We wrap up the first half of this 1995 countdown with a song that helped bring into the mainstream what would normally be considered niche – harmonica-driven music.  This band’s biggest hit helped propel both them and the instrument (for better or worse) into the pop-culture consciousness.  It’s still heard a lot today and you know who it is from the harmonica too.  At #11 it’s Run-Around by Blues Traveler.

Our next 1995 song is the literal definition of a one-hit-wonder.  How?  If you were to look at this band’s Spotify page, the top 3 popular songs on their list are all this song.  Yet despite that, it’s hard to argue this song’s placement in the countdown as it’s still a popular song that’s played to this day in various avenues.  Coming in at #13 is Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Deep Blue Something.

Arguably the smoothest R&B song on this countdown is now here, and unfortunately the hits for this artist would start to slowly decline after this track.  The track for a movie based on a very popular book, this song has remained an R&B hit for many such radio stations, and it showed that she still had it. At #14 it’s Exhale (Shoop Shoop) by Whitney Houston.

The second quarter of the top 20 songs turning 30 years old this year begins with this rock track featuring a well-known guitar lick and effect.  This band appeared in last year’s countdown and this track along with a couple others helped solidified them as one of the premier new hard rock acts of the 90s.  Coming in at #15 is December by Collective Soul.

Our second entry by this artist in this 1995 countdown is also our last.  While she may appear again in next year’s countdown, this song helped deliver a solid foundation for her career.  This song would prove that she was an enduring artist to be reckoned with, and its lyric continued to be quoted today.  Appearing at #16 is Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette.

Here’s a shocker – I completely forgot this group released some popular tracks in 1995, and as a result knocked two songs out of the list (as you can guess now, this is only their first entry).  This song arguably started the craze of frat boys picking up the acoustic and wanting to serenade pretty ladies, and it has remained one of this band’s biggest songs today. Coming in at #17 is Satellite by The Dave Matthews Band.