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“I Kissed A Girl” by Jill Sobule
From the album Jill Sobule (1995)
“I Kissed A Girl” by Jill Sobule appears on 20 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1995 and 2026. It was first released in 1995 on the album Jill Sobule. Its best result is #18 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #86 alternative song of 1995 and #2,674 alternative song of all time.
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"I Kissed a Girl" came out on May 2, 1995, a sly, sunny slice of pop from Jill Sobule's self-titled album, co-written with Robin Eaton. The American singer-songwriter plays it with a wink rather than a manifesto: a light touch, a chorus you can hum after one spin, and a title that did half the talking for her.
The video pushed the joke further, casting the Italian model Fabio as Sobule's straight love interest and sending up his romance-novel covers, surrounded by a chorus of girls styled head to toe in 1960s fashion. Modern rock radio went for it: the single climbed to 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, crossed over to 67 on the Hot 100, and reached 36 in Australia and 15 on Canada's brand-new RPM Alternative 30.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 103 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 | 107 |
| 1995 | 65 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 | 101 |
| 1995 | 80 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 | 100 |
| 1995 | 41 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1995 | 50 |
| 1995 | 18 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 | 100 |
| 1995 | 92 | WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1362 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1362 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1364 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1363 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1349 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1349 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1349 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2005 | 380 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2009 | 73 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2021 | 218 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 684 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2024 | 527 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2025 | 358 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
| 2026 | 816 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
Also listed as: I Kissed a Girl.
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