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This is the list of the number-one singles of the Finnish Singles Chart in 1990. [1] [2]
| This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
This is the list of the number-one singles of the Finnish Singles Chart in 1990. [1] [2]
| Issue date | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Bat & Ryyd | "Ryyd-joulu" |
| January 18 | Lättykettu & Tehosekoittajat | "Letkautus" |
| February 1 | Technotronic | "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" |
| February 15 | ||
| March 1 | Sinéad O'Connor | "Nothing Compares 2 U" |
| March 15 | Raptori | "Oi beibi" / "Tuhansien sulojen maa" |
| March 29 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 10 | "Raptori" | |
| May 24 | Madonna | "Vogue" |
| June 12 | ZZ Top | "Doubleback" |
| June 26 | Eppu Normaali | "Sydän tyhjää lyö" |
| July 10 | Guru Josh | "Whose Law (Is It Anyway?)" |
| July 31 | Madonna | "Hanky Panky" |
| August 14 | MC Nikke T | "Jos haluu saada" |
| August 28 | ||
| September 10 | Eppu Normaali | "Tahroja paperilla" |
| September 24 | AC/DC | "Thunderstruck" |
| October 8 | Pet Shop Boys | "So Hard" |
| October 22 | ||
| November 5 | MC Nikke T | "Ihminen ei voi elää vetämättä" |
| November 19 | ||
| December 3 | Londonbeat | "I've Been Thinking About You" |
| December 17 | Madonna | "Justify My Love" |
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