List of top 10 singles for 1990 in Australia

This is a list of singles that charted in the top ten of the ARIA Charts in 1990.

Top-ten singles

Key
Symbol Meaning
 ◁  Indicates single's top 10 entry was also its ARIA top 50 debut
(#) 1990 Year-end top 10 single position and rank
List of ARIA top ten singles that peaked in 1990
Top ten
entry date
Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
References
Singles from 1989
13 November "I Feel the Earth Move" Martika 2 8 January 12 [1]
27 November "Love Shack" (#10) The B-52s 1 1 January 13 [2]
4 December "Leave a Light On" Belinda Carlisle 5 15 January 9 [3]
Singles from 1990
1 January "I Want That Man" Deborah Harry 2 15 January 7 [3]
"Ride on Time" Black Box 2 29 January 9 [4]
8 January "Pump Up the Jam" Technotronic featuring Felly 4 12 February 7 [5]
15 January "Crying in the Chapel" Peter Blakeley 3 12 February 10 [5]
"When I See You Smile" Bad English 4 29 January 9 [4]
22 January "Janie's Got a Gun" Aerosmith 1 12 February 8 [5]
29 January "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" (#9) Milli Vanilli 3 12 March 10 [6]
5 February "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles 3 19 February 12 [7]
"Blue Sky Mine" ◁ Midnight Oil 8 19 March 6 [8]
12 February "All Around the World" Lisa Stansfield 9 12 February 1 [5]
19 February "Nothing Compares 2 U" (#1) Sinéad O'Connor 1 19 February 13 [7]
"Don't Know Much" Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville 2 26 February 11 [9]
26 February "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (#7) Michael Bolton 2 5 March 13 [10]
5 March "Sacrifice" Elton John 7 19 March 4 [8]
19 March "Love and Kisses" Dannii Minogue 4 9 April 8 [11]
"Blame It on the Rain" Milli Vanilli 5 9 April 7 [11]
26 March "Opposites Attract" (#6) Paula Abdul 1 16 April 11 [12]
2 April "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" Technotronic 7 16 April 6 [12]
"I Don't Know Anybody Else" Black Box 6 23 April 7 [13]
9 April "Lambada" Kaoma 5 30 April 5 [14]
30 April "Vogue" (#3) Madonna 1 30 April 9 [14]
7 May "How Can We Be Lovers" Michael Bolton 3 14 May 6 [15]
"Summer Rain" Belinda Carlisle 6 14 May 5 [15]
14 May "Mona" Craig McLachlan and Check 1-2 3 21 May 7 [16]
"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (#5) Heart 1 4 June 11 [17]
"Sweet Surrender" Wet Wet Wet 7 14 May 3 [15]
"Dangerous" Roxette 9 21 May 3 [16]
28 May "Infinity (1990's... Time for the Guru)" Guru Josh 4 25 June 9 [18]
"Cradle of Love" Billy Idol 10 28 May 2 [19]
4 June "Better the Devil You Know" ◁ Kylie Minogue 4 18 June 6 [20]
"Step by Step" New Kids on the Block 8 11 June 7 [21]
"I Need Your Body" Tina Arena 3 18 June 8 [20]
11 June "It Must Have Been Love" (#4) Roxette 1 2 July 10 [22]
18 June "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" Absent Friends featuring Wendy Matthews 4 16 July 9 [23]
"Spin That Wheel" Hi Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K 5 23 July 7 [24]
25 June "Hold On" Wilson Phillips 2 9 July 8 [25]
2 July "U Can't Touch This" (#2) MC Hammer 1 16 July 14 [23]
16 July "Unskinny Bop" Poison 7 30 July 5 [26]
23 July "Lay Down Your Guns" ◁ Jimmy Barnes 4 6 August 11 [27]
30 July "Show No Mercy" Mark Williams 8 30 July 5 [26]
"Joey" Concrete Blonde 2 27 August 10 [28]
"Epic" Faith No More 1 20 August 10 [29]
6 August "Hanky Panky" Madonna 6 13 August 5 [30]
13 August "Blaze of Glory" ◁ Jon Bon Jovi 1 10 September 13 [31]
20 August "Chain Reaction" John Farnham 6 27 August 9 [28]
"She Ain't Worth It" Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown 8 27 August 5 [28]
27 August "Close to You" Maxi Priest 2 17 September 9 [32]
10 September "Suicide Blonde" ◁ INXS 2 8 October 8 [33]
"Vision of Love" Mariah Carey 9 17 September 4 [32]
24 September "Bust a Move" Young MC 1 22 October 9 [34]
1 October "King of Wishful Thinking" Go West 6 8 October 5 [33]
8 October "Ooops Up" Snap! 4 5 November 6 [35]
"Thunderstruck" AC/DC 4 29 October 6 [36]
"That's Freedom" John Farnham 6 29 October 5 [36]
15 October "Jukebox in Siberia" Skyhooks 1 29 October 8 [36]
22 October "Groove Is in the Heart" Deee-Lite 1 12 November 11 [37]
29 October "Black Cat" Janet Jackson 6 5 November 4 [35]
5 November "Heart in Danger" Southern Sons 5 5 November 4 [35]
"Doin' the Do" Betty Boo 3 12 November 9 [37]
12 November "Unchained Melody" (#8) The Righteous Brothers 1 19 November 15 [38]
"I'll Be Your Shelter" Taylor Dayne 4 19 November 4 [38]
19 November "Tom's Diner" DNA featuring Suzanne Vega 8 19 November 2 [38]
"Lily Was Here" David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer 10 19 November 1 [38]
26 November "I'm Your Baby Tonight" Whitney Houston 7 26 November 1 [39]
"Step Back in Time" ◁ Kylie Minogue 5 3 December 8 [40]
3 December "Show Me Heaven" Maria McKee 3 17 December 11 [41]
"Burn for You" John Farnham 5 17 December 6 [41]
"Justify My Love" Madonna 4 10 December 7 [42]
10 December "Miracle" Jon Bon Jovi 8 10 December 4 [42]

1989 peaks

List of ARIA top ten singles in 1990 that peaked in 1989
Top ten
entry date
Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
References
25 September "If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher 1 9 October 18 [43]
"Poison" Alice Cooper 3 23 October 15 [44]
2 October "Swing the Mood" ◁ Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers 1 16 October 15 [45]
30 October "We Didn't Start the Fire" Billy Joel 2 27 November 12 [46]
27 November "That's What I Like" ◁ Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers 4 27 November 7 [46]

1991 peaks

List of ARIA top ten singles in 1990 that peaked in 1991
Top ten
entry date
Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in
top ten
References
26 November "Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice 1 7 January 14 [47]
10 December "Cherry Pie" Warrant 6 7 January 9 [47]

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