List of number-one singles of 1990 (Ireland)

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The following is a list of the IRMA's number-one singles of 1990.

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Three consecutive number ones ("Give It A Lash Jack", "The Game", and "Put 'Em Under Pressure") related to the Republic of Ireland team's competing in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

"Put 'Em Under Pressure", the official song of the 1990 World Cup campaign, was at the No. 1 spot for 13 weeks. [1]

Issue DateSongArtistRef.
4 January"Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid II
11 January
18 January"Hangin' Tough" New Kids On The Block
25 January"Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O'Connor
1 February
8 February
15 February
22 February
1 March
8 March"Love Shack" The B-52's
15 March"Brits Mix 1990"Various Artists
22 March"That Sounds Good To Me" Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
29 March
5 April"The By-road to Glenroe" Mick Lally
12 April
19 April
26 April
3 May
10 May"Give It A Lash Jack" Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities
17 May"The Game"The Memories
24 May"Give It A Lash Jack"Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities
31 May"Put 'Em Under Pressure" The Republic of Ireland Football Squad
7 June
14 June
21 June
28 June [1]
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August"Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" Bombalurina
6 September"The Joker" The Steve Miller Band
13 September [2]
20 September"I Useta Lover" The Saw Doctors
27 September
4 October
11 October
18 October
25 October
1 November
8 November"Unchained Melody" The Righteous Brothers
15 November
22 November"Ooh Aah Paul McGrath"Watch Your House
29 November
6 December"Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice
13 December"The Christmas No 1" Zig and Zag
20 December
27 December

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    References

    1. 1 2 "Retro Irish Top Ten Chart 1990: Soccer anthem "Put 'Em Under Pressure" spent 13 weeks at number one". Irish Independent. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    2. ↑ "Retro top 10: this week in 1990". Irish Independent. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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