CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending SEPTEMBER 29, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT (MCA 79079)
...... Pebbles		  4  911  7
  2CRAZY (Motown 2053)
...... Boys		  2  1  411
  3EVERYBODY EVERYBODY (RCA 2628)
...... Black Box		  5  81413
  4THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19751)
...... Prince		  1  3  6  9
  5CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		132537  8
  6FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		11  625  6
  7HEAVEN KNOWS (Virgin 98962)
...... Lalah Hathaway		  610  711
  8MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		154565  4
  9LIES (Atlantic 87893)
...... En Vogue		  3  2  113
10SAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44595)
...... Tracie Spencer		141634  7
11IF I COULD ONLY HAVE THAT DAY BACK (Elektra 64947)
...... Howard Hewett		161718  9
12I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (EMI 50319)
...... Najee		  911  914
13TOUCH ME UP (MCA 79056)
...... Body		10201513
14I DON’T GO FOR THAT (Qwest 19755)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett		224662  6
15SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		242444  7
16A FRIEND (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19775)
...... Winans		  7  71311
17FEELS GOOD (Wing 877 436)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		17  4  214
18YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT (Arista 2053)
...... Kiara		181824  7
19HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (Epic 73494)
...... Teena Marie		295069  4
20RHYTHM OF LIFE (Fontana 875 018)
...... Oleta Adams		20262910
21THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		305879  4
22THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Arista 2049)
...... Lisa Stansfield		263040  7
23INNOCENT (Capitol 44593)
...... Whispers		2313  511
24LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		4770—  3
25B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		355275  4
26SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		416790  4
27DO YOU REALLY WANT MY LOVE (Capitol 44532)
...... Melba Moore		  8  5  811
28HEAL OUR LAND (Jive 1376)
...... Jonathan Butler		283755  6
29TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WANT TO BE TREATED (Uptown/MCA 53822)
...... Father MC		121223  9
30HAVE YOU SEEN HER (Capitol 44573)
...... M.C. Hammer		2714  310
31IN SUMMER I FALL (Atlantic 87874)
...... Family Stand		313648  7
32SOMEONE TO LOVE (MCA 53837)
...... Mac Band		212136  8
33BLACK CAT (A&M 1477)
...... Janet Jackson		4664—  3
34OOOPS UP (Arista 2060)
...... Snap!		455372  4
35I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME (WTG 73431)
...... Nayobe		191926  8
36GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN (Apollo/Motown 2029)
...... Milira		365467  6
37CIGARETTE IN THE RAIN (Warner Bros. 19735)
...... Randy Crawford		323450  7
38THE BOOMIN’ SYSTEM (Def Jam/Columbia 73457)
...... L. L. Cool J		446060  5
39CLOSE QUARTERS (Atlanta Artists 878 198)
...... Cameo		486873  4
40ARE YOU REALLY REAL? (Tommy Boy 19781)
...... Force M.D.’s		251516  9
41STOP RUNNING AWAY (A&M 1514)
...... Brenda Russell		536666  6
42LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		5884—  3
43MORE TO LOVE (EMI 50323)
...... Dianne Reeves		435151  7
44SOMEONE LIKE YOU (MCA 53775)
...... Perri		373131  8
45I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		6078—  3
46SOUL SISTA (Warner Bros. 4366)
...... Soula		5165—  3
47SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		70——  2
48I NEED YOUR LOVE (Motown 2027)
...... Good Girls		333339  8
49ROCK DIS FUNKY JOINT (Profile 7302)
...... Poor Righteous Teachers		39394715
50COME BACK TO ME (A&M 1475)
...... Janet Jackson		50282014
51PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		73——  2
52THE ART OF LOVE (Reprise 19802)
...... Michael Franks		525757  6
53U CAN GET ME ANYTIME (Epic 73487)
...... Something Special		555561  6
54I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		69——  2
55I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		68——  2
56BANNED IN THE U.S.A. (Luke 98915)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		566356  8
57BAD HABIT (Select 5004)
...... Whistle		5776—  3
58CAN’T STOP (Virgin 98961)
...... After 7		67714218
59CAN WE TRY AGAIN (Jive 1395)
...... Glenn Jones		647786  4
60VISION OF LOVE (Columbia 73348)
...... Mariah Carey		61323217
61HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		76——  2
62COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		80——  2
63HALF (No Face/RAL/Columbia 73463)
...... No Face		637584  5
64MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		———  1
65SECOND CHANCE (RCA 2639)
...... Tyler Collins		343535  9
66DO ME! (MCA 79045)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		59592217
67JERK-OUT (Paisley Park/Reprise 19750)
...... The Time		49221014
68KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		90——  2
69DANCE WITH ME (OBR/Columbia 73435)
...... Black Flames		———  1
70OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER (Reprise 19706)
...... Barbara Weathers		———  1
71WEAK AT THE KNEES (Arista 2033)
...... Three Times Dope		717478  4
72THE MASTERPLAN (ffrr 869 016)
...... Diana Brown & Barrie K. Sharpe		728171  7
73PEOPLE (Virgin 98928)
...... Soul II Soul		79——  2
74ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		———  1
75SHE’S MINE (Motown 2050)
...... Basic Black		54231214
76LUV-U-UP (Solar 74520)
...... Midnight Star		86——  2
77MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		———  1
78NEW JACK THANG (Geffen 19678)
...... Silk Tymes Leather		8282—  3
79I’D RATHER GO BLIND (Arista 2055)
...... Sydney Youngblood		———  1
80GLAD TO BE ALIVE (Elektra 64960)
...... Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fisher		38384311
81NOW’S THE B TURN (4th & B’way 440 509)
...... Laquan		776970  5
82MY GIRL (Capitol 44575)
...... Kool Skool		84879117
83CALL ME D-NICE (Jive 1351)
...... D-Nice		8590—  3
84TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		———  1
85WE LIKE IT (Capitol 44591)
...... Oaktown’s 3.5.7		———  1
86FEEL IT (JMJ/RAL/Columbia 73403)
...... Afros		424245  8
87I AIN’T LYIN’ (Wing 877 535)
...... Sinbad		404046  8
88OWNLEE EUE (Atlantic 87923)
...... Kwame & New Beginning		75494915
89PRIVATE PARTY (MCA 53879)
...... Klymaxx		626274  5
90LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		———  1
91WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME GANG (Warner Bros. 19819)
...... West Coast Rap All-Stars		93735216
92LOVE AND EMOTION (LMR/RCA 2645)
...... Stevie B		968585  5
93GIRL DANZ WITH ME (Orpheus 72299)
...... Z’Looke		81482113
94ALL THE WAY (Solar 74516)
...... Calloway		886130  9
95COME ON LET’S DO THIS (Atlantic 87871)
...... Rude Boys		784738  8
968 DAYS A WEEK (MCA 24062)
...... James “J.T.” Taylor		875658  5
97WANNA BE THE MAN (Columbia 73396)
...... Earth, Wind & Fire (featuring M.C. Hammer)		834141  7
98TALK TO ME (Elektra 64964)
...... Anita Baker		74432715
99MY KINDA GIRL (Solar 74515)
...... Babyface		65271716
100 ONE MORE CHANCE (Columbia 73420)
...... Perfect Gentlemen		66291911
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