List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)

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

Chart history

Issue Date	Song	Artist
January 6	Tender Lover	Babyface
January 13	Rhythm Nation	Janet Jackson
January 20	I'll Be Good to You	Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan
January 27	I'll Be Good to You	Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan
February 3	Make It Like It Was	Regina Belle
February 10	Real Love	Skyy
February 17	It's Gonna Be Alright	Ruby Turner
February 24	Where Do We Go from Here	Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill
March 3	Where Do We Go From Here	Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill
March 10	Escapade	Janet Jackson
March 17	The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)	Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White
March 24	All Around the World	Lisa Stansfield
March 31	All Around the World	Lisa Stansfield
April 7	Spread My Wings	Troop
April 14	Spread My Wings	Troop
April 21	Ready or Not	After 7
April 28	Ready or Not	After 7
May 5	Poison	Bell Biv Devoe
May 12	Poison	Bell Biv Devoe
May 19	Rub You the Right Way	Johnny Gill
May 26	Hold On	En Vogue
June 2	Hold On	En Vogue
June 9	The Blues	Tony! Toni! Toné!
June 16	Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)	Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell
June 23	U Can't Touch This	MC Hammer
June 30	All I Do Is Think of You	Troop
July 7	You Can't Deny It	Lisa Stansfield
July 14	My, My, My	Johnny Gill
July 21	My, My, My	Johnny Gill
July 28	Make You Sweat	Keith Sweat
August 4	Can't Stop	After 7
August 11	Vision of Love	Mariah Carey
August 18	Vision of Love	Mariah Carey
August 25	Jerk Out	The Time
September 1	Feels Good	Tony! Toni! Toné!
September 8	Feels Good	Tony! Toni! Toné!
September 15	Lies	En Vogue
September 22	Crazy	The Boys
September 29	Thieves in the Temple	Prince
October 6	Giving You the Benefit	Pebbles
October 13	Giving You the Benefit	Pebbles
October 20	Giving You the Benefit	Pebbles
October 27	So You Like What You See	Samuelle
November 3	So You Like What You See	Samuelle
November 10	Love Takes Time	Mariah Carey
November 17	B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?	Bell Biv Devoe
November 24	Misunderstanding	Al B. Sure!
December 1	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Whitney Houston
December 8	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Whitney Houston
December 15	Sensitivity	Ralph Tresvant
December 22	It Never Rains (In Southern California)	Tony! Toni! Toné!
December 29	It Never Rains (In Southern California)	Tony! Toni! Toné!

Chart comparisons

• 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."

See also

• 1990 in music
• List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1990 (U.S.)