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 |
| 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
| 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
| 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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