| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1990 |
| TOP 50 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 29, 1990, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | VOGUE – Madonna (Sire) |
| 2 | (Can’t Live Without Your) LOVE AND AFFECTION – Nelson (DGC) |
| 3 | HOLD ON – Wilson Phillips (SBK) |
| 4 | NOTHING COMPARES 2 U – Sinead O’Connor (Chrysalis) |
| 5 | BLAZE OF GLORY – Jon Bon Jovi (Mercury) |
| 6 | IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE – Roxette (EMI) |
| 7 | PRAYING FOR TIME – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 8 | ESCAPADE – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 9 | POISON – Bell Biv DeVoe (MCA) |
| 10 | HOLD ON – En Vogue (Atlantic) |
| 11 | THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE – Prince (Paisley Park) |
| 12 | ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU – Heart (Capitol) |
| 13 | I DON’T HAVE THE HEART – James Ingram (Warner Bros.) |
| 14 | CLOSE TO YOU – Maxi Priest (Charisma) |
| 15 | RELEASE ME – Wilson Phillips (SBK) |
| 16 | VISION OF LOVE – Mariah Carey (Columbia) |
| 17 | CRADLE OF LOVE – Billy Idol (Chrysalis) |
| 18 | HERE AND NOW – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 19 | OPPOSITES ATTRACT – Paula Abdul (with The Wild Pair) (Virgin) |
| 20 | IF WISHES CAME TRUE – Sweet Sensation (Atco) |
| 21 | ICE ICE BABY – Vanilla Ice (SBK) |
| 22 | SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN – Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 23 | I WANNA BE RICH – Calloway (Solar) |
| 24 | ALL AROUND THE WORLD – Lisa Stansfield (Arista) |
| 25 | BLACK VELVET – Alannah Myles (Atlantic) |
| 26 | COME BACK TO ME – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 27 | DON’T WANNA FALL IN LOVE – Jane Child (Warner Bros.) |
| 28 | SHE AIN’T WORTH IT – Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown (MCA) |
| 29 | STEP BY STEP – New Kids On The Block (Columbia) |
| 30 | HAVE YOU SEEN HER – M.C. Hammer (Capitol) |
| 31 | THE POWER – Snap! (Arista) |
| 32 | DANGEROUS – Roxette (EMI) |
| 33 | UNSKINNY BOP – Poison (Enigma) |
| 34 | TWO TO MAKE IT RIGHT – Seduction (Vendetta) |
| 35 | ALRIGHT – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 36 | ROAM – The B-52’s (Reprise) |
| 37 | HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU – Michael Bolton (Columbia) |
| 38 | DO ME! – Bell Biv DeVoe (MCA) |
| 39 | U CAN’T TOUCH THIS – M.C. Hammer (Capitol) |
| 40 | BLACK CAT – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 41 | READY OR NOT – After 7 (Virgin) |
| 42 | I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING – Tommy Page (Sire) |
| 43 | SENDING ALL MY LOVE – Linear (Atlantic) |
| 44 | LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK – Taylor Dayne (Arista) |
| 45 | CAN’T STOP – After 7 (Virgin) |
| 46 | GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT – Pebbles (MCA) |
| 47 | DO YOU REMEMBER? – Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 48 | WE CAN’T GO WRONG – The Cover Girls (Capitol) |
| 49 | RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY – Johnny Gill (Motown) |
| 50 | HOW CAN WE BE LOVERS – Michael Bolton (Columbia)
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