| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1990 |
| TOP 50 R&B ALBUMS (As published in the December 29, 1990, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ’EM – M.C. Hammer (Capitol) |
| 2 | RHYTHM NATION 1814 – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 3 | BACK ON THE BLOCK – Quincy Jones (Qwest/Warner Bros.) |
| 4 | JOHNNY GILL (Motown) |
| 5 | POISON – Bell Biv DeVoe (MCA) |
| 6 | TENDER LOVER – Babyface (Solar) |
| 7 | BORN TO SING – En Vogue (Atlantic) |
| 8 | AFTER 7 (Virgin) |
| 9 | STAY WITH ME – Regina Belle (Columbia) |
| 10 | I’LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU – Keith Sweat (Vintertainment/Elektra) |
| 11 | AFFECTION – Lisa Stansfield (Arista) |
| 12 | ATTITUDE – Troop (Atlantic) |
| 13 | THE BEST OF LUTHER VANDROSS – THE BEST OF LOVE (Epic) |
| 14 | THE REVIVAL – Tony! Toni! Tone! (Wing) |
| 15 | FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET – Public Enemy (Def Jam/Columbia) |
| 16 | MIKI HOWARD (Atlantic) |
| 17 | THE CACTUS ALBUM – 3rd Base (Def Jam/Columbia) |
| 18 | MICHEL’LE (Ruthless/Atco) |
| 19 | COMPOSITIONS – Anita Baker (Elektra) |
| 20 | BIG TYME – Heavy D. & The Boyz (Uptown/MCA) |
| 21 | HOME – Stephanie Mills (MCA) |
| 22 | SEX PACKETS – Digital Underground (Tommy Boy) |
| 23 | AMERIKKKA’S MOST WANTED – Ice Cube (Priority) |
| 24 | ALL HAIL THE QUEEN – Queen Latifa (Tommy Boy) |
| 25 | MARIAH CAREY (Columbia) |
| 26 | HOWARD HEWETT (Elektra) |
| 27 | DANCE!...YA KNOW IT! – Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 28 | KEEP ON MOVIN’ – Soul II Soul (Virgin) |
| 29 | SILKY SOUL – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Warner Bros.) |
| 30 | TO THE EAST, BLACKWARDS – X-Clan (4th & B’way) |
| 31 | WORLD POWER – Snap! (Arista) |
| 32 | PANDEMONIUM – The Time (Paisley Park/Reprise) |
| 33 | LET THE RHYTHM HIT ’EM – Eric B. & Rakim (MCA) |
| 34 | RETURN – The Winans (Qwest/Warner Bros.) |
| 35 | EYES ON THIS – M.C. Lyte (First Priority/Atlantic) |
| 36 | SYBIL (Next Plateau) |
| 37 | KID ’N PLAY’S FUN HOUSE (Select) |
| 38 | LIVIN’ LIKE HUSTLERS – Above The Law (Ruthless/Epic) |
| 39 | RICH AND POOR – Randy Crawford (Warner Bros.) |
| 40 | LIVE – Kenny G (Arista) |
| 41 | MORE OF THE NIGHT – The Whispers (Capitol) |
| 42 | VOL. II – 1990 A NEW DECADE – Soul II Soul (10 Records) |
| 43 | HOLY INTELLECT – Poor Righteous Teachers (Profile) |
| 44 | NEVER TOO FAR – Dianne Reeves (EMI) |
| 45 | IT’S A BIG DADDY THING – Big Daddy Kane (Cold Chillin’/Reprise) |
| 46 | BANNED IN THE U.S.A. – Luke Featuring The 2 Live Crew (Luke) |
| 47 | STONE COLD RHYMIN’ – Young M.C. (Delicious Vinyl) |
| 48 | CALL ME D-NICE – D-Nice (Jive) |
| 49 | WRECKS-N-EFFECT (Motown) |
| 50 | GRAFFITI BRIDGE – Prince (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.) |