CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 8, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108)
...... Whitney Houston		  1  1  3  8
  2SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933)
...... Ralph Tresvant		  2  2  5  7
  3LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640)
...... Freddie Jackson		  51215  7
  4I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928)
...... Guy		  4  8  6  8
  5ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		  7  7  810
  6IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		201717  9
  7DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880)
...... Loose Ends		  62139  6
  8FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502)
...... Surface		211313  8
  9ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		11111610
10MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		  9  91011
11I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		10181913
12MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		  3  3  211
13TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		13162511
14ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127)
...... Jeffrey Osborne		151520  6
15LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973)
...... Pebbles		192335  5
16LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		162730  9
17KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		17202312
18YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY (Atlantic 87816)
...... En Vogue		244461  5
19THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069)
...... Boys		232432  8
20IF I WERE A BELL (Epic 73616)
...... Teena Marie		294750  5
21SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		  8  4  414
22GET HERE (Fontana 878 476)
...... Oleta Adams		343548  6
23LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		12  5  713
24KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990)
...... Stevie Wonder		303033  7
25NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525)
...... Prince		353737  7
26TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega		273447  7
27I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Vintertainment/Elektra 64915)
...... Keith Sweat		5170—  3
28THE GHETTO (Jive 1397)
...... Too Short		282943  8
29I’LL DO 4 U (Uptown/MCA 53914)
...... Father MC		414659  5
30NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		222226  9
31B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		18  6  114
32LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) (A&M 1538)
...... Janet Jackson		324871  4
33AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73609)
...... L. L. Cool J		334560  5
34BABY DON’T CRY (Virgin 98896)
...... Lalah Hathaway		425667  5
35I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		31314112
36IESHA (Motown 2070)
...... Another Bad Creation		506378  4
37I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		14141812
38FRIENDZ (A&M 2339)
...... Wooten Brothers		384240  8
39GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Everybody Dance Now) (Columbia 73604)
...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams		6176—  3
40WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566)
...... Winans		393945  6
41I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE (RCA 2735)
...... Black Box		6380—  3
42CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334)
...... Najee		455865  7
43SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		2510  912
44ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		49412211
45I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		26262910
46POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895)
...... Kipper Jones		465766  6
47SOMEBODY’S CRYING (Tommy Boy/Reprise 19539)
...... Force M.D.’s		647486  4
48DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718)
...... Grady Harrell		373636  8
49WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (Profile 7315)
...... Run-D.M.C.		65——  2
50MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737)
...... Monie Love		404044  7
51GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Elektra 64934)
...... Deee-Lite		555570  5
52WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (Atlantic 87805)
...... Rude Boys		70——  2
53MY LAST CHANCE (Motown 2083)
...... Marvin Gaye		6277—  3
54TRUE LOVE (Columbia 73537)
...... Chimes		546784  4
55HEAD OVER HEALS (Epic 73619)
...... Tony Terry		7990—  3
56CAUSE I CAN DO IT RIGHT (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19554)
...... Big Daddy Kane		566579  5
57COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		57615712
58JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087)
...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes		586268  6
59EVERY LITTLE THING (Arista 2136)
...... Kiara		7186—  3
60MAKE IT WITH YOU (Elektra 64916)
...... Teddy Pendergrass		6883—  3
61GENTLE (Island 878 472)
...... Dino		8187—  3
62NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		36383410
63HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		53321212
64MISSING YOU (Virgin 96414)
...... Soul II Soul		7285—  3
65THIS HOUSE (Capitol 44652)
...... Tracie Spencer		77——  2
66MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		48492114
67SING ME YOUR LOVE SONG (Jive 1401)
...... Jonathan Butler		696972  5
68LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		43191413
69I SURRENDER (SBK One 19725)
...... Love & Laughter		87——  2
70MY, MY, MY (Atlantic 87792)
...... Gerald Albright		90——  2
71GO FOR IT! (Heart And Fire) (Capitol 44667)
...... Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare		———  1
72WHEN WILL I SEE YOU SMILE AGAIN? (MCA 53976)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		———  1
73JUSTIFY MY LOVE (Sire 19485)
...... Madonna		———  1
74MAKE IT EASY ON ME (Next Plateau 50129)
...... Sybil		89——  2
75LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO FALL IN LOVE (Elektra 64926)
...... Howard Hewett		747582  4
76SOMETHING IN MY HEART (Ruthless/Atco 98885)
...... Michel’le		———  1
77CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		67434218
78LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		52282811
79JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER (Charisma 96403)
...... Maxi Priest		———  1
80PLEASE BRING YOUR LOVE BACK (Mercury 878 248)
...... Angela Winbush		735454  6
81MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		76502710
82HOLY INTELECT (Profile 7312)
...... Poor Righteous Teachers		83——  2
83MAMA JUANITA (Luke 96416)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		666687  4
84UK BLAK (EMI 56202)
...... Caron Wheeler		———  1
85I DON’T HAVE THE HEART (Warner Bros. 19911)
...... James Ingram		755146  9
86MY LOVE WILL (GRP 3035)
...... Carl Anderson		805353  8
87THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		85713114
88THE MISSION (Profile 7311)
...... Special Ed		88796210
89OR LOSE ME (Alpha Int’l 70711)
...... Sunni		848490  4
90THE PLACES YOU FIND LOVE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19565)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan		———  1
91PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		44252412
92SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		47331117
93PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		595974  9
94CHOCOLATE (Paisley Park/Reprise 19759)
...... The Time		606075  9
95I’D RATHER GO BLIND (Arista 2055)
...... Sydney Youngblood		78525211
96WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND (Uptown/MCA 53920)
...... Jeff Redd		826851  8
97UP WITH HOPE, DOWN WITH DOPE (Capitol 44603)
...... One Cause One Effect		989292  9
98DO FOR YOU DO FOR ME (Alpha Int’l 70709)
...... Robbie Mychals		866463  9
99GOOD LIFE (Arista 2080)
...... Braxtons		919394  9
100 FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		92733816
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