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. I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back at all 20 volumes and which of my “favorite” songs I still listen to today.

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 was taped off the radio courtesy of, I assume, Q101.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 5/30/2012

PJ Harvey – Down By The Water

The surprise mainstream hit for the indie darling was taped off the radio from Q101.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 5/15/2012

REM – Strange Currencies

The latest from the Athens, GA boys was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: Never played

Live – All Over You

Live’s latest was taped off the CD.

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

Soul Asylum – Misery

The latest from Soul Asylum was taped off the radio from Q101.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 9/2/2011

Collective Soul – December

Collective Soul’s latest was also recorded from Chicago’s new rock alternative.

iTunes stats: 2 plays, most recently on 6/24/2010

Elastica – Connection

Elastica’s hit was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 5/25/2012

Juliana Hatfield – Universal Heart-Beat

The solo release from Juliana Hatfield was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 3 plays, most recently on 9/22/2010

Side B

Jill Sobule – I Kissed A Girl

Jill Sobule’s tribute to lesbian self discovery was obtained via Q101.

iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 6/26/2012

Veruca Salt – All Hail Me

The latest from Veruca Salt was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 13 plays, most recently on 6/17/2012

The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You

The Friends theme song was taped off the radio from a station that is not determinable.

iTunes stats: 4 plays, most recently on 9/2/2011

Green Day – She

Green Day’s latest was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 4 plays, most recently on 3/28/2012

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

The track from the Batman Forever soundtrack was taped off Q101.

iTunes stats: 5 plays, most recently on 5/10/2012

Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know

The smash hit that introduced the former You Can’t Do That On Television star to American audiences was taped from Q101.

iTunes stats: 6 plays, most recently on 3/29/2012

Veruca Salt – My Sharona

The B-side cover of The Knack classic was taped off the radio, from what I can only assume was Q101.

iTunes stats: 9 plays, most recently on 8/21/2011

Weezer – Say It Ain’t So

The latest from Weezer was taped off the CD.

iTunes stats: 7 plays, most recently on 9/1/2010