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.

Anybody knows me knows I dig dance music, and now we hit our first dance number of the countdowns.  This song is still popular today, and you’ll be surprised to hear how many hooks are in it.  It’s one of those rare dance tracks that manage to produce such a thing and do it well.  At #18 it’s Be My Lover by Le Bouche.

In the 90s, bands known for being hard rock/punk that did an acoustic song that became a hit were soundly ridiculed as selling out.  What’s ironic is that this song not only helped establish the success that was to come for this band, this track is still heard to this day across radio platforms.  A good song is a good song, and it is as such at #19 with Name by The Goo Goo Dolls.