Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1990

There were 26 different songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1990. Given the artist and their respective issue dates, can you name every song?

The weeks are listed as "issue date," meaning the song was at #1 when the list was published on that Saturday

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Issue Date	#1 Hit	Artist
January 6	Another Day In Paradise	Phil Collins
January 13	Another Day In Paradise	Phil Collins
January 20	How Am I Supposed To Live Without You	Michael Bolton
January 27
February 3
February 10	Opposites Attract	Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair
February 17
February 24
March 3	Escapade	Janet Jackson
March 10
March 17
March 24	Black Velvet	Alannah Myles
March 31	Black Velvet	Alannah Myles
April 7	Love Will Lead You Back	Taylor Dayne
April 14	I'll Be Your Everything	Tommy Page
April 21	Nothing Compares 2 U	Sinéad O'Connor
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19	Vogue	Madonna
May 26
June 2
June 9	Hold On	Wilson Phillips
June 16	It Must Have Been Love	Roxette
June 23	It Must Have Been Love	Roxette
June 30	Step By Step	New Kids On The Block
July 7
July 14
July 21	She Ain't Worth It	Glenn Medeiros ft. Bobby Brown
July 28	She Ain't Worth It	Glenn Medeiros ft. Bobby Brown
August 4	Vision Of Love	Mariah Carey
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1	If Wishes Came True	Sweet Sensation
September 8	Blaze Of Glory	Jon Bon Jovi
September 15	Release Me	Wilson Phillips
September 22	Release Me	Wilson Phillips
September 29	(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection	Nelson
October 6	Close To You	Maxi Priest
October 13	Praying For Time	George Michael
October 20	I Don't Have The Heart	James Ingram
October 27	Black Cat	Janet Jackson
November 3	Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice
November 10	Love Takes Time	Mariah Carey
November 17
November 24
December 1	I'm Your Baby Tonight	Whitney Houston
December 8	Because I Love You (The Postman Song)	Stevie B
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