The following are the top record hits and leading popular compact discs for 1990 as they appear in the current issue of Billboard magazine. Copyright 1990, Billboard Publications Inc. Reprinted with permission.
HOT SINGLES1. "HOLD ON" - Wilson Phillips
2. "It Must Have Been Love" - (from "Pretty Woman") Roxette
3. "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinead O'Connor
4. "Poison" - Bell Biv Devoe
5. "Vogue" - Madonna
6. "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
7. "Another Day in Paradise" - Phil Collins
8. "Hold On" - En Vogue
9. "Cradle of Love" - (from "Ford Fairlane") Billy Idol
10. "Blaze of Glory" - (from "Young Guns II") Jon Bon Jovi
11. "Do Me!" Bell Biv Devoe
12. "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" - Michael Bolton
13. "Pump Up the Jam" - Technotronic
14. "Opposites Attract" - Paula Abdul
15. "Escapade" - Janet Jackson
16. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" - Heart
17. "Close to You" - Maxi Priest
18. "Black Velvet" - Alannah Myles
19. "Release Me" - Wilson Phillips
20. "Don't Know Much" - Linda Ronstadt, featuring Aaron Neville
TOP LPs
1. "RHYTHM NATION 1814" - Janet Jackson
2. ". . . But Seriously" - Phil Collins
3. "Soul Provider" - Michael Bolton
4. "Pump" - Aerosmith
5. "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em" - M.C. Hammer
6. "Forever Your Girl" - Paula Abdul
7. "Dr. Feelgood" - Motley Crue
8. "The End of the Innocence" - Don Henley
9. "Cosmic Thing" - The B-52's
10. "Storm Front" - Billy Joel
11. "Girl You Know It's True" - Milli Vanilli
12. "Poison" - Bell Biv Devoe
13. "Hangin' Tough" - New Kids on the Block
14. "Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind" - Linda Ronstadt, featuring Aaron Neville
15. "Wilson Phillips" - Wilson Phillips
16. "Nick of Time" - Bonnie Raitt
17. "Violator" - Depeche Mode
18. "Pretty Woman" soundtrack - various artists
19. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" - Sinead O'Connor
20. "Can't Fight Fate" - Taylor Dayne
COUNTRY SINGLES
1. "NOBODY'S HOME" - Clint Black
2. "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" - Randy Travis
3. "On Second Thought" - Eddie Rabbitt
4. "Love Without End, Amen" - George Strait
5. "Walkin' Away" - Clint Black
6. "I've Cried My Last Tear For You" - Ricky Van Shelton
7. "No Matter How High" - The Oak Ridge Boys
8. "Help Me Hold On" - Travis Tritt
9. "Chains" - Patty Loveless
10. "Here in the Real World" - Alan Jackson
11. "Southern Star" - Alabama
12. "Love On Arrival" - Dan Seals
13. "The Dance" - Garth Brooks
14. "Five Minutes" - Lorrie Morgan
15. "I'm Over You" - Keith Whitley
16. "Seein' My Father in Me" - Paul Overstreet
17. "My Arms Stay Open All Night" - Tanya Tucker
18. "Jukebox in My Mind" - Alabama
19. "Statue of a Fool" - Ricky Shelton
20. "Not Counting You" - Garth Brooks
ADULT CONTEMPORARY SINGLES
1. "DO YOU REMEMBER?" - Phil Collins
2. "Here We Are" - Gloria Estefan
3. "I Don't Have the Heart" - James Ingram
4. "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" - Michael Bolton
5. "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
6. "Oh Girl" - Paul Young
7. "Love Will Lead You Back" - Taylor Dayne
8. "Sacrifice" - Elton John
9. "All My Life" - Linda Ronstadt, featuring Aaron Neville
10. "Club at the End of the Street" - Elton John
11. "Another Day in Paradise" - Phil Collins
12. "Hold On" - Wilson Phillips
13. "Release Me" - Wilson Phillips
14. "Here and Now" - Luther Vandross
15. "Cuts Both Ways" - Gloria Estefan
16. "It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette
17. "This Old Heart of Mine" - Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley
18. "Downtown Train" - Rod Stewart
19. "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" - Chicago
20. "Come Back to Me" - Janet Jackson
R&B SINGLES
1. "HOLD ON" - En Vogue
2. "Make It Like It Was" - Regina Belle
3. "Real Love" - Skyy
4. "Feels Good" - Tony! Toni! Tone!
5. "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
6. "All Around the World" - Lisa Stansfield
7. "I'll Be Good to You" - Quincy Jones, featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan
8. "My, My, My" - Johnny Gill
9. "Ready Or Not" - After 7
10. "Poison" - Bell Biv Devoe
11. "Spread My Wings" - Troop
12. "Everybody Everybody" - Black Box
13. "Tender Lover" - Babyface
14. "Love Under New Management" - Miki Howard
15. "Lies" - En Vogue
16. "Make You Sweat" - Keith Sweat
17. "Rub You the Right Way" - Johnny Gill
18. "Crazy" - The Boys
19. "Why You Get Funky On Me" - (from "House Party") Today
20. "Let's Get It On" - By All Means