Between 1989, my sophomore year of high school, and 1995, my fourth year of college, I put together a nearly 20 volume collection of mix tapes, containing my favorite songs that I had gathered either from the radio, a cassette tape, or (eventually) CD. Three years ago, we looked back at all 20 volumes and which of my “favorite” songs I still listened to. Today, we revisit those mix tapes and see how things have changed in the last 3 years.

Volume 18 covers the summer of 1995 and the lead up to the first of my two senior years of college.

Side A

Stone Temple Pilots – Dancing Days

The Led Zeppelin cover nearly doubled its impressive total over the past 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 7 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 6/28/2015

PJ Harvey – Down By The Water

The surprise mainstream hit for the indie darling also nearly doubled its total in the last 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 7 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 2/4/2015

REM – Strange Currencies

I finally listened to this tune from the Athens, GA boys.

2012 iTunes stats: Never played

2015 iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 7/12/2015

Live – All Over You

Live’s latest has gone unheard in nearly 4 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 5 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 8/15/2011

Soul Asylum – Misery

Only one new listen for the follow-up from Soul Asylum over the past 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 3 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 4 plays, most recently on 1/2/2013

Collective Soul – December

A slight increase for Collective Soul’s latest, which hasn’t been heard in nearly 2 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 2 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 9/10/2013

Elastica – Connection

The debut hit from Elastica added 4 listens in the last 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 7 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 11 plays, most recently on 6/17/2015

Juliana Hatfield – Universal Heart-Beat

The first solo release from Juliana Hatfield more than doubled its number of listens in the last 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 3 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 7/12/2015

Side B

Jill Sobule – I Kissed A Girl

Jill Sobule’s tribute to lesbian self discovery added only 4 new listens in the last 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 6 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 10 plays, most recently on 7/21/2014

Veruca Salt – All Hail Me

The final hit from Veruca Salt’s debut album added 5 listens in the past 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 13 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 18 plays, most recently on 1/27/2015

The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You

The Friends theme song more than doubled its number of listens in the past 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 4 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 7/20/2015

Green Day – She

The final hit from Green Day’s breakthrough release doubled its number of plays in the last 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 4 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 8 plays, most recently on 7/5/2015

U2 – Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

A slight 2 listen increase for the track from the Batman Forever soundtrack.

2012 iTunes stats: 5 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 6/18/2015

Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know

Only 1 new listen for the smash hit that introduced the former You Can’t Do That On Television star to American audiences.

2012 iTunes stats: 6 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 7/10/2015

Veruca Salt – My Sharona

The B-side cover of The Knack classic picked up 4 new listens over the past 3 years.

2012 iTunes stats: 9 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 6/29/2015

Weezer – Say It Ain’t So

A healthy doubling of listens for the latest from Weezer’s Blue album.

2012 iTunes stats: 7 plays

2015 iTunes stats: 14 plays, most recently on 1/10/2015