CASH BOX Top R&B Singles
Black square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending DECEMBER 15, 1990
TWTITLE (Label) | .... Artist LW2WK3WKWKS
  1I’M YOUR BABY TONIGHT (Arista 2108)
...... Whitney Houston		  1  1  1  9
  2SENSITIVITY (MCA 53933)
...... Ralph Tresvant		  2  2  2  8
  3LOVE ME DOWN (Capitol 44640)
...... Freddie Jackson		  3  512  8
  4I WANNA GET WITH U (MCA 53928)
...... Guy		  4  4  8  9
  5ONLY HUMAN (Arista 2127)
...... Jeffrey Osborne		141515  7
  6FIRST TIME (Columbia 73502)
...... Surface		  82113  9
  7IT NEVER RAINS (In Southern California) (Wing 879 068)
...... Tony! Toni! Tone!		  6201710
  8LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN (MCA 53973)
...... Pebbles		151923  6
  9DON’T BE A FOOL (MCA/10 53880)
...... Loose Ends		  7  621  7
10MY HEART YOUR HEART (Capitol 44627)
...... Whispers		10  9  912
11ROUND AND ROUND (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19748)
...... Tevin Campbell		  5  7  711
12YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY (Atlantic 87816)
...... En Vogue		182444  6
13LOVE ME JUST FOR ME (Bust It/Capitol 15607)
...... Special Generation		16162710
14THE GHETTO (Jive 1397)
...... Too Short		282829  9
15IF I WERE A BELL (Epic 73616)
...... Teena Marie		202947  6
16TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
...... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega		262734  8
17LOVE WILL NEVER DO (Without You) (A&M 1538)
...... Janet Jackson		323248  5
18ROPE A DOPE STYLE (Atlantic 87828)
...... Levert		  9111111
19THING CALLED LOVE (Motown 2069)
...... Boys		192324  9
20I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU (Vintertainment/Elektra 64915)
...... Keith Sweat		275170  4
21AROUND THE WAY GIRL (Def Jam/Columbia 73609)
...... L. L. Cool J		333345  6
22GET HERE (Fontana 878 476)
...... Oleta Adams		223435  7
23I JUST CAN’T HANDLE IT (Jive 1386)
...... Hi-Five		11101814
24KEEP OUR LOVE ALIVE (Motown 1990)
...... Stevie Wonder		243030  8
25NEW POWER GENERATION (Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 19525)
...... Prince		253537  8
26I’LL DO 4 U (Uptown/MCA 53914)
...... Father MC		294146  6
27I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE (RCA 2735)
...... Black Box		416380  4
28MISSUNDERSTANDING (Warner Bros./Uptown 19590)
...... Al B. Sure!		12  3  312
29SLOW MOTION (Motown/TAJ 2064)
...... Gerald Alston		21  8  415
30IESHA (Motown 2070)
...... Another Bad Creation		365063  5
31BABY DON’T CRY (Virgin 98896)
...... Lalah Hathaway		344256  6
32GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (Everybody Dance Now) (Columbia 73604)
...... C & C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams		396176  4
33WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT (Profile 7315)
...... Run-D.M.C.		4965—  3
34MY LAST CHANCE (Motown 2083)
...... Marvin Gaye		536277  4
35KNOCKIN’ BOOTS (Epic 73450)
...... Candyman		17172013
36HEAD OVER HEALS (Epic 73619)
...... Tony Terry		557990  4
37TRY ME (Warner Bros. 19753)
...... Jasmine Guy		13131612
38GROOVE IS IN THE HEART (Elektra 64934)
...... Deee-Lite		515555  6
39B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? (MCA 53897)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		3118  615
40WHEN YOU CRY (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19566)
...... Winans		403939  7
41MONIE IN THE MIDDLE (Warner Bros. 21737)
...... Monie Love		504040  8
42SOMEBODY’S CRYING (Tommy Boy/Reprise 19539)
...... Force M.D.’s		476474  5
43WHEN WILL I SEE YOU SMILE AGAIN? (MCA 53976)
...... Bell Biv DeVoe		72——  2
44ICE ICE BABY (SBK 07335)
...... Vanilla Ice		44494112
45SOUL INSPIRATION (Elektra 64935)
...... Anita Baker		43251013
46CAUSE I CAN DO IT RIGHT (Cold Chillin’/Reprise 19554)
...... Big Daddy Kane		565665  6
47MAKE IT WITH YOU (Elektra 64916)
...... Teddy Pendergrass		606883  4
48EVERY LITTLE THING (Arista 2136)
...... Kiara		597186  4
49GENTLE (Island 878 472)
...... Dino		618187  4
50LOVE TAKES TIME (Columbia 73455)
...... Mariah Carey		2312  514
51NO SWEETER LOVE (Arista 2087)
...... Geoff McBride		30222210
52WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE (Atlantic 87805)
...... Rude Boys		5270—  3
53THIS HOUSE (Capitol 44652)
...... Tracie Spencer		6577—  3
54SOMETHING IN MY HEART (Ruthless/Atco 98885)
...... Michel’le		76——  2
55I L-O-V-E U (Reprise 19716)
...... Take 6		35313113
56MISSING YOU (Virgin 96414)
...... Soul II Soul		647285  4
57NOTHING BUT A PARTY (Motown 2054)
...... Basic Black		62363811
58JUSTIFY MY LOVE (Sire 19485)
...... Madonna		73——  2
59GO FOR IT! (Heart And Fire) (Capitol 44667)
...... Joey B. Ellis & Tynetta Hare		71——  2
60FAIRY TALES (Elektra 64910)
...... Anita Baker		———  1
61CRUISE CONTROL (EMI 50334)
...... Najee		424558  8
62TRUE LOVE (Columbia 73537)
...... Chimes		545467  5
63I GOT THE FEELING (Motown 2062)
...... Today		37141413
64FRIENDZ (A&M 2339)
...... Wooten Brothers		383842  9
65UK BLAK (EMI 56202)
...... Caron Wheeler		84——  2
66MY, MY, MY (Atlantic 87792)
...... Gerald Albright		7090—  3
67JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER (Charisma 96403)
...... Maxi Priest		79——  2
68POOR ELAINE (Virgin 98895)
...... Kipper Jones		464657  7
69I SURRENDER (SBK One 19725)
...... Love & Laughter		6987—  3
70SING ME YOUR LOVE SONG (Jive 1401)
...... Jonathan Butler		676969  6
71MAKE IT EASY ON ME (Next Plateau 50129)
...... Sybil		7489—  3
72MERRY GO ROUND (Vintertainment/Elektra 64937)
...... Keith Sweat		66484915
73THE PLACES YOU FIND LOVE (Qwest/Warner Bros. 19565)
...... Quincy Jones featuring Siedah Garrett & Chaka Khan		90——  2
74I CONFESS (Virgin 98923)
...... E.U.		45262611
75LET ME SHOW YOU HOW TO FALL IN LOVE (Elektra 64926)
...... Howard Hewett		757475  5
76MY ONLY WOMAN (Virgin 98921)
...... After 7		81765011
77JUST BE MY LADY (Warlock 7087)
...... Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes		585862  7
78STUPID (MCA 53978)
...... Bernadette Cooper		———  1
79DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME (RCA 2718)
...... Grady Harrell		483736  9
80COME HOME TO ME (Atlantic 87855)
...... Miki Howard		57576113
81LIVIN’ IN THE LIGHT (EMI 50286)
...... Caron Wheeler		68431914
82LISTEN UP (Qwest/Reprise 19576)
...... Listen Up		78522812
83DO THE BARTMAN (Geffen album cut)
...... Simpsons		———  1
84CLOSE TO YOU (Charisma 98951)
...... Maxi Priest		77674319
85BLACK PARADISE (Atlantic 87775)
...... Samuelle		———  1
86LET ME SHOW YOU (Alpha Int’l 70712)
...... Lorenzo Smith		———  1
87THAT’S MY ATTITUDE (Atlantic 87853)
...... Troop		87857115
88OR LOSE ME (Alpha Int’l 70711)
...... Sunni		898484  5
89PRAY (Capitol 44609)
...... M.C. Hammer		91442513
90BODY (MCA 53930)
...... Body		———  1
91SO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Atlantic 87864)
...... Samuelle		92473318
92PRISONER OF LOVE (SBK 07336)
...... Terry Steele		93595910
93FAIRWEATHER FRIEND (Motown 2049)
...... Johnny Gill		100 927317
94CHOCOLATE (Paisley Park/Reprise 19759)
...... The Time		94606010
95GOOD LIFE (Arista 2080)
...... Braxtons		99919310
96HARLEM BLUES (Columbia 73564)
...... Cynda Williams		63533213
97PLEASE BRING YOUR LOVE BACK (Mercury 878 248)
...... Angela Winbush		807354  7
98HOLY INTELECT (Profile 7312)
...... Poor Righteous Teachers		8283—  3
99MAMA JUANITA (Luke 96416)
...... Luke Featuring 2 Live Crew		836666  5
100 I DON’T HAVE THE HEART (Warner Bros. 19911)
...... James Ingram		85755110
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