Top 100 Songs In: 1990 Top |best|

The fusion of hip-hop and R&B peaked with Bell Biv DeVoe’s . Simultaneously, European dance acts like Technotronic ( "Pump Up the Jam" ) and Snap! ( "The Power" ) brought a club-focused, high-energy sound to American airwaves.

The quintessential boy band anthem of the era, this track topped the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1990 and became their signature song. top 100 songs in 1990 top

The 1990 chart is a sonic time capsule of an industry in transition. It is the last great gasp of the 80s (hair metal, synthesized power ballads, and pop divas) clashing violently with the rumble of what was coming (New Jack Swing, conscious rap, and the death rattle of glam). It was a year of guilty pleasures, velvet ropes, and the "slow jam." To look at the top 100 songs of 1990 is to watch a decade try to figure out who it wanted to be. The fusion of hip-hop and R&B peaked with Bell Biv DeVoe’s