Tom's DinerDNA featuring SUZANNE VEGA A&M 1529	5
6	6	10	15	High EnoughDAMN YANKEES WARNER BROS. 4-19595	6
7	7	3	11	I'm Your Baby TonightWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 2108	1
8	8	9	10	Freedom '90GEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-73559	8
9	9	6	16	The Way You Do The Things You DoUB40 VIRGIN 4-98978	6
10	10	14	9	SensitivityRALPH TRESVANT MCA 53932	10
11	11	17	7	Love Will Never Do (Without You)JANET JACKSON A&M 1538	11
12	12	13	10	MiracleJON BON JOVI MERCURY 878 392-4	12
13	13	8	13	Something To Believe InPOISON ENIGMA 44617/CAPITOL	4
14	14	12	16	Love Takes TimeMARIAH CAREY COLUMBIA 38-73455	1
15	15	11	16	Groove Is In The HeartDEEE-LITE ELEKTRA 4-64934	4
16	16	19	9	The First TimeSURFACE COLUMBIA 38-73502	16
17	17	18	12	Miles AwayWINGER ATLANTIC 4-87824	17
18	18	22	9	One And Only ManSTEVE WINWOOD VIRGIN 4-98892	18
19	19	15	13	Wiggle It2 IN A ROOM CUTTING 4-98887/CHARISMA	15
20	20	24	9	After The RainNELSON DGC 4-19667	20
21	21	30	7	Gonna Make You SweatC&C MUSIC FACTORY featuring FREEDOM WILLIAMS COLUMBIA 38-73604	21
22	22	16	18	Feels GoodTONY! TONI! TONE! WING 877 436-4/POLYDOR	9
23	23	37	4	Play That Funky MusicVANILLA ICE SBK 07339	23
24	24	25	10	Just Another DreamCATHY DENNIS POLYDOR 877 962-4	24
25	25	27	7	I'm Not In LoveWILL TO POWER EPIC 34-73636	25
26	26	32	9	For YouTHE OUTFIELD MCA 53935	26
27	27	33	8	Hang In Long EnoughPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 4-87800	27
28	28	21	17	More Than Words Can SayALIAS EMI 50324	2
29	29	34	14	On The Way UpELISA FIORILLO CHRYSALIS 23599	29
30	30	20	15	StrandedHEART CAPITOL 44621	13
31	31	28	11	Fairweather FriendJOHNNY GILL MOTOWN 2049	28
32	32	35	7	Anything Is PossibleDEBBIE GIBSON ATLANTIC 4-87793	32
33	33	41	7	You're AmazingROBERT PALMER EMI 50338	33
34	34	42	8	GentleDINO ISLAND 878 472-4	34
35	35	29	17	Ice Ice BabyVANILLA ICE SBK 07335	1
36	36	44	5	I'll Give All My Love To YouKEITH SWEAT VINTERTAINMENT 4-64915/ELEKTRA	36
37	37	23	12	My Love Is A FireDONNY OSMOND CAPITOL 44634	21
38	38	26	18	Knockin' BootsCANDYMAN EPIC 34-73450	9
39	39	46	6	DisappearINXS ATLANTIC 4-87784	39
40	40	39	13	Unchained Melody (Re-Recorded)THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS CURB 76842	19
41	41	52	5	Around The Way GirlLL COOL J DEF JAM 38-73610/COLUMBIA	41
42	42	31	14	So CloseDARYL HALL JOHN OATES ARISTA 2085	11
43	43	48	7	Does She Love That Man?BREATHE A&M 1535	43
44	44	50	7	The GhettoTOO SHORT JIVE 1414/RCA	44
45	45	51	6	You Gotta Love SomeoneELTON JOHN MCA 53953	45
46	46	58	5	I Saw RedWARRANT COLUMBIA 38-73597	46
47	47	36	14	PrayM.C. HAMMER CAPITOL 44609	2
48	48	49	8	New York MinuteDON HENLEY GEFFEN 4-19660	48
49	49	55	6	The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)CHER GEFFEN 4-19659	49
50	50	45	10	Hard To HandleTHE BLACK CROWES DEF AMERICAN 4-19668/GEFFEN	45

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	65	4	Where Does My Heart Beat Now?CELINE DION EPIC 34-73536	51
52	52	53	6	World In My EyesDEPECHE MODE SIRE 4-19580/REPRISE	52
53	53	—	2	All The Man That I NeedWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 2156	53
54	54	38	17	HippychickSOHO SAVAGE 4-98908/ATCO	14
55	55	66	5	Love Makes Things HappenPEBBLES MCA 53973	55
56	56	56	8	If You Needed SomebodyBAD COMPANY ATCO 4-98914	56
57	57	43	12	B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?BELL BIV DEVOE MCA 53897	26
58	58	61	5	No Matter WhatGEORGE LAMOND with BRENDA K. STARR COLUMBIA 38-73603	58
59	59	40	22	I Don't Have The HeartJAMES INGRAM WARNER BROS. 4-19911	1
60	60	67	4	MoneytalksAC/DC ATCO 4-98881	60
61	61	63	6	CandyIGGY POP with KATE PIERSON VIRGIN 4-98900	61
62	62	64	18	Heat Of The MomentAFTER 7 VIRGIN 4-96553	62
63	63	47	27	Close To YouMAXI PRIEST CHARISMA 4-98951	1
64	64	69	5	Wicked GameCHRIS ISAAK REPRISE 4-19704	64
65	65	57	8	I Wanna Get With UGUY MCA 53928	50
66	66	—	2	It Never Rains (In Southern California)TONY! TONI! TONE! WING 879 068-4/POLYDOR	66
67	67	72	4	Shelter MeCINDERELLA MERCURY 878 700-7	67
68	68	74	4	I Don't Know Anybody ElseBLACK BOX RCA 2751	68
69	69	59	23	Can't StopAFTER 7 VIRGIN 4-98961	6
70	70	83	4	Go For It! (Heart And Fire)JOEY B. ELLIS & TYNETTA HARE BUST IT 44667/CAPITOL	70
71	71	71	5	House Full Of ReasonsJUDE COLE REPRISE 4-19530	71
72	72	54	13	ThinkINFORMATION SOCIETY TOMMY BOY 4-19591/REPRISE	28
73	73	77	5	Give It To Me GoodTRIXTER MECHANIC 53863/MCA	73
74	74	81	4	Show Me The WaySTYX A&M 1536	74
75	75	76	4	Round And RoundTEVIN CAMPBELL PAISLEY PARK 4-19748/WARNER BROS.	75
76	76	62	20	Giving You The BenefitPEBBLES MCA 53891	4
77	77	82	4	Just A Little Bit LongerMAXI PRIEST CHARISMA 4-98883	77
78	78	93	3	Deeper Shade Of SoulURBAN DANCE SQUAD ARISTA 2026	78
79	79	89	3	Get HereOLETA ADAMS FONTANA 878 476-4/MERCURY	79
80	80	60	11	And So It GoesBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-73602	37
81	81	70	17	Cherry PieWARRANT COLUMBIA 38-73510	10
82	82	80	5	Crash (Have Some Fun)TKA featuring MICHELLE VISAGE TOMMY BOY 4-19527/WARNER BROS.	80
83	83	68	20	JoeyCONCRETE BLONDE I.R.S. 73014	19
84	84	86	3	Use It Up And Wear It OutPAT & MICK CHARISMA 4-98870	84
85	85	95	3	Melt In Your MouthCANDYMAN EPIC 49-73639	85
86	86	—	2	This Is Ponderous2NU ATLANTIC 4-87771	86
87	87	73	15	Lyin' To MyselfDAVID CASSIDY ENIGMA 75084	27
88	88	75	12	MissunderstandingAL B. SURE! WARNER BROS. 4-19590	42
89	89	—	2	This HouseTRACIE SPENCER CAPITOL 44652	89
90	90	90	3	The SwalkNOTORIOUS DGC 4-19698	90
91	91	85	9	I Found LoveTHE PARTY HOLLYWOOD 4-64931/ELEKTRA	79
92	92	—	2	One More TryTIMMY T. QUALITY 15114	92
93	93	96	3	The Obvious ChildPAUL SIMON WARNER BROS. 4-19549	93
94	94	87	26	(Can't Live Without Your) Love And AffectionNELSON DGC 4-19689	1
95	95	78	10	Wherever Would I BeCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-73580	50
96	96	—	2	Spend My LifeSLAUGHTER CHRYSALIS 23605	96
97	97	84	32	Unchained MelodyTHE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS VERVE 871 882-7/POLYDOR	4
98	98	79	16	Black CatJANET JACKSON A&M 1477	1
99	99	91	4	Love Me Just For MeSPECIAL GENERATION BUST IT 44604/CAPITOL	91
100	100	88	22	Something Happened On The Way To HeavenPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 4-87885	4

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.