Editing 1990 in music (section)

==Top 40 chart hit singles==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! <big>Song title</big> 
! <big>Artist(s)</big> 
! <big>Release date(s)</big> 
! <big>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</big>
! <big>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</big>
! <big>Highest chart position</big>
! <big>Other Chart Performance(s)</big>
|-
||"[[A Dreams a Dream]]" || [[Soul II Soul]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 86 || 6 || 1 (Greece) || [[A Dream's a Dream#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[À toutes les filles...]]" || [[Félix Gray]] & [[Didier Barbelivien]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || n/a || n/a || 1 (France, Belgium) || [[À toutes les filles...#Charts and sales|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[After the Rain (Nelson song)|After the Rain]]" || [[Nelson (band)|Nelson]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 6 || n/a || 6 (United States) || <small>39 (US Billboard Album Rock Tracks)</small>
|-
|| "[[All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You]]" || [[Heart (band)|Heart]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 2 || 8 || 1 (Australia, Canada) || [[All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli song)|All or Nothing]]" || [[Milli Vanilli]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 4 || 74 || 1 (New Zealand) || [[All or Nothing (Milli Vanilli song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[All Together Now (The Farm song)|All Together Now]]" || [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 4 || 4 (United Kingdom) || [[All Together Now (The Farm song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]  
|- 
|| "[[Alors regarde]]" || [[Patrick Bruel]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || n/a || n/a || 3 (France) || <small>14 (Québec) – 16 (Europe [European Airplay Top 50]) – 20 (Europe [Eurochart Hot 100])</small>
|-
|| "[[Alright (Janet Jackson song)|Alright]]" || [[Janet Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 4 || 20 || 4 (Netherlands, United States) || [[Alright (Janet Jackson song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[The Anniversary Waltz]]" (Part One) || [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || 
<small>3 (Ireland)</small> – <small>5 (Netherlands)</small> – <small>9 (Austria)</small> – <small>12 (Switzerland)</small> – <small>13 (Belgium)</small> – <small>17 (Germany)</small> – <small>104 (Australia)</small>
|-
|| "[[The Anniversary Waltz]]" (Part Two) || [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] || {{Date table sorting|121990}}|December 1990 || n/a || 16 || 16 (United Kingdom) || <small>14 (Ireland) – 33 (Belgium) – 66 (Netherlands)</small>
|-
|| "[[Are You Dreaming?]]" || [[Twenty 4 Seven]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 17 || 4 (Switzerland) || [[Are You Dreaming?#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Around the Way Girl]]" || [[LL Cool J]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 9 || n/a || <small>9 (United States)</small> || <small>1 (U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs) – 5 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs) – 7 (U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs) – 27 (New Zealand) – 45 (Australia)</small>
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|| "[[Avant de partir (song)|Avant de partir]]" || [[Roch Voisine]] || {{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || n/a || n/a || 7 (France) || <small>12 (Québec) – 34 (Europe)</small>
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|| "[[Because I Love You (The Postman Song)|Because I Love You]]" || [[Stevie B]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 1 || 6 || 1 (United States) || [[Because I Love You (The Postman Song)#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Been Caught Stealing]]" || [[Jane's Addiction]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 34 || 24 (Ireland) || <small>1 (US Billboard Alternative Songs) – 29 (US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks) – 56 (Australia)</small>
|-
|| "[[Being Boring]]" || [[Pet Shop Boys]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 20 || 5 (Finland, Italy) || [[Being Boring#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Better the Devil You Know]]" || [[Kylie Minogue]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || [[Better the Devil You Know#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Black Cat (song)|Black Cat]]"|| [[Janet Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 1 || 15 || 1 (United States) || [[Black Cat (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Black Velvet (song)|Black Velvet]]"|| [[Alannah Myles]] || {{Date table sorting|1989}}|<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 1 || 2 || 1 [[Black Velvet (song)#Charts|(4 countries)]] || [[Black Velvet (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)|Blaze of Glory]]" ||[[Bon Jovi]] || {{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || 1 || 13 || [[Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)#Charts|1 (4 countries)]] || [[Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Blue Savannah]]" ||[[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || n/a || 3 || 1 (Israel) || [[Blue Savannah#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
|| "[[Candy (Iggy Pop song)|Candy]]" || [[Iggy Pop]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 28 || 67 || 9 (Australia) ||[[Candy (Iggy Pop song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection]]"|| [[Nelson (band)|Nelson]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 1 || 54 || 1 (United States) || <small>11 (Canada) – 20 (Australia) – 44 (New Zealand)</small>
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||"[[Cherry Pie (Warrant song)|Cherry Pie]]"|| [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 10 || 35 || 6 (Australia) || [[Cherry Pie (Warrant song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Close to You (Maxi Priest song)|Close to You]]"|| [[Maxi Priest]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 1 || 7 || 1 (United States) || [[Close to You (Maxi Priest song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Club at the End of the Street]]"||[[Elton John]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 28 || 47 || 12 (Canada) || [[Club at the End of the Street#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)|Come Back to Me]]"|| [[Janet Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}| || 2 || 20 || 2 (United States) || [[Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Cradle of Love (Billy Idol song)|Cradle of Love]]"|| [[Billy Idol]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 2 || 34 || 2 (United States) || [[Cradle of Love (Billy Idol song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Crying in the Rain]]" || [[A-ha]] || {{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || n/a || 13 || 1 (Norway) || [[Crying in the Rain#Charts 3|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Cult of Snap]]"|| [[Snap!]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || n/a || 8 || 1 (Spain) || [[Cult of Snap#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[The Dance (song)|The Dance]]" || [[Garth Brooks]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || n/a || 36 || 3 (Ireland) || <small>1 (Canada Country Tracks, U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs) – 31 (Scotland) – 89 (Europ)</small>
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||"[[Dangerous (Roxette song)|Dangerous]]"|| [[Roxette]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 2 || 6 || 2 (Canada, Denmark, United States) || [[Dangerous (Roxette song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Disappear (INXS song)|Disappear]]" ||[[INXS]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 8 || 21 || 1 (Canada) || [[Disappear (INXS song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Do You Remember? (Phil Collins song)|Do You Remember?]]" ||[[Phil Collins]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 4 || n/a || 1 (Canada) || [[Do You Remember? (Phil Collins song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Doin' the Do]]"|| [[Betty Boo]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 90 || 7 || 3 (Australia) || [[Doin' the Do#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"Don't Miss The Party Line"||[[Bizz Nizz]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || n/a || 7 || 7 (United Kingdom) || [[Bizz Nizz#Discography|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Don't Wanna Fall in Love]]"|| [[Jane Child]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 2 || 22 || 2 (United States) || [[Don't Wanna Fall in Love#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Don't Worry (Kim Appleby song)|Don't Worry]]"|| [[Kim Appleby]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || n/a || 2 || 1 (Zimbabwe) || [[Don't Worry (Kim Appleby song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Don't You Love Me (49ers song)|Don't You Love Me]]"|| [[49ers (band)|49ers]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 78 || 12 || 6 (Ireland) || [[Don't You Love Me (49ers song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Doubleback]]"|| [[ZZ Top]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || n/a || 29 || 9 (Sweden) || [[Doubleback#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Downtown Train]]"|| [[Rod Stewart]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|Charted in '89/'90 || 3 || 10 || 1 (Canada) || [[Downtown Train#Weekly charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Dub Be Good to Me]]"|| [[Beats International]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 76 || 1 || 1 (Israel, United Kingdom) || [[Dub Be Good to Me#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Enjoy the Silence]]"|| [[Depeche Mode]] || {{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || 8 || 6 || 1 (Denmark, Spain) || [[Enjoy the Silence#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]" || [[Faith No More]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 9 || 25 || 1 (Australia) || [[Epic (Faith No More song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Escapade (song)|Escapade]]" || [[Janet Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 1 || 17 || 1 (Canada, United States) || [[Escapade (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Falling (Julee Cruise song)|Falling]]" || [[Julee Cruise]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|Charted in '90,'91,'92 || n/a || 7 || 1 (Australia) || [[Falling (Julee Cruise song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Fantasy]]" || [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || n/a || 5 || 3 (Australia, Ireland) || [[Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Forever (Kiss song)|Forever]]" || [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 8 || 65 || 8 (United States) || 
<small>17 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock – 18 (Canada) – 73 (Australia)</small>
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|| "[[Freedom! '90]]" || [[George Michael]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 8 || 28 ||  1 (Canada, Zimbababwe) || [[Freedom! '90#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Friends In Low Places]]" || [[Garth Brooks]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || n/a || 36 || 3 (Ireland) || [[Friends in Low Places#Chart positions|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)]]" || [[Technotronic]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 1 || 2 || 1 [[Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)#Charts|(6 countries]] || [[Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)]]" || [[C+C Music Factory]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 1 || 3 || 1 [[Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)#Charts and certifications|(5 Countries)]] || [[Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Groove Is in the Heart]]" || [[Deee-Lite]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 4 || 2 || 1 (Australia) || [[Groove Is in the Heart#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Hanky Panky (Madonna song)|Hanky Panky]]" || [[Madonna]] || {{Date table sorting|061990}}|July 1990 || 10 || 2 || 1 (Finland) || [[Hanky Panky (Madonna song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Happenin' All Over Again]]" || [[Lonnie Gordon]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || n/a || 4 || 3 (Ireland) || [[Happenin' All Over Again#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Have You Seen Her]]" || [[MC Hammer]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 4 || 8 || 2 (Ireland) || [[Have You Seen Her#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Healing Hands (Elton John song)|Healing Hands]]" || [[Elton John]] || {{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || 13 || 45 || 1 (United Kingdom) || [[Healing Hands (Elton John song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)]]" || [[Chad Jackson (DJ)|Chad Jackson]] || {{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || n/a || 3 || 3 (Netherlands, United Kingdom) || [[Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song)|Heart of Stone]]" || [[Taylor Dayne]] || {{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || 12 || n/a || 4 (Canada) || <small>1 (Canada Adult Contemporary) – 8 (U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 42 (Australia)</small>
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|| "[[Hello Afrika (song)|Hello Afrika]]" || [[Dr. Alban]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || n/a || n/a || 1 (Austria) || [[Hello Afrika (song)|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[Here I Am (Come and Take Me)]]" || [[UB40]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 7 || 46 || 3 (Australia) || [[Here I Am (Come and Take Me)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[High Enough]]" || [[Damn Yankees (band)|Damn Yankees]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 3 || 81 || 3 (United States) || <small>2 (US Billboard Album Rock Tracks) – 12 (Canada) – 24 (New Zealand) – 57 (Australia)</small>
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|| "[[Hold On (En Vogue song)|Hold On]]" ||  [[En Vogue]]  || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 2 || 5 || 2 (United States) || [[Hold On (En Vogue song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]] 
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||"[[Hold On (Wilson Phillips song)|Hold On]]" || [[Wilson Phillips]] || {{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || 1 || 6 || 1 (United States) || [[Hold On (Wilson Phillips song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]  
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|| [[Holy Smoke (song)|Holy Smoke]]" || [[Iron Maiden]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || n/a || 3 || 3 (United Kingdom) || [[Holy Smoke (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[How Am I Supposed to Live Without You]]" || [[Michael Bolton]] || {{Date table sorting|1989}}|<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 1 || 3 || 1 (Belgium, United States) || [[How Am I Supposed to Live Without You#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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|| "[[How Can We Be Lovers?]]" || [[Michael Bolton]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 3 || 10 || 2 (Canada) || [[How Can We Be Lovers#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Can't Stand It!]]"|| [[Twenty 4 Seven]] ||{{Date table sorting|1989}}|<small>Releaesd in 1989</small><br /> <small>Charted in '90/'91</small><br /> || n/a || 7 || 1 (Europe, Italy) || [[I Can't Stand It!#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Don't Have the Heart]]" || [[James Ingram]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 1 || n/a || 1 (United States) || <small>2 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 53 (US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song) – 78 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[I Don't Know Anybody Else]]" || [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]] ||{{Date table sorting|1989}}|<small>Releaesd in 1989</small><br /> <small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 23 || 4 || 1 (Finland) || [[I Don't Know Anybody Else#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Go to Extremes]]"|| [[Billy Joel]] ||{{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 6 || 70 || 3 (Canada) || [[I Go to Extremes#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Promised Myself]]"|| [[Nick Kamen]] ||{{Date table sorting|1990}}|1990 || n/a || 50 || 1 (Austria, Sweden) || [[I Promised Myself#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Saw Red]]"|| [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 10 || n/a || 10 (United Kingdom) || [[I Saw Red#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]"|| [[The Chimes (Scottish band)|The Chimes]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || n/a || 6 || 2 (Norway) || [[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Wanna Be Rich]]"|| [[Calloway (band)|Calloway]] || {{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 2 || 100 || 2 (United States) || [[I Wanna Be Rich#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[(I Wanna Give You) Devotion]]"|| [[Nomad (British band)|Nomad]] & MC Mikee Freedom || {{Date table sorting|1990}}|1990|| n/a || 2 || 1 (Greece) || [[(I Wanna Give You) Devotion#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I Wish It Would Rain Down]]" || [[Phil Collins]] ||{{Date table sorting|011990}}|May 1990 || 3|| 7 || 1 (Canada) || [[I Wish It Would Rain Down#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Ice Ice Baby]]"|| [[Vanilla Ice]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 1 || 1 || [[Ice Ice Baby#Charts|1 (9 Countries)]] || [[Ice Ice Baby#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[If Wishes Came True]]"|| [[Sweet Sensation (trio)|Sweet Sensation]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || 1 || n/a || 1 (United States) || [[If Wishes Came True#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I'll Be Your Baby Tonight]]"|| [[Robert Palmer]] & [[UB40]] ||{{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || n/a || 6 || 1 (New Zealand) || [[I'll Be Your Baby Tonight#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I'll Be Your Everything (Tommy Page song)|I'll Be Your Everything]]"|| [[Tommy Page]] ||{{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || 1 || 53 || 1 (United States) || [[I'll Be Your Everything (Tommy Page song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I'll Be Your Shelter]]"|| [[Taylor Dayne]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 4 || 43 || 1 (Canada) || [[I'll Be Your Shelter#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]"|| [[Deacon Blue]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || n/a || 2 || 2 (Ireland, United Kingdom) || <small>72 (Netherlands)</small>
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||"[[I'm Free (Rolling Stones song)|I'm Free]]"|| [[The Soup Dragons]] & [[Junior Reid]] || {{Date table sorting|1990}}|1990 || 79 || 5 || 5 (United Kingdom) || [[I'm Free (Rolling Stones song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I'm Not in Love]]"|| [[Will to Power (band)|Will to Power]] || {{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990|| 2 || 1 || 1 (Canada, Ireland, UK) || [[I'm Not in Love#Weekly charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)|I'm Your Baby Tonight]]"|| [[Whitney Houston]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 1 || 5 || 1 (Greece, Italy, Portugal, US) || [[I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Impulsive (song)|Impulsive]]"|| [[Wilson Phillips]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 4 || 42 || 1 (Canada) || [[Impulsive (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Infinity (Guru Josh song)|Infinity]]"|| [[Guru Josh]] || {{Date table sorting|1989}}|<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in 1990</small><br /> || n/a || 5 || 1 (Spain) || [[Infinity (Guru Josh song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Insieme: 1992]]"|| [[Toto Cutugno]] || {{Date table sorting|1990}}| 1990 || n/a || n/a || 2 (Portugal, Switzerland) || [[Insieme: 1992|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[It Must Have Been Love]]"|| [[Roxette]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 1 || 3 || 1 [[It Must Have Been Love#Charts 2|(8 countries)]] || [[It Must Have Been Love#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song)|It Takes Two]]"|| [[Rod Stewart]] & [[Tina Turner]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 5 || 1 (Denmark) || [[It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song)#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[It's Here]]"|| [[Kim Wilde]] || {{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || n/a || 42 || 4 (Finland) || [[It's Here#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[It's On You]]"|| [[M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy]] || <small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || n/a || n/a || 1 (Spain) || [[It's On You|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini]]"|| [[Bombalurina (band)|Bombalurina]] || {{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990|| n/a || 1 || 1 (Ireland, United Kingdom) || [[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini#Charts 5|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[I've Been Thinking About You]]"|| [[Londonbeat]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 1 || 2 || 1 [[I've Been Thinking About You#Charts|(15 countries)]]  || [[I've Been Thinking About You#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Janie's Got a Gun]]"|| [[Aerosmith]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 4 || 76 || 1 (Australia) || [[Janie's Got a Gun|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)|The Joker]]"|| [[Steve Miller Band]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 <br /> <small>Released in 1974</small><br /><small>Reissued in 1990</small> || n/a || 1 || 1 [[The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)#Charts|(4 countries)]] || [[The Joker (Steve Miller Band song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Jōnetsu no Bara]]"|| [[The Blue Hearts]] || || ||  ||  || [[See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Just Like Jesse James]]"|| [[Cher]] ||{{Date table sorting|1989}}|<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 8 || 11 || 8 (Canada, United States) || [[Just Like Jesse James#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Justify My Love]]"|| [[Madonna]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 1 || 2 || 1 [[Justify My Love#Charts|(4 Countries)]] || [[Justify My Love#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Keep It Together (Madonna song)|Keep It Together]]"|| [[Madonna]] ||{{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 8 || n/a || 1 (Australia) <small>with "Vogue"</small><br /> || [[Keep It Together (song)#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Keep On Running (The Real Milli Vanilli song)|Keep On Running]]"|| [[Milli Vanilli]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 76 || 2 (Austria) || [[Keep On Running (The Real Milli Vanilli song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Killer (Seal song)|Killer]]"|| [[Adamski]] & [[Seal (musician)|Seal]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || n/a || 1 || 1 (Belgium, UK, Zimbabwe) || [[Killer (Adamski song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[King of Wishful Thinking]]"|| [[Go West (band)|Go West]] ||{{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || 8 || 18 || 3 (Canada) || [[King of Wishful Thinking#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Kingston Town (song)|Kingston Town]]"|| [[UB40]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || n/a || 4 || 1 (France) || [[Kingston Town (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Kinky Afro]]"|| [[Happy Mondays]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || n/a || 5 || 5 (United Kingdom) || <small>1 (US Billboard Alternative Airplay) – 22 (Europe) – 34 (New Zealand) – 63 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[Let's Try It Again]]"|| [[New Kids on the Block]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 53 || 8 || 6 (Ireland) || [[Let's Try It Again#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song)|Listen to Your Heart]]"|| [[Roxette]] || <small>Released in 1988</small><br /><small>Charted in '88,89,90</small><br />|| 1 || 6 || 1 (Canada, United States) || [[Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song)#Release history|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song)|Listen to Your Heart]]"|| [[Sonia (singer)|Sonia]] || <small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br />|| n/a || 10 || 10 (United Kingdom) || [[Listen to Your Heart (Sonia song)#Chart performance|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Live Together]]"|| [[Lisa Stansfield]] || {{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || n/a || 10 || 7 (Belgium) || [[Live Together#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Love and Kisses (Dannii Minogue song)|Love and Kisses]]"|| [[Dannii Minogue]] || {{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || n/a || 8 || 4 (Australia) || <small>15 (New Zealand) – 22 (Ireland) – 25 (Europe) – 48 (Belgium)</small>
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||"[[Love Takes Time]]"|| [[Mariah Carey]] || {{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 1 || 37 || 1 (Canada, United States) || [[Love Takes Time#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Love Will Lead You Back]]"|| [[Taylor Dayne]]  || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 1 || 69 || 1 (United States) || [[Love Will Lead You Back#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Love Will Never Do (Without You)]]"|| [[Janet Jackson]] ||{{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 1 || 34 || 2 (Canada, United States) || [[Love Will Never Do (Without You)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Mary Had a Little Boy]]"|| [[Snap!]] ||{{Date table sorting|121990}}|December 1990 || n/a || 8 || 1 (Canada, Zimbabwe)  || [[Mary Had a Little Boy#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Miles Away (Winger song)|Miles Away]]"|| [[Winger (band)|Winger]] ||{{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 12 || 56 || 12 (United States) || <small>14 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) – 44 (Canada) – 151 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[Miracle (Jon Bon Jovi song)|Miracle]]"|| [[Jon Bon Jovi]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 12 || 29 || 8 (Australia) || [[Miracle (Jon Bon Jovi song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Mona (I Need You Baby)]]"|| [[Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990  || n/a || 2 || 2 (United Kingdom) || [[Mona (I Need You Baby)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)|Mélodie d'amour]]"|| [[Kaoma]] || || ||  ||  || [[See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[More Than Words Can Say]]"|| [[Alias (band)|Alias]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 2 || n/a || 1 (Canada) || [[More Than Words Can Say#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[My, My, My]]"|| [[Johnny Gill]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 10 || 89 || 10 United States) || [[My, My, My (Johnny Gill song)|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Naked In The Rain]]"|| [[Blue Pearl]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || n/a || 4 || 2 (Austria) || [[Naked in the Rain#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[No Coke]]"|| [[Dr. Alban]] || {{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990|| n/a || n/a || 1 (Australia) || [[No Coke#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[No More Lies (Michel'le song)|No More Lies]]"|| [[Michel'le]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 7 || 78 || 7 (United States) || <small>1 (US Billboard Dance Singles Sales) – 2 (US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) – 7 (US Billboard Dance Club Songs) – 153 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[Nothing Compares 2 U]]"|| [[Sinéad O'Connor]] ||{{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 1 || 1 || 1 [[Nothing Compares 2 U#Charts|(17 countries)]]  || [[Nothing Compares 2 U#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Ooops Up]]"|| [[Snap!]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || 35 || 5 || 1 (Greece) || [[Ooops Up#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Opposites Attract]]"|| [[Paula Abdul]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || 1 || 2 || 1 (Australia, Canada, US) || [[Opposites Attract#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[The Other Side (Aerosmith song)|The Other Side]]"|| [[Aerosmith]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || 22 || 46 || 22 (Canada, United States) || <small>1 (US Albums Rock Tracks)</small>
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||"[[Pictures of You (The Cure song)|Pictures of You]]"|| [[The Cure]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 71 || 24 || 9 (Ireland) || [[Pictures of You (The Cure song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Play That Funky Music]]"|| [[Vanilla Ice]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 4 || 10 || 3 (Finland) || [[Play That Funky Music#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)|Poison]]"|| [[Bell Biv DeVoe]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 3 || 19 || 3 (New Zealand) || [[Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Policy of Truth]]"|| [[Depeche Mode]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 15 || 16 || 5 (Finland) || [[Policy of Truth#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[The Power (1990 song)|The Power]]"|| [[Snap!]] ||{{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 2 || 1 || 1 [[The Power (Snap! song)#Charts|(7 countries)]] || [[The Power (Snap! song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Pray (MC Hammer song)|Pray]]"|| [[MC Hammer]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 2 || 8 || 2 (New Zealand, United States) || [[Pray (MC Hammer song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Praying for Time]]"|| [[George Michael]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 1 || 6 || 1 (Canada, United States) || [[Praying for Time#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Price of Love (Bad English song)|Price of Love]]"|| [[Bad English]] || {{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 5 || 80 || 5 (United States) || [[Price of Love (Bad English song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Release Me (Wilson Phillips song)|Release Me]]"|| [[Wilson Phillips]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || 1 || 36 || 1 (Canada, United States) || [[Release Me (Wilson Phillips song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Ride On Time]]"|| [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || n/a || 1 || 1 (Iceland, Ireland, UK) || [[Ride on Time#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song)|Right Here, Right Now]]"|| [[Jesus Jones]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 2 || 31 || 2 (United States)  || [[Right Here, Right Now (Jesus Jones song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Roam]]"|| [[The B-52's]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small><br /> || 3 || 17 || 2 (New Zealand) ||[[Roam#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Rockin' Over the Beat]]"|| [[Technotronic]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || 95 || 9 || 9 (United States) || [[Rockin' Over the Beat#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Romeo (Dino song)|Romeo]]"|| [[Dino (American singer)|Dino]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990  || 6 || n/a || 6 (United States) || <small>32 (Canada) – 35 (US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play) – 48 (New Zealand) – 69 (US Billboard Hot R&B Singles) – 105 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[Sacrifice (Elton John song)|Sacrifice]]" <br /><small>(1990 reissue)</small>|| [[Elton John]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990<br /> <small>First released in 1989</small>|| 18 || 55 || 2 (Europe, France) || [[Sacrifice (Elton John song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]<br /> <small>UK # 1 with [[Healing Hands (Elton John song)|"Healing Hands"]]</small> 
|-
||"[[Sadeness (Part I)]]"|| [[Enigma (German band)|Enigma]]||{{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 5 || 1 || 1 [[Sadeness (Part I)#Charts|(14 countries)]] || [[Sadeness (Part I)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Saviour's Day (song)|Saviour's Day]]"|| [[Cliff Richard]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 1 || 1 (United Kingdom) || <small>5 (Ireland) – 36 (Belgium) – 97 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[Sensitivity (song)|Sensitivity]]"|| [[Ralph Tresvant]] ||{{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 4 || 18 || 4 (United Kingdom) || <small>1 (UK Dance) – 1 (US Billboard Hot R&B Singles) – 19 (US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play) – 62 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[She Ain't Worth It]]"|| [[Glenn Medeiros]] & [[Bobby Brown]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 1 || 12 || 1 (United States) || [[She Ain't Worth It#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)]]"|| [[Cher]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 33 || 1 || 1 [[The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)#Charts|(7 countries)]] || [[The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Show Me Heaven]]"|| [[Maria McKee]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || n/a || 1 || 1 (Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, UK) || [[Show Me Heaven#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Signs (Five Man Electrical Band song)|Signs]]"|| [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 8 || 70 || 8 (United States) || <small>2 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) – 72 (Canada)</small>
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||"[[So Close (Hall & Oates song)|So Close]]"|| [[Hall & Oates]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 11 || 69 || 4 (Canada) || <small>6 (US Billboard Adult Contemporary) – 9 (US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart) – 106 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[So Hard]]"|| [[Pet Shop Boys]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 62 || 4 || 1 (Finland) || [[So Hard#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Soca Dance]]"|| [[Charles D. Lewis]] ||{{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || n/a || n/a || 1 (Belgium, France) || [[Soca Dance#Charts and certifications|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Something Happened on the Way to Heaven]]"|| [[Phil Collins]] ||{{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 4 || 15 || 1 (Canada) || [[Something Happened on the Way to Heaven#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Something to Believe In (Poison song)|Something to Believe In]]"|| [[Poison (American band)|Poison]] || {{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 4 || 35 || 3 (Canada) || <small>5 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) – 38 (New Zealand) – 44 (Australia) – 98 (Europe)</small>
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||"[[Steamy Windows]]"|| [[Tina Turner]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || 39 || 13 || 5 (Belgium) || [[Steamy Windows#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Step by Step (New Kids on the Block song)|Step by Step]]"|| [[New Kids on the Block]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 1 || 2 || 1 (Canada, Spain, United States) || [[Step by Step (New Kids on the Block song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Step Back in Time]]"|| [[Kylie Minogue]] ||{{Date table sorting|101990}}| October 1990 || n/a || 4 || 4 (Finland, Ireland, UK) || [[Step Back in Time#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Step On]]"|| [[Happy Mondays]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 57 || 5 || 5 (United Kingdom) || [[He's Gonna Step on You Again#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Still Got the Blues (For You)]]"|| [[Gary Moore]] ||{{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 97 || 31 || 1 (Belgium) || [[Still Got the Blues (For You)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"Sucker DJ (A Witch for Love)"|| [[Dimples D.]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || n/a || 17 || 1 (Australia) || <small>2 (New Zealand) – 8 (Netherlands) – 10 (Austria) – 16 (Germany) – 25 (Belgium)</small>
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||"[[Suicide Blonde]]"|| [[INXS]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || 9 || 11 || 1 (Canada, New Zealand) || [[Suicide Blonde#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Tears on My Pillow]]"|| [[Kylie Minogue]] ||{{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || n/a || 1 || 1 (United Kingdom) || [[Tears on My Pillow#Charts and certification|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Thieves in the Temple]]"|| [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ||{{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || 6 || 7 || 3 (Denmark) || [[Thieves in the Temple#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[This Beat Is Technotronic]]"|| [[Technotronic]] ||{{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || n/a || 14 || 5 (Finland, Ireland) || [[This Beat Is Technotronic#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Thunderstruck (song)|Thunderstruck]]"|| [[AC/DC]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || n/a || 13 || 1 (Finland) || [[Thunderstruck (song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]"|| [[Jimmy Somerville]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990  || n/a || 8 || 4 (Netherlands) || <small>5 (New Zealand) – 11 (Switzerland) – 12 (Italy) – 15 (France) – 20 (Germany)</small>
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||"[[Tom's Diner]]" (remix)|| [[Suzanne Vega]]&[[DNA (duo)|DNA]] ||{{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || 5 || 2 || 1 (Austria, European, Greece, Switzerland) || [[Tom's Diner#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Tonight (New Kids on the Block song)|Tonight]]"|| [[New Kids on the Block]] ||{{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || 7 || 3 || 3 (France, Netherlands, UK) || [[Tonight (New Kids on the Block song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Touch Me (49ers song)|Touch Me]]"|| [[49ers (band)|49ers]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || n/a || 3 || 3 (Finland, Greece, UK) || [[Touch Me (49ers song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Turtle Power!]]"|| [[Partners In Kryme]] ||{{Date table sorting|041990}}|April 1990 || 13 || 1 || 1 (United Kingdom) || [[Turtle Power!#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[U Can't Touch This]]"|| [[MC Hammer]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 8 || 3 || 1 [[U Can't Touch This#Charts|(6 countries)]] || [[U Can't Touch This#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Unbelievable (EMF song)|Unbelievable]]"|| [[EMF (band)|EMF]] || {{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 1 || 3 || 1 (United States) || [[Unbelievable (EMF song)#Charts and sales|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Unchained Melody]]"|| [[The Righteous Brothers]] ||{{Date table sorting|101990}}|October 1990 || 19 || 1 || 1 [[Unchained Melody#Charts 2|(6 countries)]] || [[Unchained Melody#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Unskinny Bop]]"|| [[Poison (American band)|Poison]] ||{{Date table sorting|061990}}|June 1990 || 3 || 15 || 1 (Canada) || [[Unskinny Bop#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Vision of Love]]"|| [[Mariah Carey]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || 1 || 9 || 1 (Canada, New Zealand, United States) || [[Vision of Love#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Vogue (Madonna song)|Vogue]]"|| [[Madonna]] ||{{Date table sorting|031990}}|March 1990 || 1 || 1 || 1 [[Vogue (Madonna song)#Charts|(30 countries)]] || [[Vogue (Madonna song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Volare (song)|Volare]]"|| [[Gipsy Kings]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>charted in '89/'90</small> || n/a || 86 || 16 (France) || <small>1 (US Billboard Hot Latin Songs) – 24 (Belgium, Italy) – 26 (Netherlands) – 90 (Australia)</small>
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||"[[What I Am]]"|| [[Edie Brickell & New Bohemians]] ||<small>Released in 1988</small><br /><small>Charted in '88,'89,'90</small> || 7 || 31 || 1 (Canada) || [[What I Am#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[What It Takes (Aerosmith song)|What it Takes]]"|| [[Aerosmith]] ||{{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || 9 || n/a || 9 (United States) || <small>1 (US Billboard Album Rock Tracks) – 15 (Canada) – 19 (New Zealand) – 46 (Australia</small>
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||"[[What Time Is Love?]]"|| [[The KLF]] ||{{Date table sorting|081990}}|August 1990 || n/a || 5 || 5 (United Kingdom) || [[What Time Is Love?#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Where Are You Baby?]]"|| [[Betty Boo]] ||{{Date table sorting|071990}}|July 1990 || n/a || 3 || 3 (United Kingdom) || [[Where Are You Baby?#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[Wicked Game]]"|| [[Chris Isaak]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || 6 || 10 || 1 (Belgium) || [[Wicked Game#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Wiggle It (2 in a Room song)|Wiggle It]]"|| [[2 in a Room]] ||{{Date table sorting|111990}}|November 1990 || 15 || 3 || 3 (Australia, Ireland, UK) || [[Wiggle It (2 in a Room song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[With Every Beat of My Heart]]"|| [[Taylor Dayne]] ||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /> <small>Charted in '89/'90</small> || 5 || 53 || 5 (Canada, United States) || [[With Every Beat of My Heart#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[Without You (Mötley Crüe song)|Without You]]"|| [[Mötley Crüe]] ||{{Date table sorting|021990}}|February 1990 || 8 || 39 || 8 (United States) || <small>11 (US Billboard Mainstream Rock) – 46 (Australia)</small>
|-
||"[[Words (The Christians song)|Words]]"|| [[The Christians (band)|The Christians]]||<small>Released in 1989</small><br /><small>charted in '89/'90</small> || n/a || 18 || 1 (France) || [[Words (The Christians song)#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[World in Motion]]"|| [[New Order (band)|England New Order]] ||{{Date table sorting|051990}}|May 1990 || n/a || 1 || 1 (United Kingdom) || [[World in Motion#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
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||"[[World in My Eyes]]"|| [[Depeche Mode]] ||{{Date table sorting|091990}}|September 1990 || 52 || 17 || 2 (Denmark, Spain)  || [[World in My Eyes#Charts|See chart performance entry]]
|-
||"[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]]" || [[Jimmy Somerville]] || {{Date table sorting|011990}}|January 1990 || 87 || 5 || 1 (Israel) || [[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)#Charts 2|See chart performance entry]]
|}

===Other chart hit singles===
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

*"[[The Age of Love (Age of Love song)|The Age of Love]]" – Age of Love 
*"Algo de mí en tu corazón" – [[Alejandro Lerner]] (ARG)
*"[[Baila Esta Cumbia]]" – [[Selena y Los Dinos]] (MEX)
*"[[Because I Love You (The Postman Song)]]" – [[Stevie B]] (#1 US, #2 CAN, #3 NLD)
*"[[Been Caught Stealing]]" – [[Jane's Addiction]]
*"[[Being Boring]]" – [[Pet Shop Boys]] (#3 FR, #4 Japan, #5 FIN)
*"[[Better the Devil You Know]]" – [[Kylie Minogue]] (#1 (ISR), #2 (UK), #4 (Australia)
*"[[Birdhouse In Your Soul]]" – [[They Might Be Giants]] (#6 UK)
*"[[Bird on the Wire]]" – [[The Neville Brothers]]
*"[[Blue Sky Mine]]" – [[Midnight Oil]] (#7 CAN, #8 Australia)
*"[[Bo le lavabo]]" – [[Lagaf']] (#1 (FR))
*"[[Burbujas de Amor]]" – [[Juan Luis Guerra]]
*"[[C'est toi qui m'as fait]]" – [[François Feldman]] (#2 FR)
*"[[Chain Reaction (John Farnham song)|Chain Reaction]]" – [[John Farnham]] (#3 Australia)
*"[[De mí]]" – [[Charly García]] (ARG)
*"[[De Música Ligera]]" – [[Soda Stereo]] (#1 ARG)
*"[[Ding Dong]]" – [[Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung]]
*"[[Do Me!]]" – [[Bell Biv DeVoe]] (#3 US)
*"[[El Cariño Es Como Una Flor]]" – [[Rudy La Scala]] (#1 US Latin)
*"[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]" – [[Faith No More]] (#1 Australia, #2 NZ)
*"[[Escapade (song)|Escapade]]" – [[Janet Jackson]] (#1 US, CAN)
*"[[Fais-moi une place]]" – [[Julien Clerc]] (#8 FR)
*"[[Falling (Julee Cruise song)|Falling]]" – [[Julee Cruise]] (#1 AUS, #2 SWE, #3 NOR)
*"[[Fantasy (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|Fantasy]]" – [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]] (#3 AUS, IRL, #4 AUT, #5 UK)
*"[[Forever (Kiss song)|Forever]]" – [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] (#8 US)
*"[[Freedom! '90]]" – [[George Michael]] (#1 (SP), #2 (UK), #6 (Australia, IRL))
*"[[Friends In Low Places]]" – [[Garth Brooks]] (#3 IRL)
*"[[Frente a frente (song)|Frente a Frente]]" – [[Chico & Roberta]] (#5 FR)
*"[[Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)]]" – [[Technotronic]] (#1 BE, CAN, SP) 
*"[[Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)]]" – [[C+C Music Factory]] (#1 AUT, NLD, SWI, US)
*"[[Groove Is In The Heart]]" – [[Deee-Lite]] (#1 AUS, #2 UK, NZ #4 US)
*"Hacelo por mí" – [[Attaque 77]] (#1 (ARG))
*"[[Hanky Panky (Madonna song)|Hanky Panky]]" – [[Madonna]] (#1 FIN, #2 UK, #3 IRE, #5 ITA, #6 AUS, #10 US)
*"[[Happenin' All Over Again]]" – [[Lonnie Gordon]]
*"[[Have You Seen Her]]" – [[MC Hammer]] (#4 (US), #6 (FIN), #8 (UK))
*"[[Healing Hands (Elton John song)|Healing Hands]]" – [[Elton John]]
*"[[Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)]]" – [[Chad Jackson (DJ)|Chad Jackson]] (#3 UK, #5 NLD)
*"[[Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song)|Heart of Stone]]" – [[Taylor Dayne]]
*"[[Hello Afrika (song)|Hello Afrika]]" – [[Dr. Alban]] (#1 AUT, #2 GER, #3 SWI)
*"[[Here I Am (Come and Take Me)]]" – [[UB40]] (#3 AUS, #6 NZ, #9 NLD)
*"[[Here We Are (Gloria Estefan song)|Here We Are]]" – [[Gloria Estefan]]
*"[[High Enough]]" – [[Damn Yankees (band)|Damn Yankees]] (#4 (POL))
*"[[Hijo de la Luna]]" – [[Mecano]] #3 (NLD))
*"[[Hiroshima (song)|Hiroshima]]" -[[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]] (#4 GER, SWI)
*"[[Hold On (En Vogue song)|Hold On]]" – [[En Vogue]] (#2 US, #5 UK)
*"[[Hold On (Wilson Phillips song)|Hold On]]" – [[Wilson Phillips]] (#1 US, #2 AUS, #3 CAN)
*"[[Holy Smoke (song)|Holy Smoke]]" – [[Iron Maiden]] (#3 UK, #4 IRL)
*"[[How Am I Supposed to Live Without You]]" – [[Michael Bolton]] (#1 US, BE, #2 AUS)
*"[[How Can We Be Lovers?]]" – [[Michael Bolton]]
*"[[The Humpty Dance]]" – [[Digital Underground]] (#11 US)
*"[[I Can't Stand It!]]" – [[Twenty 4 Seven]] (#2 AUT, IT, SWI)
*"[[I Don't Have the Heart]]" – [[James Ingram]]
*"[[I Don't Know Anybody Else]]" – [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]] (#2 IRL, #3 SWI, #4 NOR, UK)
*"[[I Go to Extremes]]" – [[Billy Joel]] (#1 JAP, #3 CAN)
*"[[I Promised Myself]]" – [[Nick Kamen]] (#1 AUT, SWE, #3 SWI)
*"[[I Saw Red]]" – [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]]
*"[[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]" – [[The Chimes (Scottish band)|The Chimes]] (#2 NOR, #6 UK, IRL, NZ)
*"[[I Wanna Be Rich]]" – [[Calloway (band)|Calloway]] (#2 US)
*"[[(I Wanna Give You) Devotion]]" – [[Nomad (British band)|Nomad]] & MC Mikee Freedom (#2 UK)
*"[[I Wish It Would Rain Down]]" – [[Phil Collins]] (#1 CAN, POL, #2 ZIM)
*"[[Ice Ice Baby]]" – [[Vanilla Ice]]
*"Ich hab' geträumt von dir" – [[Matthias Reim]]
*"[[If Wishes Came True]]" – [[Sweet Sensation (trio)|Sweet Sensation]] (#1 US)
*"[[I'll Be Your Baby Tonight]]" – [[Robert Palmer]] & [[UB40]] (#1 NZ, #4 AUS, #5 AUT, NLD, SWI)
*"[[I'll Be Your Everything (Tommy Page song)|I'll Be Your Everything]]" – [[Tommy Page]] (#1 US)
*"[[I'll Be Your Shelter]]" – [[Taylor Dayne]] (#1 CAN, #4 US, AUS)
*"[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]" – [[Deacon Blue]] (#2 UK, #2 IRL)
*"[[I'm Free (Rolling Stones song)|I'm Free]]" – [[The Soup Dragons]] & [[Junior Reid]]
*"[[I'm Not in Love]]" – [[Will to Power (band)|Will to Power]] (#7 US, #8 NOR)
*"[[I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)|I'm Your Baby Tonight]]" – [[Whitney Houston]] (#1 IT, US, #2 BE, CAN, FIN, NLD)
*"[[Impulsive (song)|Impulsive]]" – [[Wilson Phillips]]
*"[[Infinity (Guru Josh song)|Infinity]]" – [[Guru Josh]] (#1 SP, #2 BE, #3 NLD)
*"[[Jukebox in Siberia]]" – [[Skyhooks (band)|Skyhooks]] (#1 AUS)
*"[[Knockin' Boots (Candyman song)|Knockin' Boots]]" – [[Candyman (rapper)|Candyman]]
*"[[Lay Down Your Guns]]" – [[Jimmy Barnes]] (#4 AUS)
*"[[Le Jerk]]" – [[Thierry Hazard]] (#2 FR)
*"[[Les hommes qui passent]]" – [[Patricia Kaas]] (#7 FR)
*"Me siento mucho mejor" – [[Charly García]]
*"[[Maldòn|Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)]]" – [[Zouk Machine]] (#1 FR, #9 NLD)
*"[[Marie-Jeanne (song)|Marie-Jeanne]]" – [[Michel Sardou]] (#2 FR)
*"[[Megamix (Technotronic song)|Megamix]]" – [[Technotronic]] (#4 IRL, #6 UK, #7 SWI)
*"Mujer Amante" – [[Rata Blanca]] (ARG)
*"[[Nah Neh Nah]]" – [[Vaya Con Dios (band)|Vaya Con Dios]] (#3 ISR, CZ, #4 NLD, SWI)
*"[[Obsesión (Miguel Mateos album)|Obsesión]]" – [[Miguel Mateos]] (ARG)
*"[[Odoru Pompokolin]]" – [[B.B.Queens]] (#1 JPN)
*"[[On écrit sur les murs]]" – [[Demis Roussos]] (#4 FR)
*"Only on the Radio" – [[SHeDAISY|The Osborn Sisters]]
*"[[Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)]]" – [[Gloria Estefan]] (#4 POL, #7 IRL, #9 NLD)
*"[[Petit Frank]]" – [[François Feldman]] (#1 FR)
*"[[Pourtant]]" – [[Roch Voisine]] (#3 FR)
*"[[Se bastasse una canzone]]" – [[Eros Ramazzotti]] (#2 BE, #4 NLD, #7 SWI)
*"[[Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez]]" – [[Maná]] (#5 US Latin)
*"[[Serious (Duran Duran song)|Serious]]" – [[Duran Duran]] (# 3 ITA, #48 UK, #69 GER)
*"[[Star (Erasure song)|Star]]" - [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]]
*"[[Taiyō no Komachi Angel]]" – [[B'z]] (#1 JPN)
*"[[Tengo Todo Excepto a Tí]]" – [[Luis Miguel]] (#1 US Latin)
*"[[That's Freedom]]" – [[John Farnham]] (#6 AUS)
*"[[Un'estate italiana]]" – [[Edoardo Bennato]] & [[Gianna Nannini]] (#1 IT, SWI, #2 GER)
*"[[Verdammt, ich lieb' dich]]" – [[Matthias Reim]] (#1 AUT, BE, CRO, GER, NLD, POL, SWI)
*"[[Vous êtes fous!]]" – [[Benny B]] (#3 FR)
*"[[What's a Woman?]]" – [[Vaya Con Dios (band)|Vaya Con Dios]] (#1 BE, NLD, #5 FR)
*"[[White and Black Blues]]" – [[Joëlle Ursull]] (#2 FR)
*"Y dale alegría a mi corazón" – [[Fito Paez]] (ARG)
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