Below is a list from Billboard magazine’s Top ear-End Hot 100 songs for 1995. Chart © by Billboard, a part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. All Rights Reserved. Learn more about Billboard here.
Top 100 Songs of 1995
1Waterfalls – TLC
2On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
3Kiss from a Rose – Seal
4Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
5Another Night – Real McCoy
6Take a Bow – Madonna
7Fantasy – Mariah Carey
8Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) – Monica
9This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
10Water Runs Dry – Boyz II Men
11Freak Like Me – Adina Howard
12Run-Around – Blues Traveler
13I Can Love You Like That – All-4-One
14Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? – Bryan Adams
15Always – Bon Jovi
16Boombastic / In the Summertime – Shaggy
17Hold My Hand – Hootie and The Blowfish
18One More Chance / Stay With Me – The Notorious B.I.G.
19Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
20Candy Rain – Soul For Real
21Let Her Cry – Hootie and The Blowfish
22I Believe – Blessid Union Of Souls
23Red Light Special – TLC
24Runaway – Janet Jackson
25Colors of the Wind – Vanessa Williams
26Strong Enough – Sheryl Crow
27Someone to Love – Jon B.
28Only Wanna Be With You – Hootie and The Blowfish
29If You Love Me – Brownstone
30In The House of Stone and Light – Martin Page
31I Got 5 on It – Luniz
32As I Lay Me Down – Sophie B. Hawkins
33I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need to Get By – Mary J. Blige and Method Man
34I’m the Only One – Melissa Etheridge
35Every Little Thing I Do – Soul For Real
36Before I Let You Go – BLACKstreet
37Big Poppa / Warning – The Notorious B.I.G.
38Sukiyaki – 4 PM (For Positive Music)
39I Wanna Be Down – Brandy
40I’ll Make Love to You – Boyz II Men
More 60 Top Songs of 1995
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- Creep – TLC
- I Know – Dionne Farris
- Total Eclipse of the Heart – Nicki French
- You Gotta Be – Des’ree
- You Are Not Alone – Michael Jackson
- Baby – Brandy
- Run Away – Real McCoy
- He’s Mine – Mokenstef
- December – Collective Soul
- Shy Guy – Diana King
- Dear Mama / Old School – 2Pac
- Hold On – Jamie Walters
- Keep Their Heads Ringin’ – Dr. Dre
- The Rhythm of the Night – Corona
- Roll to Me – Del Amitri
- Scream / Childhood – Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
- Freek’n You – Jodeci
- I Wish – Skee-lo
- Believe – Elton John
- Carnival – Natalie Merchant
- You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty
- Back for Good – Take That
- Tootsie Roll – 69 Boyz
- You Want This – Janet Jackson
- Tell Me – Groove Theory
- Can’t You See – Total
- All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
- This Lil’ Game We Play – Subway
- Come and Get Your Love – Real McCoy
- This Ain’t a Love Song – Bon Jovi
- Secret – Madonna
- Player’s Anthem – Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- Feel Me Flow – Naughty By Nature
- Every Day of the Week – Jade
- The Sweetest Days – Vanessa Williams
- Short Dick Man – 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette
- Brokenhearted – Brandy
- No More “I Love You’s” – Annie Lennox
- You Used to Love Me – Faith Evans
- Constantly – Immature
- Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me – U2
- 100% Pure Love – Crystal Waters
- Ask of You – Raphael Saadiq
- Sugar Hill – Az
- Good – Better Than Ezra
- Brown Sugar – D’angelo
- Turn the Beat Around – Gloria Estefan
- Til You Do Me Right – After 7
- 1st of tha Month – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Like the Way I Do / If I Wanted To – Melissa Etheridge
- I Live My Life For You – Firehouse
- Dream About You / Funky Melody – Stevie B
- Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
- Thank You – Boyz II Men
- I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
- I Miss You – N II U
- Give It 2 You – Da Brat
- Best Friend – Brandy
- Misery – Soul Asylum
- Can’t Stop Lovin’ You – Van Halen
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Top 100 Songs of 1995 – Final Thoughts
The year 1995 was a significant one in music history, with the emergence of new genres and iconic albums from established artists. The Top 100 Songs of 1995 reflects this diversity, with a mix of pop, rock, R&B, and hip-hop hits. Mariah Carey dominated the charts with her classic ballad “One Sweet Day” featuring Boyz II Men, while TLC’s “Waterfalls” tackled social issues with its catchy hook.
Alanis Morissette’s album “Jagged Little Pill” gave us the angst-ridden anthem “You Oughta Know,” and Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” became an instant hip-hop classic. The Top 100 Songs of 1995 continues to be a beloved playlist for music fans and a snapshot of an era that was both unique and unforgettable.

