Album · Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn by Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn is an album by Marc Cohn, released in 1991. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Walking in Memphis”, on 23 lists with a best position of #53.
Marc Cohn, the singer-songwriter's self-titled debut, came out on Atlantic in 1991, and it's steeped in rhythm and blues, soul and gospel, sung in a voice with real grain and warmth. The song everyone knows is "Walking in Memphis", which has a churchy lift all its own; it went top 40, and the 34th Grammys nominated it for Best Pop Vocal as well as Song of the Year.
Cohn is a storyteller first, and "Silver Thunderbird" and the tender "True Companion" followed Memphis onto the charts. The album crept to number 38 on the Billboard 200, but it kept selling, going gold in 1992 and platinum in 1996, and Cohn walked away with the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1992.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Marc Cohn on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walking in Memphis | 23 | #53 | – | 1999–2026 | |
| 2 | Silver Thunderbird | 1 | #126 | – | 2010 | |
| 3 | True Companion | 1 | #718 | – | 2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.