Top 100 songs for March 17, 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 “Escapade” by Janet Jackson. Meanwhile, “The Secret Garden” by Quincy Jones rises from No. 73 to No. 57. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Secret Garden — Quincy Jonesup 16 places, No. 73 → No. 57
- Whip Appeal — Babyfaceup 15 places, No. 54 → No. 39
- Expression — Salt-N-Pepaup 15 places, No. 95 → No. 80
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Without You — Motley CrueNo. 33
- How Can We Be Lovers — Michael BoltonNo. 36
- Heartbeat — SeductionNo. 37
- Whip Appeal — BabyfaceNo. 39
- You're The Only Woman — The Brat PackNo. 40
First-week entries
- What It Takes — AerosmithNo. 60
- Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'ConnorNo. 63
- Love Child — Sweet SensationNo. 69
- Hold On — Wilson PhillipsNo. 74
- The Humpty Dance — Digital UndergroundNo. 81
- A Little Love — Corey HartNo. 86
- 99 Worlds — Peter WolfNo. 89
- House Of Broken Love — Great WhiteNo. 97
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.