CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 3, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (Motown 2026)
...... Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill		  3101711
  2OPPOSITES ATTRACT (Virgin 99158)
...... Paula Abdul (with Wild Pair)		  4  71212
  3NO MORE LIES (Ruthless/Atco 99149)
...... Michel’le		  2  2  913
  4ESCAPADE (A&M 1490)
...... Janet Jackson		  82735  7
  5IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Jive 1317)
...... Ruby Turner		  1  41012
  6THE SECRET GARDEN (Sweet Seduction Suite) (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19992)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge
      & Barry White		133037  5
  7JAZZIE’S GROOVE (Virgin 99145)
...... Soul II Soul		  6  91511
  8PROMISES, PROMISES (Geffen 22781)
...... Christopher Williams		101923  7
  9CAN WE SPEND SOME TIME (Columbia 73028)
...... Surface		  7111414
10LOVE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (Atlantic 88766)
...... Miki Howard		142426  7
11EXPRESSION (Next Plateau 329)
...... Salt-N-Pepa		  91518  7
12TOUCH (Atlantic 88841)
...... Chuckii Booker		12222511
13REAL LOVE (Atlantic 88816)
...... Skyy		  5  1  219
14WALK ON BY (Next Plateau 50111)
...... Sybil		11  3  314
15GYRLZ, THEY LOVE ME (Uptown/MCA 53784)
...... Heavy D. & Boyz		193439  7
16HERITAGE (Columbia 73205)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire (featuring The Boys)		232934  6
17MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS (Columbia 73022)
...... Regina Belle		15  5  117
18ALL AROUND THE WORLD (Arista 9928)
...... Lisa Stansfield		214043  6
19BUDDY (Tommy Boy 943)
...... De La Soul		17232711
20YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE (Orpheus 72254)
...... Tamika Patton (with Eric Gable)		243638  7
21HEARTBEAT (Vendetta/A&M 1473)
...... Seduction		253944  7
22I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ (Def Jam/Columbia 69072)
...... Alyson Williams		264145  7
23HELP THE CHILDREN (Capitol 44497)
...... M.C. Hammer		304241  6
24HEAVEN (Island 99136)
...... Miles Jaye		18212113
25COMFORT OF A MAN (MCA 53769)
...... Stephanie Mills		334449  6
26EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH (Motown 2031)
...... Smokey Robinson		313840  5
27WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME (Def Jam/Columbia 73135)
...... Public Enemy		203746  6
28SCANDALOUS! (Warner Bros. 22824)
...... Prince		22  6  614
29WHAT CAN I DO (EMI 50274)
...... Pieces Of A Dream		16182214
30THE GAS FACE (Def Jam/Columbia 73046)
...... 3rd Bass		296069  6
31NEVER TOO FAR (EMI 50242)
...... Dianne Reeves		344747  7
32TREAT YOU RIGHT (Epic 73258)
...... Luther Vandross		365153  5
33WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER (Geffen 19950)
...... David Peaston		424950  7
34SPREAD MY WINGS (Atlantic 88734)
...... Troop		385455  6
35ADDICTED TO YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44490)
...... Gap Band		375771  4
36I WANNA BE RICH (Solar 74005)
...... Calloway		27  8  417
37WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN’ (Virgin 98999)
...... Inner City		395354  7
38I GET THE JOB DONE (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 22719)
...... Big Daddy Kane		28283110
39KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET (EMI 50279)
...... Mikki Bleu		416162  6
401-2-3 (Columbia 73087)
...... Chimes		405051  6
41ALL OR NOTHING (Arista 9923)
...... Milli Vanilli		487581  4
42TWO SHIPS (In The Night) (Arista 9933)
...... Jermaine Jackson		467478  4
43I FOUND LOVIN’ (Uptown/MCA 53729)
...... Jeff Redd		456367  5
44WRAP-U-UP (Warner Bros. 19969)
...... Randy Crawford		447372  5
45READY OR NOT (Virgin 98995)
...... After 7		478587  4
46LOVE’S ON THE RUN (Warner Bros. 19990)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		5279—  3
47GET UP! (Before The Night Is Over) (SBK 07315)
...... Technotronic		5478—  3
48NOTHING’S TOO GOOD FOR MY BABY (Polydor 873 582)
...... Main Ingredient		507784  4
49GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44466)
...... Mantronix featuring Wondress		536675  4
50SOUL TO SOUL (Motown 2023)
...... Temptations		65——  2
51DON’T WEAR IT OUT (Tabu 73005)
...... Mary Davis		5583—  3
52COME TOGETHER AS ONE (Island 98998)
...... Will Downing		6290—  3
53WHAT GOES AROUND (Columbia 73201)
...... Regina Belle		59——  2
54SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU (Reprise/King Jay 22713)
...... Michael Cooper		32131315
55YOUR SWEETNESS (Motown 1976)
...... Good Girls		3514  717
56SECRET WISH (Tabu 73089)
...... S.O.S. Band		434848  7
57NO FRIEND OF MINE (Warner Bros. 22769)
...... Club Nouveau		49161117
58LOVE YOU HONEY (A&M 1472)
...... Randy & Gypsys		6887—  3
59STAY HERE, STAY NEAR (Tabu 73088)
...... Rhonda Clark		515660  7
60HARD UP (Orpheus 72271)
...... Eric Gable		———  1
61GIRLS NITE OUT (RCA 2630)
...... Tyler Collins		6770—  3
62NEVER 2 MUCH OF U (4th & B’way 7495)
...... Dino		647279  4
63ALL OVER YOU (Orpheus 72277)
...... Freddie Jackson		———  1
64THE HUMPTY DANCE (Tommy Boy 944)
...... Digital Underground		81——  2
65PLAYTOY (Outpost 30005)
...... Carmin		738185  5
66TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 22717)
...... Mavis Staples		7492—  3
67BODY TALK (Wing 873 599)
...... Sharon Bryant		75——  2
68SHOW ME (Elektra 64978)
...... Howard Hewett		———  1
69FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK (MCA 53768)
...... Body		76——  2
70WHIP APPEAL (Solar 74007)
...... Babyface		77——  2
71JUST KICKIN’ IT (Mercury 876 367)
...... Walter Beasley		69——  2
72SACRED KIND OF LOVE (Columbia 73234)
...... Grover Washington Jr. (featuring Phyllis Hyman)		———  1
73ONE OF A KIND (Warner Bros. 21461)
...... Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley		———  1
74POISON IVY (Pandisc 036)
...... Young & Restless		718083  5
75LADIES FIRST (Tommy Boy 942)
...... Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love		72——  2
76I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (Qwest/Warner Bros. 22697)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles & Chaka Khan		5617  517
77NO MORE TEARS (Mercury 876 365)
...... Angela Winbush		86——  2
78I WANNA DO IT GOOD TO YA (A&M 1459)
...... Barry White		———  1
79TICK TOCK (Ring My Phone) (Columbia 73129)
...... Big Mack		83——  2
80SHOWER YOU WITH LOVE (MCA 53697)
...... George Howard introducing John Pagano		88——  2
81C’MON AND GET MY LOVE (ffrr 886 798)
...... D Mob Introducing Cathy Dennis		89——  2
82LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART (Motown 2013)
...... Good Girls		90——  2
83EVERY LITTLE BIT HURTS (Orpheus 72264)
...... Jaki Graham		828688  4
84THUMBS UP (Enigma 75534)
...... Bardeux		———  1
85(I’ll Be Your) DREAM LOVER (SAM 5004)
...... Richard Rogers		57202014
86PRECIOUS LOVE (MCA 53790)
...... Jody Watley		———  1
87STILL CRAZY FOR YOU (Malaco 2159
...... Johnnie Taylor		585970  4
88I SLEEP MUCH BETTER (In Someone Else’s Bed) (Jive 1311)
...... Billy Ocean		606466  5
89TOUCH ME (EMI 50284)
...... R. J.’s Latest Arrival		———  1
90SORRY (Baby Can I Hold You) (Pow Wow 452)
...... Foxy Brown		615556  7
91CAN’T GET ENUFF OF U (Alpha Int’l 73004)
...... Robbie Mychals		———  1
92SILKY SOUL (Warner Bros. 22738)
...... Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly		63251617
93WHATEVER IT TAKES (Virgin 99142)
...... Cheryl Lynn		66332812
94LET’S GET IT ON (Island 99162)
...... By All Means		70261920
95SPECIAL (Motown 2004)
...... Temptations		7812  817
96GOING HOME (Arista 9913)
...... Kenny G		795861  7
97RHYTHM NATION (A&M 1455)
...... Janet Jackson		80353317
98ALL NITE (Vintertainment/Elektra 69260)
...... Entouch (featuring Keith Sweat)		84322417
99STAY (Warlock 7069)
...... Kim Waters (featuring Juanita Daily)		856758  6
100 THE MESSAGE IS LOVE (A&M 1474)
...... Arthur Baker & Backbeat Disciples featuring Al Green		878486  4
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