| CASH BOX Top R&B Singles | ||||||
| Black square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 5, 1991 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE (Label) | .... Artist | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640) ...... Freddie Jackson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973) ...... Pebbles | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | ||
| YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY (Atlantic 87816) ...... En Vogue | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | ||
| DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880) ...... Loose Ends | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068) ...... Tony! Toni! Tone! | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | ||
| GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Everybody Dance Now) (Columbia 73604) ...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams | 6 | 18 | 32 | 7 | ||
| ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127) ...... Jeffrey Osborne | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | ||
| SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933) ...... Ralph Tresvant | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) (A&M 1538) ...... Janet Jackson | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | ||
| AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73609) ...... L. L. Cool J | 10 | 19 | 21 | 9 | ||
| FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502) ...... Surface | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||
| LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607) ...... Special Generation | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | ||
| I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Vintertainment/Elektra 64915) ...... Keith Sweat | 13 | 17 | 20 | 7 | ||
| I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928) ...... Guy | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069) ...... Boys | 15 | 15 | 19 | 12 | ||
| IF I WERE A BELL (Epic 73616) ...... Teena Marie | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 | ||
| TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529) ...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | ||
| MY LAST CHANCE (Motown 2083) ...... Marvin Gaye | 18 | 23 | 34 | 7 | ||
| MAKE IT WITH YOU (Elektra 64916) ...... Teddy Pendergrass | 19 | 34 | 47 | 7 | ||
| I’LL DO 4 U (Uptown/MCA 53914) ...... Father MC | 20 | 26 | 26 | 9 | ||
| HEAD OVER HEALS (Epic 73619) ...... Tony Terry | 21 | 21 | 36 | 7 | ||
| WHEN WILL I SEE YOU SMILE AGAIN? (MCA 53976) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 22 | 28 | 43 | 5 | ||
| GENTLE (Island 878 472) ...... Dino | 23 | 37 | 49 | 7 | ||
| THE GHETTO (Jive 1397) ...... Too Short | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | ||
| BABY DON’T CRY (Virgin 98896) ...... Lalah Hathaway | 25 | 25 | 31 | 9 | ||
| FAIRY TALES (Elektra 64910) ...... Anita Baker | 26 | 43 | 60 | 4 | ||
| ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED (Arista 2156) ...... Whitney Houston | 27 | 50 | — | 3 | ||
| I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108) ...... Whitney Houston | 28 | 10 | 1 | 12 | ||
| SOMETHING IN MY HEART (Ruthless/Atco 98885) ...... Michel’le | 29 | 40 | 54 | 5 | ||
| IESHA (Motown 2070) ...... Another Bad Creation | 30 | 29 | 30 | 8 | ||
| WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (Atlantic 87805) ...... Rude Boys | 31 | 31 | 52 | 6 | ||
| GET HERE (Fontana 878 476) ...... Oleta Adams | 32 | 20 | 22 | 10 | ||
| SOMEBODY’S CRYING (Tommy Boy/Reprise 19539) ...... Force M.D.’s | 33 | 36 | 42 | 8 | ||
| EVERY LITTLE THING (Arista 2136) ...... Kiara | 34 | 42 | 48 | 7 | ||
| WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566) ...... Winans | 35 | 35 | 40 | 10 | ||
| I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE (RCA 2735) ...... Black Box | 36 | 27 | 27 | 7 | ||
| THIS HOUSE (Capitol 44652) ...... Tracie Spencer | 37 | 39 | 53 | 6 | ||
| JUSTIFY MY LOVE (Sire 19485) ...... Madonna | 38 | 45 | 58 | 5 | ||
| GO FOR IT! (Heart And Fire) (Capitol 44667) ...... Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare | 39 | 44 | 59 | 5 | ||
| MISSING YOU (Virgin 96414) ...... Soul II Soul | 40 | 47 | 56 | 7 | ||
| I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386) ...... Hi-Five | 41 | 22 | 23 | 17 | ||
| UK BLAK (EMI 56202) ...... Caron Wheeler | 42 | 51 | 65 | 5 | ||
| ALL SEASON (Atlantic 87772) ...... Levert | 43 | 67 | — | 3 | ||
| KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990) ...... Stevie Wonder | 44 | 33 | 24 | 11 | ||
| MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737) ...... Monie Love | 45 | 41 | 41 | 11 | ||
| ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748) ...... Tevin Campbell | 46 | 24 | 11 | 14 | ||
| THE PLACES YOU FIND LOVE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19565) ...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan | 47 | 58 | 73 | 5 | ||
| BLACK PARADISE (Atlantic 87775) ...... Samuelle | 48 | 61 | 85 | 4 | ||
| WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (Profile 7315) ...... Run-D.M.C. | 49 | 32 | 33 | 6 | ||
| CAUSE I CAN DO IT RIGHT (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19554) ...... Big Daddy Kane | 50 | 46 | 46 | 9 | ||
| MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627) ...... Whispers | 51 | 30 | 10 | 15 | ||
| JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER (Charisma 96403) ...... Maxi Priest | 52 | 52 | 67 | 5 | ||
| MAKE IT EASY ON ME (Next Plateau 50129) ...... Sybil | 53 | 53 | 71 | 6 | ||
| I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY (Elektra 64908) ...... Howard Hewett | 54 | 76 | — | 3 | ||
| TRUE LOVE (Columbia 73537) ...... Chimes | 55 | 65 | 62 | 8 | ||
| POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895) ...... Kipper Jones | 56 | 56 | 68 | 10 | ||
| MELODY COOL (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19728) ...... Mavis Staples | 57 | 77 | — | 3 | ||
| DO THE BARTMAN (Geffen album cut) ...... Simpsons | 58 | 74 | 83 | 4 | ||
| MY, MY, MY (Atlantic 87792) ...... Gerald Albright | 59 | 59 | 66 | 6 | ||
| STUPID (MCA 53978) ...... Bernadette Cooper | 60 | 60 | 78 | 4 | ||
| NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087) ...... Geoff McBride | 61 | 62 | 51 | 13 | ||
| I SURRENDER (SBK One 19725) ...... Love & Laughter | 62 | 82 | 69 | 6 | ||
| GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Elektra 64934) ...... Deee-Lite | 63 | 38 | 38 | 9 | ||
| TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753) ...... Jasmine Guy | 64 | 55 | 37 | 15 | ||
| THE REAL THING (Novus 3105) ...... Marion Meadows | 65 | 80 | — | 3 | ||
| LET ME SHOW YOU (Alpha Int’l 70712) ...... Lorenzo Smith | 66 | 68 | 86 | 4 | ||
| A LITTLE BIT OF DANE TONIGHT (Profile 7314) ...... Dana Dane | 67 | — | — | 2 | ||
| MELT IN YOUR MOUTH (Epic 73639) ...... Candyman | 68 | 87 | — | 3 | ||
| LOVE U 2 THE LIMIT (MCA 53960) ...... Mac Band | 69 | 90 | — | 3 | ||
| MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921) ...... After 7 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 14 | ||
| SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064) ...... Gerald Alston | 71 | 48 | 29 | 18 | ||
| PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (SBK 07339) ...... Vanilla Ice | 72 | — | — | 2 | ||
| MONEY B’S THEME (West Pack/Bryan 1050) ...... D. J. Money B | 73 | 81 | — | 3 | ||
| SPEAK TO ME (Reprise 19512) ...... Michael Franks | 74 | — | — | 2 | ||
| ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828) ...... Levert | 75 | 49 | 18 | 14 | ||
| HERE COMES THE HAMMER (Capitol 44572) ...... M.C. Hammer | 76 | — | — | 2 | ||
| BODY (MCA 53930) ...... Body | 77 | 79 | 90 | 4 | ||
| KEEP YO BUT AT HOME (2001 9001) ...... Saxxy | 78 | — | — | 2 | ||
| KICKIN’ AFROLISTICS (JMJ/RAL/Columbia 73591) ...... Afros | 79 | — | — | 2 | ||
| MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY (Arista 2142) ...... Snap! | 80 | — | — | 2 | ||
| MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590) ...... Al B. Sure! | 81 | 54 | 28 | 15 | ||
| B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897) ...... Bell Biv DeVoe | 82 | 71 | 39 | 18 | ||
| CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334) ...... Najee | 83 | 64 | 61 | 11 | ||
| SOMEDAY (Columbia 73561) ...... Mariah Carey | 84 | — | — | 2 | ||
| DO YOU CARE (Select 62370) ...... Whistle & The Kreation featuring Najee | 85 | — | — | 2 | ||
| I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062) ...... Today | 86 | 78 | 63 | 16 | ||
| NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054) ...... Basic Black | 87 | 57 | 57 | 14 | ||
| FRIENDZ (A&M 2339) ...... Wooten Brothers | 88 | 73 | 64 | 12 | ||
| KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450) ...... Candyman | 89 | 63 | 35 | 16 | ||
| INSANITY (Motown 4750) ...... Pointer Sisters | 90 | — | — | 2 | ||
| LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455) ...... Mariah Carey | 91 | 66 | 50 | 17 | ||
| NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525) ...... Prince | 92 | 69 | 25 | 11 | ||
| SING ME YOUR LOVE SONG (Jive 1401) ...... Jonathan Butler | 93 | 72 | 70 | 9 | ||
| ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335) ...... Vanilla Ice | 94 | 75 | 44 | 15 | ||
| PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336) ...... Terry Steele | 95 | 92 | 92 | 13 | ||
| LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576) ...... Listen Up | 96 | 99 | 82 | 15 | ||
| SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935) ...... Anita Baker | 97 | 83 | 45 | 16 | ||
| JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087) ...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes | 98 | 85 | 77 | 10 | ||
| DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718) ...... Grady Harrell | 99 | 88 | 79 | 12 | ||
| OR LOSE ME (Alpha Int’l 70711) ...... Sunni | 100 | 91 | 88 | 8 | ||
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