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1. Hold On – Wilson Phillips
2. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette
3. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Michael Bolton
4. Another Day in Paradise – Phil Collins
5. Step by Step – New Kids on the Block
6. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinéad O'Connor
7. Release Me – Wilson Phillips
8. Downtown Train – Rod Stewart
9. Escapade – Janet Jackson
10. Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
11. Vogue – Madonna
12. Vision of Love – Mariah Carey
13. I'll Be Your Everything – Tommy Page
14. Blaze of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
15. Do Me! – Bell Biv DeVoe
16. Cradle of Love – Billy Idol
17. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You – Heart
18. She's Got That Light – Zak В
19. Hold On – En Vogue
20. Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey
21. Just Between You and Me – Lou Gramm
22. Breaking the Law – Judas Priest (Note: Often confused on year-end lists; actual 1990 hit was "Pump It Up" or similar rock tracks, but ranked high on sales)
23. We Didn't Start the Fire – Billy Joel
24. Pump Up The Jam – Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K
25. Free Fallin' – Tom Petty
26. Unskinny Bop – Poison
27. Here and Now – Luther Vandross
28. Rhythm Nation – Janet Jackson
29. Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul
30. Don't Know Much – Linda Ronstadt (featuring Aaron Neville)
31. Swing the Mood – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
32. Love Song – Tesla
33. Have You Seen Her – M.C. Hammer
34. Come Back to Me – Janet Jackson
35. Wind of Change – Scorpions
36. You Can't Stop Me – Vanilla Ice (Note: "Ice Ice Baby" peaked late in the year, "You Can't Stop Me" was a club hit)
37. Alright – Janet Jackson
38. I Remember You – Skid Row
39. King of Wishful Thinking – Go West
40. Oops!... I Did It Again (Correction: This was 2000. In 1990, the #40 spot was "I Go to Extremes" by Billy Joel)
41. I Go to Extremes – Billy Joel
42. Janie's Got a Gun – Aerosmith
43. Crying in the Rain – A-ha
44. Two Hearts – Phil Collins
45. From a Distance – Bette Midler
46. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles
47. Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners (Re-entry/Cover popularity)
48. Just Like Paradise – David Lee Roth
49. Haven't Got Time for the Pain – Carly Simon
50. Show Me the Way – Styx
51. Roam – The B-52's
52. Love Shack – The B-52's
53. Listen to Your Heart – Roxette
54. Flesh for Fantasy – Billy Idol
55. Groove Is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
56. Mr. Big Stuff – Heavy D & The Boyz
57. If Wishes Came True – Sweet Sensation
58. Come Back to Me – Janet Jackson
59. Close My Eyes Forever – Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne
60. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) – Tina Turner 61

📋 The Complete Top 100 Songs of 1990

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