US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending August 25, 1990

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 25, 1990

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending AUGUST 25, 1990

#1 VISION OF LOVE By Mariah Carey

US Top 40 Singles – AUGUST 25, 1990

TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 VISION OF LOVE –•– Mariah Carey – 13 (1)
2 2 COME BACK TO ME –•– Janet Jackson – 9 (2)
3 3 IF WISHES CAME TRUE –•– Sweet Sensation – 11 (3)
4 5 UNSKINNY BOP –•– Poison – 8 (4)
5 6 BLAZE OF GLORY –•– Jon Bon Jovi – 6 (5)
6 12 RELEASE ME –•– Wilson Phillips – 9 (6)
7 7 DO ME! –•– Bell Biv Devoe – 9 (7)
8 8 HAVE YOU SEEN HER –•– M.C. Hammer – 9 (8)
9 11 JERK OUT –•– The Time – 9 (9)
10 13 EPIC –•– Faith No More – 10 (10)

11 14 COULD THIS BE LOVE –•– Seduction – 12 (11)
12 4 THE POWER –•– Snap – 16 (2)
13 19 TONIGHT –•– New Kids On The Block – 4 (13)
14 9 CRADLE OF LOVE –•– Billy Idol – 17 (2)
15 25 (CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR) LOVE AND AFFECTION –•– Nelson – 8 (15)
16 16 MAKE YOU SWEAT –•– Keith Sweat – 13 (14)
17 10 KING OF WISHFUL THINKING –•– Go West – 15 (8)
18 28 THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE –•– Prince – 4 (18)
19 26 TIC-TAC-TOE –•– Kyper – 9 (19)
20 20 BANNED IN THE U.S.A. –•– Luke Featuring The 2 Live Crew – 6 (20)

21 24 LOVE AND EMOTION –•– Stevie B – 9 (21)
22 18 ACROSS THE RIVER –•– Bruce Hornsby & The Range – 10 (18)
23 22 THE OTHER SIDE –•– Aerosmith – 10 (22)
24 15 RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY –•– Johnny Gill – 16 (3)
25 32 CLOSE TO YOU –•– Maxi Priest – 9 (25)
26 36 CAN’T STOP FALLING INTO LOVE –•– Cheap Trick – 6 (26)
27 31 THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW –•– Brother Beyond – 10 (27)
28 37 SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO HEAVEN –•– Phil Collins – 4 (28)
29 23 I DIDN’T WANT TO NEED YOU –•– Heart – 10 (23)
30 21 POSSESSION –•– Bad English – 12 (21)

31 17 SHE AIN’T WORTH IT –•– Glenn Medeiros & Bobby Brown – 15 (1)
32 38 MY, MY, MY –•– Johnny Gill – 4 (32)
33 27 HOLD ON –•– En Vogue – 17 (2)
34 39 OH GIRL –•– Paul Young – 7 (34)
35 40 HEART OF STONE –•– Taylor Dayne – 4 (35)
36 34 MENTIROSA –•– Mellow Man Ace – 16 (14)
37 35 WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME GANG –•– West Coast Rap All-Stars – 10 (35)
38 45 CAN’T STOP –•– After 7 – 5 (38)
39 29 GIRLS NITE OUT –•– Tyler Collins – 18 (6)
40 50 DIRTY CASH (MONEY TALKS) –•– The Adventures Of Stevie V – 6 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – AUGUST 25, 1990

44 33 WHEN I’M BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN –•– Michael Bolton – 14 (7)
47 30 MY KINDA GIRL –•– Babyface – 11 (30)

POWER PLAYS – AUGUST 25, 1990

41 59 POLICY OF TRUTH –•– Depeche Mode – 3 (41)
42 53 ROMEO –•– Dino – 3 (42)
43 51 TELL ME SOMETHING –•– Indecent Obsession – 5 (43)
45 48 LA RAZA –•– Kid Frost – 8 (45)
46 57 EVERYBODY EVERYBODY –•– Black Box – 4 (46)
48 54 HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? –•– Don Henley – 8 (48)
50 69 THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME –•– Lisa Stansfield – 2 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – AUGUST 25, 1990

61 — CRAZY –•– The Boys – 1 (61)
72 — GEORGIA ON MY MIND –•– Michael Bolton – 1 (72)
75 — SAY A PRAYER –•– Breathe – 1 (75)
78 — UNCHAINED MELODY –•– The Righteous Brothers – 14 (78)
82 — LIES –•– En Vogue – 1 (82)
93 — EMPTY BEACH –•– Tricia Leigh Fisher – 1 (93)
96 — I’D RATHER GO BLIND –•– Sydney Youngblood – 1 (96)
98 — WON’T TALK ABOUT IT –•– Beats International – 1 (98)