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In 1990 there were 51 weekly charts, with 341 different records. Of those, 299 entered the chart that year and 16 reached number 1. Longest at number 1 was Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor: eight weeks. The record that stayed longest was Mooi Was Die Tijd by Corry Konings: 20 weeks, with number 4 as its peak. The highest new entry was Daar Gaat Ze by Clouseau, straight in at 15 in week 7. Top of the year chart is Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor, with 527 points.

Weeks

Year chart 1990

The top 10 of the 1990 year chart, on points: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40. The full list of 100 is on the year chart page.

  1. 1Nothing Compares 2 U
    Sinéad O'Connor · 527 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1
  2. 2I've Been Thinking About You
    Londonbeat · 499 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1
  3. 3Mooi Was Die Tijd
    Corry Konings · 487 points · 20 weeks · peak position 4
  4. 4It Must Have Been Love
    Roxette · 455 points · 17 weeks · peak position 3
  5. 5What's a Woman
    Vaya Con Dios · 440 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1
  6. 6U Can't Touch This
    MC Hammer · 435 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  7. 7The Power
    SNAP! · 417 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  8. 8Dirty Cash (Money Talks)
    PAWSA, The Adventures Of Stevie V · 416 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1
  9. 9Verdammt Ich lieb' dich
    Matthias Reim · 415 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1
  10. 10Daar Gaat Ze
    Clouseau · 404 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2

The full 1990 year chart: the 100 best records

Number ones

  1. wk 1–4All Around the World
    Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris · 4 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 5–6Me So Horny
    2 LIVE CREW · 2 weeks at 1 · week 5
  3. wk 7–14Nothing Compares 2 U
    Sinéad O'Connor · 8 weeks at 1 · week 7
  4. wk 15–18The Power
    SNAP! · 4 weeks at 1 · week 15
  5. wk 19–20Kingston Town
    UB40 · 2 weeks at 1 · week 19
  6. wk 21–24Paint It, Black
    The Rolling Stones · 4 weeks at 1 · week 21
  7. wk 25–27What's a Woman
    Vaya Con Dios · 3 weeks at 1 · week 25
  8. wk 28–30Dirty Cash (Money Talks)
    PAWSA, The Adventures Of Stevie V · 3 weeks at 1 · week 28
  9. wk 31–35U Can't Touch This
    MC Hammer · 5 weeks at 1 · week 31
  10. wk 36–39I've Been Thinking About You
    Londonbeat · 4 weeks at 1 · week 36
  11. wk 40–43Verdammt Ich lieb' dich
    Matthias Reim · 4 weeks at 1 · week 40
  12. wk 44–45The Joker
    Steve Miller Band · 2 weeks at 1 · week 44
  13. wk 46–47Show Me Heaven
    Maria McKee · 2 weeks at 1 · week 46
  14. wk 48–49Unchained Melody
    The Righteous Brothers · 2 weeks at 1 · week 48
  15. wk 50Sadeness
    Enigma · 1 week at 1 · week 50
  16. wk 51Ice Ice Baby
    Vanilla Ice · 1 week at 1 · week 51

Longest in the chart

  1. 20Mooi Was Die Tijd
    Corry Konings · weeks in 1990 · peak position 4 · from week 26
  2. 17It Must Have Been Love
    Roxette · weeks in 1990 · peak position 3 · from week 26
  3. 16Nothing Compares 2 U
    Sinéad O'Connor · weeks in 1990 · peak position 1 · from week 5
  4. 16I've Been Thinking About You
    Londonbeat · weeks in 1990 · peak position 1 · from week 32
  5. 15What's a Woman
    Vaya Con Dios · weeks in 1990 · peak position 1 · from week 19
  6. 14The Power
    SNAP! · weeks in 1990 · peak position 1 · from week 11
  7. 14Kingston Town
    UB40 · weeks in 1990 · peak position 1 · from week 15
  8. 14Dirty Cash (Money Talks)
    PAWSA, The Adventures Of Stevie V · weeks in 1990 · peak position 1 · from week 23
  9. 14Sacrifice
    Elton John · weeks in 1990 · peak position 3 · from week 4
  10. 14Black Velvet
    Alannah Myles · weeks in 1990 · peak position 3 · from week 14

Highest new entries

  1. 15Daar Gaat Ze
    Clouseau · new at 15 in week 7
  2. 17Vogue
    Madonna · new at 17 in week 15
  3. 17Thieves in the Temple
    Prince · new at 17 in week 32
  4. 18Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)
    Technotronic · new at 18 in week 5
  5. 19I'm Your Baby Tonight
    Whitney Houston · new at 19 in week 43

Source: top40.nl

Sound of 1990

1990 sounded faster, more acoustic and calmer than 1989, at a tempo around 122 bpm.

Measured across 88 of the 341 records from 1990 with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many records reached number 1 in 1990?

In total 16 different records, across 51 charts. The first was All Around the World by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, the last Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.

Which record had the longest run at number 1 in 1990?

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor: eight weeks in a row at 1.

Which record stayed in the chart longest in 1990?

Mooi Was Die Tijd by Corry Konings: 20 weeks in 1990, peaking at number 4 that year.

What was the highest new entry of 1990?

Daar Gaat Ze by Clouseau, straight in at 15 in week 7.

Which record tops the 1990 year chart?

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor, with 527 points from 16 weeks. The top 3: 1. Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinéad O'Connor), 2. I've Been Thinking About You (Londonbeat), 3. Mooi Was Die Tijd (Corry Konings).

How is the year chart compiled?

On points from all weekly charts of 1990; only the weeks of that year count. The full ranking and the count are on the year chart of 1990.

How many records made the Dutch Top 40 in 1990?

In total 341 different records, spread over 51 charts. Of those, 299 entered the chart that year.