CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending OCTOBER 6, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT (MCA 79079)
...... Pebbles		  1  4  9  8
  2MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		  81545  5
  3FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		  611  6  7
  4EVERYBODY EVERYBODY (RCA 2628)
...... Black Box		  3  5  814
  5CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		  51325  9
  6THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19751)
...... Prince		  4  1  310
  7HEAVEN KNOWS (Virgin 98962)
...... Lalah Hathaway		  7  61012
  8IF I COULD ONLY HAVE THAT DAY BACK (Elektra 64947)
...... Howard Hewett		11161710
  9SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		152424  8
10SAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44595)
...... Tracie Spencer		101416  8
11B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		253552  5
12YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT (Arista 2053)
...... Kiara		181818  8
13THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		213058  5
14I DON’T GO FOR THAT (Qwest 19755)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett		142246  7
15LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		244770  4
16RHYTHM OF LIFE (Fontana 875 018)
...... Oleta Adams		20202611
17SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		264167  5
18CRAZY (Motown 2053)
...... Boys		  2  2  112
19HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (Epic 73494)
...... Teena Marie		192950  5
20SOMEONE TO LOVE (MCA 53837)
...... Mac Band		322121  9
21BLACK CAT (A&M 1477)
...... Janet Jackson		334664  4
22THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Arista 2049)
...... Lisa Stansfield		222630  8
23TOUCH ME UP (MCA 79056)
...... Body		13102014
24LIES (Atlantic 87893)
...... En Vogue		  9  3  214
25A FRIEND (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19775)
...... Winans		16  7  712
26SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		4770—  3
27LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		425884  4
28PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		5173—  3
29I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (EMI 50319)
...... Najee		12  91115
30THE BOOMIN’ SYSTEM (Def Jam/Columbia 73457)
...... L. L. Cool J		384460  6
31OOOPS UP (Arista 2060)
...... Snap!		344553  5
32I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		5469—  3
33CLOSE QUARTERS (Atlanta Artists 878 198)
...... Cameo		394868  5
34I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		5568—  3
35FEELS GOOD (Wing 877 436)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		1717  415
36TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WANT TO BE TREATED (Uptown/MCA 53822)
...... Father MC		29121210
37IN SUMMER I FALL (Atlantic 87874)
...... Family Stand		313136  8
38GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN (Apollo/Motown 2029)
...... Milira		363654  7
39HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		6176—  3
40I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		456078  4
41STOP RUNNING AWAY (A&M 1514)
...... Brenda Russell		415366  7
42HEAL OUR LAND (Jive 1376)
...... Jonathan Butler		282837  7
43DO YOU REALLY WANT MY LOVE (Capitol 44532)
...... Melba Moore		27  8  512
44MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		64——  2
45CAN WE TRY AGAIN (Jive 1395)
...... Glenn Jones		596477  5
46SOUL SISTA (Warner Bros. 4366)
...... Soula		465165  4
47COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		6280—  3
48ARE YOU REALLY REAL? (Tommy Boy 19781)
...... Force M.D.’s		40251510
49INNOCENT (Capitol 44593)
...... Whispers		23231312
50I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME (WTG 73431)
...... Nayobe		351919  9
51ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		74——  2
52OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER (Reprise 19706)
...... Barbara Weathers		70——  2
53KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		6890—  3
54DANCE WITH ME (OBR/Columbia 73435)
...... Black Flames		69——  2
55MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		77——  2
56ROCK DIS FUNKY JOINT (Profile 7302)
...... Poor Righteous Teachers		49393916
57PEOPLE (Virgin 98928)
...... Soul II Soul		7379—  3
58CAN’T STOP (Virgin 98961)
...... After 7		58677119
59I’D RATHER GO BLIND (Arista 2055)
...... Sydney Youngblood		79——  2
60THE ART OF LOVE (Reprise 19802)
...... Michael Franks		525257  7
61CIGARETTE IN THE RAIN (Warner Bros. 19735)
...... Randy Crawford		373234  8
62TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		84——  2
63LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		90——  2
64LUV-U-UP (Solar 74520)
...... Midnight Star		7686—  3
65NEW JACK THANG (Geffen 19678)
...... Silk Tymes Leather		788282  4
66HAVE YOU SEEN HER (Capitol 44573)
...... M.C. Hammer		30271411
67U CAN GET ME ANYTIME (Epic 73487)
...... Something Special		535555  7
68SOMEONE LIKE YOU (MCA 53775)
...... Perri		443731  9
69I NEED YOUR LOVE (Motown 2027)
...... Good Girls		483333  9
70WE LIKE IT (Capitol 44591)
...... Oaktown’s 3.5.7		85——  2
71ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		———  1
72COME BACK TO ME (A&M 1475)
...... Janet Jackson		50502815
73NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		———  1
74NOW’S THE B TURN (4th & B’way 440 509)
...... Laquan		817769  6
75BAD HABIT (Select 5004)
...... Whistle		575776  4
76I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		———  1
77I LOOK GOOD (An Interview With Bernadette Cooper) (MCA 53825)
...... Bernadette Cooper		———  1
78CALL ME D-NICE (Jive 1351)
...... D-Nice		838590  4
79BANNED IN THE U.S.A. (Luke 98915)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		565663  9
80HALF (No Face/RAL/Columbia 73463)
...... No Face		636375  6
81WEAK AT THE KNEES (Arista 2033)
...... Three Times Dope		717174  5
82ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		———  1
83MORE TO LOVE (EMI 50323)
...... Dianne Reeves		434351  8
84JERK-OUT (Paisley Park/Reprise 19750)
...... The Time		67492215
85THE MISSION (Profile 7311)
...... Special Ed		———  1
86GLAD TO BE ALIVE (Elektra 64960)
...... Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fisher		80383812
87DO ME! (MCA 79045)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		66595918
88THE MASTERPLAN (ffrr 869 016)
...... Diana Brown & Barrie K. Sharpe		727281  8
89SHE’S MINE (Motown 2050)
...... Basic Black		75542315
90MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		———  1
91I AIN’T LYIN’ (Wing 877 535)
...... Sinbad		874040  9
92SECOND CHANCE (RCA 2639)
...... Tyler Collins		65343510
93GIRL DANZ WITH ME (Orpheus 72299)
...... Z’Looke		93814814
94COME ON LET’S DO THIS (Atlantic 87871)
...... Rude Boys		957847  9
95WANNA BE THE MAN (Columbia 73396)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire (featuring M.C. Hammer)		978341  8
96TALK TO ME (Elektra 64964)
...... Anita Baker		98744316
97ONE MORE CHANCE (Columbia 73420)
...... Perfect Gentlemen		100 662912
98OWNLEE EUE (Atlantic 87923)
...... Kwame & New Beginning		88754916
99PRIVATE PARTY (MCA 53879)
...... Klymaxx		896262  6
100 LOVE AND EMOTION (LMR/RCA 2645)
...... Stevie B		929685  6
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