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“That Is Why” by Jellyfish

From the album Bellybutton (1990)

“That Is Why” by Jellyfish appears on 20 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1990 on the album Bellybutton. Its best result is #43 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #133 alternative song of 1991 and #1,504 alternative song of all time.

20countdowns
6stations
#43best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

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"That Is Why" comes off Bellybutton, Jellyfish's 1990 album on Charisma, and it was written by Andy Sturmer and Roger Joseph Manning Jr., with Albhy Galuten in the producer's chair. It's sugar-rush pop built with a watchmaker's care: melodies stacked a mile high, a chorus that bounces like a rubber ball, and a sweetness that never quite curdles.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 43 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1335 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1335 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1335 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1334 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 594 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1319 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1218 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1319 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1319 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1246 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1194 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1205 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1169 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1211 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1268 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1317 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 543 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 887 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2025 392 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Also listed as: That is Why.

Charting alongside it in 1991

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  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
  2. 2Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
  3. 3UnbelievableEMF
  4. 4Kiss Them for MeSiouxsie and the Banshees
  5. 5RushBig Audio Dynamite
  6. 6Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers

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