US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 19, 1990

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 19, 1990

US Top 40 Singles Week Ending MAY 19, 1990

#1 VOGUE By Madonna

US Top 40 Singles – MAY 12, 1990

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

1 2 VOGUE –•– Madonna – 6 (1)
2 1 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U –•– Sinead O’Connor – 10 (1)
3 4 ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU –•– Heart – 8 (3)
4 6 HOLD ON –•– Wilson Phillips – 10 (4)
5 7 SENDING ALL MY LOVE –•– Linear – 14 (5)
6 8 ALRIGHT –•– Janet Jackson – 7 (6)
7 3 I WANNA BE RICH –•– Calloway – 15 (2)
8 10 POISON –•– Bell Biv Devoe – 7 (8)
9 16 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE –•– Roxette – 7 (9)
10 9 WHAT IT TAKES –•– Aerosmith – 10 (9)

11 13 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE –•– Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley – 9 (11)
12 5 HOW CAN WE BE LOVERS –•– Michael Bolton – 12 (3)
13 15 LOVE CHILD –•– Sweet Sensation – 10 (13)
14 18 THE HUMPTY DANCE –•– Digital Underground – 10 (14)
15 19 U CAN’T TOUCH THIS –•– M.C. Hammer – 4 (15)
16 23 OOH LA LA (I CAN’T GET OVER YOU) –•– Perfect Gentlemen – 6 (16)
17 17 ROOM AT THE TOP –•– Adam Ant – 11 (17)
18 21 YOUR BABY NEVER LOOKED GOOD IN BLUE –•– Expose – 8 (18)
19 12 DON’T WANNA FALL IN LOVE –•– Jane Child – 15 (2)
20 24 READY OR NOT –•– After 7 – 8 (20)

21 11 WHIP APPEAL –•– Babyface – 13 (6)
22 30 TURTLE POWER –•– Partners In Kryme – 5 (22)
23 14 ALL AROUND THE WORLD –•– Lisa Stansfield – 16 (3)
24 32 HOLD ON –•– En Vogue – 3 (24)
25 36 DO YOU REMEMBER? –•– Phil Collins – 4 (25)
26 27 EXPRESSION –•– Salt ‘n Pepa – 11 (26)
27 33 BABY, IT’S TONIGHT –•– Jude Cole – 6 (27)
28 28 HOUSE OF PAIN –•– Faster Pussycat – 13 (28)
29 38 CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT –•– Richard Marx – 4 (29)
30 37 I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS –•– Giant – 9 (30)

31 25 I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING –•– Tommy Page – 14 (1)
32 20 WITHOUT YOU –•– Motley Crue – 13 (8)
33 35 SAVE ME –•– Fleetwood Mac – 7 (33)
34 43 I’LL BE YOUR SHELTER –•– Taylor Dayne – 3 (34)
35 40 CRUISING FOR BRUISING –•– Basia – 7 (35)
36 26 HERE AND NOW –•– Luther Vandross – 22 (6)
37 22 HEARTBEAT –•– Seduction – 13 (13)
38 41 GETTING AWAY WITH IT –•– Electronic – 8 (38)
39 46 ALWAYS AND FOREVER –•– Whistle – 7 (39)
40 48 DEADBEAT CLUB –•– The B-52’s – 5 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS – MAY 12, 1990

41 29 BLACK VELVET –•– Alannah Myles – 20 (1)
46 31 THE HEART OF THE MATTER –•– Don Henley – 14 (21)
47 34 LOVE WILL LEAD YOU BACK –•– Taylor Dayne – 17 (1)
56 39 WHOLE WIDE WORLD –•– A’me Lorain – 18 (9)

POWER PLAYS – MAY 12, 1990

42 47 ENJOY THE SILENCE –•– Depeche Mode – 6 (42)
43 51 NICETY –•– Michel’le – 6 (43)
44 49 RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY –•– Johnny Gill – 2 (44)
45 54 SITTIN’ IN THE LAP OF LUXURY –•– Louie Louie – 4 (45)
49 64 UP ALL NIGHT –•– Slaughter – 4 (49)
50 — SHE AIN’T WORTH IT –•– Glenn Medeiros & Bobby Brown – 1 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS – MAY 12, 1990

50 — SHE AIN’T WORTH IT –•– Glenn Medeiros & Bobby Brown – 1 (50)
79 — KISS THIS THING GOODBYE –•– Del Amitri – 1 (79)
86 — DOUBLEBACK –•– ZZ Top – 1 (86)
87 — PURE –•– Lightning Seeds – 1 (87)
93 — GOT TO TELL ME SOMETHING –•– Ana – 1 (93)
94 — NICK OF TIME –•– Bonnie Raitt – 1 (94)
96 — KING OF WISHFUL THINKING –•– Go West – 1 (96)