Soul R&B Music Charts of 1990 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1990 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1990, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

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to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1990, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1990 . . .

The following songs were released in 1990 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1990 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
201	recordlabel: Def Jam 44 73179 chartposition: RandB #15, UK #41 writtenby: Flavor Flav, Keith Shocklee and Eric Sadler album: Fear of a Black Planet comments: [hip hop]	Public Enemy	911 Is a Joke	1990	Def Jam
202	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 22824 chartposition: RandB #5 writtenby: Prince and John L. Nelson album: Batman comments: [ballad]	Prince	Scandalous!	1990	Warner Bros.
203	recordlabel: Paisley Park 19751 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #7, US dance #9 writtenby: Prince album: Graffiti Bridge	Prince	Thieves In The Temple	1990	Paisley Park
204	recordlabel: Paisley Park 19525 chartposition: RandB #27, US #64, UK #26 writtenby: Prince album: Graffiti Bridge	Prince	New Power Generation	1990	Paisley Park
205	recordlabel: Wild Pitch 1018 chartposition: RandB #53 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Michael MÃƒÂ¼nzing, Luca Anzilotti (as John Virgo Garrett III), Mark James and Robert Frazier comments: different version (lyrics) of "The Power" by Snap!	Power Jam Featuring Chill Rob G	The Power	1990	Wild Pitch
206	recordlabel: Profile 1289 chartposition: RandB #71 weeksinr&bchart: 6 writtenby: Tony Depula and Wise Intelligent album: Holy Intellect comments: [hip hop]	Poor Righteous Teachers	Holy Intellect	1990	Profile
207	recordlabel: Profile 7302 chartposition: RandB #17 weeksinr&bchart: 14 writtenby: Tony Depula and Wise Intelligent album: Holy Intellect comments: [hip hop]	Poor Righteous Teachers	Rock Dis Funky Joint	1990	Profile
208	recordlabel: EMI 50274 chartposition: RandB #17 album: 'Bout Dat Time	Pieces of a Dream	What Can I Do?	1990	EMI
209	recordlabel: Elektra 5465 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Ernest Williamson Jr., Jazze Pha, Leon Hitchens and Omara album: Rising to the Top comments: [new jack swing]	Phalon	Rising to the Top	1990	Elektra
210	recordlabel: Elektra 5481 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Ernest Williamson Jr., Jazze Pha (as Phalon) and Stanford Banks album: Rising to the Top	Phalon	Dance Floor of Life	1990	Elektra
211	recordlabel: MCA 79048 chartposition: RandB #49 writtenby: Darlene Perry and David Swanson album: Tradewinds	Perri	Someone Like You	1990	MCA
212	recordlabel: Columbia 73420 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Maurice Starr album: Rated PG	Perfect Gentlemen	One More Chance	1990	Columbia
213	recordlabel: CBS 656008 chartposition: RandB #12, US #10 writtenby: Maurice Starr album: Rated PG comments: [hip hop ballad]	Perfect Gentlemen	Ooh La La (I Can't Get Over You)	1990	CBS
214	recordlabel: MCA 1168 chartposition: RandB #1, US #13, US AC #24 writtenby: Babyface & L.A. Reid album: Always comments: [love ballad]	Pebbles featuring Babyface	Love Makes Things Happen	1990	MCA
215	recordlabel: MCA 79079 chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #73, US dance #10 writtenby: L.A. Reid and Babyface album: Always	Pebbles	Giving You The Benefit	1990	MCA
216	recordlabel: Capitol 44481 chartposition: RandB #98 writtenby: Peabo Bryson album: All My Love comments: [love ballad]	Peabo Bryson	Lover's Paradise	1990	Capitol
217	recordlabel: CBS (UK) chartposition: UK #95	Paul Johnson	Don't Make Me Wait Too Long	1990	CBS (UK)
218	recordlabel: Atlantic 3253 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Keith Sweat and Teddy Riley album: Out of the Shadows comments: [instrumental]	Paul Jackson, Jr.	Make It Last Forever	1990	Atlantic
219	recordlabel: MCA 53774 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: Sami McKinney and Raymond Jones album: Be Yourself comments: [ballad]	Patti LaBelle	I Can't Complain	1990	MCA
220	recordlabel: GRP 9603 chartposition: RandB #60, US AC #9 writtenby: David Peck and Jeff Pescetto album: Love Is Gonna Getcha	Patti Austin	Through the Test of Time	1990	GRP
221	recordlabel: SBK 15 chartposition: UK #92 writtenby: James Alpern and Richard Usher	Partners in Kryme	Undercover	1990	SBK
222	recordlabel: SBK 17 chartposition: UK #1, RandB #23, US #13 writtenby: James P. Alpern and Richard A. Usher, Jr. album: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [hip hop]	Partners In Kryme	Turtle Power!	1990	SBK
223	recordlabel: CBS 466004 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Oran Juice Jones and Sam Sever album: To Be Immortal	Oran Juice Jones	Pipe Dreams	1990	CBS
224	recordlabel: Capitol 15606 chartposition: RandB #77 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Terrance Davis, Treasure Shields Redmond and James Earley album: Drop the Axxe comments: [hip hop]	One Cause One Effect	Up with Hope, Down with Dope	1990	Capitol
225	recordlabel: Megajam 7280 chartposition: RandB #82 writtenby: D. Belfield comments: [ballad]	Omara featuring Lavistia Miller	Smokin' Room	1990	Megajam
226	recordlabel: Warlock 083 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Oliver Cheatham, Peter Yellowstone and Phil Radford album: Absolutely Jocelyn Brown! comments: [beat ballad]	Oliver Cheatham & Jocelyn Brown	Turn Out the Lights	1990	Warlock
227	recordlabel: Fontana 2 chartposition: UK #95 writtenby: Oleta Adams album: Circle of One	Oleta Adams	Circle of One	1990	Fontana
228	recordlabel: Mercury 878476 7 chartposition: RandB #8, US #5, UK #4, US AC #3 writtenby: Brenda Russell album: Circle of One comments: [ballad]	Oleta Adams	Get Here	1990	Mercury
229	recordlabel: Fontana 875 018 chartposition: RandB #9, UK #52, US AC #21 writtenby: Roland Orzabal and Nicky Holland album: Circle of One	Oleta Adams	Rhythm of Life	1990	Fontana
230	recordlabel: Capitol 15510 chartposition: RandB #42 writtenby: MC Hammer album: Wild and Loose comments: [hip hop]	Oaktown's 3.5.7	Juicy Gotcha Crazy	1990	Capitol
231	recordlabel: Capitol 15596 chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #23 writtenby: MC Hammer album: Wild and Loose	Oaktown's 3.5.7	We Like It	1990	Capitol
232	recordlabel: Rush Associated 73464 chartposition: RandB #47 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Shawn Trone album: Wake Your Daughter Up comments: [novelty]	No Face	Half	1990	Rush Associated
233	recordlabel: Columbia 73438 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Newkirk album: Funk City	Newkirk	Double Dutch on the Sidewalk	1990	Columbia
234	recordlabel: Columbia 73175 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Newkirk (as Don Newkirk) album: Funk City	Newkirk	Sweat You	1990	Columbia
235	recordlabel: Columbia 73343 chartposition: RandB #48, US #1, UK #2 writtenby: Maurice Starr album: Step by Step	New Kids On The Block	Step By Step	1990	Columbia
236	recordlabel: Columbia 73443 chartposition: UK #8, US #53 writtenby: Maurice Starr album: Step by Step comments: [love ballad]	New Kids On The Block	Let's Try It Again	1990	Columbia
237	recordlabel: WTG 2102 chartposition: RandB #22, US Dance #14 writtenby: Tammy Lucas and Teddy Riley album: Promise Me	Nayobe	I Love the Way You Love Me	1990	WTG
238	recordlabel: EMI 2376 chartposition: US #34, UK #16, US AC #8 writtenby: Greg Prestopino, Sam Lorber and Matthew Wilder album: Pretty Woman	Natalie Cole	Wild Women Do	1990	EMI
239	recordlabel: CBS 466433 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Skip Scarborough album: A Lady with a Song	Nancy Wilson	Don't Ask My Neighbors	1990	CBS
240	recordlabel: EMI 04614 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Robin Smith and Stephanie Spruill album: Tokyo Blue comments: [smooth jazz soul ballad]	Najee featuring Vesta Williams	I'll Be Good to You	1990	EMI
241	recordlabel: EMI 144482 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Alex Bugnon, Artie Reynolds, Charles P. Bell and Najee album: Tokyo Blue comments: [jazz funk instrumental]	Najee	Cruise Control	1990	EMI
242	recordlabel: EMI 04355 chartposition: RandB #78 writtenby: Morris Pleasure, Najee and Rachel Nicalazzo album: Tokyo Blue comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]	Najee	Tokyo Blue	1990	EMI
243	recordlabel: Ruthless 7224 chartposition: RandB #51, UK #38 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Dr. Dre, Eazy E, Gregory Hutchison and MC Ren album: 100 Miles and Runnin' comments: [rap]	NWA	100 Miles and Runnin'	1990	Ruthless
244	recordlabel: Circa 45 (UK) chartposition: UK #27 writtenby: Davis, Oakenfold, Thompson	Movement 98 featuring Carroll Thompson	Joy and Heartbreak	1990	Circa(UK)
245	recordlabel: Circa 51 (UK) chartposition: UK #58 writtenby: Davis, Oakenfold	Movement 98 featuring Carroll Thompson	Sunrise	1990	Circa(UK)
---	recordlabel: MCA 9137 album: Down to Earth	Monie Love Vs. Adeva & Colin England	Ring My Bell	1990	MCA
1	recordlabel: Chrysalis 2458 chartposition: RandB #28, UK #46, US Dance #7 writtenby: Monie Love and David Steele album: Down to Earth	Monie Love	Monie in the Middle	1990	Chrysalis
2	recordlabel: Cooltempo 222 chartposition: RandB #75, UK #31 writtenby: Jerry Callendar, Afrika Baby Bam (as Nathaniel Hall) and Kevin Maxwell album: Down to Earth	Monie Love	Down to Earth	1990	Cooltempo
3	recordlabel: Warner 21791 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #12, US dance #2, US #26 writtenby: Stevie Wonder, David Steele, Monie Love, Lee Garrett and Syreeta album: Down To Earth comments: [hip hop]	Monie Love	It's A Shame (My Sister)	1990	Warner
4	recordlabel: RCA 113 813 chartposition: UK #76 writtenby: Frank Farian album: The Moment of Truth comments: [hip hop]	Milli Vanilli	Keep On Running	1990	RCA
5	recordlabel: Arista 9870 chartposition: RandB #54, US #4, UK #74 writtenby: Frank Farian, P.G. Wilder, Brad Howell and David Clayton Thomas album: All or Nothing comments: [hip hop]	Milli Vanilli	All or Nothing	1990	Arista
6	recordlabel: Motown 18221 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Marvin Gaye album: Milira	Milira	Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)	1990	Motown
7	recordlabel: Motown 18159 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Bonifacio Valasquez and Nate Calhoun album: Milira comments: [slow jam]	Milira	Go Outside in the Rain	1990	Motown
8	recordlabel: Island 99136 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Miles Jaye album: Irresistible	Miles Jaye	Heaven	1990	Island
9	recordlabel: Island 91235 chartposition: RandB #42 album: Irresistible	Miles Jaye	Irresistible	1990	Island
10	recordlabel: EMI 50192 chartposition: RandB #38 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: I Promise	Mikki Bleu	Knocks Me Off My Feet	1990	EMI
11	recordlabel: Atlantic 7935 chartposition: RandB #3 writtenby: Morris Broadnay, Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder album: Miki Howard	Miki Howard	Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)	1990	Atlantic
12	recordlabel: Atlantic 3454 chartposition: RandB #53 album: Miki Howard comments: [slow jam]	Miki Howard	Come Home to Me	1990	Atlantic
13	recordlabel: Atlantic 86262 chartposition: RandB #2 writtenby: Gabriel Hardeman and Annette Hardeman album: Miki Howard comments: [slow jam]	Miki Howard	Love Under New Management	1990	Atlantic
14	recordlabel: Solar 45 74521 chartposition: RandB #58 writtenby: Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb, B. McFerrin, Kenneth Gant and Bobby Lovelace album: Work It Out	Midnight Star	Luv-U-Up	1990	Solar
15	recordlabel: Solar 74509 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Belinda Lipscomb, Bill Simmons, Bobby Lovelace, King C and Melvin Gentry album: Work It Out	Midnight Star	Do It (One More Time)	1990	Solar
16	recordlabel: Ruthless 98980 chartposition: RandB #5, US #29 writtenby: Michel'le & Dr. Dre album: Michel'le	Michel'le	Nicety	1990	Ruthless
17	recordlabel: Ruthless 98916 chartposition: RandB #65 writtenby: L.A. Dre, The D.O.C., Lay Law and Michel'le album: Michel'le	Michel'le	Keep Watchin	1990	Ruthless
18	recordlabel: Reprise 19828 chartposition: US #98, US AC #4 writtenby: Michael McDonald and Diane Warren album: Take It To Heart	Michael McDonald	Take It to Heart	1990	Reprise
19	recordlabel: Reprise 9769 chartposition: US AC #27 writtenby: Gardner Cole and Seth Swirsky album: Take It to Heart	Michael McDonald	Tear It Up	1990	Reprise
20	recordlabel: Reprise 4564 chartposition: RandB #73 weeksinr&bchart: 9 writtenby: Michael Franks album: Blue Pacific	Michael Franks	Speak to Me	1990	Reprise
21	recordlabel: Reprise 4084 chartposition: RandB #59 weeksinr&bchart: 7 writtenby: Michael Franks album: Blue Pacific	Michael Franks	The Art Of Love	1990	Reprise
22	recordlabel: Reprise 4096 chartposition: RandB #81 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Robert Brookins album: Just What I Like comments: [beat ballad]	Michael Cooper	Over and Over	1990	Reprise
23	recordlabel: Reprise 4009 chartposition: RandB #7 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Tony Shockency album: Just What I Like comments: [slow jam]	Michael Cooper	My Baby's House	1990	Reprise
24	recordlabel: Island 422 878 923 1 chartposition: RandB #39, UK #33, US Dance #20 writtenby: Dancin' Danny D, Andres Levin, Camus Celli, Marga Roman and Michelle Vice album: Contribution	Mica Paris with Rakim	Contribution	1990	Island
25	recordlabel: 4th and Bway 199 chartposition: RandB #59, UK #50 writtenby: Andres Levin and Camus Celli album: Contribution	Mica Paris	South of the River	1990	th and Bway
26	recordlabel: Capitol 2453 chartposition: RandB #60, US #14, US dance #10 writtenby: Mellow Man Ace and Clarence Henrey album: Escape From Havana comments: [hip hop]	Mellow Man Ace	Mentirosa	1990	Capitol
27	recordlabel: Capitol 2124 chartposition: RandB #33 album: The Lady in Me comments: [new jack swing]	Meli'sa Morgan	Can You Give Me What I Want	1990	Capitol
28	recordlabel: Capitol 44500 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: John Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson album: Soul Exposed	Melba Moore	Lift Every Voice and Sing	1990	Capitol
29	recordlabel: Capitol 15561 chartposition: RandB #10, UK #93, US Dance #39 writtenby: David Conley and David Townsend album: Soul Exposed	Melba Moore	Do You Really (Want My Love?)	1990	Capitol
30	recordlabel: Warner 4047 chartposition: RandB #37 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Silky Soul	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Songs of Love	1990	Warner
31	recordlabel: Warner 3983 writtenby: Frankie Beverly album: Silky Soul	Maze featuring Frankie Beverly	Love's on the Run	1990	Warner
32	recordlabel: Ten Records 613 782 chartposition: UK #71 writtenby: Mike Leeson and Peter Vale album: Bonafide comments: [reggae]	Maxi Priest	Human Work of Art	1990	Ten Records
33	recordlabel: Charisma 1586 chartposition: RandB #30, US #62, UK #62 writtenby: Handel Tucker album: Bonafide comments: [reggae]	Maxi Priest	Just a Little Bit Longer	1990	Charisma
34	recordlabel: Ten Records 294 (UK) chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #7, US AC #15, US dance #12 writtenby: Max Elliott, Gary Benson & Winston Sela album: Bonafide	Maxi Priest	Close To You	1990	Ten Records(UK)
35	recordlabel: Paisley Park 22717 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Mavis Staples and Prince album: Time Waits for No One comments: [ballad]	Mavis Staples	Time Waits for No One	1990	Paisley Park
36	recordlabel: Polydor (UK) chartposition: UK #11 writtenby: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers album: Take It From Me	Maureen Walsh	Thinking of You	1990	Polydor (UK)
37	recordlabel: Urban 65 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 album: Take It From Me comments: [dance, house]	Maureen Walsh	Where Has All The Love Gone	1990	Urban(UK)
38	recordlabel: Urban 62 (UK) chartposition: UK #84 album: Take It From Me	Maureen Walsh	It's My Life	1990	Urban(UK)
39	recordlabel: Cold Chillin' 21556 chartposition: RandB #47 weeksinr&bchart: 8 album: Take A Look Around comments: [hip hop]	Master Ace	Me And The Biz	1990	Cold Chillin'
40	recordlabel: Tabu 655296 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: L.A. Reid, Babyface and Darnell Bristol album: Separate Ways comments: [new jack swing]	Mary Davis	Don't Wear It Out	1990	Tabu
41	recordlabel: Novus 3105 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Eliot Lewis and Porter Carroll album: For Lovers Only comments: [beat ballad]	Marion Meadows	The Real Thing	1990	Novus
42	recordlabel: Columbia 73348 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #9, US AC #1 writtenby: Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies album: Mariah Carey comments: [ballad]	Mariah Carey	Vision Of Love	1990	Columbia
43	recordlabel: Columbia 73455 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #37, US AC #1 writtenby: Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies album: Mariah Carey comments: [ballad]	Mariah Carey	Love Takes Time	1990	Columbia
44	recordlabel: Mango 126 chartposition: RandB #78, US #51 writtenby: Neville Livingston album: Carousel comments: [reggae]	Marcia Griffiths	Electric Boogie	1990	Mango
45	recordlabel: Capitol 559 chartposition: RandB #26, UK #4, US dance #6, US #82 writtenby: Bryce Luvah, Kurtis Mantronik & Rodriguez album: This Should Move Ya comments: [disco funk] (featured vocalist: Wondress Hutchinson)	Mantronix	Got to Have Your Love	1990	Capitol
46	recordlabel: Sire 19485 chartposition: RandB #42, US #1, UK #2, US dance #1 writtenby: Lenny Kravitz, Ingrid Chavez and Madonna album: The Immaculate Collection	Madonna	Justify My Love	1990	Sire
47	recordlabel: Sire 7 19986 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #66, US #8, US AC #32 writtenby: Madonna and Stephen Bray album: Like A Prayer	Madonna	Keep It Together	1990	Sire
48	recordlabel: Sire 9851 chartposition: RandB #16, US #1, UK #1, US AC #23, US dance #1 writtenby: Madonna and Shep Pettibone album: I'm Breathless	Madonna	Vogue	1990	Sire
49	recordlabel: MCA 10059 chartposition: RandB #52 writtenby: Gary Taylor album: Love U 2 the Limit	Mac Band	Love U 2 the Limit	1990	MCA
50	recordlabel: MCA 79033 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Charles McCampbell, Ellis Jay, Keith Andes and Larry Hatcher album: Love U 2 the Limit	Mac Band	Someone to Love	1990	MCA
51	recordlabel: Capitol 599 chartposition: RandB #4, US #2, UK #8, US dance #3 writtenby: MC Hammer & Prince album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em	MC Hammer	Pray	1990	Capitol
52	recordlabel: Capitol 590 chartposition: RandB #4, US #4, UK #8, US AC #42 writtenby: Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record & MC Hammer album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em comments: [hip hop]	MC Hammer	Have You Seen Her	1990	Capitol
53	recordlabel: Capitol 564 chartposition: RandB #12 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and MC Hammer album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em	MC Hammer	Help the Children	1990	Capitol
54	recordlabel: Capitol 610 chartposition: RandB #1, US #8, UK #3, US dance #6 writtenby: MC Hammer, Rick James & Alonzo Miller album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em comments: [hip hop]	MC Hammer	U Can't Touch This	1990	Capitol

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