| CASH BOX Country – Up And Coming |
| Independent product most likely to reach the Top 100 Country Chart | Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1990 |
| TW | TITLE (Label) .... Artist | | LW | WKS |
| 1 | CHICO, CALIFORNIA (AMC 1017)
.... Jeff Young | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | TRASH MAN (Hillton 1032)
.... Frank Lowe | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | ONE KISS AT A TIME (Phono 100)
.... Donnie Huffman | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | A MESSAGE TO UNCLE SAM (Sundial 181)
.... Marty Cleghorn | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | ANYTIME (Hangin’ Gold 1002)
.... Lisa Rich | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER (A.M.I. 1330)
.... Bobby Rich | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | TAKE A LITTLE TIME (Player Int’l 152)
.... Steve Goodchild | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | THANKS BUT NO THANKS (Player Int’l 158)
.... Danny Roy | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | SINCE I LOST YOU (Killer 134)
.... Ronnie Russell | — | 1 |
| 10 | OUTLAW COUNTRY BAND (NCP 5001)
.... Cyndie Jeann | 13 | 2 |
| 11 | ON THE PHONE AGAIN (Soundwaves 4842)
.... Dr. Elmo | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | BETWEEN THE LINES (Cover 111290)
.... Jay Holley | — | 1 |
| 13 | JUST YOU AND ME NOW, MOM (Door Knob 360)
.... Karen Jeglum Kennedy | — | 1 |
| 14 | LOTTERY MILLIONAIRE (K-Ark 1094)
.... Buck Trent | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | CARELESS MOON (Stargem 2476)
.... S-H-U-C-K-S | 16 | 3 |
| 16 | MARY JANE (Gallery II 2044)
.... David Vincent | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | HOW ARE THINGS IN PARADISE (Sundial)
.... Cheryl Ann Christie | 15 | 3 |
| 18 | WAVE DADDY BYE BYE (NCP 5002)
.... Larry Butler | — | 1 |
| 19 | LOOKING FOR ME (Holton 523)
.... Jack Adams | 14 | 10 |
| 20 | HEARTBREAK HOTEL (DPI 5001)
.... Hoyt Axton | — | 1 |