R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1990:

Chart history

Issue Date	Song	Artist
January 6	Tender Lover Tender Lover Tender Lover is the second album by R&B singer, Babyface.-Reception:Released mid summer 1989, it contained his debut Top 10 hit, "It's No Crime", which reached #7 on the U.S. Hot 100 and later single "Whip Appeal", which reached #6 in the same chart...	Babyface
January 13	Rhythm Nation Rhythm Nation "Rhythm Nation" is the second single from American R&B and pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 .-Background:...	Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
January 20	I'll Be Good to You I'll Be Good to You "I'll Be Good to You" is a 1976 hit song by R&B duo The Brothers Johnson. George Johnson, one of the two Johnson brothers in the band, wrote the song after deciding to commit to a relationship with one woman, instead of dating several at a time. While George was recording a demo for the song,...	Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend... featuring Ray Charles Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records... and Chaka Khan Chaka Khan Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
January 27	I'll Be Good to You	Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan
February 3	Make It Like It Was Make It Like It Was "Make It Like It Was" was a hit song for R&B singer Regina Belle in 1990.Written by Carvin Winans, it was released from Belle's 1989 album, Stay With Me. It spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....	Regina Belle Regina Belle Regina Belle is a singer-songwriter who first surfaced in the late 1980s. She is notable for her Grammy award winning duet with Peabo Bryson, "A Whole New World".-Biography:Regina Belle was born in Englewood, New Jersey...
February 10	Real Love Real Love (Skyy song) "Real Love" is a hit song by R&B band Skyy in 1990. Released from their Start of a Romance album, it spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart and also became a hit on the Pop charts peaking at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....	Skyy Skyy (band) Skyy was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1982 hit, "Call Me," as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love."-Career:...
February 17	It's Gonna Be Alright	Ruby Turner Ruby Turner Ruby Turner is a British R&B and soul singer, songwriter and actress. In 1967, she relocated with her family to Handsworth, Birmingham, England when she was nine years old...
February 24	Where Do We Go from Here Where Do We Go from Here (Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill song) "Where Do We Go from Here" is a song by Stacy Lattisaw and Johnny Gill, released as a single in 1989. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart for two weeks in 1990....	Stacy Lattisaw Stacy Lattisaw Stacy Lattisaw is an American R&B, dance, and gospel singer. Since the 1990s, she has exclusively sung gospel music, as a callback to her Christian roots.-Career:... with Johnny Gill Johnny Gill Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
March 3	Where Do We Go From Here	Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill
March 10	Escapade Escapade (song) "Escapade" is the third single from American R&B and pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 .-Song information:...	Janet Jackson
March 17	The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)	Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure! Al B. Sure! Albert Jason Brown III is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey and Mount Vernon, New York. During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B... , James Ingram James Ingram James Ingram is an American soul musician. He is best known as a vocalist. He is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards... , El DeBarge El DeBarge Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge is an American R&B/pop falsetto singer and was the focal point and lead singer of the family group DeBarge throughout the early to mid-1980s.... and Barry White Barry White Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
March 24	All Around the World All Around the World (Lisa Stansfield song) "All Around the World" is a song by Lisa Stansfield released in late 1989 for her album Affection. It is her biggest hit to date. Written and produced by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, the debut solo single by Stansfield became a massive international hit.-Chart performances:It spent...	Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
March 31	All Around the World	Lisa Stansfield
April 7	Spread My Wings Spread My Wings "Spread My Wings" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Troop. As the second single taken from the album Attitude, the song spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart....	Troop Troop (band) ----Troop is an R&B group from Pasadena, California. TROOP has had three number one singles and ten top ten singles on the Billboard R&B Charts. They have also completed five albums, which include three certified gold and one certified platinum album...
April 14	Spread My Wings	Troop
April 21	Ready or Not Ready or Not (After 7 song) "Ready or Not" is 1990 song by After 7. As the second single from the group's self-titled debut album, it was the first of two number one hits on the Hot Black singles chart for the group where it stayed for two weeks . "Ready or Not" was also the group's second Top 40 single, peaking at number...	After 7 After 7 After 7 is an R&B group founded in 1988 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the siblings of popular pop and R&B singer-songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds"...
April 28	Ready or Not	After 7
May 5	Poison Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song) "Poison" is a 1990 single by the New Edition spinoff group, Bell Biv DeVoe. This song—in the style of New Jack Swing, a late-80s hybrid of R&B and hip hop—was the group's most successful, and sings of the dangers of falling in love. "Poison" was the first single taken from Bell Biv DeVoe's debut...	Bell Biv Devoe Bell Biv DeVoe Bell Biv DeVoe is an American R&B musical group which branched off from New Edition. It consists of three of New Edition's previous members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe...
May 12	Poison	Bell Biv Devoe
May 19	Rub You the Right Way Rub You the Right Way "Rub You the Right Way" is the title of an R&B single by Johnny Gill. Taken as the first single from the artist's debut album under Motown, the hit song spent one week in May of 1990 at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made it to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in August of that...	Johnny Gill
May 26	Hold On Hold On (En Vogue song) "Hold On" was the debut single from En Vogue's debut album, Born to Sing. It reached number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. The single became one of 1990s' biggest hits in the US and also a major hit in the UK . It also reached #1 on the U.S. Dance chart...	En Vogue En Vogue En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
June 2	Hold On	En Vogue
June 9	The Blues The Blues (song) "The Blues" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Tony! Toni! Tone!. The hit song spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart and peaked at number forty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. The single also peaked at number forty-three on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart, and number...	Tony! Toni! Toné! Tony! Toni! Toné! Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American Soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s. During the band's heyday, it was composed of D'wayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy...
June 16	Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)	Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell Tevin Campbell Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...
June 23	U Can't Touch This U Can't Touch This "U Can't Touch This" is MC Hammer's 1990 super hit signature song, from his album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em. The album sold more than 10 million copies, due primarily to this single, and gaining multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA, and other Recording Industries.Rick James sued Hammer...	MC Hammer MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...
June 30	All I Do Is Think of You All I Do Is Think of You "All I Do Is Think of You" is a ballad single released by The Jackson 5 as the b-side to the group's single, "Forever Came Today" on the Motown label in 1975, and was the final charted single the group issued as The Jackson 5 before they left Motown for CBS the following year...	Troop
July 7	You Can't Deny It You Can't Deny It "You Can't Deny It" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Lisa Stansfield. The single was only released in the United States where it hit number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. "You Can't Deny It" was also successful on the dance charts...	Lisa Stansfield
July 14	My, My, My My, My, My "My, My, My" is a number-one R&B single by Johnny Gill. As the second single from Gill's self-titled album, the hit song, with backing vocals performed by After 7, spent two weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, and made the number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. In 1991 the song won a...	Johnny Gill
July 21	My, My, My	Johnny Gill
July 28	Make You Sweat Make You Sweat "Make You Sweat" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Keith Sweat. As the leading single from the album, I'll Give All My Love to You, the hit song reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart...	Keith Sweat Keith Sweat Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...
August 4	Can't Stop Can't Stop (After 7 song) "Can't Stop" is the title of a number-one R&B single by After 7 and the third single from the group's self-titled debut album. The hit song reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart.. "Can't Stop" also peaked at number twenty-five on the...	After 7
August 11	Vision of Love Vision of Love "Vision of Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It served as Carey's debut single, the first from her self-titled debut album. Written by Carey and Ben Margulies, "Vision of Love" was released on May 15, 1990 by Columbia Records. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for...	Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
August 18	Vision of Love	Mariah Carey
August 25	Jerk Out Jerk Out "Jerk Out" is a song from The Time's 1990 album Pandemonium. The song was originally recorded in December 1981 by Prince at his home studio during sessions for What Time Is It?. Prince originally performed all instruments and vocals and this recording remains unreleased. Prince reworked the...	The Time The Time (band) The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him.-Prince, Formation and Success:...
September 1	Feels Good Feels Good "Feels Good" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Tony! Toni! Toné!. The hit song spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. It was also their first top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine...	Tony! Toni! Toné!
September 8	Feels Good	Tony! Toni! Toné!
September 15	Lies Lies (En Vogue song) "Lies" is the second single from Born to Sing, the debut album from R&B/pop quartet En Vogue. Written and produced by Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, it became the group's second single to top the Billboard R&B singles chart...	En Vogue
September 22	Crazy Crazy (The Boys song) "Crazy" is the title of a number-one R&B single by The Boys. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart and also reached number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100..-Music video:...	The Boys The Boys (band) The Boys is an American R&B quartet composed of the four Abdulsamad brothers, Khiry , Hakeem , Tajh , and Bilal . The group started out singing in Carson, California. The group had three #1 singles on the R&B charts but never had a mainstream pop #1.-Early years:The Boys were encouraged by their...
September 29	Thieves in the Temple Thieves in the Temple "Thieves in the Temple" is a song by Prince from the 1990 soundtrack album, Graffiti Bridge. Added at the last minute, it was the final song recorded for the album. "Thieves in the Temple" topped the U.S. R&B chart and became a number six hit in the U.S., and a number seven hit in the UK...	Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
October 6	Giving You the Benefit Giving You the Benefit "Giving You the Benefit " is a number-one R&B single by Pebbles from her second album Always. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at number-one on the R&B chart, becoming one of her biggest singles.-Subject:The lyrics, written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds...	Pebbles
October 13	Giving You the Benefit	Pebbles
October 20	Giving You the Benefit	Pebbles
October 27	So You Like What You See So You Like What You See "So You Like What You See" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Samuelle from his album Living in Black Paradise. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, but did not place on the Hot 100....	Samuelle Samuelle Samuelle Pratter, known simply as Samuelle, is an American R&B singer who is a former member of the R&B group, Club Nouveau. He released his first and only solo album entitled, Living in Black Paradise on October 30, 1990 on Atlantic Records, which reached number 37 on the Billboard R&B Albums...
November 3	So You Like What You See	Samuelle
November 10	Love Takes Time Love Takes Time "Love Takes Time" is a song written by Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies, and produced by Walter Afanasieff for Carey's debut album, Mariah Carey . It was released as the album's second single in the third quarter of 1990...	Mariah Carey
November 17	B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? "B.B.D. ?" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Bell Biv Devoe. As the third single from the album Poison, the hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart....	Bell Biv Devoe
November 24	Misunderstanding Misunderstanding (Al B. Sure! song) "Missunderstanding" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Al B. Sure!. Taken from Sure!'s second album, Private Times...and the Whole 9!, the hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number forty-two on the Hot 100....	Al B. Sure!
December 1	I'm Your Baby Tonight I'm Your Baby Tonight (song) "I'm Your Baby Tonight" is the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's third studio album of the same name. The song was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface. The single features a B-side, "Feels So Good", which has not been featured on any Whitney Houston album. While L.A...	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
December 8	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Whitney Houston
December 15	Sensitivity Sensitivity (song) "Sensitivity" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Ralph Tresvant. It was the first single from the self-titled debut album of the New Edition frontman since the split of the group. The hit song spent one week at number one on the US R&B chart...	Ralph Tresvant Ralph Tresvant Ralph Tresvant , aka Rizz, is an American tenor singer, best known as one of the lead singers in New Edition.-New Edition:Tresvant sang lead on many of the New Edition lead singles including "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now" and "If It Isn't Love"...
December 22	It Never Rains (In Southern California) It Never Rains (In Southern California) "It Never Rains " is a 1990 song recorded by the American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!. This song peaked at Number One on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs charts in 1990 for two weeks, and thirty-four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is mention in Jayceon Terrell Taylor's song Game's Pain...	Tony! Toni! Toné!
December 29	It Never Rains (In Southern California)	Tony! Toni! Toné!

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Four songs have reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Escapade", "Vision of Love,", "Love Takes Time" and "I'm Your Baby Tonight."

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