Adam Rifkin's Top 150 of 1990

150. Come Back to Me - Janet Jackson
149. All or Nothing - Milli Vanilli
148. Blame it on the Rain - Milli Vanilli
147. All Around the World - Lisa Stansfield
146. Girls Nite Out - Tyler Collins
145. How Can We Be Lovers - Michael Bolton
144. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You - Michael Bolton
143. Step by Step - New Kids on the Block
142. Can't Stop - After 7
141. Everything - Jody Watley
140. Romeo - Dino
139. Love Song - Tesla
138. Back to Life - Soul II Soul
137. My Love is a Fire - Donny Osmond
136. So Close - Daryl Hall and John Oates
135. I Wish it Would Rain Down - Phil Collins
134. Tell Me Why - Expose
133. Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) - Motley Crue
132. Room at the Top - Adam Ant
131. Can't Get Enuff - Winger
130. Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
129. Have You Seen Her - MC Hammer
128. Knockin' Boots - Candyman
127. Do You Remember? - Phil Collins
126. Oh Girl - Paul Young
125. Fly to the Angels - Slaughter
124. Up All Night - Slaughter
123. Two to Make it Right - Seduction
122. If Wishes Came True - Sweet Sensation
121. Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey
120. With Every Beat of My Heart - Taylor Dayne
119. Cruisin for a Bruisin - Basia
118. Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix
117. I'll Be Your Everything - Tommy Page
116. She Ain't Worth It - Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown
115. Rub You the Right Way - Johnny Gill
114. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You - Heart
113. Turtle Power (from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") - Partners in Kryme
112. Thieves in the Temple - Prince
111. I Don't Have the Heart - James Ingram
110. Tic Tac Toe - Kyper
109. Mentirosa - Mellow Man Ace
108. Without You - Motley Crue
107. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
106. I'll Be Your Shelter - Taylor Dayne
105. One and Only Man - Steve Winwood
104. Vision of Love - Mariah Carey
103. Something To Believe In - Poison
102. Unskinny Bop - Poison
101. Tonight - New Kids on the Block
100. Cherry Pie - Warrant
 99. Jealous - Gene Loves Jezebel
 98. Metropolis - the Church
 97. Swing the Mood - Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
 96. Release Me - Wilson Phillips
 95. Hanky Panky - Madonna
 94. Principal's Office - Yound MC
 93. Children of the Night - Richard Marx
 92. Unchained Melody (from "Ghost") - the Righteous Brothers
 91. I Remember You - Skid Row
 90. Days Like These - Asia
 89. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
 88. I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway
 87. The Other Side - Aerosmith
 86. What It Takes - Aerosmith
 85. Do Me! - Bell Biv Devoe
 84. Close to You - Maxi Priest
 83. Knocked Out - Paula Abdul
 82. Giving You the Benefit - Pebbles
 81. Groove is in the Heart - Deee-Lite
 80. Hold On - En Vogue
 79. Blaze of Glory (from "Young Guns II") - Jon Bon Jovi
 78. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
 77. Wiggle It - 2 in a Room
 76. Banned in the USA - Luke featuring the 2 Live Crew
 75. Me So Horny - the 2 Live Crew
 74. Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic featuring Felly
 73. Feels Good - Tony! Toni! Tone!
 72. Don't Wanna Fall in Love - Jane Child
 71. (It's Just) The Way You Love Me - Paula Abdul
 70. Just Between You and Me - Lou Gramm
 69. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection - Nelson
 68. Type - Living Colour
 67. Holy Water - Bad Company
 66. And So It Goes - Billy Joel
 65. The Downeaster Alexis - Billy Joel
 64. She's My Baby - the Traveling Wilburys
 63. Never Enough - the Cure
 62. Deadbeat Club - B 52's
 61. Keep it Together - Madonna
 60. Alright - Janet Jackson
 59. No More Lies - Michel'le
 58. Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
 57. Jerk Out - the Time
 56. Just a Friend - Biz Markie
 55. I'm Free - the Soup Dragons
 54. Something Happened On the Way to Heaven - Phil Collins
 53. Here's Where the Story Ends - the Sundays
 52. Pure - the Lightning Seeds
 51. Don't Know Much (from "American Tail") - Linda Rondstadt with Aaron Neville
 50. New York Minute - Don Henley
 49. A Night on the Town - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
 48. Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil
 47. Jealous Again - Black Crowes
 46. The Emporer's New Clothes - Sinead O'Connor
 45. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
 44. King of Wishful Thinking (from "Pretty Woman") - Go West
 43. It Must Have Been Love (from "Pretty Woman") - Roxette
 42. Praying for Time - George Michael
 41. Janie's Got a Gun - Aerosmith
 40. Electric Boogie - Marcia Griffiths
 39. Just Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
 38. Across the River - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
 37. Escapade - Janet Jackson
 36. The Power - Snap
 35. Twice as Hard - Black Crowes
 34. Hippychick - Soho
 33. Fly High Michelle - Enuff Z'Nuff
 32. Istanbul (not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
 31. 911 is a Joke - Public Enemy
 30. Pretending - Eric Clapton
 29. Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil
 28. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
 27. Policy of Truth - Depeche Mode
 26. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
 25. The Obvious Child - Paul Simon
 24. C'Mon and Get My Love - D-Mob with Cathy Dennis
 23. I Go to Extremes - Billy Joel
 22. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
 21. The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
 20. World On Fire - Jane Wiedlin
 19. Black Cat - Janet Jackson
 18. Roam - B 52's
 17. Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul
 16. Dangerous - Roxette
 15. Suicide Blonde - INXS
 14. No Myth - Michael Penn
 13. Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
 12. Joey - Concrete Blonde
 11. Hold On - Wilson Phillips
 10. Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
  9. Epic - Faith No More
  8. Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson
  7. Love Shack - B 52's
  6. Cradle of Love (from "Ford Fairlane") - Billy Idol
  5. Tomorrow, Wendy - Concrete Blonde
  4. Birdhouse in Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
  3. We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
  2. Vogue - Madonna
  1. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty

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