3 Songs That Every Small-Town Radio Station Played Constantly in the 1990s
This article revisits three songs that dominated small-town American radio airwaves throughout the 1990s, offering a nostalgic look back at the era's most-played ballads and soft rock hits. The piece highlights how these tracks became staples of local AM radio, resonating with listeners in rural communities across the United States during that decade.
The three songs, spanning 1991 to 1997, each achieved notable chart success and industry recognition in their own right.
– "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes (1997) — reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Adult Contemporary chart
– "Walking In Memphis" by Marc Cohn (1991) — peaked at No. 13 on the Hot 100 and earned a 1992 Grammy nomination, with Cohn winning Best New Artist that year
– "Go Rest High On That Mountain" by Vince Gill (1995) — hit No. 14 on the Hot Country Songs chart and No. 7 on the Canadian country chart
- Three 1990s radio staples remembered: songs by Rimes, Cohn and Gill
- All three were major chart hits in their respective genres
- Marc Cohn also won a 1992 Best New Artist Grammy