| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead |
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 29, 1990 |
| TW | TITLE (Label) .... Artist | LW | WKS |
| 1 | EVERY HEART NEEDS A HOME (Atlantic 87826)
.... St. Paul | — | 1 |
| 2 | THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW (EMI 50287)
.... Brother Beyond | — | 1 |
| 3 | TOM’S DINER (A&M 1529)
.... D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega | — | 1 |
| 4 | ON THE WAY UP (Chrysalis 23497)
.... Elisa Fiorillo | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | SHINING STAR (Enigma album cut)
.... Stryper | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | FROM A DISTANCE (Atlantic 87820)
.... Bette Midler | — | 1 |
| 7 | HEAVEN GIVE ME WORDS (Charisma 98952)
.... Propaganda | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | AND SO IT GOES (Columbia 73602)
.... Billy Joel | — | 1 |
| 9 | ONION SKIN (Giant album cut)
.... Boom Crash Opera | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | CIVIL WAR (Warner Bros. album cut)
.... Guns N’ Roses | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | NAUGHTY NAUGHTY ((Imagine/Epic album cut)
.... Danger Danger | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | TURN ON THE RADIO (Sire 19722)
.... Tommy Page | 8 | 7 |
| 13 | ALL I DO IS THINK OF YOU (Atlantic 87952)
.... Troop | 9 | 9 |
| 14 | SLOW LOVE (Motown 2028)
.... Doc Box & B. Fresh | 10 | 4 |
| 15 | HEADLINE NEWS (SBK album cut)
.... Everyday People | 11 | 6 |