Top 100 songs for October 6, 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 “Close To You” by Maxi Priest. Meanwhile, “So Close” by Daryl Hall John Oates rises from No. 69 to No. 49. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- So Close — Daryl Hall John Oatesup 20 places, No. 69 → No. 49
- The Way You Do The Things You Do — UB40up 18 places, No. 79 → No. 61
- Heart Like A Wheel — The Human Leagueup 18 places, No. 80 → No. 62
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Don't Have The Heart — James IngramNo. 5
- Ice Ice Baby — Vanilla IceNo. 7
New to this week’s Top 40
- Georgia On My Mind — Michael BoltonNo. 36
- Pray — M.C. HammerNo. 37
- Joey — Concrete BlondeNo. 39
First-week entries
- Unchained Melody — The Righteous BrothersNo. 45
- Something To Believe In — PoisonNo. 70
- From A Distance — Bette MidlerNo. 75
- Because I Love You (The Postman Song) — Stevie BNo. 80
- Think — Information SocietyNo. 82
- Tom's Diner — DNA Featuring Suzanne VegaNo. 87
- Let's Try It Again — New Kids On The BlockNo. 88
- Wiggle It — 2 In A RoomNo. 95
- Breakdown — SeductionNo. 98
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.