| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 6, 1990 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
ALL OF MY LOVE (Capitol 44418) ...... Gap Band | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| TENDER LOVER (Solar 74003) ...... Babyface | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||
| RHYTHM NATION (A&M 1455) ...... Janet Jackson | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ||
| AIN’T NUTHIN’ IN THE WORLD (Atlantic 88826) ...... Miki Howard | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||
| LET’S GET IT ON (Island 99162) ...... By All Means | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | ||
| PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 07311) ...... Technotronic Featuring Felly | 6 | 11 | 24 | 8 | ||
| IT’S THE REAL THING (Mercury 876 008) ...... Angela Winbush | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | ||
| SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 22738) ...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly | 8 | 10 | 22 | 9 | ||
| WHATCHA GONNA DO (RCA 9094) ...... Tyler Collins | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | ||
| I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. 22697) ...... Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan | 10 | 13 | 19 | 9 | ||
| KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR (Warner Bros. 22865) ...... Randy Crawford | 11 | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||
| HERE AND NOW (Epic 73029) ...... Luther Vandross | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | ||
| FOOLISH HEART (Wing 889 878) ...... Sharon Bryant | 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 | ||
| I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU (Polydor 889 910) ...... Main Ingredient | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | ||
| SERIOUS HOLD ON ME (EMI 50230) ...... O’Jays | 15 | 15 | 20 | 12 | ||
| LOVE HAS GOT TO WAIT (Orpheus 72257) ...... Eric Gable | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | ||
| BLAME IT ON THE RAIN (Arista 9904) ...... Milli Vanilli | 17 | 22 | 30 | 10 | ||
| YO MISTER (MCA 53728) ...... Patti LaBelle | 18 | 17 | 7 | 12 | ||
| DON’T CHA’ THINK (Virgin 99143) ...... After 7 | 19 | 28 | 44 | 9 | ||
| SPECIAL (Motown 2004) ...... Temptations | 20 | 35 | 41 | 9 | ||
| WALK ON BY (Next Plateau 50111) ...... Sybil | 21 | 27 | 50 | 6 | ||
| HOME (MCA 53712) ...... Stephanie Mills | 22 | 18 | 8 | 17 | ||
| NO FRIEND OF MINE (Warner Bros. 22769) ...... Club Nouveau | 23 | 30 | 37 | 9 | ||
| I WANNA BE RICH (Solar 74005) ...... Calloway | 24 | 32 | 38 | 9 | ||
| RIGHT AND HYPE (Reprise 22872) ...... Abstrac’ | 25 | 25 | 35 | 10 | ||
| YOUR SWEETNESS (Motown 1976) ...... Good Girls | 26 | 33 | 40 | 9 | ||
| SCANDALOUS! (Warner Bros. 22824) ...... Prince | 27 | 38 | 51 | 6 | ||
| JUST CALL MY NAME (Def Jam/Columbia 69072) ...... Alyson Williams | 28 | 19 | 11 | 16 | ||
| CAN I? (Geffen 22795) ...... David Peaston | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | ||
| OWWWW! (MCA 53736) ...... Chunky A | 30 | 37 | 45 | 7 | ||
| DR. SOUL (Atlantic 88812) ...... Foster/McElroy | 31 | 21 | 14 | 14 | ||
| SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU (Reprise/King Jay 22713) ...... Michael Cooper | 32 | 40 | 47 | 7 | ||
| (Don’t U Know) I LOVE U (Atlantic 88831) ...... Chuckii Booker | 33 | 23 | 18 | 19 | ||
| PERSONALITY (Arista 9890) ...... Kashif | 34 | 24 | 21 | 16 | ||
| FRIENDS B-4 LOVERS (Columbia 73025) ...... Full Force | 35 | 42 | 49 | 9 | ||
| EVERYTHING (MCA 53714) ...... Jody Watley | 36 | 26 | 23 | 18 | ||
| OPPOSITES ATTRACT (Virgin 99158) ...... Paula Abdul (with Wild Pair) | 37 | 44 | 62 | 4 | ||
| WHAT CAN I DO (EMI 50274) ...... Pieces Of A Dream | 38 | 56 | 70 | 6 | ||
| SOMEBODY FOR ME (Uptown/MCA 53718) ...... Heavy D. & Boyz | 39 | 29 | 25 | 15 | ||
| CAN WE SPEND SOME TIME (Columbia 73028) ...... Surface | 40 | 47 | 60 | 6 | ||
| DON’T TAKE IT PERSONAL (Arista 9875) ...... Jermaine Jackson | 41 | 31 | 26 | 19 | ||
| TURN IT OUT (Go Base) (Profile 5275) ...... Rob Base | 42 | 50 | 72 | 6 | ||
| I’M STILL MISSING YOUR LOVE (Tabu 69054) ...... S.O.S. Band | 43 | 34 | 27 | 18 | ||
| (I’ll Be Your) DREAM LOVER (SAM 5004) ...... Richard Rogers | 44 | 53 | 66 | 6 | ||
| I THINK I CAN BEAT MIKE TYSON (Jive 1282) ...... D. J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince | 45 | 36 | 28 | 10 | ||
| NO MORE LIES (Ruthless/Atco 99149) ...... Michel’le | 46 | 55 | 63 | 5 | ||
| HEAVEN (Island 99136) ...... Miles Jaye | 47 | 61 | 78 | 5 | ||
| I’M NOT SOUPPED (Atlantic 88818) ...... Troop | 48 | 39 | 29 | 16 | ||
| REAL LOVE (Atlantic 88816) ...... Skyy | 49 | 41 | 31 | 11 | ||
| PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE (Delicious Vinyl 99137) ...... Young M.C. | 50 | 60 | 73 | 5 | ||
| ROCK WIT’CHA (MCA 53652) ...... Bobby Brown | 51 | 43 | 32 | 20 | ||
| MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS (Columbia 73022) ...... Regina Belle | 52 | 45 | 33 | 9 | ||
| WHATEVER IT TAKES (Virgin 99142) ...... Cheryl Lynn | 53 | 73 | 90 | 4 | ||
| YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING (Columbia 69016) ...... Surface | 54 | 46 | 34 | 20 | ||
| IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Jive 1317) ...... Ruby Turner | 55 | 70 | 85 | 4 | ||
| YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE (Warner Bros. 22748) ...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley | 56 | 48 | 36 | 11 | ||
| JUICY (Sound Of New York 2005) ...... Wrecks-N-Effect | 57 | 72 | — | 3 | ||
| JAZZIE’S GROOVE (Virgin 99145) ...... Soul II Soul | 58 | 80 | — | 3 | ||
| (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL MAN (Warner Bros. 22862) ...... James Ingram | 59 | 64 | 75 | 4 | ||
| PIPE DREAMS (OBR/Columbia 73023) ...... Oran “Juice” Jones | 60 | 68 | 80 | 4 | ||
| EVERY TIME I TRY TO SAY GOODBYE (Virgin 99180) ...... Cheryl Lynn | 61 | 49 | 39 | 18 | ||
| NOT THRU BEING WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 22797) ...... Michael Jeffries with Karyn White | 62 | 75 | 87 | 4 | ||
| BABY COME TO ME (Columbia 68969) ...... Regina Belle | 63 | 51 | 42 | 22 | ||
| RICH GIRLS (EMI 56142) ...... R. J.’s Latest Arrival | 64 | 52 | 43 | 11 | ||
| ALL NITE (Vintertainment/Elektra 69260) ...... Entouch (featuring Keith Sweat) | 65 | 54 | 46 | 9 | ||
| I WANNA BE WHERE YOU ARE (Polydor 876 762) ...... Will Clayton (with Audrey Wheeler) | 66 | 66 | 82 | 5 | ||
| KISS YOUR TEARS AWAY (Columbia 69077) ...... Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 67 | 57 | 52 | 15 | ||
| WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Motown 2026) ...... Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill | 68 | 87 | — | 3 | ||
| AIN’T NOTHIN LIKE THE LOVIN WE GOT (Malaco 2157) ...... Shirley Brown with Bobby Womack | 69 | 58 | 58 | 7 | ||
| YOU MAKE ME WANT TO GIVE IT UP (Manhattan/Capitol 44476) ...... D’altra Hicks | 70 | 81 | 95 | 4 | ||
| LICENCE TO CHILL (Jive 1283) ...... Billy Ocean | 71 | 59 | 48 | 11 | ||
| TOUCH (Atlantic 88841) ...... Chuckii Booker | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | ||
| OOH BABY BABY (Reprise 22849) ...... Zapp | 73 | 62 | 53 | 16 | ||
| NEW JACK SWING (Motown 1979) ...... Wrecks-N-Effect | 74 | 63 | 54 | 18 | ||
| TEST OF TIME (Island 99175) ...... Will Downing | 75 | 65 | 55 | 11 | ||
| PERPETRATORS (A&M 1449) ...... Randy & Gypsys | 76 | 67 | 56 | 13 | ||
| WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Motown 2026) ...... Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill | 77* | |||||
| WHAT YOU NEED (Motown 1978) ...... Stacy Lattisaw | 78 | 69 | 57 | 12 | ||
| DIDN’T I (Blow Your Mind) (Columbia 68960) ...... New Kids On The Block | 79 | 71 | 59 | 11 | ||
| BUDDY (Tommy Boy 943) ...... De La Soul | 80 | 90 | — | 3 | ||
| SUPER LOVER (A&M 1459) ...... Barry White | 81 | 74 | 61 | 16 | ||
| STATE OF ATTRACTION (Tabu 69000) ...... Rhonda Clark | 82 | 76 | 64 | 20 | ||
| THIS ONE’S FOR THE CHILDREN (Columbia 73064) ...... New Kids On The Block | 83 | — | — | 2 | ||
| SISTER ROSA (MCA 53730) ...... James “J.T.” Taylor | 84 | 77 | 65 | 10 | ||
| BABY DON’T FOOL AROUND (Sedona 7611) ...... Cardell | 85 | — | — | 2 | ||
| MISS YOU MUCH (A&M 1445) ...... Janet Jackson | 86 | 79 | 69 | 19 | ||
| HIGHER THAN HIGH (Paisley Park/Reprise 22907) ...... Tony Lemans | 87 | 82 | 71 | 11 | ||
| PARTYMAN (Warner Bros. 22814) ...... Prince | 88 | 83 | 74 | 19 | ||
| I GET THE JOB DONE (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 22719) ...... Big Daddy Kane | 89 | — | — | 2 | ||
| BACK TO LIFE (Virgin 99171) ...... Soul II Soul | 90 | 85 | 76 | 22 | ||
| TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU AND ME (Arista 9901) ...... Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne | 91 | 86 | 77 | 12 | ||
| JUST A FRIEND (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. 22784) ...... Biz Markie | 92 | 88 | 79 | 11 | ||
| BUST A MOVE (Delicious Vinyl 105) ...... Young MC | 93 | 89 | 81 | 22 | ||
| GIMME YOUR LOVE (Arista 9884) ...... Aretha Franklin & James Brown | 94 | 91 | 83 | 13 | ||
| I’M ‘N’ DANGER (Capitol 44416) ...... Mother’s Finest | 95 | 92 | 84 | 21 | ||
| TALK TO MYSELF (Geffen 22936) ...... Christopher Williams | 96 | 93 | 86 | 23 | ||
| EVERY MOMENT (MCA 53707) ...... Deniece Williams | 97 | 94 | 88 | 7 | ||
| NEVER GIVE UP (Mercury 876 072) ...... Kool & Gang | 98 | 95 | 89 | 10 | ||
| I DESIRE (OBR/Columbia 73020) ...... Newkirk | 99 | 96 | 91 | 8 | ||
| HELP (Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. 22813) ...... Timmy Gatling | 100 | 97 | 92 | 8 | ||
| *On the original December 30 chart, “Where Do We Go From Here” was listed both at #68 and at #77. |
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