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

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

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
301	recordlabel: Jive 266 chartposition: RandB #10 writtenby: Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle (as Bernard Bell) album: Hi Five	Hi-Five	I Just Can't Handle It	1990	Jive
302	recordlabel: Jive 258 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Labi Siffre album: Heal Our Land	Jonathan Butler	Heal Our Land	1990	Jive
303	recordlabel: Jive 256 chartposition: RandB #56, UK #47 writtenby: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q Tip, Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong and William Allen album: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm comments: [hip hop]	A Tribe Called Quest	Bonita Applebum	1990	Jive
304	recordlabel: Jive 1416 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Jonathan Butler and Labi Siffre album: Heal Our Land	Jonathan Butler	Sing Me Your Love Song	1990	Jive
305	recordlabel: Jive 1397 chartposition: RandB #12, US #42 writtenby: Too $hort, Alfred Eaton, Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson album: Short Dog's in the House comments: [hip hop]	Too $hort	The Ghetto	1990	Jive
306	recordlabel: Jive 1395 chartposition: RandB #47 album: All For You comments: [slow jam]	Glenn Jones	Can We Try Again	1990	Jive
307	recordlabel: Jive 1370 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Loris Holland, Jolyon Skinner and Ruby Turner album: Paradise	Ruby Turner	It's a Crying Shame	1990	Jive
308	recordlabel: Jive 1367 chartposition: RandB #46 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: KRS One, Dwayne Sumal and Kenny Parker album: Edutainment comments: [hip hop]	Boogie Down Productions	Love's Gonna Get'Cha (Material Love)	1990	Jive
309	recordlabel: Jive 1352 chartposition: RandB #44 writtenby: Gerrold Holmes and Kool Moe Dee album: Greatest Hits comments: [hip hop]	Kool Moe Dee	God Made Me Funke	1990	Jive
310	recordlabel: Jive 1351 chartposition: RandB #19 weeksinr&bchart: 13 comments: [hip hop]	D-Nice	Call Me D-Nice	1990	Jive
311	recordlabel: Jive 1344 chartposition: RandB #6 writtenby: Bobby Khozouri and Mark Stevens album: Take It from Me comments: re release	Glenn Jones	Stay	1990	Jive
312	recordlabel: Jive 1317 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #57, US dance #5 writtenby: L. Holland, J. Skinner and R. Turner album: Paradise	Ruby Turner	It's Gonna Be Alright	1990	Jive
313	recordlabel: Jive 1313 1 chartposition: RandB #70 album: And In This Corner... comments: [hip hop]	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince	The Groove (Jazzy's Groove)	1990	Jive
314	recordlabel: Jive 1311 chartposition: RandB #60 album: Greatest Hits	Billy Ocean	I Sleep So Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)	1990	Jive
315	recordlabel: Jive 1307 chartposition: RandB #70 writtenby: Kool Moe Dee (as Moe DeWese) album: Knowledge Is King comments: [hip hop]	Kool Moe Dee	All Night Long	1990	Jive
316	recordlabel: Jive 1298 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Loris Holland, Jolyon Skinner and Ruby Turner album: Paradise	Ruby Turner featuring Exstacy of Whodini	Paradise	1990	Jive
317	recordlabel: Island 99136 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: Miles Jaye album: Irresistible	Miles Jaye	Heaven	1990	Island
318	recordlabel: Island 98992 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: Billy Sheppard, James Varner and Lynn Roderick album: Beyond a Dream comments: [beat ballad]	By All Means	Do You Remember	1990	Island
319	recordlabel: Island 96502 chartposition: RandB #50, UK #48, US dance #40 writtenby: Will Downing and Greg Smith album: Come Together As One	Will Downing	Come Together As One	1990	Island
320	recordlabel: Island 91235 chartposition: RandB #42 album: Irresistible	Miles Jaye	Irresistible	1990	Island
321	recordlabel: Island 878 012 chartposition: RandB #69, US #6, US dance #35 writtenby: Dino album: Swingin'	Dino	Romeo	1990	Island
322	recordlabel: Island 6645 chartposition: RandB #31, US #31 writtenby: Gerald Mims album: Swingin' comments: [slow jam]	Dino	Gentle	1990	Island
323	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
---	recordlabel: Ichiban 12 PO61 writtenby: A. Watson, P. Childs album: Just Say You Love Me comments: [sweet soul love ballad]	The Chi-Lites	Solid Love Affair	1990	IchibanPO
---	recordlabel: Horaces 4 writtenby: Harry Bass, Carl Kidd comments: [northern soul]	Eddie Daye & The Four Bars	Guess Who Loves You	1990	Horaces
1	recordlabel: Got 2002 chartposition: RandB #47 weeksinr&bchart: 9	Billy Davis	I Want You	1990	Got
2	recordlabel: Go Beat 45 (UK) chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Fatboy Slim album: Let Them Eat Bingo	Beats International	Burundi Blues	1990	Go Beat(UK)
3	recordlabel: Go Beat 39 chartposition: UK #1, US dance #1, RandB #74, US #76 writtenby: Fatboy Slim, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis album: Let Them Eat Bingo	Beats International	Dub Be Good To Me	1990	Go Beat
4	recordlabel: Geffen 4183 chartposition: RandB #90 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Jermaine Dupri album: It Ain't Where Ya From...It's Where Ya At comments: [hip hop]	Silk Tymes Leather	New Jack Thang	1990	Geffen
5	recordlabel: Geffen 4111 chartposition: RandB #77 writtenby: Chip Fields, Robert Meeks and David Peaston album: Introducing... David Peaston comments: [ballad]	David Peaston	Take Me Now	1990	Geffen
6	recordlabel: Geffen 22781 chartposition: RandB #7 album: Adventures in Paradise comments: [ballad]	Christopher Williams	Promises, Promises	1990	Geffen
7	recordlabel: Geffen 19950 chartposition: RandB #11, US Dance #45 writtenby: Jeff Pescetto, Lou Pardini and Reed Vertelney album: Introducing...	David Peaston	We're All in This Together	1990	Geffen
8	recordlabel: Geffen 19877 chartposition: RandB #31 album: Adventures in Paradise comments: [new jack swing]	Christopher Williams	One Girl	1990	Geffen
9	recordlabel: Gee Street 028 chartposition: UK #98 writtenby: Afrika Baby Bamand Mike Gee comments: [hip hop]	The Jungle Brothers	Because I Got It Like That	1990	Gee Street
10	recordlabel: GRP 9612 chartposition: RandB #30 album: Pieces of a Heart	Carl Anderson	How Deep Does It Go	1990	GRP
11	recordlabel: GRP 9612 chartposition: RandB #45 album: Pieces of a Heart comments: [slow jam]	Carl Anderson	My Love Will	1990	GRP
12	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
---	recordlabel: Future 107 writtenby: Dieter Bohlen album: Come On Over	Tyrone Davis	One In A Million	1990	Future
---	recordlabel: Future 107 writtenby: Leo Graham album: Come On Over	Tyrone Davis	Come On Over Here	1990	Future
1	recordlabel: Fontana 912 chartposition: UK #91 writtenby: David Was and Don Was album: Are You Okay?	Was (Not Was)	I Feel Better Than James Brown	1990	Fontana
2	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
3	recordlabel: Fontana 2 chartposition: UK #95 writtenby: Oleta Adams album: Circle of One	Oleta Adams	Circle of One	1990	Fontana
4	recordlabel: Fanfare 31 (UK) chartposition: UK #62 writtenby: Joan Armatrading	Sinitta	Love and Affection	1990	Fanfare(UK)
5	recordlabel: Fanfare 24 chartposition: UK #24 writtenby: Mitch Murray and Peter Callander album: Wicked comments: [dance, hi NRG]	Sinitta	Hitchin' a Ride	1990	Fanfare
6	recordlabel: FFRR 132 chartposition: US #59, UK #48, US Dance #1 writtenby: Cathy Dennis and DMob (as Danny Poku) album: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That	D-Mob with Cathy Dennis	That's The Way Of The World	1990	FFRR
7	recordlabel: FFRR 124 chartposition: UK #7, US Dance #13 writtenby: Ken Burke, Kenny Gamble, D:Mob (as Danny Poku) , Charlie Scarlett and Gary Stennett album: A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That	D-Mob	Put Your Hands Together	1990	FFRR
---	recordlabel: Expansion 19 (UK) writtenby: H. Baylor, R. Lawson, T. Maiden, M. Maiden album: Highly Recommended	Helen Baylor	There's No Greater Love	1990	Expansion(UK)
1	recordlabel: Eternal 9754 chartposition: UK #33 writtenby: De La Soul, Mike Gee (as Michael Small), Sammy B, Afrika Baby Bam, Q Tip and Sister Monie album: Done by the Forces of Nature	The Jungle Brothers	Doin' Our Own Dang	1990	Eternal
2	recordlabel: Epic Five 1 chartposition: UK #54 writtenby: Doris Pearson and Delroy Pearson album: Five Star	Five Star	Treat Me Like a Lady	1990	Epic Five
3	recordlabel: Epic 74116 chartposition: RandB #5, US #9 writtenby: Candyman album: Ain't No Shame in My Game comments: [hip hop]	Candyman	Knockin' Boots	1990	Epic
4	recordlabel: Epic 73639 chartposition: RandB #46, UK #69 writtenby: Candyman, M. Steals and Candyland Band album: Ain't No Shame in My Game comments: [hip hop]	Candyman	Melt in Your Mouth	1990	Epic
5	recordlabel: Epic 73454 chartposition: RandB #74 weeksinr&bchart: 5 album: Homework comments: [sweet soul ballad]	Homework	Special Kind of Lady	1990	Epic
6	recordlabel: Epic 73422 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: George Duke album: 3 comments: [smooth jazz ballad]	Stanley Clarke & George Duke	Lady	1990	Epic
7	recordlabel: Epic 73375 chartposition: RandB #88 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Janice Dempsey, Bruce Purse album: Thirsty comments: [new jack swing]	Janice Dempsey	Do You Really Want Love?	1990	Epic
8	recordlabel: Epic 656551 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Andre Smith, Brent Williams and Tony Terry album: Tony Terry	Tony Terry	Head over Heels	1990	Epic
9	recordlabel: Epic 656429 (UK) chartposition: UK #69 writtenby: Jazzie B, Teena Marie and Mike McEvoy album: Ivory	Teena Marie	Since Day One	1990	Epic(UK)
10	recordlabel: Epic 656010 chartposition: UK #68 writtenby: Doris Pearson and Delroy Pearson album: Five Star	Five Star	Hot Love	1990	Epic
11	recordlabel: Epic 465878 chartposition: RandB #8 writtenby: Teena Marie album: Ivory comments: [slow jam]	Teena Marie	If I Were a Bell	1990	Epic
12	recordlabel: Epic 465878 chartposition: RandB #11 writtenby: Teena Marie album: Ivory	Teena Marie	Here's Looking at You	1990	Epic
13	recordlabel: Epic 14 chartposition: RandB #5, UK #92 writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller album: The Best of Luther Vandross...The Best of Love	Luther Vandross	Treat You Right	1990	Epic
14	recordlabel: Enigma 75552 chartposition: US dance #40 writtenby: Michael Eckart and Jon St. James album: Shangri La	Bardeux	Shangri-La	1990	Enigma
15	recordlabel: Enigma 75541 chartposition: RandB #81, US #68 weeksinr&bchart: 5 album: The U Krew	U-Krew	Let Me Be Your Lover	1990	Enigma
16	recordlabel: Enigma 75534 chartposition: RandB #59, US dance #17 writtenby: Rod Todd album: Shangri La	Bardeux	Thumbs Up	1990	Enigma
17	recordlabel: Elektra 66623 chartposition: US #76, UK #9, US dance #4 writtenby: Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook) and Billy Bragg album: Let Them Eat Bingo	Beats International	Won't Talk About It	1990	Elektra
18	recordlabel: Elektra 65923 chartposition: RandB #1, US #7 writtenby: Keith Sweat & Bobby Wooten album: I'll Give All My Love to You comments: [slow jam]	Keith Sweat	I'll Give All My Love to You	1990	Elektra
19	recordlabel: Elektra 64964 chartposition: RandB #3, US #44, UK #68, US AC #4 writtenby: Anita Baker, Michael Powell & Vernon Fails album: Compositions	Anita Baker	Talk to Me	1990	Elektra
20	recordlabel: Elektra 64937 chartposition: RandB #2 writtenby: Bobby Douglas and Keith Sweat album: I'll Give All My Love To You comments: [slow jam]	Keith Sweat	Merry Go Round	1990	Elektra
21	recordlabel: Elektra 64935 chartposition: RandB #16, US #72, US AC #11 writtenby: Terry Britten and Graham Lyle album: Compositions	Anita Baker	Soul Inspiration	1990	Elektra
22	recordlabel: Elektra 64912 chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #54, UK #25, US #47 writtenby: Lady Miss Kier, Super DJ Dmitri & Towa Tei album: World Clique comments: [disco dance]	Deee-Lite	Power of Love	1990	Elektra
23	recordlabel: Elektra 64910 chartposition: RandB #8, US AC #27 writtenby: Vernon Fails, James McBride and Michael Powell album: Compositions	Anita Baker	Fairy Tales	1990	Elektra
24	recordlabel: Elektra 64888 chartposition: RandB #31, AC #37 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Leroy Bell and Casey James album: Truly Blessed comments: (from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Motion Picture)	Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fischer	Glad to Be Alive	1990	Elektra
25	recordlabel: Elektra 60923 chartposition: RandB #93 writtenby: Teddy Riley and Tammy Lucas album: Have You Got What It Takes	Starpoint	Have You Got What It Takes	1990	Elektra
26	recordlabel: Elektra 5492 chartposition: RandB #67 album: Howard Hewett comments: [love song]	Howard Hewett	Let Me Show You How to Fall in Love	1990	Elektra
27	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
28	recordlabel: Elektra 5472 chartposition: RandB #14 album: Howard Hewett	Howard Hewett	If I Could Only Have That Day Back	1990	Elektra
29	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
30	recordlabel: Elektra 5462 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Claytoven, Jon Bendich and Thor Baldursson album: Have You Got What It Takes comments: [love ballad]	Starpoint	Midnight Love	1990	Elektra
31	recordlabel: Elektra 5446 chartposition: RandB #2, US #63, US AC #33 writtenby: Terry Coffey, Jon Nettlesbey and Howard Hewett album: Howard Hewett comments: [slow jam]	Howard Hewett	Show Me	1990	Elektra
32	recordlabel: Elektra 5445 chartposition: RandB #32, US Dance #9 writtenby: Teddy Riley and Tammy Lucas album: Have You Got What It Takes	Starpoint	I Want You - You Want Me	1990	Elektra
33	recordlabel: Elektra 114 chartposition: RandB #28, US #4, UK #2, US dance #1 writtenby: Lady Miss Kier, Super DJ Dmitri & Towa Tei album: World Clique comments: [disco dance]	Deee-Lite	Groove is in the Heart	1990	Elektra
34	recordlabel: EMI 56170 chartposition: RandB #48 weeksinr&bchart: 9 album: Happiness Is....	Answered Questions	What You Deserve	1990	EMI
35	recordlabel: EMI 50291 chartposition: RandB #34 album: Never Too Far comments: [smooth jazz soul ballad]	Dianne Reeves	Come In	1990	EMI
36	recordlabel: EMI 50291 chartposition: RandB #5, AC #45 writtenby: Diane Louie album: Never Too Far comments: [ballad]	Dianne Reeves	Never Too Far	1990	EMI
37	recordlabel: EMI 50274 chartposition: RandB #17 album: 'Bout Dat Time	Pieces of a Dream	What Can I Do?	1990	EMI
38	recordlabel: EMI 50192 chartposition: RandB #38 weeksinr&bchart: 11 writtenby: Stevie Wonder album: I Promise	Mikki Bleu	Knocks Me Off My Feet	1990	EMI
39	recordlabel: EMI 4654 chartposition: RandB #45 writtenby: Dianne Reeves, George Duke and Diane Louie album: Never Too Far comments: [love ballad]	Dianne Reeves	More to Love	1990	EMI
---	recordlabel: EMI 4587 writtenby: Lauren Wood album: Pretty Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Lauren Wood	Fallen	1990	EMI
1	recordlabel: EMI 4088 chartposition: RandB #97, US dance #26 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Johnny Dollar and Shanti Jones album: Hi Fi And Mighty	Times 2	Set Me Free	1990	EMI
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	recordlabel: EMI 04534 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Dwayne Mitchell, Eddie Levert, Terry Stubbs, Walter Williams album:* Serious comments: [beat ballad]	The O'Jays	Friend of a Friend	1990	EMI
6	recordlabel: EMI 04517 chartposition: RandB #71 writtenby: Craig Lane, DeDe Leitta, Jimmy Owens and R.J. Rice album: Tangled in Love comments: [beat ballad]	R.J.s Latest Arrival	Touch Me	1990	EMI
7	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
8	recordlabel: Delicious Vinyl 1008 chartposition: US Dance #39 writtenby: Def Jef and Eric Harris comments: [hip hop]	Def Jef featuring Etta James	Droppin' Rhymes	1990	Delicious Vinyl
9	recordlabel: Def Jam 73458 chartposition: RandB #6, US #48, UK #83, US dance #13 writtenby: LL Cool J album: Walking with a Panther	LL Cool J featuring Uncle L	The Boomin' System	1990	Def Jam
10	recordlabel: Def Jam 73391 chartposition: RandB #20, UK #46, US Dance #31 writtenby: Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler and Chuck D album: Fear of a Black Planet comments: [hip hop]	Public Enemy	Brothers Gonna Work It Out	1990	Def Jam
11	recordlabel: Def Jam 73147 chartposition: RandB #32 writtenby: LL Cool J album: Walking with a Panther comments: [hip hop]	LL Cool J	Jingling Baby	1990	Def Jam
12	recordlabel: Def Jam 73135 chartposition: RandB #15, UK #18, US Dance #49 writtenby: Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler (as Eric album: Fear of a Black Planet	Public Enemy	Welcome to the Terrordome	1990	Def Jam
13	recordlabel: Def Jam 73046 chartposition: RandB #29, UK #71, US dance #25 writtenby: MC Serch (as Michael Berrin), Dumile, Pete Nice (as Peter J. Nash) and Prince Paul album: The Cactus Album	3rd Bass	The Gas Face	1990	Def Jam

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