CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending OCTOBER 13, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		  2  815  6
  2FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		  3  611  8
  3GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT (MCA 79079)
...... Pebbles		  1  1  4  9
  4EVERYBODY EVERYBODY (RCA 2628)
...... Black Box		  4  3  515
  5LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		152447  5
  6CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		  5  51310
  7SAVE YOUR LOVE (Capitol 44595)
...... Tracie Spencer		101014  9
  8HEAVEN KNOWS (Virgin 98962)
...... Lalah Hathaway		  7  7  613
  9SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		  91524  9
10I DON’T GO FOR THAT (Qwest 19755)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett		141422  8
11YOU’RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT (Arista 2053)
...... Kiara		121818  9
12PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		285173  4
13BLACK CAT (A&M 1477)
...... Janet Jackson		213346  5
14THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		132130  6
15THE BOOMIN’ SYSTEM (Def Jam/Columbia 73457)
...... L. L. Cool J		303844  7
16RHYTHM OF LIFE (Fontana 875 018)
...... Oleta Adams		16202012
17SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		172641  6
18B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		112535  6
19LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		274258  5
20SOMEONE TO LOVE (MCA 53837)
...... Mac Band		20322110
21MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		4464—  3
22IF I COULD ONLY HAVE THAT DAY BACK (Elektra 64947)
...... Howard Hewett		  8111611
23HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU (Epic 73494)
...... Teena Marie		191929  6
24SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		264770  4
25THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME (Arista 2049)
...... Lisa Stansfield		222226  9
26LIES (Atlantic 87893)
...... En Vogue		24  9  315
27OOOPS UP (Arista 2060)
...... Snap!		313445  6
28THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19751)
...... Prince		  6  4  111
29HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		396176  4
30I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		404560  5
31I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		325469  4
32COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		476280  4
33CLOSE QUARTERS (Atlanta Artists 878 198)
...... Cameo		333948  6
34I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		345568  4
35MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		5577—  3
36CRAZY (Motown 2053)
...... Boys		18  2  213
37ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		5174—  3
38FEELS GOOD (Wing 877 436)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		35171716
39KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		536890  4
40TREAT THEM LIKE THEY WANT TO BE TREATED (Uptown/MCA 53822)
...... Father MC		36291211
41CAN WE TRY AGAIN (Jive 1395)
...... Glenn Jones		455964  6
42ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		71——  2
43GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN (Apollo/Motown 2029)
...... Milira		383636  8
44DANCE WITH ME (OBR/Columbia 73435)
...... Black Flames		5469—  3
45STOP RUNNING AWAY (A&M 1514)
...... Brenda Russell		414153  8
46A FRIEND (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19775)
...... Winans		2516  713
47I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU (EMI 50319)
...... Najee		2912  916
48TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		6284—  3
49LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		6390—  3
50I’D RATHER GO BLIND (Arista 2055)
...... Sydney Youngblood		5979—  3
51LUV-U-UP (Solar 74520)
...... Midnight Star		647686  4
52OUR LOVE WILL LAST FOREVER (Reprise 19706)
...... Barbara Weathers		5270—  3
53TOUCH ME UP (MCA 79056)
...... Body		23131015
54HEAL OUR LAND (Jive 1376)
...... Jonathan Butler		422828  8
55NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		73——  2
56I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		76——  2
57PEOPLE (Virgin 98928)
...... Soul II Soul		577379  4
58IN SUMMER I FALL (Atlantic 87874)
...... Family Stand		373131  9
59ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		82——  2
60NEW JACK THANG (Geffen 19678)
...... Silk Tymes Leather		657882  5
61I LOOK GOOD (An Interview With Bernadette Cooper) (MCA 53825)
...... Bernadette Cooper		77——  2
62MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		90——  2
63THE ART OF LOVE (Reprise 19802)
...... Michael Franks		605252  8
64U CAN GET ME ANYTIME (Epic 73487)
...... Something Special		675355  8
65CIGARETTE IN THE RAIN (Warner Bros. 19735)
...... Randy Crawford		613732  9
66WE LIKE IT (Capitol 44591)
...... Oaktown’s 3.5.7		7085—  3
67IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		———  1
68I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME (WTG 73431)
...... Nayobe		50351910
69NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		———  1
70THE MISSION (Profile 7311)
...... Special Ed		85——  2
71CALL ME D-NICE (Jive 1351)
...... D-Nice		788385  5
72GOOD LIFE (Arista 2080)
...... Braxtons		———  1
73UP WITH HOPE, DOWN WITH DOPE (Capitol 44603)
...... One Cause One Effect		———  1
74I DON’T HAVE THE HEART (Warner Bros. 19911)
...... James Ingram		———  1
75NOW’S THE B TURN (4th & B’way 440 509)
...... Laquan		748177  7
76DO FOR YOU DO FOR ME (Alpha Int’l 70709)
...... Robbie Mychals		———  1
77DO YOU REALLY WANT MY LOVE (Capitol 44532)
...... Melba Moore		4327  813
78ARE YOU REALLY REAL? (Tommy Boy 19781)
...... Force M.D.’s		48402511
79INNOCENT (Capitol 44593)
...... Whispers		49232313
80LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		———  1
81SOMEONE LIKE YOU (MCA 53775)
...... Perri		68443710
82CHOCOLATE (Paisley Park/Reprise 19759)
...... The Time		———  1
83ROCK DIS FUNKY JOINT (Profile 7302)
...... Poor Righteous Teachers		56493917
84CAN’T STOP (Virgin 98961)
...... After 7		58586720
85HALF (No Face/RAL/Columbia 73463)
...... No Face		806363  7
86I NEED YOUR LOVE (Motown 2027)
...... Good Girls		69483310
87COME BACK TO ME (A&M 1475)
...... Janet Jackson		72505016
88DANCE FLOOR OF LIFE (Elektra/Mega Jam 64940)
...... Phalon		———  1
89BAD HABIT (Select 5004)
...... Whistle		755757  5
90PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		———  1
91SOUL SISTA (Warner Bros. 4366)
...... Soula		464651  5
92WEAK AT THE KNEES (Arista 2033)
...... Three Times Dope		817171  6
93MORE TO LOVE (EMI 50323)
...... Dianne Reeves		834343  9
94JERK-OUT (Paisley Park/Reprise 19750)
...... The Time		84674916
95GLAD TO BE ALIVE (Elektra 64960)
...... Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fisher		86803813
96THE MASTERPLAN (ffrr 869 016)
...... Diana Brown & Barrie K. Sharpe		887272  9
97SHE’S MINE (Motown 2050)
...... Basic Black		89755416
98GIRL DANZ WITH ME (Orpheus 72299)
...... Z’Looke		93938115
99COME ON LET’S DO THIS (Atlantic 87871)
...... Rude Boys		94957810
100 OWNLEE EUE (Atlantic 87923)
...... Kwame & New Beginning		98887517
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