The 1990 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 1990. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor, with 527 points from 16 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1990 Decade chart 1990s
The 100 best records of 1990
- 1Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor · 527 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 5
- 2I've Been Thinking About YouLondonbeat · 499 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 32
- 3Mooi Was Die TijdCorry Konings · 487 points · 20 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 26
- 4It Must Have Been Love
- 5What's a WomanVaya Con Dios · 440 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 19
- 6U Can't Touch This
- 7The Power
- 8Dirty Cash (Money Talks)PAWSA, The Adventures Of Stevie V · 416 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 23
- 9Verdammt Ich lieb' dichMatthias Reim · 415 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36
- 10Daar Gaat Ze
- 11SacrificeElton John · 403 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 4
- 12Kingston Town
- 13Black VelvetAlannah Myles · 386 points · 14 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 14
- 14Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones · 382 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 18
- 15The JokerSteve Miller Band · 364 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 39
- 16Show Me HeavenMaria McKee · 358 points · 11 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 41
- 17Killer
- 18Me So Horny2 LIVE CREW · 346 points · 11 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 19Dub Be Good To MeBeats International · 341 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 12
- 20Close To YouMaxi Priest · 334 points · 12 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 27
- 21Ooops Up
- 22Get A LifeSoul II Soul · 326 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 23Se bastasse una canzoneEros Ramazzotti · 325 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 18
- 24Nah Neh NahVaya Con Dios · 325 points · 12 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 35
- 25Still Got The BluesGary Moore · 319 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 21
- 26I Promised MyselfNick Kamen · 312 points · 13 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 20
- 27Got to Get
- 28Infinity
- 29I Wish It Would Rain DownPhil Collins · 304 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 4
- 30How Am I Supposed to Live Without YouMichael Bolton · 303 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 9
- 31It's On YouM.C. Sar, Real McCoy · 299 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 35
- 32Tom's DinerSuzanne Vega · 293 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 33
- 33Vogue
- 34Back By Dope Demand
- 35I'm Your Baby TonightWhitney Houston · 289 points · 9 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 43
- 36Summer Of '69Bryan Adams · 288 points · 12 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 32
- 37TonightNew Kids On The Block · 287 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 36
- 38Have You Seen Her
- 39Hijo de la Luna
- 40Candy
- 41WordsThe Christians · 261 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 1
- 42All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You
- 43CarusoLucio Dalla, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna · 257 points · 11 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 20
- 44Opposites AttractPaula Abdul · 254 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 7
- 45Thunderstruck
- 46All Around the WorldLisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris · 247 points · 8 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 47Born To Be WildSteppenwolf · 244 points · 9 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 43
- 48Oh Pretty WomanGary Moore · 244 points · 9 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 13
- 49At This MomentMarco Borsato · 243 points · 9 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 22
- 50Promise MeBeverley Craven · 242 points · 10 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 36
- 51Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked)Chad Jackson · 241 points · 9 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 29
- 52Vision of LoveMariah Carey · 241 points · 11 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 30
- 53The HealerJohn Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, The Santana Band · 237 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 9
- 54MaldònZouk Machine · 236 points · 11 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 31
- 55Suicide Blonde
- 56Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)Technotronic · 233 points · 8 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 5
- 57King Kong FiveMano Negra · 230 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 6
- 58Homely Girl
- 59Unchained MelodyThe Righteous Brothers · 227 points · 7 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45
- 60Get Into ItTony Scott · 226 points · 9 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 3
- 61Blueshouse
- 62SaxualityCandy Dulfer · 222 points · 8 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 22
- 63Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode · 215 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 11
- 64Something Happened on the Way to HeavenPhil Collins · 210 points · 8 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 17
- 65He SuzieHenk Wijngaard · 207 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 35
- 66Fortune Fairytales
- 67In PrivateDusty Springfield · 204 points · 9 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 2
- 68Must Bee The Music
- 69Live TogetherLisa Stansfield · 195 points · 7 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 8
- 70Fools GoldThe Stone Roses · 194 points · 8 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 5
- 71The Anniversary WaltzStatus Quo · 191 points · 6 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 46
- 72Eleni
- 73What "U" Waitin' "4"?Jungle Brothers · 188 points · 7 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 14
- 74The Future
- 75Here I Am / Small Axe (Come And Take Me)
- 76Inna City MammaNeneh Cherry · 180 points · 7 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 2
- 77Cult of SNAP!
- 78A Dream's A DreamSoul II Soul · 180 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 19
- 79Look Away
- 80Doin' The Do
- 81Save MeFleetwood Mac · 178 points · 8 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 15
- 82Praying for TimeGeorge Michael · 177 points · 7 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 35
- 83Don't Know MuchLinda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville · 176 points · 6 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 1
- 84Oranje BovenaanAndre Hazes · 176 points · 8 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 16
- 85DuetHerman Finkers · 176 points · 7 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 42
- 86Groove Is in the Heart
- 87The Cult Of Snap
- 88Pump That Body
- 89The Obvious ChildPaul Simon · 170 points · 9 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 41
- 90Wil Niet Dat Je Weggaat
- 91Better World
- 92Just Say Hello!Rene Froger · 167 points · 8 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 40
- 93Thieves in the Temple
- 94I MightShakin' Stevens · 165 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 17
- 95That's Just the Way It IsPhil Collins · 165 points · 7 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 30
- 96Dançando Lambada
- 97I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForThe Chimes · 164 points · 8 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 23
- 98Louise
- 99Sadeness
- 100This Beat Is TechnotronicTechnotronic, MC Eric · 159 points · 6 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 14
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1990 in the Dutch Top 40?
Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor tops the 1990 year chart, with 527 points from 16 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 1. Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinéad O'Connor), 2. I've Been Thinking About You (Londonbeat), 3. Mooi Was Die Tijd (Corry Konings), 4. It Must Have Been Love (Roxette), 5. What's a Woman (Vaya Con Dios).
How is the 1990 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1990 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1990 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1990, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1990 year page.
How many weeks does the 1990 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 341 different records between them, 16 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.