List of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones of 1990


These are the UK Official Indie Chart number-one hits of the 1990 as compiled by MRIB and Music Week from August 11.
Issue dateSongArtistRecord labelref
6 January"Getting Away with It"ElectronicFactory
13 January"Madchester Rave On" E.P.Happy MondaysFactory
20 January"Madchester Rave On" E.P.Happy MondaysFactory
27 January"Madchester Rave On" E.P.Happy MondaysFactory
3 February"Ride" E.P.RideCreation
10 February"Sleep With Me"BirdlandLazy
17 February"Indian Rope"The CharlatansSituation Two
24 February"Enjoy the Silence"Depeche ModeMute
3 March"Enjoy the Silence"Depeche ModeMute
10 March"Elephant Stone"The Stone RosesSilvertone
17 March"Blue Savannah"ErasureMute
24 March"Blue Savannah"ErasureMute
8 April"This Is How It Feels"Inspiral CarpetsCow
15 April"Step On"Happy MondaysFactory
22 April"Step On"Happy MondaysFactory
29 April"Step On"Happy MondaysFactory
5 May"Step On"Happy MondaysFactory
12 May"Step On"Happy MondaysFactory
19 May"Glider EP"My Bloody ValentineCreation
26 May"Better the Devil You Know"Kylie MinoguePWL
2 June"Better the Devil You Know"Kylie MinoguePWL
9 June"The Only One I Know"The CharlatansSituation Two
16 June"The Only One I Know"The CharlatansSituation Two
23 June"World in Motion"EnglandNew OrderFactory
30 June"She Comes in the Fall"Inspiral CarpetsCow
7 July"She Comes in the Fall"Inspiral CarpetsCow
14 July"One Love"The Stone RosesSilvertone
21 July"One Love"The Stone RosesSilvertone
28 July"One Love"The Stone RosesSilvertone
4 August"Velouria"Pixies4AD
11 August"Naked in the Rain"Blue PearlBig Life
18 August"Naked in the Rain"Blue PearlBig Life
25 August"Naked in the Rain"Blue PearlBig Life
1 September"Naked in the Rain"Blue PearlBig Life
8 September"What Time Is Love?"The KLFKLF Communications
15 September"What Time Is Love?"The KLFKLF Communications
22 September"What Time Is Love?"The KLFKLF Communications
29 September"What Time Is Love?"The KLFKLF Communications
6 October"Groovy Train"The FarmProduce
13 October"I Can't Stand It!"Twenty 4 SevenFreaky
20 October"I Can't Stand It!"Twenty 4 SevenFreaky
27 October"I Can't Stand It!"Twenty 4 SevenFreaky
3 November"Kinky Afro"Happy MondaysFactory
10 November"Kinky Afro"Happy MondaysFactory
17 November"Step Back in Time"Kylie MinoguePWL
24 November"Step Back in Time"Kylie MinoguePWL
1 DecemberIsland Head EPInspiral CarpetsCow/Mute
8 December"Sucker DJ"Dimples D.FBI
15 December"All Together Now"The FarmProduce
22 December"All Together Now"The FarmProduce
29 December"All Together Now"The FarmProduce