1990 in music

	… 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; ; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; ; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 …;
	In radio 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 In television 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 In film 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
	Art; Archaeology; Architecture; Literature; Music; Philosophy; Science; +...

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.

This year was the peak of cassette sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.^[1]