1990 v hudbě

Alba

• Amarok – Mike Oldfield
• Dead Can Dance – Aion
• Liberty - Duran Duran

Hity

Domácí

• "Cizí pohled" - Tichá dohoda
• "Hodinový hotel" - Mňága a Žďorp

Zahraniční

• "Advice For The Young At Heart" - Tears For Fears
• "All I Wanna Do (Is Make Love To You)" - Heart
• "Better The Devil You Know" - Kylie Minogue
• "Black Cat" - Janet Jackson
• "Blaze of Glory" - Bon Jovi
• "Blue Savannah" - Erasure
• "Blue Sky Mine" - Midnight Oil
• "Come Back to Me" - Janet Jackson
• "Dangerous" - Roxette
• "Downtown Train" - Rod Stewart
• "Elephant Stone" - The Stone Roses
• "Enjoy the Silence" - Depeche Mode
• "Epic" - Faith No More
• "Escapade" - Janet Jackson
• "Every Beat Of My Heart" - Taylor Dayne
• "Everybody Everybody" - Black Box
• "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" - The Blues Brothers
• "Four Bacharach And David Songs (EP)" - Deacon Blue
• "Friends In Low Places" - Garth Brooks
• "Hard To Handle" - The Black Crowes
• "Higher Ground" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "I Wish It Would Rain Down" - Phil Collins
• "Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice
• "It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette
• "I'll Be Your Shelter" - Taylor Dayne
• "I'm Your Baby Tonight" - Whitney Houston
• "Janie's Got a Gun" - Aerosmith
• "Just Like Jesse James" - Cher
• "Justify My Love" - Madonna
• "Killer" - Adamski feat. Seal
• "Lay Down Your Guns" - Jimmy Barnes
• "Listen To Your Heart" - Roxette
• "Loaded" - Primal Scream
• "Love And Kisses" - Dannii Minogue
• "Love Takes Time" - Mariah Carey
• "Love Shack" - The B-52's
• "Love Will Lead You Back" - Taylor Dayne
• "More Than Words Can Say" - Alias
• "Nothing Compares 2 U" - Sinéad O'Connor
• "Opposites Attract" - Paula Abdul
• "Poison" - Bell Biv Devoe
• "Rhythm Nation" - Janet Jackson
• "Right Here Right Now" - Jesus Jones
• "Roam" - The B-52's
• "Sacrifice / Healing hands" - Elton John
• "She Ain't Worth It" - Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown
• "Step Back in Time" - Kylie Minogue
• "Step By Step" - New Kids On The Block
• "Suicide Blonde" - INXS
• "Summer Rain" - Belinda Carlisle
• "Tears On My Pillow" - Kylie Minogue
• "That's Freedom" - John Farnham
• "The Power" - Snap!
• "Three Strange Days" - School of Fish (debut single)
• "The Thunder Rolls" - Garth Brooks
• "Tom's Diner" - Suzanne Vega
• "U Can't Touch This" - M.C. Hammer
• "Unbelievable" - EMF (debut single)
• "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
• "Vogue" - Madonna
• Wash Your Face In My Sink - Dream Warriors
• "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
• "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" - Exposé

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1990

Narození

• 20. prosince – Jojo, zpěvačka R&B

Úmrtí

• 3. dubna - Sarah Vaughan, jazzová zpěvačka
• 25. dubna – Dexter Gordon, jazzový saxofonista
• 27. srpna - Stevie Ray Vaughan, bluesový kytarista
• 14. října - Leonard Bernstein, americký hudební skladatel a dirigent
• 16. října - Art Blakey, jazzový bubeník