CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1REAL LOVE (Atlantic 88816)
...... Skyy		  2  3  317
  2NO MORE LIES (Ruthless/Atco 99149)
...... Michel’le		  9101211
  3WALK ON BY (Next Plateau 50111)
...... Sybil		  3  4  512
  4IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Jive 1317)
...... Ruby Turner		10141510
  5MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS (Columbia 73022)
...... Regina Belle		  1  2  215
  6SCANDALOUS! (Warner Bros. 22824)
...... Prince		  6  91112
  7OPPOSITES ATTRACT (Virgin 99158)
...... Paula Abdul (with Wild Pair)		12182110
  8I WANNA BE RICH (Solar 74005)
...... Calloway		  4  5  715
  9JAZZIE’S GROOVE (Virgin 99145)
...... Soul II Soul		152022  9
10WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Motown 2026)
...... Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill		172224  9
11CAN WE SPEND SOME TIME (Columbia 73028)
...... Surface		14192012
12SPECIAL (Motown 2004)
...... Temptations		  8  8  815
13SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU (Reprise/King Jay 22713)
...... Michael Cooper		13161913
14YOUR SWEETNESS (Motown 1976)
...... Good Girls		  7  71415
15EXPRESSION (Next Plateau 329)
...... Salt-N-Pepa		182427  5
16NO FRIEND OF MINE (Warner Bros. 22769)
...... Club Nouveau		11111315
17I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. 22697)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan		  5  1  115
18WHAT CAN I DO (EMI 50274)
...... Pieces Of A Dream		22283312
19PROMISES, PROMISES (Geffen 22781)
...... Christopher Williams		232732  5
20(I’ll Be Your) DREAM LOVER (SAM 5004)
...... Richard Rogers		20252312
21HEAVEN (Island 99136)
...... Miles Jaye		21262811
22TOUCH (Atlantic 88841)
...... Chuckii Booker		253235  9
23BUDDY (Tommy Boy 943)
...... De La Soul		273134  9
24LOVE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (Atlantic 88766)
...... Miki Howard		263437  5
25SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 22738)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		1612  915
26LET’S GET IT ON (Island 99162)
...... By All Means		19  6  418
27ESCAPADE (A&M 1490)
...... Janet Jackson		353843  5
28I GET THE JOB DONE (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 22719)
...... Big Daddy Kane		313539  8
29HERITAGE (Columbia 73205)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire (featuring The Boys)		343645  4
30THE SECRET GARDEN (Sweet Seduction Suite) (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19992)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge
      & Barry White		3754—  3
31(You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL MAN (Warner Bros. 22862)
...... James Ingram		30303810
32ALL NITE (Vintertainment/Elektra 69260)
...... Entouch (featuring Keith Sweat)		24131015
33WHATEVER IT TAKES (Virgin 99142)
...... Cheryl Lynn		28293010
34GYRLZ, THEY LOVE ME (Uptown/MCA 53784)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		394251  5
35RHYTHM NATION (A&M 1455)
...... Janet Jackson		3317  615
36YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE (Orpheus 72254)
...... Tamika Patton (with Eric Gable)		384041  5
37WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME (Def Jam/Columbia 73135)
...... Public Enemy		467275  4
38EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH (Motown 2031)
...... Smokey Robinson		4044—  3
39HEARTBEAT (Vendetta/A&M 1473)
...... Seduction		444550  5
40ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Arista 9928)
...... Lisa Stansfield		434154  4
41I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ (Def Jam/Columbia 69072)
...... Alyson Williams		455157  5
42HELP THE CHILDREN (Capitol 44497)
...... M.C. Hammer		414756  4
43NOT THRU BEING WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 22797)
...... Michael Jeffries with Karyn White		32334010
44COMFORT OF A MAN (MCA 53769)
...... Stephanie Mills		497377  4
45JUICY (Sound Of New York 2005)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		363946  9
46TURN IT OUT (Go Base) (Profile 5275)
...... Rob Base		29151612
47NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 50242)
...... Dianne Reeves		475558  5
48SECRET WISH (Tabu 73089)
...... S.O.S. Band		485255  5
49WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER (Geffen 19950)
...... David Peaston		506164  5
501-2-3 (Columbia 73087)
...... Chimes		518285  4
51TREAT YOU RIGHT (Epic 73258)
...... Luther Vandross		5356—  3
52TENDER LOVER (Solar 74003)
...... Babyface		42231717
53WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN’ (Virgin 98999)
...... Inner City		545762  5
54SPREAD MY WINGS (Atlantic 88734)
...... Troop		555963  4
55SORRY (Baby Can I Hold You) (Pow Wow 452)
...... Foxy Brown		567176  5
56STAY HERE, STAY NEAR (Tabu 73088)
...... Rhonda Clark		606067  5
57ADDICTED TO YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44490)
...... Gap Band		71——  2
58GOING HOME (Arista 9913)
...... Kenny G		616672  5
59STILL CRAZY FOR YOU (Malaco 2159
...... Johnnie Taylor		70——  2
60THE GAS FACE (Def Jam/Columbia 73046)
...... 3rd Bass		697884  4
61KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET (EMI 50279)
...... Mikki Bleu		626569  4
62ALL NIGHT LONG (Jive 1307)
...... Kool Moe Dee		596266  5
63I FOUND LOVIN’ (Uptown/MCA 53729)
...... Jeff Redd		6787—  3
64I SLEEP MUCH BETTER (In Someone Else’s Bed) (Jive 1311)
...... Billy Ocean		6676—  3
65PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 07311)
...... Technotronic Featuring Felly		52211814
66GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44466)
...... Mantronix featuring Wondress		75——  2
67STAY (Warlock 7069)
...... Kim Waters (featuring Juanita Daily)		585865  4
68I CHOOSE YOU (Tonight) (Magnolia/MCA 53747)
...... Eugene Wilde		687578  4
69BABY DON’T FOOL AROUND (Sedona 7611)
...... Cardell		656871  8
70GIRLS NITE OUT (RCA 2630)
...... Tyler Collins		———  1
71OWWWW! (MCA 53736)
...... Chunky A		63634413
72NEVER 2 MUCH OF U (4th & B’way 7495)
...... Dino		79——  2
73WRAP-U-UP (Warner Bros. 19969)
...... Randy Crawford		7285—  3
74TWO SHIPS (In The Night) (Arista 9933)
...... Jermaine Jackson		78——  2
75ALL OR NOTHING (Arista 9923)
...... Milli Vanilli		81——  2
76TO KNOW SOMEONE DEEPLY IS TO KNOW SOMEONE SOFTLY (Columbia 73217)
...... Terence Trent D’Arby		573742  5
77NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY (Polydor 873 582)
...... Main Ingredient		84——  2
78GET UP! (Before The Night Is Over) (SBK 07315)
...... Technotronic		———  1
79LOVE’S ON THE RUN (Warner Bros. 19990)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		———  1
80POISON IVY (Pandisc 036)
...... Young & Restless		8380—  3
81PLAYTOY (Outpost 30005)
...... Carmin		8590—  3
82ALL ABOUT LOVE (Sleeping Bag 40151)
...... Joyce Sims		828488  4
83DON’T WEAR IT OUT (Tabu 73005)
...... Mary Davis		———  1
84THE MESSAGE IS LOVE (A&M 1474)
...... Arthur Baker & Backbeat Disciples featuring Al Green		86——  2
85READY OR NOT (Virgin 98995)
...... After 7		87——  2
86EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS (Orpheus 72264)
...... Jaki Graham		88——  2
87LOVE YOU HONEY (A&M 1472)
...... Randy & Gypsys		———  1
88PIPE DREAMS (OBR/Columbia 73023)
...... Oran “Juice” Jones		64435310
89ALL OF MY LOVE (Capitol 44418)
...... Gap Band		73492517
90COME TOGETHER AS ONE (Island 98998)
...... Will Downing		———  1
91SERIOUS HOLD ON ME (EMI 50230)
...... O’Jays		74644718
92TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 22717)
...... Mavis Staples		———  1
93THIS ONE’S FOR THE CHILDREN (Columbia 73064)
...... New Kids On The Block		894652  8
94YOU MAKE ME WANT TO GIVE IT UP (Manhattan/Capitol 44476)
...... D’altra Hicks		76504910
95BLAME IT ON THE RAIN (Arista 9904)
...... Milli Vanilli		77483116
96FRIENDS B-4 LOVERS (Columbia 73025)
...... Full Force		80532915
97WHATCHA GONNA DO (RCA 9094)
...... Tyler Collins		92692618
98FOOLISH HEART (Wing 889 878)
...... Sharon Bryant		90676121
99DON’T CHA’ THINK (Virgin 99143)
...... After 7		96833615
100 IT’S THE REAL THING (Mercury 876 008)
...... Angela Winbush		95776020
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