CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending NOVEMBER 17, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		  1  6  611
  2MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		  3  7  8  8
  3I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108)
...... Whitney Houston		  71336  5
  4SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		  4  8  911
  5SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933)
...... Ralph Tresvant		132451  4
  6I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928)
...... Guy		162642  5
  7LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		  2  1  410
  8ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		  61119  7
  9SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		  9  511  9
10MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		101020  8
11SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		  8  3  214
12HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		121515  9
13FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502)
...... Surface		263245  5
14LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		  5  4  710
15LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640)
...... Freddie Jackson		223467  4
16ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		242932  7
17IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		212126  6
18I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		191924  9
19I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		18182210
20ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127)
...... Jeffrey Osborne		4368—  3
21MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		11  2  111
22ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		233134  8
23KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		252525  9
24PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		201212  9
25TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		171727  8
26NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		293554  6
27MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		272738  7
28LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		313030  8
29I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		282828  7
30LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		324257  6
31THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		14141711
32THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069)
...... Boys		355165  5
33KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990)
...... Stevie Wonder		415974  4
34NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		343737  7
35LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973)
...... Pebbles		62——  2
36DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718)
...... Grady Harrell		395359  5
37NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525)
...... Prince		456282  4
38FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		3020  513
39DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880)
...... Loose Ends		5274—  3
40FRIENDZ (A&M 2339)
...... Wooten Brothers		405758  5
41I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		483940  9
42CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		36231015
43THE GHETTO (Jive 1397)
...... Too Short		476666  5
44MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737)
...... Monie Love		546380  4
45WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566)
...... Winans		5979—  3
46I DON’T HAVE THE HEART (Warner Bros. 19911)
...... James Ingram		464856  6
47TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega		587890  4
48GET HERE (Fontana 878 476)
...... Oleta Adams		6590—  3
49TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WANT TO BE TREATED (Uptown/MCA 53822)
...... Father MC		42505016
50IF I WERE A BELL (Epic 73616)
...... Teena Marie		71——  2
51WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND (Uptown/MCA 53920)
...... Jeff Redd		515464  5
52I’D RATHER GO BLIND (Arista 2055)
...... Sydney Youngblood		494141  8
53MY LOVE WILL (GRP 3035)
...... Carl Anderson		606569  5
54PLEASE BRING YOUR LOVE BACK (Mercury 878 248)
...... Angela Winbush		6173—  3
55GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT (MCA 79079)
...... Pebbles		3316  314
56I LOOK GOOD (An Interview With Bernadette Cooper) (MCA 53825)
...... Bernadette Cooper		443333  7
57COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		534547  9
58I DON’T GO FOR THAT (Qwest 19755)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett		50361413
59I’LL DO 4 U (Uptown/MCA 53914)
...... Father MC		76——  2
60AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73609)
...... L. L. Cool J		77——  2
61YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY (Atlantic 87816)
...... En Vogue		78——  2
62THE MISSION (Profile 7311)
...... Special Ed		555252  7
63DO FOR YOU DO FOR ME (Alpha Int’l 70709)
...... Robbie Mychals		636968  6
64YOU CAN’T BUY MY LOVE (Capitol 44620)
...... Kool Skool		647284  4
65CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334)
...... Najee		667785  4
66POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895)
...... Kipper Jones		7285—  3
67BABY DON’T CRY (Virgin 98896)
...... Lalah Hathaway		83——  2
68JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087)
...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes		7384—  3
69SPECIAL KINDA LOVE (MCA/Twin Town 53882)
...... Jets		6975—  3
70GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Elektra 64934)
...... Deee-Lite		88——  2
71LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) (A&M 1538)
...... Janet Jackson		———  1
72SING ME YOUR LOVE SONG (Jive 1401)
...... Jonathan Butler		82——  2
73THE BOOMIN’ SYSTEM (Def Jam/Columbia 73457)
...... L. L. Cool J		68473112
74PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		383853  6
75CHOCOLATE (Paisley Park/Reprise 19759)
...... The Time		575861  6
76EVERYBODY EVERYBODY (RCA 2628)
...... Black Box		70704320
77BLACK CAT (A&M 1477)
...... Janet Jackson		37221610
78IESHA (Motown 2070)
...... Another Bad Creation		———  1
79CAUSE I CAN DO IT RIGHT (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19554)
...... Big Daddy Kane		90——  2
80THINK ABOUT YOU (Columbia 73542)
...... Tashan		81——  2
81GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN (Apollo/Motown 2029)
...... Milira		67494913
82LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO FALL IN LOVE (Elektra 64926)
...... Howard Hewett		———  1
83SPECIAL KIND OF LADY (Epic/Associated 73454)
...... Homework		84——  2
84TRUE LOVE (Columbia 73537)
...... Chimes		———  1
85PEOPLE (Virgin 98928)
...... Soul II Soul		868986  9
86SOMEBODY’S CRYING (Tommy Boy/Reprise 19539)
...... Force M.D.’s		———  1
87MAMA JUANITA (Luke 96416)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		———  1
88CAN WE TRY AGAIN (Jive 1395)
...... Glenn Jones		85644411
89HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (Epic 73494)
...... Teena Marie		15  91811
90OR LOSE ME (Alpha Int’l 70711)
...... Sunni		———  1
91OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER (Reprise 19706)
...... Barbara Weathers		804639  8
92UP WITH HOPE, DOWN WITH DOPE (Capitol 44603)
...... One Cause One Effect		895555  6
93DANCE FLOOR OF LIFE (Elektra/Mega Jam 64940)
...... Phalon		966060  6
94GOOD LIFE (Arista 2080)
...... Braxtons		979476  6
95DANCE WITH ME (OBR/Columbia 73435)
...... Black Flames		917163  8
96LUV-U-UP (Solar 74520)
...... Midnight Star		928062  9
97STOP RUNNING AWAY (A&M 1514)
...... Brenda Russell		93827713
98U CAN GET ME ANYTIME (Epic 73487)
...... Something Special		87817513
99THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Arista 2049)
...... Lisa Stansfield		79764614
100 SAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44595)
...... Tracie Spencer		74402114
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