Beat 1990

• Issue 176 - 10 January - Nicholas Cage
• Issue 177 - 17 January - The Pogues
• Issue 178 - 24 January - Buzzcocks
• Issue 179 - 31 January - [Missing]
• Issue 180 - 7 February - Paul Kelly, Mark Seymour, Nick Barker
• Issue 181 - 14 February - Stupid Cupid / Valentine's Day
• Issue 182 - 21 February - Comic Book Confidential (film)
• Issue 183 - 28 February - Melbourne DJs
• Issue 184 - 7 March - Deborah Harry
• Issue 185 - 14 March - The Sundays
• Issue 186 - 21 March - Melbourne Big Bar Blitz
• Issue 187 - 28 March - Doug Anthony Allstars 
• Issue 188 - 4 April - The Church
• Issue 189 - 11 April - Boom Crash Opera
• Issue 190 - 18 April - Depeche Mode
• Issue 191 - 25 April - Heavy Metal issue - Tommy Lee
• Issue 192 - 2 May - Breathless (film)
• Issue 193 - 9 May - Drugstore Cowboy (film)
• Issue 194 - 16 May - Next Wave Festival - Wrestlemania
• Issue 195 - 23 May - Henry Rollins
• Issue 196 - 30 May - Soul II Soul
• Issue 197 - 6 June - Johnny Depp
• Issue 198 - 13 June - Madonna
• Issue 199 - 20 June - [Missing]
• Issue 200 - 27 June - Steve Vizard
• Issue 201 - 4 July - Peter Blakeley
• Issue 202 - 11 July - Nick Cave
• Issue 203 - 18 July - Dave Stewart
• Issue 204 - 25 July - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Issue 205 - 1 August - Faith No More
• Issue 206 - 8 August - The Guitar Issue
• Issue 207 - 15 August - The B-52's
• Issue 208 - 22 August - Dale Ryder / Johnny Diesel / Nick Barker
• Issue 209 - 29 August - Technotronic
• Issue 210 - 5 September - Andrew Dice Clay
• Issue 211 - 12 September - Angry Anderson
• Issue 212 - 19 September - Inspiral Carpets
• Issue 213 - 26 September - Beats International, Norman Cook
• Issue 214 - 3 October - Paul Grabowsky
• Issue 215 - 10 October - Maynard F# Crabbes
• Issue 216 - 17 October - TISM
• Issue 217 - 24 October - The Cramps
• Issue 218 - 31 October - Morressey
• Issue 219 - 7 November - Melbourne Pool halls
• Issue 220 - 14 November - Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil
• Issue 221 - 21 November - Straitjacket Fits
• Issue 222 - 28 November - Public Enemy
• Issue 223 - 5 December - Beasts Of Bourbon
• Issue 224 - 12 December - Kylie Minogue
• Issue 225 - 19 December - Xmas