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Overview of the events of 1995 in music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.
The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (November 2009) |
The following songs achieved the highest aggregated positions in the charts of 1995.[36]
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
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1 | Coolio | Gangsta's Paradise | 1995 | United Kingdom: 1 – October 1995; United States Billboard: 1 of 1995; The Netherlands: 1 – October 1995; Sweden: 1 – October 1995; Austria: 1 – November 1995; Switzerland: 1 – November 1995; Norway: 1 – October 1995; Italy: 1 of 1996; Germany: 1 – January 1996; Republic of Ireland: 1 – October 1995; New Zealand: 1 for 9 weeks October 1995; Australia: 1 for 13 weeks January 1996; France: 3 – October 1995; Poland: 3 – October 1995; Australia: 6 of 1995; United States Billboard: 11 of 1995; United States Cash Box: 12 of 1995; Germany: 16 of the 1990s; Scrobulate: 27 of rap; Pop Culture Madness: 31 of 1995; Global: 33 (5 million sold) – 1995; Europe: 48 of the 1990s; Rate Your Music: 69 of 1995; Acclaimed: 439 | |
2 | Shaggy | Boombastic | 1995 | UK 1 – September 1995, Italy 1 of 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 – September 1995, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks September 1995, Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1996, Norway 2 – September 1995, Germany 2 – September 1995, US BB 3 of 1995, Austria 3 – October 1995, Switzerland 3 – October 1995, Netherlands 4 – September 1995, Sweden 4 – September 1995, US BB 6 of 1995, POP 7 of 1995, France 8 – August 1995, Australia 8 of 1996, US CashBox 23 of 1995, Scrobulate 34 of dancehall, Germany 181 of the 1990s | |
3 | Take That | Back for Good | 1995 | UK 1 – April 1995, Sweden 1 – April 1995, Norway 1 – April 1995, Germany 1 – April 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 – March 1995, Australia 1 for 2 weeks August 1995, Netherlands 2 – April 1995, Switzerland 2 – April 1995, Austria 3 – May 1995, US BB 7 of 1995, Australia 9 of 1995, Poland 10 – January 1995, Italy 28 of 1995, RYM 53 of 1995, OzNet 126, Germany 128 of the 1990s | |
4 | Michael Jackson | You Are Not Alone | 1995 | UK 1 – September 1995, US BB 1 of 1995, Switzerland 1 – September 1995, Poland 1 – August 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 – September 1995, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks September 1995, Austria 2 – September 1995, Germany 3 – September 1995, Sweden 5 – August 1995, Netherlands 6 – August 1995, Norway 9 – September 1995, US CashBox 13 of 1995, Australia 25 of 1995, Italy 45 of 1995, Germany 262 of the 1990s | |
5 | U2 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me | 1995 | Norway 1 – June 1995, Poland 1 – January 1995, Republic of Ireland 1 – June 1995, New Zealand 1 for 1 weeks July 1995, Australia 1 for 6 weeks October 1995, UK 2 – June 1995, Austria 4 – July 1995, Switzerland 5 – July 1995, Netherlands 9 – June 1995, Germany 9 – July 1995, Sweden 15 – August 1995, US BB 16 of 1995, Australia 16 of 1995, Italy 27 of 1995, POP 59 of 1995, RYM 72 of 1995 |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"1st of tha Month" | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | June 1995 | 14 | 15 | 7 (New Zealand) | 4 (U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs) - 12 (U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) - 46 (Netherlands [Single Top 100]) |
"3 Is Family" | Dana Dawson | June 1995 | n/a | 9 | 5 (Italy) | See chart performance entry |
"'74–'75" | The Connells | August 1995 | n/a | 14 | 1 (Norway, Sweden) | See chart performance entry |
"Adiemus" | Adiemus | November 1995 | n/a | 48 | 4 (Switzerland) | 6 (Germany) - 7 (Austria) - 18 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
"Agua Dulce, Agua Salá" | Julio Iglesias | April 1995 | n/a | n/a | 6 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) | 1 (US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay) - 3 (US Billboard Hot Latin Songs) - 9 (Netherlands [Dutch Single Top 199]) |
"Alice (Who The X Is Alice?)" | Gompie | February 1995 | n/a | 17 | 1 (Belgium, Netherlands [Dutch Top 40], Netherlands [Single Top 100] | See chart performance entry |
"All Over You" | Live | January 1995 | n/a | 48 | 18 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Alright" | Supergrass | July 1995 | n/a | 2 | 2 (United Kingdom) | See chart performance entry |
"Angel (Ladadi O-Heyo)" | Jam & Spoon & Plavka | November 1995 | n/a | 26 | 2 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40], Italy) | See chart performance entry |
"Ants Marching" | Dave Matthews Band | September 1995 | n/a | n/a | 30 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Any Man of Mine" | Shania Twain | April 1995 | 31 | 118 | 31 (United States) | 1 (Canada Country Tracks, US Billboard Hot Country Songs) |
"Anything" | 3T | December 1995 | 15 | 2 | 2 (Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom) | See chart performance entry |
"Anywhere Is" | Enya | November 1995 | n/a | 7 | 1 (Poland) | See chart performance entry |
"Army of Me" | Björk | April 1995 | n/a | 10 | 1 (Iceland) | See chart performance entry |
"As I Lay Me Down" | Sophie B. Hawkins | February 1995 | 6 | 24 | 6 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
"Axel F" | Clock | March 1995 | n/a | 7 | 5 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40], Scotland) | See chart performance entry |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Alright" | Supergrass | July 1995 | See chart performance entry |
The following ten albums from 1995 are the highest rated, as per aggregate ratings compiled from over 33,000 different "greatest album" charts.[37] Results accurate as of April 2018.
Triple J Hottest 100
Main article: Triple J Hottest 100, 1995
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