CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640)
...... Freddie Jackson		  2  3  310
  2LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973)
...... Pebbles		  5  815  8
  3YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY (Atlantic 87816)
...... En Vogue		111218  8
  4DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880)
...... Loose Ends		  8  9  7  9
  5IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		  3  7  612
  6GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Everybody Dance Now) (Columbia 73604)
...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams		183239  6
  7ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127)
...... Jeffrey Osborne		  7  514  9
  8SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933)
...... Ralph Tresvant		  1  2  210
  9LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) (A&M 1538)
...... Janet Jackson		  91732  7
10AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73609)
...... L. L. Cool J		192133  8
11FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502)
...... Surface		  6  6  811
12LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		12131612
13I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Vintertainment/Elektra 64915)
...... Keith Sweat		172027  6
14I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928)
...... Guy		  4  4  411
15THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069)
...... Boys		15191911
16IF I WERE A BELL (Epic 73616)
...... Teena Marie		131520  8
17TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega		16162610
18MY LAST CHANCE (Motown 2083)
...... Marvin Gaye		233453  6
19MAKE IT WITH YOU (Elektra 64916)
...... Teddy Pendergrass		344760  6
20I’LL DO 4 U (Uptown/MCA 53914)
...... Father MC		262629  8
21HEAD OVER HEALS (Epic 73619)
...... Tony Terry		213655  6
22WHEN WILL I SEE YOU SMILE AGAIN? (MCA 53976)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		284372  4
23GENTLE (Island 878 472)
...... Dino		374961  6
24THE GHETTO (Jive 1397)
...... Too Short		14142811
25BABY DON’T CRY (Virgin 98896)
...... Lalah Hathaway		253134  8
26FAIRY TALES (Elektra 64910)
...... Anita Baker		4360—  3
27ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED (Arista 2156)
...... Whitney Houston		50——  2
28I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108)
...... Whitney Houston		10  1  111
29SOMETHING IN MY HEART (Ruthless/Atco 98885)
...... Michel’le		405476  4
30IESHA (Motown 2070)
...... Another Bad Creation		293036  7
31WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (Atlantic 87805)
...... Rude Boys		315252  5
32GET HERE (Fontana 878 476)
...... Oleta Adams		202222  9
33SOMEBODY’S CRYING (Tommy Boy/Reprise 19539)
...... Force M.D.’s		364247  7
34EVERY LITTLE THING (Arista 2136)
...... Kiara		424859  6
35WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566)
...... Winans		354040  9
36I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE (RCA 2735)
...... Black Box		272741  6
37THIS HOUSE (Capitol 44652)
...... Tracie Spencer		395365  5
38JUSTIFY MY LOVE (Sire 19485)
...... Madonna		455873  4
39GO FOR IT! (Heart And Fire) (Capitol 44667)
...... Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare		445971  4
40MISSING YOU (Virgin 96414)
...... Soul II Soul		475664  6
41I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		22231116
42UK BLAK (EMI 56202)
...... Caron Wheeler		516584  4
43ALL SEASON (Atlantic 87772)
...... Levert		67——  2
44KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990)
...... Stevie Wonder		33242410
45MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737)
...... Monie Love		41415010
46ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		2411  513
47THE PLACES YOU FIND LOVE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19565)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan		587390  4
48BLACK PARADISE (Atlantic 87775)
...... Samuelle		6185—  3
49WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (Profile 7315)
...... Run-D.M.C.		323349  5
50CAUSE I CAN DO IT RIGHT (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19554)
...... Big Daddy Kane		464656  8
51MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		30101014
52JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER (Charisma 96403)
...... Maxi Priest		526779  4
53MAKE IT EASY ON ME (Next Plateau 50129)
...... Sybil		537174  5
54I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY (Elektra 64908)
...... Howard Hewett		76——  2
55TRUE LOVE (Columbia 73537)
...... Chimes		656254  7
56POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895)
...... Kipper Jones		566846  9
57MELODY COOL (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19728)
...... Mavis Staples		77——  2
58DO THE BARTMAN (Geffen album cut)
...... Simpsons		7483—  3
59MY, MY, MY (Atlantic 87792)
...... Gerald Albright		596670  5
60STUPID (MCA 53978)
...... Bernadette Cooper		6078—  3
61NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		62513012
62I SURRENDER (SBK One 19725)
...... Love & Laughter		826969  5
63GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Elektra 64934)
...... Deee-Lite		383851  8
64TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		55371314
65THE REAL THING (Novus 3105)
...... Marion Meadows		80——  2
66LET ME SHOW YOU (Alpha Int’l 70712)
...... Lorenzo Smith		6886—  3
67A LITTLE BIT OF DANE TONIGHT (Profile 7314)
...... Dana Dane		———  1
68MELT IN YOUR MOUTH (Epic 73639)
...... Candyman		87——  2
69LOVE U 2 THE LIMIT (MCA 53960)
...... Mac Band		90——  2
70MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		70768113
71SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		48292117
72PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (SBK 07339)
...... Vanilla Ice		———  1
73MONEY B’S THEME (West Pack/Bryan 1050)
...... D. J. Money B		81——  2
74SPEAK TO ME (Reprise 19512)
...... Michael Franks		———  1
75ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		4918  913
76HERE COMES THE HAMMER (Capitol 44572)
...... M.C. Hammer		———  1
77BODY (MCA 53930)
...... Body		7990—  3
78KEEP YO BUT AT HOME (2001 9001)
...... Saxxy		———  1
79KICKIN’ AFROLISTICS (JMJ/RAL/Columbia 73591)
...... Afros		———  1
80MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY (Arista 2142)
...... Snap!		———  1
81MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		54281214
82B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		71393117
83CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334)
...... Najee		64614210
84SOMEDAY (Columbia 73561)
...... Mariah Carey		———  1
85DO YOU CARE (Select 62370)
...... Whistle & The Kreation featuring Najee		———  1
86I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		78633715
87NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		57576213
88FRIENDZ (A&M 2339)
...... Wooten Brothers		73643811
89KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		63351715
90INSANITY (Motown 4750)
...... Pointer Sisters		———  1
91LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		66502316
92NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525)
...... Prince		69252510
93SING ME YOUR LOVE SONG (Jive 1401)
...... Jonathan Butler		727067  8
94ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		75444414
95PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		92929312
96LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		99827814
97SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		83454315
98JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087)
...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes		857758  9
99DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718)
...... Grady Harrell		88794811
100 OR LOSE ME (Alpha Int’l 70711)
...... Sunni		918889  7
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