CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending NOVEMBER 3, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		  4  6  5  8
  2MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		  1  1  1  9
  3SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		  2  3  912
  4LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		  7  519  8
  5SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		111824  7
  6B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		  6  718  9
  7MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		  81221  6
  8SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		  91117  9
  9HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (Epic 73494)
...... Teena Marie		182223  9
10MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		202735  6
11ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		191942  5
12PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		121712  7
13I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108)
...... Whitney Houston		3660—  3
14THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		172114  9
15HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		152429  7
16GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT (MCA 79079)
...... Pebbles		  3  2  312
17TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		273148  6
18I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		222830  8
19I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		242531  7
20FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		  5  4  211
21IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		264967  4
22BLACK CAT (A&M 1477)
...... Janet Jackson		161613  8
23CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		10  8  613
24SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933)
...... Ralph Tresvant		51——  2
25KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		253539  7
26I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928)
...... Guy		4266—  3
27MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		384762  5
28I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		284356  5
29ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		323659  5
30LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		303049  6
31ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		343737  6
32FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502)
...... Surface		4570—  3
33I LOOK GOOD (An Interview With Bernadette Cooper) (MCA 53825)
...... Bernadette Cooper		334861  5
34LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640)
...... Freddie Jackson		67——  2
35NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		545469  4
36I DON’T GO FOR THAT (Qwest 19755)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett		14141011
37NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		374055  5
38PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		537590  4
39I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		403434  7
40SAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44595)
...... Tracie Spencer		21  9  712
41I’D RATHER GO BLIND (Arista 2055)
...... Sydney Youngblood		414450  6
42LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		576580  4
43RHYTHM OF LIFE (Fontana 875 018)
...... Oleta Adams		13131615
44HEAVEN KNOWS (Virgin 98962)
...... Lalah Hathaway		2320  816
45COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		473232  7
46OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER (Reprise 19706)
...... Barbara Weathers		393952  6
47THE BOOMIN’ SYSTEM (Def Jam/Columbia 73457)
...... L. L. Cool J		31151510
48I DON’T HAVE THE HEART (Warner Bros. 19911)
...... James Ingram		566874  4
49GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN (Apollo/Motown 2029)
...... Milira		49524311
50TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WANT TO BE TREATED (Uptown/MCA 53822)
...... Father MC		50564014
51THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069)
...... Boys		6583—  3
52THE MISSION (Profile 7311)
...... Special Ed		526970  5
53DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718)
...... Grady Harrell		5973—  3
54WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND (Uptown/MCA 53920)
...... Jeff Redd		6479—  3
55UP WITH HOPE, DOWN WITH DOPE (Capitol 44603)
...... One Cause One Effect		555873  4
56YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT (Arista 2053)
...... Kiara		35101112
57FRIENDZ (A&M 2339)
...... Wooten Brothers		5872—  3
58CHOCOLATE (Paisley Park/Reprise 19759)
...... The Time		617782  4
59KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990)
...... Stevie Wonder		74——  2
60DANCE FLOOR OF LIFE (Elektra/Mega Jam 64940)
...... Phalon		607688  4
61OOOPS UP (Arista 2060)
...... Snap!		292627  9
62NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525)
...... Prince		82——  2
63MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737)
...... Monie Love		80——  2
64CAN WE TRY AGAIN (Jive 1395)
...... Glenn Jones		444141  9
65MY LOVE WILL (GRP 3035)
...... Carl Anderson		6990—  3
66THE GHETTO (Jive 1397)
...... Too Short		6684—  3
67IF I COULD ONLY HAVE THAT DAY BACK (Elektra 64947)
...... Howard Hewett		48452214
68ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127)
...... Jeffrey Osborne		———  1
69DO FOR YOU DO FOR ME (Alpha Int’l 70709)
...... Robbie Mychals		687876  4
70EVERYBODY EVERYBODY (RCA 2628)
...... Black Box		4329  418
71DANCE WITH ME (OBR/Columbia 73435)
...... Black Flames		634244  6
72YOU CAN’T BUY MY LOVE (Capitol 44620)
...... Kool Skool		84——  2
73PLEASE BRING YOUR LOVE BACK (Mercury 878 248)
...... Angela Winbush		———  1
74DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880)
...... Loose Ends		———  1
75SPECIAL KINDA LOVE (MCA/Twin Town 53882)
...... Jets		———  1
76THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Arista 2049)
...... Lisa Stansfield		46232512
77CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334)
...... Najee		85——  2
78TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega		90——  2
79WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566)
...... Winans		———  1
80LUV-U-UP (Solar 74520)
...... Midnight Star		625051  7
81U CAN GET ME ANYTIME (Epic 73487)
...... Something Special		75646411
82STOP RUNNING AWAY (A&M 1514)
...... Brenda Russell		77534511
83A FRIEND (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19775)
...... Winans		83824616
84JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087)
...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes		———  1
85POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895)
...... Kipper Jones		———  1
86CRAZY (Motown 2053)
...... Boys		79513616
87THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19751)
...... Prince		71382814
88LIES (Atlantic 87893)
...... En Vogue		72462618
89PEOPLE (Virgin 98928)
...... Soul II Soul		868657  7
90GET HERE (Fontana 878 476)
...... Oleta Adams		———  1
91HEAL OUR LAND (Jive 1376)
...... Jonathan Butler		89625411
92FEELS GOOD (Wing 877 436)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		91633819
93SOMEONE TO LOVE (MCA 53837)
...... Mac Band		73332013
94GOOD LIFE (Arista 2080)
...... Braxtons		767472  4
95NEW JACK THANG (Geffen 19678)
...... Silk Tymes Leather		785960  8
96SOUL SISTA (Warner Bros. 4366)
...... Soula		706191  8
97CIGARETTE IN THE RAIN (Warner Bros. 19735)
...... Randy Crawford		81806512
98CLOSE QUARTERS (Atlanta Artists 878 198)
...... Cameo		875533  9
99I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (EMI 50319)
...... Najee		88574719
100 CALL ME D-NICE (Jive 1351)
...... D-Nice		927171  8
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