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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Rock Songs of 1990

1989 <-

1990

-> 1991

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

01/1990

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor

from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

443

✫1
US

2
AC

23
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1990]
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #162]
[Ensign/Chrysalis 23488]
written by Prince

11/1990

Unbelievable by EMF

from Schubert Dip

366

✫1
US

9
dance

3
alt.

3
UK

written by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley

12/1990

Sadeness (Part I) by Enigma [german electronic music project]

from MCMXC a.D.

354

5
US

✫1
dance

67
R&B

6
alt.

✫1
UK

[Charisma 98864]
written by Michael Cretu, Frank Peterson (as F. Gregorian) & David Fairstein

07/1990

Tom's Diner by DNA

from Tom's Album

319

5
US

13
dance

10
R&B

7
alt.

2
UK

featuring Suzanne Vega
[A&M 1529]
written by Suzanne Vega

03/1990

All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You by Heart

from Brigade

295

2
US

6
AC

2
rock

8
UK

[Capitol 44507]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

07/1990

Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi

from Blaze of Glory

287

✫1
US

✫1
rock

13
UK

[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)

12/1990

Crazy by Seal

from Seal [1991 album]

281

7
US

5
alt.

2
UK

written by Seal & Guy Sigsworth

01/1990

I Wish It Would Rain Down by Phil Collins

from … But Seriously

276

3
US

3
AC

5
rock

7
UK

[Atlantic 88738]
written by Phil Collins

10/1990

Right Here, Right Now by Jesus Jones

from Doubt

243

2
US

29
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

31
UK

written by Mike Edwards [Jesus Jones]

10.

02/1990

Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode

from Violator

242

8
US

6
dance

✫1
alt.

6
UK

[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1991]
[Warner 19885 (Sire)]
written by Martin Gore

11.

04/1990

Cradle of Love by Billy Idol

from Charmed Life

235

2
US

✫1
rock

7
alt.

34
UK

[Chrysalis 23509]
written by Billy Idol & David Werner

12.

11/1990

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak

from Heart Shaped World

230

6
US

12
AC

10
rock

2
alt.

10
UK

[Reprise 19704]
written by Chris Isaak

13.

04/1990

Something Happened on the Way to Heaven by Phil Collins

from … But Seriously

221

4
US

2
AC

34
rock

15
UK

[Atlantic 87885]
written by Phil Collins & Daryl Stuermer

14.

06/1990

Unskinny Bop by Poison [hard rock band]

from Flesh & Blood

219

3
US

5
rock

15
UK

[Enigma 44584]
written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels & Rikki Rockett

15.

06/1990

World in Motion by New Order

215

10
dance

5
alt.

✫1
UK

as EnglandNewOrder
written by Keith Allen, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert

16.

09/1990

Suicide Blonde by INXS

from X

213

9
US

25
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

11
UK

[Atlantic 87860]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence

17.

04/1990

Real, Real, Real by Jesus Jones

from Doubt

206

4
US

5
dance

26
alt.

19
UK

written by Mike Edwards [Jesus Jones]

18.

07/1990

(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection by Nelson

from After the Rain

204

✫1
US

20
rock

[DGC 19689]
written by Matthew Nelson [Matthew Gray Nelson], Gunnar Nelson & Marc Tanner

19.

09/1990

Hippychick by Soho

from Goddess

183

14
US

2
dance

11
alt.

8
UK

[R]
[Savage 4-98908]
written by Tim London (as Tim Brinkhurst)

20.

10/1990

Something to Believe In by Poison [hard rock band]

from Flesh & Blood

174

4
US

5
rock

35
UK

[Enigma 44617]
written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels & Rikki Rockett

21.

09/1990

High Enough by Damn Yankees

from Damn Yankees

169

3
US

2
rock

written by Jack Blades, Ted Nugent & Tommy Shaw

22.

04/1990

Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode

from Violator

166

15
US

2
dance

✫1
alt.

16
UK

[Warner 19842 (Sire)]
written by Martin Gore

23.

04/1990

Do You Remember? by Phil Collins

from … But Seriously

165

4
US

✫1
AC

49
rock

[Atlantic 87955]
written by Phil Collins

24.

09/1990

So Hard by Pet Shop Boys

from Behaviour

165

62
US

4
dance

17
alt.

4
UK

[EMI 50329]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

25.

11/1990

Disappear by INXS

from X

163

8
US

41
dance

6
rock

10
alt.

21
UK

[Atlantic 87784]
written by Jon Farriss & Michael Hutchence

26.

03/1990

Strawberry Fields Forever by Candy Flip

from Madstock…

158

9
dance

11
alt.

3
UK

written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

27.

07/1990

I'm Free by The Soup Dragons

from Lovegod

153

79
US

20
dance

2
alt.

5
UK

featuring Junior Reid
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

28.

09/1990

Groovy Train by The Farm

from Spartacus

151

41
US

4
dance

15
alt.

6
UK

written by Peter Hooton & Steve Grimes

29.

01/1990

I Go to Extremes by Billy Joel

from Storm Front

151

6
US

4
AC

10
rock

70
UK

[Columbia 38-73091]
written by Billy Joel

30.

04/1990

Step On by Happy Mondays

from Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

149

57
US

13
dance

9
alt.

5
UK

written by John Kongos, Christos Demetriou, Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Paul Davis [keyboardist] & Gary Whelan

31.

02/1990

Room at the Top by Adam Ant

from Manners and Physique

144

17
US

3
dance

17
alt.

13
UK

[MCA 53679]
written by Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni & André Cymone

32.

10/1990

Kinky Afro by Happy Mondays

from Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

143

✫1
alt.

5
UK

written by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Gary Whelan, Paul Davis [keyboardist] & Mark "Bez" Berry (as Mark Berry)

33.

12/1990

All Together Now by The Farm

from Spartacus

141

7
alt.

4
UK

written by Peter Hooton & Steve Grimes

34.

07/1990

One Love by The Stone Roses

139

9
alt.

4
UK

written by Ian Brown & John Squire

35.

01/1990

Here I Am (Come and Take Me) by UB40

from Labour of Love II

136

7
US

44
AC

6
alt.

46
UK

[Virgin 99141]
written by Al Green & Mabon "Teenie" Hodges

36.

01/1990

Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants

from Flood

125

3
alt.

6
UK

written by John Flansburgh & John Linnell

37.

02/1990

Without You by Mötley Crüe

from Dr. Feelgood

123

8
US

11
rock

39
UK

[Elektra 7-64985]
written by Nikki Sixx & Mick Mars

38.

11/1990

Signs by Tesla

from Five Man Acoustical Jam

118

8
US

2
rock

[live]
written by Les Emmerson

39.

09/1990

Never Enough by The Cure

117

72
US

6
dance

33
rock

✫1
alt.

13
UK

[Elektra 64928]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson & Boris Williams

40.

11/1990

After the Rain by Nelson

from After the Rain

115

6
US

39
rock

[DGC 4-19667]
written by Matthew Nelson [Matthew Gray Nelson], Gunnar Nelson, Marc Tanner & Rick Wilson

41.

01/1990

What It Takes by Aerosmith

from Pump

112

9
US

✫1
rock

[Geffen 19944]
written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry & Desmond Child

42.

02/1990

Forever by KISS

from Hot in the Shade

111

8
US

17
rock

65
UK

[Mercury 876176]
written by Paul Stanley & Michael Bolton

43.

11/1990

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight by Robert Palmer & UB40

from Don't Explain

111

24
alt.

6
UK

written by Bob Dylan

44.

02/1990

Epic by Faith No More

from The Real Thing

111

9
US

25
rock

37
UK

[Slash 4-19813]
written by Billy Gould, Martin, Roddy Bottum & Mike Bordin

45.

09/1990

Cherry Pie by Warrant

from Cherry Pie

109

10
US

19
rock

35
UK

[R]
[Columbia 73300]
written by Jani Lane

46.

10/1990

Miracle by Jon Bon Jovi

from Blaze of Glory

106

12
US

20
rock

29
UK

[Mercury 878392]
written by Jon Bon Jovi

47.

06/1990

Falling by Julee Cruise

from Floating into the Night

105

11
alt.

7
UK

[from the TV series Twin Peaks]
written by Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch

48.

11/1990

There She Goes by The La's

from The La's

101

49
US

2
alt.

13
UK

[R]
written by Lee Mavers

49.

06/1990

The Only One I Know by The Charlatans

from Some Friendly

100

37
rock

5
alt.

9
UK

written by John Baker, Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess & Rob Collins

50.

01/1990

Too Late to Say Goodbye by Richard Marx

from Repeat Offender

12
US

47
AC

17
rock

38
UK

[EMI 50234]
written by Richard Marx & Fee Waybill

51.

06/1990

Across the River by Bruce Hornsby

from A Night on the Town

18
US

8
AC

✫1
rock

85
UK

[RCA 2621]
written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby

52.

11/1990

One and Only Man by Steve Winwood

from Refugees of the Heart

18
US

9
AC

✫1
rock

87
UK

[Virgin 98892]
written by Steve Winwood & Jim Capaldi

53.

09/1990

Stranded by Heart

from Brigade

13
US

8
AC

25
rock

60
UK

[Capitol 44621]
written by Jeff Harrington & Jaime Kyle

54.

12/1990

I Saw Red by Warrant

from Cherry Pie

10
US

14
rock

[Columbia 73597]
written by Jani Lane

55.

02/1990

The Heart of the Matter by Don Henley

from The End of the Innocence

21
US

3
AC

2
rock

[Geffen 4-19898]
written by Mike Campbell, Don Henley & J.D. Souther

56.

07/1990

Can't Stop Fallin' into Love by Cheap Trick

from Busted

12
US

4
rock

[Columbia 73444 (Epic)]
written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander & Tom Petersson

57.

09/1990

World in My Eyes by Depeche Mode

from Violator

52
US

6
dance

17
alt.

17
UK

[Sire 4-19580]
written by Martin Gore

58.

06/1990

Joey by Concrete Blonde

from Bloodletting

19
US

42
AC

20
rock

✫1
alt.

[I.R.S. 73014]
written by Johnette Napolitano

59.

10/1990

More by The Sisters of Mercy

from Vision Thing

✫1
alt.

14
UK

written by Andrew Eldritch & Jim Steinman

60.

06/1990

The Other Side by Aerosmith

from Pump

22
US

✫1
rock

46
UK

[Geffen 19927]
written by Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

61.

09/1990

Then by The Charlatans

from Some Friendly

4
alt.

12
UK

written by Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess & Collins

62.

03/1990

Baby, It's Tonight by Jude Cole

from A View from 3rd Street

16
US

19
AC

3
rock

[Reprise 19869]
written by Jude Cole

63.

11/1990

Money Talks by AC/DC

from The Razors Edge

23
US

3
rock

36
UK

written by Angus Young & Malcolm Young

64.

11/1990

Just the Way It Is, Baby by The Rembrandts

from The Rembrandts

14
US

12
AC

13
rock

[Atco 4-98874]
written by Phil Solem & Danny Wilde

65.

05/1990

November Spawned a Monster by Morrissey

from Bona Drag

6
alt.

12
UK

written by Morrissey & Clive Langer

66.

10/1990

If You Needed Somebody by Bad Company

from Holy Water

16
US

2
rock

written by Brian Howe & Terry Thomas

67.

01/1990

Hello by The Beloved

from Happiness

4
dance

6
alt.

19
UK

written by Jon Marsh

68.

09/1990

Thunderstruck by AC/DC

from The Razors Edge

5
rock

13
UK

written by Angus Young & Malcolm Young

69.

02/1990

Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil

from Blue Sky Mining

47
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

66
UK

[Columbia 38-73250]
written by Peter Garrett, Bones Hillman, Martin Rotsey, Rob Hirst & Jim Moginie

70.

10/1990

Miles Away by Winger

from In the Heart of the Young

12
US

14
rock

written by Paul Taylor

71.

10/1990

The Obvious Child by Paul Simon

from The Rhythm of the Saints

92
US

21
rock

24
alt.

15
UK

written by Paul Simon

72.

01/1990

The Deeper the Love by Whitesnake

from Slip of the Tongue

28
US

4
rock

35
UK

[Geffen 19951]
written by David Coverdale & Adrian Vandenberg

73.

04/1990

Save Me by Fleetwood Mac

from Behind the Mask

33
US

6
AC

3
rock

53
UK

[Warner 19866]
written by Christine McVie & Eddy Quintela

74.

10/1990

Picadilly Palare by Morrissey

from Bona Drag

2
alt.

18
UK

written by Morrissey & Kevin Armstrong

75.

01/1990

Butterfly on a Wheel by The Mission [English band]

from Carved in Sand

23
alt.

12
UK

written by Craig Adams, Mick Brown, Simon Hinkler & Wayne Hussey

76.

04/1990

The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinéad O'Connor

from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

60
US

27
dance

40
rock

✫1
alt.

31
UK

charted as I Am Stretched on Your Grave / The Emperor's New Clothes in US dance charts
written by Sinéad O'Connor

77.

05/1990

Doubleback by ZZ Top

from Recycler

50
US

✫1
rock

29
UK

[Warner 19812]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard

78.

11/1990

My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style by Dream Warriors

from And Now, the Legacy Begins

24
alt.

13
UK

written by King Lou (as Louie Robinson), Richard Rodwell & Quincy Jones

79.

01/1990

Almost Hear You Sigh by The Rolling Stones

from Steel Wheels

50
US

✫1
rock

31
UK

written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Steve Jordan

80.

08/1990

Violence of Summer by Duran Duran

from Liberty

64
US

36
dance

13
alt.

20
UK

[Capitol 44608]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Warren Cuccurullo & Sterling Campbell

81.

06/1990

I Didn't Want to Need You by Heart

from Brigade

23
US

13
rock

47
UK

[Capitol 44553]
written by Diane Warren

82.

03/1990

This Is How It Feels by Inspiral Carpets

from Life

22
alt.

14
UK

written by Martyn Walsh, Tom Hingley (as Thomas Hingley), Craig Gill, Graham Lambert & Clint Boon

83.

10/1990

Don't Ask Me by Public Image Ltd.

from The Greatest Hits, So Far

2
alt.

22
UK

written by Allan Dias, John McGeoch & John Lydon

84.

09/1990

Candy by Iggy Pop

from Brick by Brick

28
US

30
rock

5
alt.

67
UK

with Kate Pierson
written by Iggy Pop

85.

08/1990

Heart Like a Wheel by The Human League

from Romantic?

32
US

17
alt.

29
UK

written by Jo Callis & Eugene Reynolds

86.

03/1990

Loaded by Primal Scream

from Screamadelica

19
alt.

16
UK

written by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes & Robert Young

87.

03/1990

I'll See You in My Dreams by Giant

from Last of the Runaways

20
US

7
rock

[A&M 1495]
written by Alan Pasqua & Mark Spiro

88.

11/1990

For You by The Outfield

from Diamond Days

21
US

21
AC

13
rock

[MCA 53935]
written by John Spinks (as John Frederick Spinks)

89.

05/1990

Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) by Mötley Crüe

from Dr. Feelgood

19
US

13
rock

[Elektra 4-64962]
written by Nikki Sixx & Mick Mars

90.

09/1990

Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes

from Shake Your Money Maker

45
US

✫1
rock

45
UK

written by Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) & Otis Redding

91.

08/1990

Fly to the Angels by Slaughter

from Stick It to Ya

19
US

15
rock

[Chrysalis 23527]
written by Mark Slaughter & Dana Strum

92.

03/1990

Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) by Robert Plant

from Manic Nirvana

46
US

✫1
rock

45
UK

[Es Paranza 4-98985]
written by Chris Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones & Robert Plant

93.

09/1990

Good Morning Britain by Aztec Camera and Mick Jones

from Stray

12
alt.

19
UK

written by Roddy Frame

94.

01/1990

Sometimes She Cries by Warrant

from Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

20
US

11
rock

[Columbia 73095]
written by Jani Lane

95.

03/1990

Pictures of You by The Cure

from Disintegration

71
US

33
dance

19
alt.

24
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #278]
written by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams, Roger O'donnell, Porl Thompson & Lol Tolhurst

96.

03/1990

Kiss This Thing Goodbye by Del Amitri

from Waking Hours

35
US

17
rock

13
alt.

43
UK

[R]
[A&M 1485**]
written by Justin Currie, Iain Harvie & Mick Slaven

97.

05/1990

Give It Up by Hothouse Flowers

from Home

29
rock

2
alt.

30
UK

written by Liam Ó Maonlaí, Leo Barnes, Peter O'Toole, Fiachna Ó Braonáin (as Fiachna O'Braonain) & Jerry Fehily

98.

09/1990

Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction

from Ritual de lo Habitual

29
rock

✫1
alt.

34
UK

written by Eric Avery & Perry Farrell

99.

02/1990

Deliverance by The Mission [English band]

from Carved in Sand

27
rock

6
alt.

27
UK

written by Craig Adams, Mick Brown, Simon Hinkler & Wayne Hussey

100.

01/1990

Cuts You Up by Peter Murphy

from Deep

55
US

10
rock

✫1
alt.

[Beggars Banquet 9140]
written by Peter Murphy & Paul Statham

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