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Album rock tracks hit a new apex at number one, and another supergroup rings in the new decade.

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Events that shaped Album Rock during that year

1990: Album Rock's "1974"!

Those who followed the late Casey Kasem's weekly radio show American Top 10 know that the year 1974 set the record for the most songs at number one on the Hot 100 pop chart, with 36 total. What year did this happen on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart? It was 1990! Following a recent trend on Billboard's other music charts, 24 different tracks topped the Album Rock Tracks chart during the year including some big names like the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, ZZ Top, Bon Jovi, and Aerosmith, just to name a few.

1990 also marked the last time 20 or more tracks scored number one in a single year on the TRT chart, as technology was about to cause a seismic shift in the music industry over the next few years! This affected broadcasting, distribution, and even the method Billboard used to compile its weekly charts. Stay tuned...

Damn Yankees: Latest Supergroup Starts the 1990's

In the Rock world, the 1990's began much like the 1980's ended - with another new supergroup. This time, it was the Damn Yankees. The group consisted of "Motor City Madman" Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw from Styx, Jack Blades from Night Ranger, and "newcomer" Michael Cartellone. Their self · titled debut album, predictably, was an instant success! Also fitting for a supergroup, they scored a number one on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart with the track Coming Of Age, with Come Again also proving popular with fans. The band would also produce one more successful album before calling it quits in 1996.

The Damn Yankees' style was hard · hitting hard rock, in the vein of Ted Nugent. This band and their style marked the end of two eras. First, they were the last of the supergroups to form and see success. Second, the emerging Grunge sound, along with the rising popularity of heavy metal and alternative rock would spawn many new bands and artists in the coming years.

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All rock tracks listed on Billboard Magazine's Top Rock Tracks chart that year.

Title Artist Peak Date Of Entry
Show Don't Tell Rush # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Downtown Train Rod Stewart # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
A Girl Like You The Smithereens # 2 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Peace In Our Time Eddie Money # 2 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Pretending Eric Clapton # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
I Can't Explain The Scorpions # 5 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Fool For Your Loving Whitesnake # 2 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Terrifying The Rolling Stones # 8 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Love Song Tesla # 7 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Bad Love Eric Clapton # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Just Between You And Me Lou Gramm # 4 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Anytime McAuley Schenker Group # 5 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Another Day In Paradise Phil Collins # 7 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Let Me Go Melissa Etheridge # 13 see 1989 list for chart entry date
F.I.N.E. Aerosmith # 14 see 1989 list for chart entry date
If Dirt Were Dollars Don Henley # 8 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Figure Of Eight Paul McCartney # 8 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Devolution Workin' Man Blues The Alarm # 9 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Wait For You Bonham # 9 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue # 18 see 1989 list for chart entry date
That's Not Her Style Billy Joel # 18 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Black Velvet Alannah Myles # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Let Love Rule Lenny Kravitz # 23 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Innocent Days Giant # 11 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Rockin' In The Free World Neil Young # 3 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Higher Ground The Red Hot Chili Peppers # 26 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Too Hot Loverboy # 27 see 1989 list for chart entry date
No More Neil Young # 7 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Gimme Your Good Lovin' Diving For Pearls # 21 see 1989 list for chart entry date
I Remember You Skid Row # 23 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Love Is A Long Road Tom Petty # 7 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Best Of What I Got Bad English # 9 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Judgment Day Whitesnake # 32 see 1989 list for chart entry date
500 Miles The Hooters # 20 see 1989 list for chart entry date
The House Is... Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble # 18 see 1989 list for chart entry date
All Over But The Cryin' The Georgia Satellites # 17 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Jamie's Got A Gun Aerosmith # 2 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Big Bad Moon Joe Satriani # 17 see 1989 list for chart entry date
I Wish It Would Rain Down Phil Collins # 5 1990-01-06
Out With The Boys Lord Tracy # 40 see 1989 list for chart entry date
No Myth Michael Penn # 5 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Free Fallin' Tom Petty # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Hide Your Heart Kiss # 22 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Last Worthless Evening Don Henley # 4 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Guilty Bonham # 29 1990-01-06
Rock And A Hard Place The Rolling Stones # 1 see 1989 list for chart entry date
House Of Broken Love Great White # 7 1990-01-06
Presto Rush # 14 1990-01-06
The Boys Are Back In Town Bon Jovi # 48 see 1989 list for chart entry date
Simple Man Junkyard # 47 see 1989 list for chart entry date
What It Takes Aerosmith # 1 1990-01-13
House Of Fire Alice Cooper # 39 1990-01-13
Just A Little Light The Grateful Dead # 41 1990-01-13
The Deeper The Love Whitesnake # 4 1990-01-20
I Go To Extremes Billy Joel # 10 1990-01-20
Dirty Deeds Joan Jett & The Blackhearts # 23 1990-01-20
Too Late To Say Goodbye Richard Marx # 17 1990-01-20
Sweet Soul Sister The Cult # 14 1990-01-20
Sometimes She Cries Warrant # 11 1990-01-20
Almost Hear You Sigh The Rolling Stones # 1 1990-01-20
Fly High Michelle Enuff Z'Nuff # 27 1990-01-20
A Face In The Crowd Tom Petty # 5 1990-01-27
Brother, Don't You Walk Away The Hooters # 37 1990-01-27
Price Of Love Bad English # 30 1990-01-27
A Hard Rain's A... Edie Brickell and New Bohemians # 28 1990-01-27
Lone Wolf Havana Black # 17 1990-02-03
The Road To Hell Chris Rea # 11 1990-02-10
Blues Before And After The Smithereens # 7 1990-02-10
Forever Kiss # 17 1990-02-10
Back To Shalla·Bal Joe Satriani # 31 1990-02-10
Call Of The Wild Company Of Wolves # 26 1990-02-10
Love Don't Come Easy The Alarm # 33 1990-02-10
True Blue Love Lou Gramm # 23 1990-02-10
Dream On Britny Fox # 34 1990-02-10
Blue Sky Mine Midnight Oil # 1 1990-02-17
The Way It Is Tesla # 13 1990-02-17
Without You Motley Crue # 11 1990-02-17
Cuts You Up Peter Murphy # 10 1990-02-17
The Heart Of The Matter Don Henley # 2 1990-02-17
Better Days Gun # 19 1990-02-17
99 Worlds Peter Wolf # 9 1990-02-24
No Alibis Eric Clapton # 4 1990-02-24
Jealous Again The Black Crowes # 5 1990-02-24
The Pass Rush # 15 1990-03-03
Up All Night Slaughter # 21 1990-03-03
The Nature Of Love Poco # 30 1990-03-03
Fire The Front # 44 1990-03-03
The Angels Melissa Etheridge # 34 1990-03-03
Turn The Volume Up Robin Trower # 38 1990-03-03
Life In Detail Robert Palmer # 7 1990-03-10
Your Own Sweet Way Notting Hillbillies # 20 1990-03-10
Head On Jesus And Mary Chain # 45 1990-03-10
Closer To The Flame Dave Edmunds # 38 1990-03-10
The Hurting Kind Robert Plant # 1 1990-03-17
Coming Of Age The Damn Yankees # 1 1990-03-17
Metropolis The Church # 11 1990-03-17
We Got Married Paul McCartney # 43 1990-03-17
7 O'Clock London Quireboys # 15 1990-03-24
Baby It's Tonight Jude Cole # 3 1990-03-24
Crime In The City Neil Young # 34 1990-03-24
Kiss This Thing Goodbye Del Amitri # 17 1990-03-24
All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You Heart # 2 1990-03-31
Only My Heart Talkin' Alice Cooper # 19 1990-03-31
I'll See You In My Dreams Giant # 7 1990-03-31
New Orleans Is Sinking The Tragically Hip # 30 1990-03-31
This And That Michael Penn # 16 1990-03-31
Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O'Connor # 23 1990-03-31
Tie Dye On The Highway Robert Plant # 6 1990-03-31
House Of Pain Faster Pussycat # 23 1990-03-31
Save Me Fleetwood Mac # 3 1990-04-07
Texas Twister Little Feat # 1 1990-04-07
Big Love Robert Plant # 35 1990-04-07
Deliverance The Mission U.K. # 27 1990-04-07
I Cried Robert Plant # 39 1990-04-07
Wall Of Denial Stevie Ray Vaughan # 46 1990-04-07
Monkey On My Back Aerosmith # 17 1990-04-14
The Ballad Of Jayne L.A. Guns # 25 1990-04-14
Wild Child Heart # 3 1990-04-14
Walks Like A Woman Baton Rouge # 22 1990-04-14
Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word Bad English # 12 1990-04-14
I'm Not Scared Raindogs # 44 1990-04-14
The Downeaster Alexa Billy Joel # 33 1990-04-14
I Believe Joe Satriani # 36 1990-04-14
Forgotten Years Midnight Oil # 11 1990-04-21
High Landrons Eric Johnson # 31 1990-04-21
Yer So Bad Tom Petty # 5 1990-04-21
Stranger Than Paradise Sleeze Beez # 21 1990-04-21
Love Is Dangerous Fleetwood Mac # 7 1990-04-28
Bringing Me Down Bonham # 47 1990-04-28
Tall Dark Handsome Stranger Heart # 24 1990-04-28
Cradle Of Love Billy Idol # 1 1990-05-05
Before You Accuse Me Eric Clapton # 9 1990-05-05
All Hips N' Lips Electric Boys # 16 1990-05-05
Now You're Gone Whitesnake # 15 1990-05-05
Drop The Gun Kings Of The Sun # 30 1990-05-05
Le Motion The Front # 41 1990-05-05
Double Back ZZ Top # 1 1990-05-12
Love Is Alannah Myles # 19 1990-05-12
Book Of Dreams Suzanne Vega # 47 1990-05-12
Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Motley Crue # 13 1990-05-12
Mr. Cab Driver Lenny Kravitz # 50 1990-05-12
Never Do That The Pretenders # 5 1990-05-19
Chain Of Fools Little Caesar # 17 1990-05-19
Way Down Now World Party # 21 1990-05-19
Pretty Pink Rose Adrian Belew And David Bowie # 24 1990-05-19
Angel With A Dirty Face Lou Gramm # 42 1990-05-19
Superconductor Rush # 37 1990-05-19
Do You Remember? Phil Collins # 49 1990-05-19
I Think I Love You Too Much The Jeff Healey Band # 5 1990-05-26
Hungry Lita Ford # 14 1990-05-26
All For You David Baerwald # 22 1990-05-26
Yesterday Girl The Smithereens # 20 1990-05-26
The Emperor's New Clothes Sinead O'Connor # 40 1990-05-26
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark Y&T # 31 1990-05-26
Holy Water Bad Company # 1 1990-06-02
Every Little Thing Jeff Lynne # 9 1990-06-02
Flying Under The Radar Jerry Harrison Casual Gods # 42 1990-06-02
What Are You Doing With A Fool Like Me Joe Cocker # 44 1990-06-02
Oh Pretty Woman Gary Moore # 15 1990-06-02
Come Again The Damn Yankees # 5 1990-06-02
Live It Up Crosby, Stills & Nash # 7 1990-06-09
Your Ma Said You Cried In Your Sleep... Robert Plant # 8 1990-06-09
Back To Square One Ernie Isley # 31 1990-06-09
The Distance Company Of Wolves # 49 1990-06-09
Across The River Bruce Hornsby & The Range # 1 1990-06-16
The Other Side Aerosmith # 1 1990-06-16
Rise To It Kiss # 40 1990-06-16
Bang Bang Danger Danger # 39 1990-06-16
Cowgirl Sons Of Angels # 35 1990-06-16
The Party Starts Now! Manitoba's Wild Kingdom # 48 1990-06-16
Toy Soldier Riverdogs # 26 1990-06-16
Woman In Love Little Feat # 21 1990-06-23
Me & Elvis Human Radio # 32 1990-06-23
Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder John Hiatt # 17 1990-06-23
Joey Concrete Blonde # 20 1990-06-23
Just Came Back Colin James # 7 1990-06-30
How Bad Do You Want It Don Henley # 8 1990-06-30
Twice As Hard The Black Crowes # 11 1990-06-30
I Didn't Want To Need You Heart # 13 1990-06-30
Haunted Heart Alias # 18 1990-06-30
Give It Up Hothouse Flowers # 29 1990-06-30
Good Clean Fun The Allman Brothers Band # 1 1990-07-07
Unskinny Bop Poison # 5 1990-07-07
Tattooed Millionaire Bruce Dickinson # 42 1990-07-07
Brickyard Road Johnny Van Zant # 1 1990-07-14
Can't Get Enuff Winger # 6 1990-07-14
Last Time In Paris Queensryche # 27 1990-07-14
Mother Earth/Third Stone From The Sun Santana # 14 1990-07-14
Epic Faith No More # 25 1990-07-14
Jealous Gene Loves Jezebel # 1 1990-07-14
The Other Kind Steve Earle # 37 1990-07-14
Blaze Of Glory Bon Jovi # 1 1990-07-21
Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love Cheap Trick # 4 1990-07-21
King Of The Mountain Midnight Oil # 20 1990-07-21
Knockin' On Heaven's Door Guns N' Roses # 18 1990-07-21
Time For Letting Go Jude Cole # 33 1990-07-21
Love And Affection Nelson # 20 1990-07-21
L.A. Woman Billy Idol # 18 1990-07-28
Skies The Limit Fleetwood Mac # 40 1990-07-28
How Much Love Vixen # 11 1990-07-28
Brave New World Michael Penn # 26 1990-07-28
Civil War Guns N' Roses # 4 1990-08-04
A Night On The Town Bruce Hornsby & The Range # 4 1990-08-04
Fly To The Angels Slaughter # 15 1990-08-04
Cliffs Of Dover Eric Johnson # 5 1990-08-04
Put The Message In A Box World Party # 33 1990-08-04
Home Iggy Pop # 46 1990-08-04
Live It Up REO Speedwagon # 6 1990-08-11
Boys Cry Tough Bad Company # 3 1990-08-11
While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Jeff Healey Band # 7 1990-08-11
I Said A Prayer The Red House # 30 1990-08-11
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven Phil Collins # 34 1990-08-11
Run So Far Eric Clapton # 40 1990-08-11
Days Like These Asia # 2 1990-08-18
Hangin' By A Thread Company Of Wolves # 26 1990-08-18
SSS & Q Robert Plant # 47 1990-08-18
Same Ol' Situation Motley Crue # 34 1990-08-18
Lovin' You's A Dirty Job Ratt # 18 1990-08-25
Love Me Two Times Aerosmith # 27 1990-08-25
Hey Jude Paul McCartney # 41 1990-08-25
If Anybody Had A Heart Crosby, Stills & Nash # 44 1990-08-25
Decadence Dance Extreme # 45 1990-09-01
I Would Love To Steve Vai # 38 1990-09-01
Mirror Mirror Don Dokken # 26 1990-09-01
Suicide Blonde INXS # 1 1990-09-08
Type Living Colour # 5 1990-09-08
Young Lust Bryan Adams # 7 1990-09-08
Cherry Pie Warrant # 19 1990-09-08
Can't Find My Way Home House Of Lords # 10 1990-09-08
High Enough Damn Yankees # 2 1990-09-08
Mansion On The Hill Neil Young & Crazy Horse # 3 1990-09-15
The Forecast The Robert Cray Band # 11 1990-09-15
Seven Turns Allman Brothers Band # 12 1990-09-15
Down On The Riverbed Los Lobos # 33 1990-09-15
Still Got The Blues Gary Moore # 9 1990-09-15
Dance David Baerwald # 42 1990-09-15
I'm Seventeen Tommy Conwell/Young Rumblers # 15 1990-09-22
Empire Queensryche # 22 1990-09-22
Last Plane Out Toy Matinee # 23 1990-09-22
Why Do You Think They Call It Dope Love/Hate # 46 1990-09-22
I Believe Riverdogs # 50 1990-09-22
Thunderstruck AC/DC # 5 1990-09-29
Tick Tock The Vaughan Brothers # 7 1990-09-29
Love Is The Ritual Styx # 9 1990-09-29
Unbelievable Bob Dylan # 21 1990-09-29
Back “N Blue Cheap Trick # 32 1990-09-29
Never Enough The Cure # 33 1990-09-29
Give It To Me Good Trixter # 26 1990-09-29
Concrete And Steel ZZ Top # 1 1990-10-06
Hard To Handle The Black Crowes # 1 1990-10-06
Hearts Are Gonna Roll Johnny Van Zant # 24 1990-10-06
Miracle Jon Bon Jovi # 20 1990-10-06
Something To Believe In Poison # 5 1990-10-06
Miles Away Winger # 14 1990-10-06
King Of Dreams Deep Purple # 6 1990-10-13
The Obvious Child Paul Simon # 21 1990-10-13
What's Happened To You The Call # 39 1990-10-13
Falling To Pieces Faith No More # 40 1990-10-13
Love Is A Rock REO Speedwagon # 31 1990-10-13
Travelling Riverside Blues Led Zeppelin # 7 1990-10-20
Keep On Loving Me Baby Colin James # 21 1990-10-20
Stranded Heart # 25 1990-10-20
Candy Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson # 30 1990-10-20
Been Caught Stealing Jane's Addiction # 29 1990-10-20
She's My Baby The Traveling Wilburys # 2 1990-10-27
Birthday Paul McCartney # 35 1990-10-27
My Head's In Mississippi ZZ Top # 1 1990-10-27
If You Needed Somebody Bad Company # 2 1990-10-27
Love Can Make You Blind Every Mother's Nightmare # 22 1990-10-27
Telephone Song Vaughan Brothers # 3 1990-10-27
Fire On The Cross Bruce Hornsby & The Range # 50 1990-10-27
One And Only Man Steve Winwood # 1 1990-11-03
Tease Me, Please Me The Scorpions # 8 1990-11-03
The Road The Alarm # 16 1990-11-03
Love That Never Dies The Byrds # 14 1990-11-03
Disappear INXS # 6 1990-11-03
For You The Outfield # 13 1990-11-03
New York Minute Don Henley # 24 1990-11-03
Just The Way It Is, Baby The Rembrandts # 13 1990-11-10
Night And Day U2 # 34 1990-11-10
It's Love Kings X # 6 1990-11-10
Moneytalks AC/DC # 3 1990-11-10
A Touch Of Evil Judas Priest # 29 1990-11-10
You're Amazing Robert Palmer # 5 1990-11-17
Shelter Me Cinderella # 5 1990-11-17
Mama Help Me Edie Brickell and New Bohemians # 26 1990-11-17
Wicked Sensation Lynch Mob # 31 1990-11-17
Hey You Paul Carrack # 37 1990-11-17
Full Circle The Jeff Healey Band # 16 1990-11-17
Signs Tesla # 2 1990-11-24
Righteous Eric Johnson # 8 1990-11-24
Pride Living Colour # 42 1990-11-24
After The Rain Nelson # 39 1990-11-24
Prodigal Blues Billy Idol # 35 1990-11-24
Real Real Gone Van Morrison # 18 1990-12-01
I Saw Red Warrant # 14 1990-12-01
Spend My Life Slaughter # 28 1990-12-01
Runaway Damn Yankees # 9 1990-12-08
Let Me Love You Too Tommy Conwell # 21 1990-12-08
Best I Can Queensryche # 28 1990-12-08
Consequences The Robert Cray Band # 32 1990-12-08
Over And Over Neil Young & Crazy Horse # 33 1990-12-08
Big Lie Rik Emmett # 22 1990-12-15
Remember My Name House Of Lords # 20 1990-12-15
The Only One I Know The Charlatans UK # 37 1990-12-15
Give It Up ZZ Top # 2 1990-12-22
Inside Out The Traveling Wilburys # 16 1990-12-22
It Ain't Over Yet Allman Brothers Band # 26 1990-12-22

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