| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 01/1990 | | 418
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 2 US rock 23 US alt. ✫1 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1990]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #162] written by Prince |
 | 2. | 09/1990 | | 402
 | US 9 UK 11 US dance 25 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [Atlantic 4-87860] written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence |
 | 3. | 10/1990 | | 366
 | US 2 UK 31 US dance 29 US rock 7 US alt. ✫1 | written by Mike Edwards |
 | 4. | 04/1990 | | 341
 | US 2 UK 34 US rock ✫1 US alt. 7 | [Chrysalis 23509] written by Billy Idol & David Werner |
 | 5. | 11/1990 | | 305
 | US 6 UK 10 US AC 12 US rock 10 US alt. 2 | written by Chris Isaak |
 | 6. | 11/1990 | | 301
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US dance 9 US alt. 3 | written by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark de Cloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley |
 | 7. | 02/1990 | | 297
 | US 47 UK 66 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [Columbia 38-73250] written by Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst & Jim Moginie |
 | 8. | 02/1990 | | 281
 | US 8 UK 6 US dance 6 US alt. ✫1 | [BRIT Awards Best British Single 1991] [Warner 19885 (Sire)] written by Martin Gore |
 | 9. | 07/1990 | | 277
 | US ✫1 UK 13 US rock ✫1 | [Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1990] [included on the soundtrack to the 1990 film Young Guns II] [Mercury 875896] written by Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) |
 | 10. | 12/1990 | | 268
 | US 5 UK ✫1 US dance ✫1 US R&B 67 US alt. 6 | written by Michael Cretu, F. Gregorian & David Fairstein |
 | 11. | 03/1990 | | 262
 | US 2 UK 8 US AC 6 US rock 2 | [Capitol 44507] written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
 | 12. | 07/1990 | | 255
 | US 5 UK 2 US dance 13 US R&B 10 US alt. 7 | featuring Suzanne Vega [A&M 1529] written by Suzanne Vega |
 | 13. | 11/1990 | | 253
 | US 8 UK 21 US dance 41 US rock 6 US alt. 10 | written by Jon Farriss & Michael Hutchence |
| 14. | 01/1990 | | 251
 | US 55 US rock 10 US alt. ✫1 | [Beggars Banquet 9140] written by Peter Murphy & Paul Statham |
 | 15. | 12/1990 | | 251
 | US 7 UK 2 US alt. 5 | written by Seal & Guy Sigsworth |
 | 16. | 01/1990 | | 247
 | US 3 UK 7 US AC 3 US rock 5 | [Atlantic 88738] written by Phil Collins |
| 17. | 06/1990 | | 236
 | US 19 US AC 42 US rock 20 US alt. ✫1 | [I.R.S. 73014] written by Johnette Napolitano |
| 18. | 01/1990 | | 235
 | US 9 UK 10 US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 19944] written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Desmond Child |
| 19. | 09/1990 | | 231
 | US 3 US rock 2 | written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent & Tommy Shaw |
| 20. | 09/1990 | | 223
 | US 72 UK 13 US dance 6 US rock 33 US alt. ✫1 | [Elektra 64928] written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson & Boris Williams |
 | 21. | 04/1990 | | 218
 | US 15 UK 16 US dance 2 US alt. ✫1 | [Warner 19842 (Sire)] written by Martin Gore |
 | 22. | 06/1990 | | 216
 | US 3 UK 15 US rock 5 | [Enigma 44584] written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels & Rikki Rockett |
| 23. | 06/1990 | | 210
 | US 68 US rock 12 US alt. ✫1 | [Geffen 4-19688] written by Jay Aston & James Stevenson |
| 24. | 03/1990 | | 209
 | UK 97 US rock 11 US alt. ✫1 | written by Robert Hirst & James Moginie |
 | 25. | 09/1990 | | 208
 | UK 75 US rock 5 US alt. 3 | [Columbia 73575 (Epic)] written by Vernon Reid |
| 26. | 05/1990 | | 205
 | UK 66 US rock 21 US alt. ✫1 | written by Kurt Wallinger |
 | 27. | 09/1990 | | 199
 | UK 34 US rock 29 US alt. ✫1 | written by Eric Avery & Perry Farrell |
| 28. | 03/1990 | | 199
 | US rock 11 US alt. ✫1 | [Arista 9944 (cd-5)] written by Steve Kilbey, Marty Willson-Piper, Peter Koppes & Richard Ploog |
| 29. | 05/1990 | | 199
 | US rock 5 US alt. 4 | [Warner 19820 (Sire)] written by Chrissie Hynde |
| 30. | 11/1990 | | 196
 | US 8 US rock 2 | [live] written by Les Emmerson |
 | 31. | 10/1990 | | 194
 | US 4 UK 35 US rock 5 | [Enigma 44617] written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels & Rikki Rockett |
| 32. | 10/1990 | | 194
 | UK 5 US alt. ✫1 | written by Shawn Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Gary Whelan, Paul Davis & Mark Berry |
 | 33. | 06/1990 | | 190
 | UK ✫1 US dance 10 US alt. 5 | as EnglandNewOrder written by Keith Allen, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert |
| 34. | 07/1990 | | 188
 | US 79 UK 5 US dance 20 US alt. 2 | featuring Junior Reid written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards |
 | 35. | 10/1990 | | 188
 | UK 14 US alt. ✫1 | written by Andrew Eldritch & Jim Steinman |
| 36. | 11/1990 | | 183
 | US 18 UK 87 US AC 9 US rock ✫1 | [Virgin 4-98892] written by Steve Winwood & Jim Capaldi |
 | 37. | 05/1990 | | 183
 | US 50 UK 29 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 19812] written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard |
 | 38. | 06/1990 | | 180
 | US 22 UK 46 US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 19927] written by Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. |
| 39. | 04/1990 | | 179
 | US 60 UK 31 US dance 27 US rock 40 US alt. ✫1 | charted as I Am Stretched on Your Grave / The Emperor's New Clothes in US dance charts written by Sinéad O'Connor |
| 40. | 03/1990 | | 179
 | US 46 UK 45 US rock ✫1 | [Es Paranza 4-98985] written by Chris Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones & Robert Plant |
| 41. | 10/1990 | | 179
 | UK 37 US rock ✫1 | written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard |
| 42. | 06/1990 | | 178
 | US 18 UK 85 US AC 8 US rock ✫1 | [RCA 2621] written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby |
 | 43. | 06/1990 | | 171
 | US 86 US rock ✫1 | written by Trevor Rabin & Chris Squire |
| 44. | 09/1990 | | 170
 | US 45 UK 45 US rock ✫1 | written by Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) & Otis Redding |
| 45. | 01/1990 | | 166
 | US 7 UK 46 US AC 44 US alt. 6 | written by Al Green & Mabon "Teenie" Hodges |
| 46. | 10/1990 | | 165
 | US 16 US rock 2 | written by Brian Howe & Terry Thomas |
| 47. | 05/1990 | | 164
 | UK 30 US rock 29 US alt. 2 | written by Hothouse Flowers |
 | 48. | 02/1990 | | 162
 | US 21 US AC 3 US rock 2 | [Geffen 4-19898] written by Mike Campbell, Don Henley & J.D. Souther |
 | 49. | 01/1990 | | 160
 | UK 6 US alt. 3 | written by John Flansburgh & John Linnell |
 | 50. | 11/1990 | | 160
 | US 49 UK 13 US alt. 2 | [R] written by Lee Mavers |
 | 51. | 01/1990 | | 159
 | US 50 UK 31 US rock ✫1 | written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Steve Jordan |
| 52. | 06/1990 | | 158
 | UK 9 US rock 37 US alt. 5 | written by John Baker, Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess & Rob Collins |
| 53. | 07/1990 | | 157
 | US ✫1 US rock 20 | [DGC 19689] written by Matthew Nelson, Gunnar Nelson & Marc Tanner |
 | 54. | 04/1990 | | 157
 | US 4 UK 15 US AC 2 US rock 34 | [Atlantic 87885] written by Phil Collins & Daryl Stuermer |
 | 55. | 01/1990 | | 155
 | US 6 UK 70 US AC 4 US rock 10 | [Columbia 38-73091] written by Billy Joel |
 | 56. | 09/1990 | | 154
 | US 28 UK 67 US rock 30 US alt. 5 | written by Iggy Pop |
| 57. | 09/1990 | | 154
 | US 14 UK 8 US dance 2 US alt. 11 | [R] [Savage 4-98908] written by Tim Brinkhurst |
| 58. | 03/1990 | | 154
 | US 16 US AC 19 US rock 3 | [Reprise 19869] written by Jude Cole |
| 59. | 04/1990 | | 153
 | US 4 UK 19 US dance 5 US alt. 26 | written by Mike Edwards |
| 60. | 05/1990 | | 151
 | UK 89 US rock 24 US alt. 2 | written by David Bowie |
| 61. | 11/1990 | | 150
 | US 23 UK 36 US rock 3 | written by Angus Young & Malcolm Young |
| 62. | 09/1990 | | 148
 | US alt. ✫1 | written by Paul Westerberg |
| 63. | 06/1990 | | 147
 | US 89 US rock ✫1 | [Atco 98944] written by Brian Howe & Terry Thomas |
| 64. | 06/1990 | | 146
 | US rock 20 US alt. 3 | written by Robert Hirst & James Moginie |
| 65. | 10/1990 | | 146
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard |
| 66. | 03/1990 | | 146
 | US 60 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 19838] written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent & Tommy Shaw |
| 67. | 07/1990 | | 145
 | US rock ✫1 | as Johnny Van Zant |
| 68. | 11/1990 | | 142
 | US rock 34 US alt. 2 | written by Cole Porter |
 | 69. | 12/1990 | | 142
 | UK 4 US alt. 7 | written by Peter Hooton & Steve Grimes |
| 70. | 02/1990 | | 142
 | US 8 UK 39 US rock 11 | [Elektra 7-64985] written by Nikki Sixx & Mick Mars |
| 71. | 10/1990 | | 141
 | UK 22 US alt. 2 | written by Alan Diaz, John McGeogh & John Lydon |
| 72. | 09/1990 | | 141
 | UK 12 US alt. 4 | written by Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess & Collins |
| 73. | 04/1990 | | 140
 | US 57 UK 5 US dance 13 US alt. 9 | written by John Kongos, Christos Demetriou, Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Paul Davis & Gary Whelan |
 | 74. | 10/1990 | | 140
 | UK 18 US alt. 2 | written by Morrissey & Armstrong |
 | 75. | 04/1990 | | 139
 | US alt. ✫1 | written by David Gavurin & Harriet Wheeler |
| 76. | 07/1990 | | 139
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts & Johnny Neel |
| 77. | 02/1990 | | 139
 | UK 27 US rock 27 US alt. 6 | written by Craig Adams, Nick Brown, Simon Hinkler & Wayne Hussey |
 | 78. | 08/1990 | | 137
 | UK 11 US rock 4 | written by Axl Rose, Slash & Duff McKagan |
 | 79. | 07/1990 | | 136
 | US 12 US rock 4 | [Columbia 73444 (Epic)] written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander & Tom Petersson |
| 80. | 03/1990 | | 135
 | UK 68 US alt. ✫1 | |
 | 81. | 08/1990 | | 135
 | US alt. ✫1 | Released along with Three Days written by Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro |
 | 82. | 01/1990 | | 135
 | US 28 UK 35 US rock 4 | [Warner 19951 (Geffen)] written by David Coverdale & Adrian Vandenberg |
| 83. | 03/1990 | | 134
 | US 35 UK 43 US rock 17 US alt. 13 | [R] [A&M 1485**] written by Justin Currie, Iain Harvie & Mick Slaven |
| 84. | 04/1990 | | 134
 | US rock ✫1 | written by Paul Barrere, Martin Kibbee, Bill Payne & Fred Tackett |
| 85. | 03/1990 | | 133
 | UK 3 US dance 9 US alt. 11 | written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| 86. | 02/1990 | | 132
 | US 94 US rock 7 US alt. 18 | [Capitol 44516 (cassette)] written by Pat DiNizio |
| 87. | 07/1990 | | 132
 | US alt. ✫1 | |
 | 88. | 04/1990 | | 132
 | US 33 UK 53 US AC 6 US rock 3 | [Warner 19866] written by Christine McVie & Eddy Quintela |
 | 89. | 07/1990 | | 132
 | UK 4 US alt. 9 | written by Ian Brown & John Squire |
 | 90. | 01/1990 | | 131
 | US ✫1 UK 69 US AC ✫1 | [Arista 9938] written by Diane Warren |
| 91. | 07/1990 | | 131
 | UK 84 US rock 46 US alt. 2 | written by Iggy Pop |
| 92. | 03/1990 | | 130
 | US rock 7 US alt. 14 | [EMI America 50293 (casset] |
 | 93. | 09/1990 | | 129
 | US 41 UK 6 US dance 4 US alt. 15 | written by Peter Hooton & Steve Grimes |
| 94. | 11/1990 | | 129
 | US rock 16 US alt. 7 | |
| 95. | 03/1990 | | 128
 | US 53 US AC 39 US rock 16 US alt. 10 | [RCA 2512] written by Michael Penn |
| 96. | 12/1990 | | 127
 | US 79 US rock 2 | written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard |
 | 97. | 09/1990 | | 126
 | US 62 UK 4 US dance 4 US alt. 17 | [EMI 50329] written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe |
 | 98. | 02/1990 | | 124
 | US 8 UK 65 US rock 17 | [Mercury 876176] written by Paul Stanley & Michael Bolton |
 | 99. | 01/1990 | | 123
 | UK 19 US dance 4 US alt. 6 | written by Jon Marsh |
| 100. | 09/1990 | | 122
 | UK 13 US rock 5 | written by Angus Young & Malcolm Young |