Top 100 songs for October 27, 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 “Black Cat” by Janet Jackson. Meanwhile, “B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?” by Bell Biv DeVoe rises from No. 69 to No. 51. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? — Bell Biv DeVoeup 18 places, No. 69 → No. 51
- Fairweather Friend — Johnny Gillup 18 places, No. 88 → No. 70
- Love Is The Ritual — Styxup 16 places, No. 96 → No. 80
New to this week’s Top 10
- Love Takes Time — Mariah CareyNo. 5
- Suicide Blonde — INXSNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- I'm Your Baby Tonight — Whitney HoustonNo. 29
- The Way You Do The Things You Do — UB40No. 35
- Lyin' To Myself — David CassidyNo. 36
- Because I Love You (The Postman Song) — Stevie BNo. 37
- Impulsive — Wilson PhillipsNo. 39
First-week entries
- Miracle (From "Young Guns II") — Jon Bon JoviNo. 47
- Freedom — George MichaelNo. 53
- Biscuit's In The House — BiscuitNo. 85
- Just Another Dream — Cathy DennisNo. 88
- Lost Soul — Bruce Hornsby & The Range With Shawn ColvinNo. 89
- Wherever Would I Be — Cheap TrickNo. 94
- Hard To Handle — The Black CrowesNo. 99
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.