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Singers the Righteous Brothers performing
The Righteous Brothers topped the chart with their 1965 recording of "Unchained Melody", which was re-released after being featured in the film Ghost.

Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music (AC) market. In 1990, 18 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, based on playlists submitted by radio stations.

In the issue of Billboard dated January 6, Michael Bolton reached number one with "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You", displacing the final number one of 1989, "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins. Bolton's song held the top spot for one further week before being replaced by Rod Stewart's recording of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train". Stewart was one of five acts to achieve two number ones during the year, as he returned to the top of the chart in April with "This Old Heart of Mine (1989 version)". The song featured additional vocals by Ronald Isley, whose group the Isley Brothers had recorded the original version of the song in the mid-1960s. Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan and Wilson Phillips also took two songs to number one during the year. Estefan and Stewart each spent a total of six weeks atop the chart, tying for the most weeks spent at number one during the year with Bette Midler, who spent six consecutive weeks in the top spot with "From a Distance", the year's longest unbroken run at number one.

In the second half of the year, Mariah Carey achieved the feat of taking her first two singles not only to the top of the Hot Adult Contemporary chart but also to number one on Billboard's all-genre listing, the Hot 100, beginning a recording career which would ultimately make her the biggest-selling female performer of all time. She would achieve six AC number ones in the first half of the 1990s, before her music began to move in a more heavily R&B and hip hop-influenced direction. In October the Righteous Brothers reached number one with their 1965 recording of the song "Unchained Melody", which was re-released after it was prominently featured in the film Ghost. Following the song's appearance on the film's soundtrack, the duo recorded a new version of the song, and both recordings entered the Hot 100, but it was the original rendition which gained sufficient airplay on adult contemporary radio to enter and ultimately top the AC chart. The year's final number one was also taken from a film soundtrack. "You Gotta Love Someone" by Elton John, which spent the last three weeks of 1990 at number one, appeared in the film Days of Thunder.

Chart history

Singer Bette Midler
Bette Midler had the year's longest-running number one with "From a Distance".
Singer Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley guested on Rod Stewart's recording of "This Old Heart of Mine", originally recorded by the Isley Brothers.
Singer Taylor Dayne
"Love Will Lead You Back" was a chart-topper for Taylor Dayne.
Key
† Indicates best-performing AC song of 1990


Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 6 "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" Michael Bolton
January 13
January 20 "Downtown Train" Rod Stewart
January 27 "Here We Are" Gloria Estefan
February 3
February 10
February 17
February 24
March 3 "All My Life" Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
March 10
March 17
March 24 "Love Will Lead You Back" Taylor Dayne
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21 "This Old Heart of Mine" Rod Stewart featuring Ronald Isley
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26 "Hold On" Wilson Phillips
June 2 "Do You Remember?" † Phil Collins
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7 "When I'm Back on My Feet Again" Michael Bolton
July 14
July 21
July 28 "Cuts Both Ways" Gloria Estefan
August 4 "Vision of Love" Mariah Carey
August 11
August 18
August 25 "Come Back to Me" Janet Jackson
September 1
September 8
September 15 "Release Me" Wilson Phillips
September 22 "Oh Girl" Paul Young
September 29
October 6
October 13 "Unchained Melody" The Righteous Brothers
October 20
October 27 "Love Takes Time" Mariah Carey
November 3 "From a Distance" Bette Midler
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15 "You Gotta Love Someone" Elton John
December 22
December 29

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See also

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones
1961–1979
1980–1999
2000–2019
2020–present
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