Johnny Mars hosted a flashback to 1996 - The year the Democratic National Convention came back to Chicago, Prince Charles & Princess Diana had a royal divorce and the search engine Ask Jeeves was founded.
PLAYLIST: 1996 Saturday Morning Flashback - September 19, 2026
9AM
Cake - The Distance
Dave Matthews Band - Too Much
Sheryl Crow - Everyday Is A Winding Road
R.E.M. - Bittersweet Me
Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth
Local H - Bound For The Floor
Lyle Lovett - Private Conversation
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing
Wallflowers - The Difference
Geggy Tah - Whoever You Are
10AM
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
Los Lobos - Mas Y Mas
Steve Earle - Feel Alright
Foo Fighters - Big Me
Beck - The New Pollution
Cardigans - Lovefool
Michael McDermott - Summer Days
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Storyville - Good Day For The Blues
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby
Tragically Hip - Ahead By A Century
11AM
Wilco - Outtasite
John Mellencamp - Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Change The Locks
Matchbox 20 - 3 AM
Pearl Jam - Who You Are
Counting Crows - Daylight Fading
Eels - Novocaine For The Soul
Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet
Cowboy Junkies - A Common Disaster
Widespread Panic - Hope In A Hopeless World
Next week, Johnny Mars hosts a flashback to 1973 - The year Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the Battle Of The Sexes Tennis Match, US Supreme Court rules on Roe v Wade and here in Chicago, The Sears Tower becomes the tallest building in the world
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 with Annalisa.
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