CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending FEBRUARY 24, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Jive 1317)
...... Ruby Turner		  4101411
  2NO MORE LIES (Ruthless/Atco 99149)
...... Michel’le		  2  91012
  3WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Motown 2026)
...... Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill		10172210
  4OPPOSITES ATTRACT (Virgin 99158)
...... Paula Abdul (with Wild Pair)		  7121811
  5REAL LOVE (Atlantic 88816)
...... Skyy		  1  2  318
  6JAZZIE’S GROOVE (Virgin 99145)
...... Soul II Soul		  9152010
  7CAN WE SPEND SOME TIME (Columbia 73028)
...... Surface		11141913
  8ESCAPADE (A&M 1490)
...... Janet Jackson		273538  6
  9EXPRESSION (Next Plateau 329)
...... Salt-N-Pepa		151824  6
10PROMISES, PROMISES (Geffen 22781)
...... Christopher Williams		192327  6
11WALK ON BY (Next Plateau 50111)
...... Sybil		  3  3  413
12TOUCH (Atlantic 88841)
...... Chuckii Booker		22253210
13THE SECRET GARDEN (Sweet Seduction Suite) (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19992)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge
      & Barry White		303754  4
14LOVE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (Atlantic 88766)
...... Miki Howard		242634  6
15MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS (Columbia 73022)
...... Regina Belle		  5  1  216
16WHAT CAN I DO (EMI 50274)
...... Pieces Of A Dream		18222813
17BUDDY (Tommy Boy 943)
...... De La Soul		23273110
18HEAVEN (Island 99136)
...... Miles Jaye		21212612
19GYRLZ, THEY LOVE ME (Uptown/MCA 53784)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		343942  6
20WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME (Def Jam/Columbia 73135)
...... Public Enemy		374672  5
21ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Arista 9928)
...... Lisa Stansfield		404341  5
22SCANDALOUS! (Warner Bros. 22824)
...... Prince		  6  6  913
23HERITAGE (Columbia 73205)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire (featuring The Boys)		293436  5
24YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE (Orpheus 72254)
...... Tamika Patton (with Eric Gable)		363840  6
25HEARTBEAT (Vendetta/A&M 1473)
...... Seduction		394445  6
26I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ (Def Jam/Columbia 69072)
...... Alyson Williams		414551  6
27I WANNA BE RICH (Solar 74005)
...... Calloway		  8  4  516
28I GET THE JOB DONE (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 22719)
...... Big Daddy Kane		283135  9
29THE GAS FACE (Def Jam/Columbia 73046)
...... 3rd Bass		606978  5
30HELP THE CHILDREN (Capitol 44497)
...... M.C. Hammer		424147  5
31EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH (Motown 2031)
...... Smokey Robinson		384044  4
32SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU (Reprise/King Jay 22713)
...... Michael Cooper		13131614
33COMFORT OF A MAN (MCA 53769)
...... Stephanie Mills		444973  5
34NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 50242)
...... Dianne Reeves		474755  6
35YOUR SWEETNESS (Motown 1976)
...... Good Girls		14  7  716
36TREAT YOU RIGHT (Epic 73258)
...... Luther Vandross		515356  4
37ADDICTED TO YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44490)
...... Gap Band		5771—  3
38SPREAD MY WINGS (Atlantic 88734)
...... Troop		545559  5
39WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN’ (Virgin 98999)
...... Inner City		535457  6
401-2-3 (Columbia 73087)
...... Chimes		505182  5
41KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET (EMI 50279)
...... Mikki Bleu		616265  5
42WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER (Geffen 19950)
...... David Peaston		495061  6
43SECRET WISH (Tabu 73089)
...... S.O.S. Band		484852  6
44WRAP-U-UP (Warner Bros. 19969)
...... Randy Crawford		737285  4
45I FOUND LOVIN’ (Uptown/MCA 53729)
...... Jeff Redd		636787  4
46TWO SHIPS (In The Night) (Arista 9933)
...... Jermaine Jackson		7478—  3
47READY OR NOT (Virgin 98995)
...... After 7		8587—  3
48ALL OR NOTHING (Arista 9923)
...... Milli Vanilli		7581—  3
49NO FRIEND OF MINE (Warner Bros. 22769)
...... Club Nouveau		16111116
50NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY (Polydor 873 582)
...... Main Ingredient		7784—  3
51STAY HERE, STAY NEAR (Tabu 73088)
...... Rhonda Clark		566060  6
52LOVE’S ON THE RUN (Warner Bros. 19990)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		79——  2
53GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44466)
...... Mantronix featuring Wondress		6675—  3
54GET UP! (Before The Night Is Over) (SBK 07315)
...... Technotronic		78——  2
55DON’T WEAR IT OUT (Tabu 73005)
...... Mary Davis		83——  2
56I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. 22697)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan		17  5  116
57(I’ll Be Your) DREAM LOVER (SAM 5004)
...... Richard Rogers		20202513
58STILL CRAZY FOR YOU (Malaco 2159
...... Johnnie Taylor		5970—  3
59WHAT GOES AROUND (Columbia 73201)
...... Regina Belle		———  1
60I SLEEP MUCH BETTER (In Someone Else’s Bed) (Jive 1311)
...... Billy Ocean		646676  4
61SORRY (Baby Can I Hold You) (Pow Wow 452)
...... Foxy Brown		555671  6
62COME TOGETHER AS ONE (Island 98998)
...... Will Downing		90——  2
63SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 22738)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		25161216
64NEVER 2 MUCH OF U (4th & B’way 7495)
...... Dino		7279—  3
65SOUL TO SOUL (Motown 2023)
...... Temptations		———  1
66WHATEVER IT TAKES (Virgin 99142)
...... Cheryl Lynn		33282911
67GIRLS NITE OUT (RCA 2630)
...... Tyler Collins		70——  2
68LOVE YOU HONEY (A&M 1472)
...... Randy & Gypsys		87——  2
69JUST KICKIN’ IT (Mercury 876 367)
...... Walter Beasley		———  1
70LET’S GET IT ON (Island 99162)
...... By All Means		2619  619
71POISON IVY (Pandisc 036)
...... Young & Restless		808380  4
72LADIES FIRST (Tommy Boy 942)
...... Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love		———  1
73PLAYTOY (Outpost 30005)
...... Carmin		818590  4
74TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 22717)
...... Mavis Staples		92——  2
75BODY TALK (Wing 873 599)
...... Sharon Bryant		———  1
76FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK (MCA 53768)
...... Body		———  1
77WHIP APPEAL (Solar 74007)
...... Babyface		———  1
78SPECIAL (Motown 2004)
...... Temptations		12  8  816
79GOING HOME (Arista 9913)
...... Kenny G		586166  6
80RHYTHM NATION (A&M 1455)
...... Janet Jackson		35331716
81THE HUMPTY DANCE (Tommy Boy 944)
...... Digital Underground		———  1
82EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS (Orpheus 72264)
...... Jaki Graham		8688—  3
83TICK TOCK (Ring My Phone) (Columbia 73129)
...... Big Mack		———  1
84ALL NITE (Vintertainment/Elektra 69260)
...... Entouch (featuring Keith Sweat)		32241316
85STAY (Warlock 7069)
...... Kim Waters (featuring Juanita Daily)		675858  5
86NO MORE TEARS (Mercury 876 365)
...... Angela Winbush		———  1
87THE MESSAGE IS LOVE (A&M 1474)
...... Arthur Baker & Backbeat Disciples featuring Al Green		8486—  3
88SHOWER YOU WITH LOVE (MCA 53697)
...... George Howard introducing John Pagano		———  1
89C’MON AND GET MY LOVE (ffrr 886 798)
...... D Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis		———  1
90LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART (Motown 2013)
...... Good Girls		———  1
91NOT THRU BEING WITH YOU (Warner Bros. 22797)
...... Michael Jeffries with Karyn White		43323311
92JUICY (Sound Of New York 2005)
...... Wrecks-N-Effect		45363910
93TURN IT OUT (Go Base) (Profile 5275)
...... Rob Base		46291513
94PUMP UP THE JAM (SBK 07311)
...... Technotronic Featuring Felly		65522115
95BABY DON’T FOOL AROUND (Sedona 7611)
...... Cardell		696568  9
96I CHOOSE YOU (Tonight) (Magnolia/MCA 53747)
...... Eugene Wilde		686875  5
97TENDER LOVER (Solar 74003)
...... Babyface		52422318
98ALL NIGHT LONG (Jive 1307)
...... Kool Moe Dee		625962  6
99OWWWW! (MCA 53736)
...... Chunky A		71636314
100 (You Make Me Feel Like) A NATURAL MAN (Warner Bros. 22862)
...... James Ingram		31303011
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