PLAYLIST: 1991 Saturday Morning Flashback - August 22, 2026

This week, Johnny Mars hosted a flashback to 1991 - The year Silence Of The Lambs premiered in movie theaters, The Ren and Stimpy Show premiered on Nickelodeon, Grunge went worldwide thanks to albums like Nirvana Nevermind & Pearl Jam Ten and the Chicago Bulls became NBA Champions for the second year in a row when they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers.

PLAYLIST 1991 SATURDAY MORNING FLASHBACK - AUGUST 22, 2026

9AM
R.E.M. - Radio Song
Primal Scream - Movin' On Up
U2 - Until The End Of The World
Poi Dog Pondering - Jack Ass Ginger
Nirvana - On A Plain
Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
Violent Femmes - American Music
Chris Whitley - Big Sky Country
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Walk On The Ocean
Van Morrison - Why Must I Always Explain
Lyle Lovett - Friend Of The Devil

10AM
BoDeans - Good Things
EMF - Unbelievable
Jesus Jones - International Bright Young Thing
Crowded House - Chocolate Cake
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - So You Think You're In Love
Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Hoodoo Gurus - Miss Freelove '69
John Lee Hooker - Mr. Lucky featuring Robert Cray
Matthew Sweet - I've Been Waiting
Wonder Stuff - Caught In My Shadow
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Too Good To Be True
Smithereens - Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong

11AM
School Of Fish - Three Strange Days
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking The Girl
Material Issue - Renee Remains The Same
Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel
Richard Thompaon - I Feel So Good
The La's - There She Goes
Sarah McLachlan - Into The Fire
Farm - Groovy Train
Sting - All This Time
Pearl Jam - Why Go
Buddy Guy - Mustang Sally

Next week, Johnny Mars hosts a flashback to 1986 - The year that began with the Bears Super Bowl triumph followed a few days later by the tragedy of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion. We celebrated Martin Luther Jr. Day as a national holiday for the first time. And for musical firsts, we were introduced to artists like Lyle Lovett, The BoDeans and The Smithereens. Tune in Saturdays 9am to noon on 93.1FM, 93XRT.COM, your smart speaker or the free Audacy App. Remember to email us at flashbackbonustracks@wxrt.com with any suggestions of songs we might have missed for our Flashback Bonus Track each weekday at 1pm