Top 100 songs for January 20, 1990
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1990 and the 1990s.
This week’s No. 1 is “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You” by Michael Bolton. Meanwhile, “I Go To Extremes” by Billy Joel rises from No. 67 to No. 46. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I Go To Extremes — Billy Joelup 21 places, No. 67 → No. 46
- Roam — The B-52sup 19 places, No. 57 → No. 38
- Sometimes She Cries — Warrantup 19 places, No. 71 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Downtown Train — Rod StewartNo. 5
- Free Fallin' — Tom PettyNo. 8
- Two To Make It Right — SeductionNo. 9
- Love Song — TeslaNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Price Of Love — Bad EnglishNo. 35
- No More Lies — Michel'leNo. 36
- Escapade — Janet JacksonNo. 37
- Roam — The B-52sNo. 38
- Nothin' To Hide — PocoNo. 39
First-week entries
- Escapade — Janet JacksonNo. 37
- Too Late To Say Goodbye — Richard MarxNo. 49
- Just A Friend — Biz MarkieNo. 71
- The Deeper The Love — WhitesnakeNo. 77
- Whole Wide World (From "True Love") — A'me LorainNo. 79
- Anything I Want — Kevin PaigeNo. 82
- Summer Rain — Belinda CarlisleNo. 86
- House Of Fire — Alice CooperNo. 87
- Real Love — SkyyNo. 88
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.