1990
- January 6 - Rush - "Show Don't Tell" - 1 week
- January 13 - Rod Stewart - "Downtown Train" - 2 weeks
- January 27 - Eric Clapton - "Bad Love" - 3 weeks
- February 17 - Alannah Myles – "Black Velvet" - 2 weeks ↓↑
- February 24 - Aerosmith - "What It Takes" - 1 week
- March 10 - The Rolling Stones - "Almost Hear You Sigh" - 1 week
- March 17 - Midnight Oil - "Blue Sky Mine" - 1 week
- March 24 - Robert Plant - "Hurting Kind" - 6 weeks
- May 5 - Damn Yankees - “Coming of Age” - 1 week
- May 12 - Little Feat - "Texas Twister" - 1 week
- May 19 - ZZ Top - "Doubleback" - 5 weeks
- June 23 - Billy Idol – "Cradle of Love" - 2 weeks
- July 7 - Bad Company - "Holy Water" - 2 weeks
- July 21 - Bruce Hornsby & The Range - "Across The River" - 1 week
- July 28 - Aerosmith - "The Other Side" - 2 weeks
- August 11 - Allman Brothers Band - "Good Clean Fun" - 1 week
- August 18 - Johnny Van Zant - "Brickyard Road" - 3 weeks
- September 8 - Jon Bon Jovi - "Blaze of Glory" - 1 week
- September 15 - INXS - "Suicide Blonde" - 4 weeks
- October 13 - ZZ Top - "Concrete and Steel" - 4 weeks
- November 10 - The Black Crowes - "Hard to Handle" - 2 weeks
- November 24 - Steve Winwood – "One and Only Man" - 2 weeks
- December 8 - ZZ Top - "My Head's in Mississippi" - 6 weeks
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