1979

The Top 150 Hits of… 1979

Quick! When you hear the phrase “overplayed disco hits,” what are the first 4 songs that pop into mind? Now, how closely does your list compare with the top 4 below? Amazing, right? If you didn’t find all of your songs in the top 4, they might be on this list somewhere. Disco hit a commercial and creative peak in ’79, right before the backlash that virtually killed it (Remember the record burning events?). If you’ve never heard Donna Summer’s Bad Girls album in its entirety, you really should. It’s a worthy companion to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

1. Le Freak – Chic 416.5
2. Hot Stuff – Donna Summer 359.5
3. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor 357
4. Y.M.C.A. – Village People 346.5
5. My Sharona – The Knack 342.5
6. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart 325.5
7. Bad Girls – Donna Summer 314
8. Still – The Commodores 304.5
9. Sad Eyes – Robert John 301.5
10. Ring My Bell – Anita Ward 297.5
11. Reunited – Peaches & Herb 295
12. Pop Muzik – M 287.5
13. A Little More Love – Olivia Newton-John 287
14. Rise – Herb Alpert 287
15. Too Much Heaven – The Bee Gees 280.5
16. You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand 276.5
17. Good Times – Chic 272.5
18. I’ll Never Love This Way Again – Dionne Warwick 271
19. Fire – The Pointer Sisters 269.5
20. My Life – Billy Joel 264.5
21. What a Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers 256
22. Tragedy – The Bee Gees 248.5
23. Dim All the Lights – Donna Summer 247
24. After the Love Has Gone – Earth, Wind & Fire 236
25. Stumblin’ In – Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 235.5
26. Heart of Glass – Blondie 233.5
27. Sharing the Night Together – Dr. Hook 233.5
28. Makin’ It – David Naughton 229.5
29. Heartache Tonight – The Eagles 224.5
30. We Are Family – Sister Sledge 224
31. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson 222.5
32. Knock on Wood – Amii Stewart 220.5
33. The Main Event/Fight – Barbra Streisand 220
34. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) – Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer 218.5
35. When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman – Dr. Hook 217.5
36. Love You Inside Out – The Bee Gees 213
37. The Logical Song – Supertramp 212.5
38. Lead Me On – Maxine Nightingale 209.5
39. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) – The Jacksons 206
40. Just When I Needed You Most – Randy Vanwarmer 204.5
41. Shake Your Groove Thing – Peaches & Herb 203
42. Hold the Line – Toto 202.5
43. Heaven Knows – Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams 201.5
44. Goodnight Tonight – Wings 199.5
45. In the Navy – Village People 198.5
46. Lonesome Loser – Little River Band 198.5
47. The Devil Went Down to Georgia – The Charlie Daniels Band 196.5
48. Sail On – The Commodores 196
49. She Believes in Me – Kenny Rogers 193
50. Chuck E.’s in Love – Rickie Lee Jones 191
51. (Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away – Andy Gibb 190.5
52. Sultans of Swing – Dire Straits 189.5
53. Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills 188
54. Lotta Love – Nicolette Larson 186.5
55. Don’t Bring Me Down – Electric Light Orchestra 185.5
56. I Want You to Want Me – Cheap Trick 182.5
57. You’re Only Lonely – J.D. Souther 182.5
58. Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions 181.5
59. Gold – John Stewart 181
60. Every 1’s a Winner – Hot Chocolate 177
61. Mama Can’t Buy You Love – Elton John 175
62. Don’t Cry Out Loud – Melissa Manchester 174.5
63. Heaven Must Have Sent You – Bonnie Pointer 174.5
64. Ooh Baby Baby – Linda Ronstadt 170.5
65. You Can’t Change That – Raydio 169.5
66. You Decorated My Life – Kenny Rogers 169.5
67. I Was Made for Dancin’ – Leif Garrett 166.5
68. He’s the Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge 164.5
69. I Want Your Love – Chic 163.5
70. Lady – Little River Band 158
71. Take Me Home – Cher 155.5
72. September – Earth, Wind & Fire 155
73. Shine a Little Love – Electric Light Orchestra 148.5
74. What You Won’t Do for Love – Bobby Caldwell 146
75. New York Groove – Ace Frehley 145.5
76. Got to Be Real – Cheryl Lynn 143.5
77. Promises – Eric Clapton 142.5
78. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers 140.5
79. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac 140
80. Love Is the Answer – England Dan & John Ford Coley 139.5
81. Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy – Bad Company 137
82. Shake It – Ian Matthews 135.5
83. Take the Long Way Home – Supertramp 134.5
84. How You Gonna See Me Now – Alice Cooper 134.5
85. Ships – Barry Manilow 134.5
86. I Was Made for Lovin’ You – KISS 132.5
87. I Just Fall in Love Again – Anne Murray 131.5
88. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead 130.5
89. Lovin’, Touchin’, Squueezin’ – Journey 129.5
90. Good Girls Don’t – The Knack 127
91. You Take My Breath Away – Rex Smith 126.5
92. Somewhere in the Night – Barry Manilow 126.5
93. Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) – GQ 125
94. Renegade – Styx 123
95. Born to Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez 121
96. Broken Hearted Me – Anne Murray 119.5
97. We’ve Got Tonight – Bob Seger 119
98. Cruel to Be Kind – Nick Lowe 116
99. Suspicions – Eddie Rabbitt 112.5
100. This Night Won’t Last Forever – Michael Johnson 112
101. Every Time I Think of You – The Babys 107
102. Bad Case of Loving You – Robert Palmer 106.5
103. Love Takes Time – Orleans 105.5
104. Half the Way – Crystal Gayle 104
105. Soul Man – Blues Brothers 103.5
106. No Tell Lover – Chicago 103.5
107. Dancin’ Shoes – Nigel Olsson 103
108. If You Remember Me – Chris Thompson & Night 103
109. Get Used to It – Roger Voudouris 102.5
110. Dirty White Boy – Foreigner 102
111. Let’s Go – The Cars 99.5
112. I Know a Heartache When I See One – Jennifer Warnes 99.5
113. Dance the Night Away – Van Halen 99
114. Minute by Minute – The Doobie Brothers 98.5
115. Driver’s Seat – Sniff ‘n’ the Tears 98.5
116. I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) – Instant Funk 97
117. Goodbye Stranger – Supertramp 97
118. I Can’t Stand It No More – Peter Frampton 96.5
119. I Do Love You – GQ 96
120. The Boss – Diana Ross 95.5
121. Don’t Hold Back – Chanson 95.5
122. Deeper Than the Night – Olivia Newton-John 95
123. Livin’ It Up – Bell & James 95
124. Does Your Mother Know – ABBA 95
125. Different Worlds – Maureen McGovern 93.5
126. Blue Morning, Blue Day – Foreigner 90.5
127. Crazy Love – Poco 90
128. Hot Summer Nights – Night 90
129. Come to Me – France Joli 89.5
130. Take Me to the River – Talking Heads 89.5
131. I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan 89
132. Precious Love – Bob Welch 88.5
133. Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love – Lobo 87.5
134. Do It or Die – Atlanta Rhythm Section 86.5
135. Rainbow Connection – Kermit (Jim Henson) 86.5
136. Damned If I Do – The Alan Parsons Project 86.5
137. Love Ballad – George Benson 85
138. Is She Really Going Out With Him – Joe Jackson 85
139. Blow Away – Geroge Harrison 84
140. I Don’t Know If It’s Right – Evelyn “Champagne” King 84
141. Spooky – Atlanta Rhythm Section 83.5
142. One Way or Another – Blondie 83.5
143. Morning Dance – Spyro Gyra 83
144. Hot Number – Foxy 81
145. Superman – Herbie Mann 80.5
146. Get It Right Next Time – Gerry Rafferty 78
147. Maybe I’m a Fool – Eddie Money 78
148. Heart of the Night – Poco 77.5
149. So Good, So Right – Brenda Russell 76.5
150. I Need a Lover – John (Cougar) Mellencamp 76

1980

The Top 150 Hit of… 1980

And here they are.

1. Another One Bites the Dust – Queen 424
2. Call Me – Blondie 390.5
3. Do That to Me One More Time – Captain and Tennille 391.5
4. Upside Down – Diana Ross 370.5
5. Woman in Love – Barbra Streisand 348.5
6. Another Brick in the Wall, Part II – Pink Floyd 345
7. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen 335.5
8. Rock With You – Michael Jackson 332.5
9. It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me – Billy Joel 321.5
10. Please Don’t Go – KC & the Sunshine Band 320.5
11. Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) – Paul McCartney 316.5
12. All Out of Love – Air Supply 310.5
13. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes 300.5
14. Magic – Olivia Newton-John 292.5
15. Little Jeannie – Elton John 289.5
16. Funkytown – Lipps Inc. 286
17. Babe – Styx 284.5
18. Ride Like the Wind – Christopher Cross 276.5
19. Cruisin’ – Smokey Robinson 273.5
20. The Rose – Bette Midler 270.5
21. Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl – The Spinners 266
22. Send One Your Love – Stevie Wonder – 254
23. Master Blaster (Jammin’) – Stevie Wonder 252.5
24. Lost in Love – Air Supply 250.5
25. Yes, I’m Ready – Teri DeSario with KC 244.5
26. The Biggest Part of Me – Ambrosia 241.5
27. He’s So Shy – The Pointer Sisters 239
28. Coward of the County – Kenny Rogers 237.5
29. Cupid/I’ve Loved You for a Long Time – The Spinners 234.5
30. Emotional Rescue – The Rolling Stones 234.5
31. With You I’m Born Again – Billy Preston and Syreeta 228.5
32. Give Me the Night – George Benson 228
33. Shining Star – Manhattans 227.5
34. Drivin’ My Life Away – Eddie Rabbitt 225.5
35. Sailing – Christopher Cross 225
36. Longer – Dan Fogelberg 225
37. Steal Away – Robbie Dupree 223.5
38. Take Your Time (Do It Right) – The S.O.S. Band 223
39. Fame – Irene Cara 221.5
40. Sexy Eyes – Dr. Hook 218.5
41. The Wanderer – Donna Summer 218.5
42. I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross 216.5
43. Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer – Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes 214.5
44. Never Knew Love Like This Before – Stephanie Mills 214.5
45. Cars – Gary Numan 213.5
46. Late in the Evening – Paul Simon 208
47. Desire – Andy Gibb 204.5
48. Too Hot – Kool & the Gang 200
49. Ladies Night – Kool & the Gang 199.5
50. We Don’t Talk Anymore – Cliff Richard 192.5
51. Against the Wind – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 192
52. Lookin’ for Love – Johnny Lee 191.5
53. I’m Alright – Kenny Loggins 189.5
54. Special Lady – Ray, Goodman & Brown 189
55. On the Radio – Donna Summer 185.5
56. Let’s Get Serious – Jermaine Jackson 179
57. This Is It – Kenny Loggins 176.5
58. More Love – Kim Carnes 172
59. Him – Rupert Holmes 172
60. The Second Time Around – Shalamar 169.5
61. Dreaming – Cliff Richard 169
62. Whip It – Devo 168.5
63. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – Daryl Hall and John Oates 168
64. Fire Lake – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 166.5
65. Real Love – Doobie Brothers 165.5
66. Cool Change – Little River Band 165
67. I Can’t Tell You Why – The Eagles 162.5
68. Stomp! – The Brothers Johnson 156.5
69. Tired of Toein’ the Line – Rocky Burnette 155.5
70. The Long Run – The Eagles 155.5
71. Jesse – Carly Simon 154.5
72. You May Be Right – Billy Joel 153.5
73. Better Love Next Time – Dr. Hook 153
74. Let My Love Open the Door – Pete Townsend 152.5
75. Sara – Fleetwood Mac 152.5
76. Hurt So Bad – Linda Ronstadt 149.5
77. How Do I Make You – Linda Ronstadt 147.5
78. Don’t Do Me Like That – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 146
79. She’s Out of My Life – Michael Jackson 144.5
80. Xanadu – Olivia Newton-John with Electric Light Orchestra 144.5
81. Daydream Believer – Anne Murray 142
82. Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders 141.5
83. Let Me Love You Tonight – Pure Prairie League 141.5
84. Romeo’s Tune – Steve Forbert 140.5
85. Into the Night – Benny Mardones 140.5
86. An American Dream – The Dirt Band 130.5
87. Hot Rod Hearts – Robbie Dupree 130
88. Off the Wall – Michael Jackson 129.5
89. One Fine Day – Carole King 127.5
90. One in a Million You – Larry Graham 125.5
91. Don’t Let Go – Isaac Hayes 125
92. I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince 122.5
93. Never Be the Same – Christopher Cross 121
94. Pilot of the Airwaves – Charlie Dore 119.5
95. Misunderstanding – Genesis 119
96. You’re the Only Woman (You & I) – Ambrosia 119
97. Look What You’ve Done to Me – Boz Scaggs 116.5
98. Hold On to My Love – Jimmy Ruffin 115.5
99. Lovely One – The Jacksons 113.5
100. In America – Charlie Daniels Band 112.5
101. Theme from “The Dukes of Hazzard” – Waylon Jennings 112.5
102. Should’ve Never Let You Go – Neil and Dara Sedaka 111.5
103. Déjà Vu – Dionne Warwick 111
104. Jane – Jefferson Starship 111
105. All Over the World – Electric Light Orchestra 110
106. Let Me Be Your Angel – Stacy Lattisaw 109
107. Wait for Me – Daryl Hall & John Oates 108
108. Out Here On My Own – Irene Cara 108
109. You’ll Accomp’ny Me – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 107.5
110. Someone That I Used to Love – Natalie Cole 107
111. I Want You Tonight – Pablo Cruise 106.5
112. Head Games – Foreigner 105.5
113. September Morn’ – Neil Diamond 105.5
114. On the Road Again – Willie Nelson 105.5
115. Breakdown Dead Ahead – Boz Scaggs 104.5
116. I Can’t Help It – Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John 104.5
117. Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar 103.5
118. I Pledge My Love – Peaches & Herb 102.5
119. Refugee – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 101.5
120. Boulevard – Jackson Browne 100
121. Old-Fashion Love – The Commodores 100
122. Take a Little Rhythm – Ali Thomson 99.5
123. Stand by Me – Mickey Gilley 99.5
124. Jo Jo – Boz Scaggs 98
125. Give It All You’ve Got – Chuck Mangione 96.5
126. Without Your Love – Roger Daltrey 96.5
127. Third Time Lucky – Foghat 96.5
128. All Night Long – Joe Walsh 94.5
129. Dreamer – Supertramp 93.5
130. Wondering Where the Lions Are – Bruce Cockburn 92.5
131. Three Times in Love – Tommy James 91
132. Empire Strikes Back (Medley) – Meco 90.5
133. Don’t Ask Me Why – Billy Joel 90.5
134. Love the World Away – Kenny Rogers 89.5
135. Gimme Some Lovin’ – Blues Brothers 88.5
136. Make a Little Magic – The Dirt Band 88
137. 99 – Toto 87.5
138. I’m Alive – Electric Light Orchestra 87
139. And the Beat Goes On – The Whispers 86.5
140. Why Not Me – Fred Knoblock 84
141. When I Wanted You – Barry Manilow 83.5
142. This Time – John (Cougar) Mellencamp 83
143. Fool in the Rain – Led Zepplin 80.5
144. No Night So Long – Dionne Warwick 79.5
145. How Do I Survive – Amy Holland 78.5
146. Deep Inside My Heart – Randy Meisner 77.5
147. Train in Vain – The Clash 74.5
148. Wonderland – Commodores 74.5
149. Think About Me – Fleetwood Mac 74
150. Midnight Rocks – Al Stewart 72.5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1980

1990

The Top 150 Hits of… 1990

A couple of special cases this year:

“U Can’t Touch This” was a big hit at radio, going as high as #2 on the airplay chart, and would undoubtedly have been a huge seller if it hadn’t only been available on 12” vinyl. And even the vinyl release was delayed by a few weeks. So here’s what I did. First of all, the song debuted on the airplay chart (only 40 positions long at the time) two weeks before the release of the single. I gave it the 8 points for its airplay position for each of those two weeks. For the rest of its chart run I took its position on the Hot 100 and its position on the airplay chart and split the difference for each week. So if it were #3 for airplay and #9 on the Hot 100, I gave it 20 points for the #6 position for that week, which was its peak position for our purposes here. That makes its #37 year-end rank a bit more accurate. I think it would have been even higher if a standard cassette single had been available.

Speaking of standard cassette singles, there wasn’t one for the re-release of “Unchained Melody,” a big hit from 1965 that was revived through its use in the movie Ghost. You could get it on 7” vinyl in Verve Records oldies series, so it was still eligible to chart. Radio ate it up but, not being widely available, the 7” didn’t sell. Seizing an opportunity, Curb Records, the Righteous Brothers label in 1990, decided to get them back in the studio to re-record the song as close to the original as possible and release it on cassette single. Sales went through the roof, but the new version got no radio play. So there were two competing versions of the same song by the same artist on the Hot 100, one a hit at radio and the other a monster seller and neither of them able to make the top 10 without the other. For its year-end rank I combined both chart runs as one song, which put it at #18. Its highest combined rank on the weekly chart would have been #4.

I finally learned how to type accents in Word so Expose is now Exposé and Motley Crue is now Mötley Crüe as they should be. Man, that was bugging me.

1. Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey 302
2. Hold On – Wilson Phillips 297.5
3. It Must Have Been Love – Roxette 289.5
4. Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinead O’Connor 287.5
5. Vogue – Madonna 286.5
6. Poison – Bell Biv Devoe 284.5
7. Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville 282
8. Vision of Love – Mariah Carey 281
9. Close to You – Maxi Priest 278.5
10. Another Day in Paradise – Phil Collins 274
11. Pump Up the Jam – Technotronic 266.5
12. Hold On – En Vogue 263.5
13. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Michael Bolton 262
14. Cradle of Love – Billy Idol 261.5
15. Back to Life – Soul II Soul 260.5
16. Do Me! – Bell Biv Devoe 257.5
17. Blaze of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi 255.5
18. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers 122+130 = 252
19. Opposites Attract – Paula Abdul 251
20. Black Velvet – Alannah Myles 251
21. I Don’t Have the Heart – James Ingram 250
22. We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel 248.5
23. Release Me – Wilson Phillips 245.5
24. Escapade – Janet Jackson 244.5
25. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You – Heart 244.5
26. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice 244.5
27. All Around the World – Lisa Stansfield 243.5
28. (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection – Nelson 242.5
29. I Wanna Be Rich – Calloway 241
30. Rub You the Right Way – Johnny Gill 240.5
31. If Wishes Came True – Sweet Sensation 234.5
32. Sending All My Love – Linear 233
33. The Power – Snap! 231.5
34. Don’t Wanna Fall in Love – Jane Child 231
35. She Ain’t Worth It – Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown 229.5
36. Two to Make It Right – Seduction 228.5
37. U Can’t Touch This – MC Hammer (176) 228
38. Love Will Lead You Back – Taylor Dayne 227
39. Unskinny Bop – Poison 222.5
40. Dangerous – Roxette 219
41. Something to Believe In – Poison 216.5
42. Groove Is in the Heart – Deee-Lite 215
43. Step by Step – New Kids on the Block 214
44. Everything – Jody Watley 213
45. Here and Now – Luther Vandross 213
46. More Than Words Can Say – Alias 210.5
47. With Every Beat of My Heart – Taylor Dayne 206
48. Roam – The B-52’s 203.5
49. No More Lies – Michelle 203
50. Downtown Train – Rod Stewart 202
51. I’ll Be Your Everything – Tommy Page 200.5
52. Rhythm Nation – Janet Jackson 200
53. Can’t Stop – After 7 199
54. Feels Good – Tony! Toni! Toné! 196.5
55. Have You Seen Her – MC Hammer 195.5
56. Alright – Janet Jackson 195
57. Giving You the Benefit – Pebbles 191.5
58. Love Song – Tesla 187.5
59. Come Back to Me – Janet Jackson 183.5
60. Just Between You and Me – Lou Gramm 183.5
61. How Can We Be Lovers – Michael Bolton 181.5
62. Ready or Not – After 7 180.5
63. Black Cat – Janet Jackson 180.5
64. Do You Remember? – Phil Collins 179.5
65. Something Happened on the Way to Heaven – Phil Collins 179
66. Praying for Time – George Michael 177
67. Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode 177
68. The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground 175
69. Pray – MC Hammer 173.5
70. I’ll Be Your Shelter – Taylor Dayne 173
71. I Wish It Would Rain Down – Phil Collins 171.5
72. Janie’s Got a Gun – Aerosmith 170
73. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty 169.5
74. Girls Nite Out – Tyler Collins 169.5
75. Price of Love – Bad English 168.5
76. King of Wishful Thinking – Go West 168
77. I Remember You – Skid Row 165
78. Here We Are – Gloria Estefan 163.5
79. Just Like Jesse James – Cher 161.5
80. Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over) 160.5
81. Epic – Faith No More 160.5
82. What Kind of Man Would I Be? – Chicago 160
83. Oh Girl – Paul Young 159
84. Everybody Everybody – Black Box 154.5
85. Knockin’ Boots – Candyman 154
86. Romeo – Dino 151.5
87. C’mon and Get My Love – D-Mob 149
88. We Can’t Go Wrong – The Cover Girls 147.5
89. I Go to Extremes – Billy Joel 146.5
90. Just a Friend – Biz Markie 145.5
91. Living in Sin – Bon Jovi 145.5
92. What It Takes – Aerosmith 144.5
93. Whole Wide World – A’me Lorain 144.5
94. Whip Appeal – Babyface 143.5
95. When I’m Back on My Feet Again – Michael Bolton 143.5
96. Tic-Tac-Toe – Kyper 142
97. Stranded – Heart 142
98. This One’s for the Children – New Kids on the Block 141.5
99. Forever – Kiss 141
100. Swing the Mood – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers 141
101. All or Nothing – Milli Vanilli 140.5
102. Jerk Out – The Time 137
103. Without You – Mötley Crüe 137
104. Make You Sweat – Keith Sweat 135.5
105. Mentirosa – Mellow Man Ace 134.5
106. Thieves in the Temple – Prince 131
107. When the Night Comes – Joe Cocker 126.5
108. So Close – Daryl Hall & John Oates 126.5
109. My, My, My – Johnny Gill 124.5
110. This Old Heart of Mine – Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley 123.5
111. Cherry Pie – Warrant 119.5
112. Could This Be Love – Seduction 119.5
113. Tell Me Why – Exposé 116.5
114. Suicide Blonde – INXS 116
115. Peace in Our Time – Eddie Money 115
116. Ooh La La (I Can’t Get Over You) – Perfect Gentlemen 113.5
117. Keep It Together – Madonna 113
118. Love Child – Sweet Sensation 113
119. Baby, It’s Tonight – Jude Cole 111.5
120. Heartbeat – Seduction 110.5
121. No Myth – Michael Penn 110
122. Tonight – New Kids on the Block 109.5
123. All My Life – Linda Ronstadt feat. Aaron Neville 109.5
124. Heart of Stone – Taylor Dayne 108.5
125. Children of the Night – Richard Marx 108
126. Too Late to Say Goodbye – Richard Marx 107
127. Was It Nothing At All – Michael Damien 105
128. Hippychick – Soho 104.5
129. The Heart of the Matter – Don Henley 104.5
130. Tender Lover – Babyface 104
131. Sacrifice – Elton John 103
132. Policy of Truth – Depeche Mode 101.5
133. Sometimes She Cries – Warrant 98.5
134. If U Were Mine – The U-Krew 98.5
135. Fly to the Angels – Slaughter 98
136. I’ll See You in My Dreams – Giant 98
137. Turtle Power! – Partners in Kryme 97.5
138. Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue – Exposé 97.5
139. Joey – Concrete Blonde 96.5
140. Room at the Top – Adam Ant 95.5
141. Can’t Stop Fallin’ into Love – Cheap Trick 95
142. Love and Emotion – Stevie B 93.5
143. I’ll Be Good to You – Quincy Jones feat. Ray Charles and Chaka Khan 93.5
144. Expression – Salt-n-Pepa 93.5
145. You Can’t Deny It – Lisa Stansfield 90.5
146. Sittin’ in the Lap of Luxury – Louie Louie 89
147. Possession – Bad English 88
148. House of Pain – Faster Pussycat 86.5
149. Say a Prayer – Breathe 85.5
150. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode 85.5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1990

*EDIT: When I first made this post I had left out “Say a Prayer” by Breathe. The list has been edited to include it at #149 and the 3 songs previously tied for #150, with 85 points each, have been deleted.