List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1990
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This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1990. The three longest running number-one singles of 1990 are "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor, "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey, and "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B, which each attained four weeks at the top of the chart.
That year, 15 acts earned their first number one song, such as Michael Bolton, The Wild Pair, Alannah Myles, Taylor Dayne, Tommy Page, Sinéad O'Connor, Wilson Phillips, Glenn Medeiros, Mariah Carey, Sweet Sensation, Nelson, Maxi Priest, Vanilla Ice, and Stevie B. Jon Bon Jovi, already having hit number one with Bon Jovi, also earns his first number one song as a solo act. Janet Jackson, Wilson Phillips, and Mariah Carey were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with each of them hitting twice.
Chart history
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1990 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
Notes
- This was an unpublished week, due to a special double issue that Billboard published in print the previous week, for the year-end charts, and covered two weeks; all Billboard weekly charts were "frozen" during the break.
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariah Carey | 7 |
| 2 | Janet Jackson | 4 |
| Sinéad O'Connor | ||
| Stevie B | ||
| 5 | Michael Bolton | 3 |
| Paula Abdul | ||
| The Wild Pair | ||
| Madonna | ||
| Wilson Phillips | ||
| New Kids on the Block | ||
| 11 | Phil Collins | 2 |
| Alannah Myles | ||
| Roxette | ||
| Glenn Medeiros | ||
| Bobby Brown | ||
| 16 | Taylor Dayne | 1 |
| Tommy Page | ||
| Sweet Sensation | ||
| Jon Bon Jovi | ||
| Nelson | ||
| Maxi Priest | ||
| George Michael | ||
| James Ingram | ||
| Vanilla Ice | ||
| Whitney Houston |