| CASH BOX Country – Up And Coming |
| Independent product most likely to reach the Top 100 Country Chart | Week ending DECEMBER 22, 1990 |
| TW | TITLE (Label) .... Artist | | LW | WKS |
| 1 | A MESSAGE TO UNCLE SAM (Sundial 181)
.... Marty Cleghorn | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | CHICO, CALIFORNIA (AMC 1017)
.... Jeff Young | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | TRASH MAN (Hillton 1032)
.... Frank Lowe | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | ANYTIME (Hangin’ Gold 1002)
.... Lisa Rich | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | TAKE A LITTLE TIME (Player Int’l 152)
.... Steve Goodchild | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | MARY JANE (Gallery II 2044)
.... David Vincent | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | LOTTERY MILLIONAIRE (K-Ark 1094)
.... Buck Trent | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | SHAKA RANG DANG DOO (Ridgewood 3014)
.... Lynne Thomas | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER (A.M.I. 1330)
.... Bobby Rich | 15 | 2 |
| 10 | TEXASVILLE (GBS 811)
.... Ernie Bivens 3rd | — | 1 |
| 11 | ONE KISS AT A TIME (Phono 100)
.... Donnie Huffman | 13 | 2 |
| 12 | THANKS BUT NO THANKS (Player Int’l 158)
.... Danny Roy | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | OUTLAW COUNTRY BAND (NCP 5001)
.... Cyndie Jeann | — | 1 |
| 14 | LOOKING FOR ME (Holton 523)
.... Jack Adams | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | HOW ARE THINGS IN PARADISE (Sundial)
.... Cheryl Ann Christie | 19 | 2 |
| 16 | CARELESS MOON (Stargem 2476)
.... S-H-U-C-K-S | 14 | 2 |
| 17 | ON THE PHONE AGAIN (Soundwaves 4842)
.... Dr. Elmo | — | 1 |
| 18 | THIS ISN’T GOODBYE (Ridgewood 3015)
.... Petrella Pollefeyt | 17 | 4 |
| 19 | I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU (Stargem 2469)
.... Orion | 16 | 9 |
| 20 | DEER HUNTER BLUES (Grand Prize 5229)
.... Sandra Brown | 18 | 7 |