Top 100 songs for May 12, 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 “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O'Connor. Meanwhile, “Hold On” by En Vogue rises from No. 61 to No. 32. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hold On — En Vogueup 29 places, No. 61 → No. 32
- Love Is — Alannah Mylesup 19 places, No. 88 → No. 69
- Up All Night — Slaughterup 16 places, No. 80 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
- Hold On — Wilson PhillipsNo. 6
- Sending All My Love — LinearNo. 7
- Poison — Bell Biv DeVoeNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Turtle Power — Partners In KrymeNo. 30
- Hold On — En VogueNo. 32
- Children Of The Night — Richard MarxNo. 38
- Cruising For Bruising — BasiaNo. 40
First-week entries
- Rub You The Right Way — Johnny GillNo. 49
- The Power — Snap!No. 81
- Bad Of The Heart — George LaMondNo. 84
- Shake — Andrew RidgeleyNo. 86
- When I Dream Of You — Tommy PageNo. 87
- Mentirosa — Mellow Man AceNo. 88
- Jealous Again — The Black CrowesNo. 95
- When Something Is Wrong With My Baby — Linda Ronstadt (Featuring Aaron Neville)No. 96
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.