CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending SEPTEMBER 22, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19751)
...... Prince		  3  610  8
  2CRAZY (Motown 2053)
...... Boys		  1  4  610
  3LIES (Atlantic 87893)
...... En Vogue		  2  1  212
  4GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT (MCA 79079)
...... Pebbles		  91136  6
  5EVERYBODY EVERYBODY (RCA 2628)
...... Black Box		  8141412
  6HEAVEN KNOWS (Virgin 98962)
...... Lalah Hathaway		10  71610
  7A FRIEND (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19775)
...... Winans		  7132010
  8DO YOU REALLY WANT MY LOVE (Capitol 44532)
...... Melba Moore		  5  81210
  9I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (EMI 50319)
...... Najee		11  91313
10TOUCH ME UP (MCA 79056)
...... Body		20151712
11FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		  62554  5
12TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WANT TO BE TREATED (Uptown/MCA 53822)
...... Father MC		122329  8
13CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		253739  7
14SAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44595)
...... Tracie Spencer		163446  6
15MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		4565—  3
16IF I COULD ONLY HAVE THAT DAY BACK (Elektra 64947)
...... Howard Hewett		171826  8
17FEELS GOOD (Wing 877 436)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		  4  2  313
18YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT (Arista 2053)
...... Kiara		182437  6
19I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME (WTG 73431)
...... Nayobe		192631  7
20RHYTHM OF LIFE (Fontana 875 018)
...... Oleta Adams		262927  9
21SOMEONE TO LOVE (MCA 53837)
...... Mac Band		213652  7
22I DON’T GO FOR THAT (Qwest 19755)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett		466286  5
23INNOCENT (Capitol 44593)
...... Whispers		13  5  510
24SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		244460  6
25ARE YOU REALLY REAL? (Tommy Boy 19781)
...... Force M.D.’s		151623  8
26THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Arista 2049)
...... Lisa Stansfield		304053  6
27HAVE YOU SEEN HER (Capitol 44573)
...... M.C. Hammer		14  3  8  9
28HEAL OUR LAND (Jive 1376)
...... Jonathan Butler		375570  5
29HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (Epic 73494)
...... Teena Marie		5069—  3
30THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		5879—  3
31IN SUMMER I FALL (Atlantic 87874)
...... Family Stand		364864  6
32CIGARETTE IN THE RAIN (Warner Bros. 19735)
...... Randy Crawford		345065  6
33I NEED YOUR LOVE (Motown 2027)
...... Good Girls		333945  7
34SECOND CHANCE (RCA 2639)
...... Tyler Collins		353535  8
35B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		5275—  3
36GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN (Apollo/Motown 2029)
...... Milira		546779  5
37SOMEONE LIKE YOU (MCA 53775)
...... Perri		313147  7
38GLAD TO BE ALIVE (Elektra 64960)
...... Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fisher		38432510
39ROCK DIS FUNKY JOINT (Profile 7302)
...... Poor Righteous Teachers		39474214
40I AIN’T LYIN’ (Wing 877 535)
...... Sinbad		404648  7
41SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		6790—  3
42FEEL IT (JMJ/RAL/Columbia 73403)
...... Afros		424551  7
43MORE TO LOVE (EMI 50323)
...... Dianne Reeves		515161  6
44THE BOOMIN’ SYSTEM (Def Jam/Columbia 73457)
...... L. L. Cool J		606071  4
45OOOPS UP (Arista 2060)
...... Snap!		5372—  3
46BLACK CAT (A&M 1477)
...... Janet Jackson		64——  2
47LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		70——  2
48CLOSE QUARTERS (Atlanta Artists 878 198)
...... Cameo		6873—  3
49JERK-OUT (Paisley Park/Reprise 19750)
...... The Time		2210  113
50COME BACK TO ME (A&M 1475)
...... Janet Jackson		2820  413
51SOUL SISTA (Warner Bros. 4366)
...... Soula		65——  2
52THE ART OF LOVE (Reprise 19802)
...... Michael Franks		575769  5
53STOP RUNNING AWAY (A&M 1514)
...... Brenda Russell		666676  5
54SHE’S MINE (Motown 2050)
...... Basic Black		23121113
55U CAN GET ME ANYTIME (Epic 73487)
...... Something Special		556183  5
56BANNED IN THE U.S.A. (Luke 98915)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		635643  7
57BAD HABIT (Select 5004)
...... Whistle		76——  2
58LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		84——  2
59DO ME! (MCA 79045)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		5922  716
60I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		78——  2
61VISION OF LOVE (Columbia 73348)
...... Mariah Carey		32322416
62PRIVATE PARTY (MCA 53879)
...... Klymaxx		627474  4
63HALF (No Face/RAL/Columbia 73463)
...... No Face		758490  4
64CAN WE TRY AGAIN (Jive 1395)
...... Glenn Jones		7786—  3
65MY KINDA GIRL (Solar 74515)
...... Babyface		2717  915
66ONE MORE CHANCE (Columbia 73420)
...... Perfect Gentlemen		29191910
67CAN’T STOP (Virgin 98961)
...... After 7		71423217
68I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		———  1
69I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		———  1
70SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		———  1
71WEAK AT THE KNEES (Arista 2033)
...... Three Times Dope		7478—  3
72THE MASTERPLAN (ffrr 869 016)
...... Diana Brown & Barrie K. Sharpe		817157  6
73PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		———  1
74TALK TO ME (Elektra 64964)
...... Anita Baker		43271514
75OWNLEE EUE (Atlantic 87923)
...... Kwame & New Beginning		49495614
76HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		———  1
77NOW’S THE B TURN (4th & B’way 440 509)
...... Laquan		697077  4
78COME ON LET’S DO THIS (Atlantic 87871)
...... Rude Boys		473840  7
79PEOPLE (Virgin 98928)
...... Soul II Soul		———  1
80COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		———  1
81GIRL DANZ WITH ME (Orpheus 72299)
...... Z’Looke		48212112
82NEW JACK THANG (Geffen 19678)
...... Silk Tymes Leather		82——  2
83WANNA BE THE MAN (Columbia 73396)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire (featuring M.C. Hammer)		414155  6
84MY GIRL (Capitol 44575)
...... Kool Skool		87916716
85CALL ME D-NICE (Jive 1351)
...... D-Nice		90——  2
86LUV-U-UP (Solar 74520)
...... Midnight Star		———  1
878 DAYS A WEEK (MCA 24062)
...... James “J.T.” Taylor		565868  4
88ALL THE WAY (Solar 74516)
...... Calloway		613030  8
89BROTHERS GONNA WORK IT OUT (Def Jam/Columbia 73390)
...... Public Enemy		44282812
90KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		———  1
91IF I TOLD YOU ONCE (SBK 07324)
...... Terry Steele		72533416
92MONEY (Solar/Epic 74601)
...... Lakeside		92988712
93WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME GANG (Warner Bros. 19819)
...... West Coast Rap All-Stars		73523815
94INDEPENDENT (Next Plateau 50121)
...... Salt-N-Pepa featuring Sybil		917675  4
95WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN (A&M 1511)
...... Barry White		88543310
96LOVE AND EMOTION (LMR/RCA 2645)
...... Stevie B		858584  4
97PICK UP THE PHONE (Reprise 19761)
...... Jamaica Boys		795959  8
98LET THE RHYTHM HIT ’EM (MCA 53901)
...... Eric B. & Rakim		99887214
99GOTTA GOOD THING (Arista 2022)
...... Geoff McBride		80642214
100 PAPA WAS A ROLLIN’ STONE (Chrysalis 23550)
...... Was (Not Was)		938058  9
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