1990 World Events



 

1990 at a glance

 

Top grossing movies for 1990 in the USA

Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 1990; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they are probably not the top grossing films for calendar year 1990.
Gross   Movie
285,761,243   Home Alone (1990)
217,631,306   Ghost (1990)
184,208,848   Dances with Wolves (1990)
178,406,268   Pretty Woman (1990)
135,270,000   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
120,709,868   The Hunt for Red October (1990)
119,394,840   Total Recall (1990)
115,288,665   Die Hard 2 (1990)
103,738,726   Dick Tracy (1990)
91,457,688   Kindergarten Cop (1990)


1990 - Hammer Time!

The World Wide Web was introduced with the world's first web page in 1990. We saw the end of our little blue friends, 'The Smurfs', and the VFL spread its wings and became the AFL! The B-52s took us to the 'Love Shack', we spent some 'Hammer-time' with MC Hammer, and the Righteous Brother's 'Unchained Melody' topped the charts after its popularity boosted because of THAT pottery scene from Demi Moore flick 'Ghost'!

 

 

 

 

 

  • Top 40 Hits of 1990/Top 40 Songs of 1990
  • 1. Hold On, Wilson Phillips
    2. It Must Have Been Love, Roxette
    3. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor
    4. Poison, Bell Biv Devoe
    5. Vogue, Madonna
    6. Vision Of Love, Mariah Carey
    7. Another Day In Paradise, Phil Collins
    8. Hold On, En Vogue
    9. Cradle Of Love, Billy Idol
    10. Blaze Of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi
    11. Do Me!, Bell Biv Devoe
    12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, Michael Bolton
    13. Pump Up The Jam, Technotronic
    14. Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul
    15. Escapade, Janet Jackson
    16. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You, Heart
    17. Close To You, Maxi Priest
    18. Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
    19. Release Me, Wilson Phillips
    20. Don't Know Much, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
    21. All Around The World, Lisa Stansfield
    22. l Wanna Be Rich, Calloway
    23. I Remember You, Skid Row
    24. Rub You The Right Way, Johnny Gill
    25. She Ain't Worth It, Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
    26. If Wishes Came True, Sweet Sensation
    27. The Power, Snap
    28. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson
    29. Love Will Lead You Back, Taylor Dayne
    30. Don't Wanna Fall In Love, Jane Child
    31. Two To Make It Right, Seduction
    32. Sending All My Love, Linear
    33. Unskinny Bop, Poison
    34. Step By Step, New Kids On The Block
    35. Dangerous, Roxette
    36. We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel
    37. I Don't Have The Heart, James Ingram
    38. Downtown Train, Rod Stewart
    39. Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
    40. I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page


     

     

     

     

     

  • General Manuel Noriega surrenders in Panama (Jan. 3).
  • Yugoslav Communists end 45-year monopoly of power (Jan. 22).
  • Communist Party relinquish sole power in Soviet government (Feb. 7). Background: Dissolution of the USSR
  • South Africa frees Nelson Mandela, imprisoned 27½ years (Feb. 11).
  • US-Soviet summit reaches accord on armaments (June 1).
  • Western Alliance ends Cold War and proposes joint action with Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (July 6).
  • Iraqi troops invade Kuwait, setting off the Persian Gulf War (Aug. 2 et seq.). Background: The Persian Gulf War
  • East and West Germany reunited (Aug. 31 et seq.).
  • Margaret Thatcher resigns as British Prime Minister (Nov. 22); John Major succeeds her (Nov. 28).
  • Lech Walesa wins Poland's runoff Presidential election .  

     

     

     



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