CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 22, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933)
...... Ralph Tresvant		  2  2  2  9
  2LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640)
...... Freddie Jackson		  3  3  5  9
  3IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		  7  62011
  4I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928)
...... Guy		  4  4  410
  5LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973)
...... Pebbles		  81519  7
  6FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502)
...... Surface		  6  82110
  7ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127)
...... Jeffrey Osborne		  51415  8
  8DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880)
...... Loose Ends		  9  7  6  8
  9LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) (A&M 1538)
...... Janet Jackson		173232  6
10I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108)
...... Whitney Houston		  1  1  110
11YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY (Atlantic 87816)
...... En Vogue		121824  7
12LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		13161611
13IF I WERE A BELL (Epic 73616)
...... Teena Marie		152029  7
14THE GHETTO (Jive 1397)
...... Too Short		14282810
15THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069)
...... Boys		19192310
16TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega		162627  9
17I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Vintertainment/Elektra 64915)
...... Keith Sweat		202751  5
18GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Everybody Dance Now) (Columbia 73604)
...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams		323961  5
19AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73609)
...... L. L. Cool J		213333  7
20GET HERE (Fontana 878 476)
...... Oleta Adams		222234  8
21HEAD OVER HEALS (Epic 73619)
...... Tony Terry		365579  5
22I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		23111015
23MY LAST CHANCE (Motown 2083)
...... Marvin Gaye		345362  5
24ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		11  5  712
25BABY DON’T CRY (Virgin 98896)
...... Lalah Hathaway		313442  7
26I’LL DO 4 U (Uptown/MCA 53914)
...... Father MC		262941  7
27I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE (RCA 2735)
...... Black Box		274163  5
28WHEN WILL I SEE YOU SMILE AGAIN? (MCA 53976)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		4372—  3
29IESHA (Motown 2070)
...... Another Bad Creation		303650  6
30MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		1010  913
31WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (Atlantic 87805)
...... Rude Boys		525270  4
32WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (Profile 7315)
...... Run-D.M.C.		334965  4
33KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990)
...... Stevie Wonder		242430  9
34MAKE IT WITH YOU (Elektra 64916)
...... Teddy Pendergrass		476068  5
35WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566)
...... Winans		404039  8
36SOMEBODY’S CRYING (Tommy Boy/Reprise 19539)
...... Force M.D.’s		424764  6
37GENTLE (Island 878 472)
...... Dino		496181  5
38GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Elektra 64934)
...... Deee-Lite		385155  7
39THIS HOUSE (Capitol 44652)
...... Tracie Spencer		536577  4
40SOMETHING IN MY HEART (Ruthless/Atco 98885)
...... Michel’le		5476—  3
41MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737)
...... Monie Love		415040  9
42EVERY LITTLE THING (Arista 2136)
...... Kiara		485971  5
43FAIRY TALES (Elektra 64910)
...... Anita Baker		60——  2
44GO FOR IT! (Heart And Fire) (Capitol 44667)
...... Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare		5971—  3
45JUSTIFY MY LOVE (Sire 19485)
...... Madonna		5873—  3
46CAUSE I CAN DO IT RIGHT (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19554)
...... Big Daddy Kane		465656  7
47MISSING YOU (Virgin 96414)
...... Soul II Soul		566472  5
48SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		2921  816
49ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		18  91112
50ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED (Arista 2156)
...... Whitney Houston		———  1
51UK BLAK (EMI 56202)
...... Caron Wheeler		6584—  3
52JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER (Charisma 96403)
...... Maxi Priest		6779—  3
53MAKE IT EASY ON ME (Next Plateau 50129)
...... Sybil		717489  4
54MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		2812  313
55TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		37131313
56POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895)
...... Kipper Jones		684646  8
57NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		57623612
58THE PLACES YOU FIND LOVE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19565)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan		7390—  3
59MY, MY, MY (Atlantic 87792)
...... Gerald Albright		667090  4
60STUPID (MCA 53978)
...... Bernadette Cooper		78——  2
61BLACK PARADISE (Atlantic 87775)
...... Samuelle		85——  2
62NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		51302211
63KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		35171714
64CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334)
...... Najee		614245  9
65TRUE LOVE (Columbia 73537)
...... Chimes		625454  6
66LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		50231215
67ALL SEASON (Atlantic 87772)
...... Levert		———  1
68LET ME SHOW YOU (Alpha Int’l 70712)
...... Lorenzo Smith		86——  2
69NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525)
...... Prince		252535  9
70MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		76817612
71B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		39311816
72SING ME YOUR LOVE SONG (Jive 1401)
...... Jonathan Butler		706769  7
73FRIENDZ (A&M 2339)
...... Wooten Brothers		64383810
74DO THE BARTMAN (Geffen album cut)
...... Simpsons		83——  2
75ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		44444913
76I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY (Elektra 64908)
...... Howard Hewett		———  1
77MELODY COOL (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19728)
...... Mavis Staples		———  1
78I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		63371414
79BODY (MCA 53930)
...... Body		90——  2
80THE REAL THING (Novus 3105)
...... Marion Meadows		———  1
81MONEY B’S THEME (West Pack/Bryan 1050)
...... D. J. Money B		———  1
82I SURRENDER (SBK One 19725)
...... Love & Laughter		696987  4
83SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		45432514
84I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		55353114
85JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087)
...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes		775858  8
86LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO FALL IN LOVE (Elektra 64926)
...... Howard Hewett		757574  6
87MELT IN YOUR MOUTH (Epic 73639)
...... Candyman		———  1
88DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718)
...... Grady Harrell		79483710
89THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		87878516
90LOVE U 2 THE LIMIT (MCA 53960)
...... Mac Band		———  1
91OR LOSE ME (Alpha Int’l 70711)
...... Sunni		888984  6
92PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		92935911
93LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		81684315
94GOOD LIFE (Arista 2080)
...... Braxtons		95999111
95MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		72664816
96I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		74452612
97MAMA JUANITA (Luke 96416)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		998366  6
98COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		80575714
99LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		82785213
100 CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		84776720
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