# List of European number-one hits of 1990

This is a list of the European Music & Media magazine's European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number-ones of 1990.
| Date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist |
| 6 January | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 13 January | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 20 January | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 27 January | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 3 February | "Another Day in Paradise" | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 10 February | "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)" | Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 17 February | "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)" | Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 24 February | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 3 March | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 10 March | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 17 March | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 24 March | "Nothing Compares 2 U" | Sinéad O'Connor | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 31 March | "The Power" | Snap! | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 7 April | "The Power" | Snap! | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 14 April | "The Power" | Snap! | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 21 April | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 28 April | "Vogue" | Madonna | ...But Seriously | Phil Collins |
| 5 May | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 12 May | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 19 May | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 26 May | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 2 June | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 9 June | "Vogue" | Madonna | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor |
| 16 June | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | I'm Breathless | Madonna |
| 23 June | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | I'm Breathless | Madonna |
| 30 June | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | I'm Breathless | Madonna |
| 7 July | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 14 July | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 21 July | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 28 July | "Sacrifice" | Elton John | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 4 August | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 11 August | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 18 August | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 25 August | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Step by Step | New Kids On The Block |
| 1 September | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Pretty Woman (Soundtrack) | Various Artists |
| 8 September | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | Pretty Woman (Soundtrack) | Various Artists |
| 15 September | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 22 September | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 29 September | "U Can't Touch This" | MC Hammer | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 6 October | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 13 October | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 20 October | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 27 October | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 3 November | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 10 November | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 17 November | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Three Tenors In Concert | Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti with Mehta |
| 24 November | "I've Been Thinking About You" | Londonbeat | The Rhythm of the Saints | Paul Simon |
| 1 December | "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | Serious Hits...Live! | Phil Collins |
| 8 December | "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | Serious Hits...Live! | Phil Collins |
| 15 December | "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | The Very Best of Elton John | Elton John |
| 22 December | "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | The Very Best of Elton John | Elton John |
| 29 December | "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | The Very Best of Elton John | Elton John |