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! rowspan="2"| Title! rowspan="2"| Album details! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions! rowspan="2"| Certifications(sales threshold) style="font-size:smaller;"! style="width:30px;"| USMAGAZINE, Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History: Billboard 200,weblink 2019-11-09, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, ! style="width:30px;"| US IndieMAGAZINE, Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History: Independent Albums,weblink 2019-11-09, Billboard, ! style="width:30px;"| AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks:

• Top 50 peaks: WEB, australian-charts.com > Hootie & the Blowfish in Australian Charts,weblink 2016-12-13, Hung Medien,
• Top 100 peaks to December 2010: BOOK, Ryan, Gavin, Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010, 2011, Moonlight Publishing, Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia,
• "Hold My Hand": WEB,weblink The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Feb 1995, Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA), 2016-12-13, N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
• "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)": WEB,weblink The Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 16 Jun 1996, Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA), 2017-12-11,

! style="width:30px;"| CANMAGAZINE, Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada,weblink dead, RPM,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150926185942weblink">weblink 2015-09-26, 2010-07-18, ! style="width:30px;"| GERWEB, Album Search: Hootie & The Blowfish,weblink 2011-07-12, Media Control, de, {{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}! style="width:30px;"| NLWEB, dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal,weblink 2010-07-18, dutchcharts.nl, ! style="width:30px;"| NZWEB, charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal,weblink 2010-07-18, charts.nz, ! style="width:30px;"| SWEWEB, swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal,weblink 2010-07-18, swedishcharts.com, ! style="width:30px;"| SWIWEB, Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community,weblink 2010-07-18, hitparade.ch, ! style="width:30px;"| UKWEB, Hootie and the Blowfish {{!, full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31243/hootie-and-the-blowfish/ |access-date=2019-11-09 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}

• Hootie & the Blowfish: WEB,weblink Chart Log UK: H & Claire – Hysterix, Official Charts Company, 2010-07-18, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081208144744weblink">weblink 2008-12-08,

! scope="row"| Cracked Rear View|

• Release date: July 5, 1994
• Label: Atlantic| 1| —| 7| 1| 45| —| 1| —| —| 12

! scope="row"| Fairweather Johnson|

• Release date: April 23, 1996
• Label: Atlantic| 1| —| 12| 6| 41| 37| 6| 36| 37| 9

! scope="row"| Musical Chairs|

• Release date: September 15, 1998
• Label: Atlantic| 4| —| 54| 27| 72| —| 20| —| —| 15

! scope="row"| Hootie & the Blowfish|

• Release date: March 4, 2003
• Label: Atlantic| 46| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| 161|

! scope="row"| Looking for Lucky|

• Release date: August 9, 2005
• Label: Vanguard| 47| 4| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —|

! scope="row"| Imperfect Circle|

• Release date: November 1, 2019
• Label: Capitol Nashville| 26| —

factoids
| name	Hootie & the Blowfish| image = Hootie and the Blowfish 1998.jpg| caption = The band in 1998, pictured left to right: Sonefeld (behind drum kit), Felber, Rucker, and Bryan.| landscape = yes| alias = | origin = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.	1986–2008 2018–present {edih}	Atlantic Sneaky Long Vanguard UMG Nashville {edih}	hootie.com}}| current_members = * Darius Rucker Mark Bryan Dean Felber Jim Sonefeld| past_members = Brantley Smith }}Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The band's lineup for most of its existence has been the quartet of Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld. The band went on hiatus in 2008 until they announced plans for a full reunion tour in 2019 and released their first new studio album in fourteen years, Imperfect Circle.{{As of|2019}}, Hootie & the Blowfish have won two Grammy Awards, landed sixteen singles on various Billboard singles charts, and released six studio albums. The band's debut album, Cracked Rear View (1994), is the 19th-best-selling album of all time in the United States and was certified platinum 21 times. The band is known for its three Top 10 singles: "Hold My Hand" (1994), "Let Her Cry" (1994), and "Only Wanna Be with You" (1995). The band is also popular in Canada, having three number-one singles in that country. History Early years Darius Rucker and Mark Bryan met in Columbia, South Carolina, in the mid-1980s when they were both freshmen at the University of South Carolina.Bashe, P. R., & George-Warren, H., The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Third ed.). New York, Fireside, 2005, p. 443 Bryan, a guitar player, heard Rucker singing in the showers of the dorm they shared and was impressed by his vocal ability. The pair began playing cover tunes as the Wolf Brothers.Eventually, they collaborated with bassist Dean Felber, a former high school bandmate of Bryan's, and Brantley Smith, a drummer. In 1986, they adopted the name Hootie & the Blowfish, a conjunction of the nicknames of two of their college friends.WEB, Hootie & the Blowfish,weblink January 1, 2015, hootie.com, The unlikely moniker was borrowed from the nicknames of two college friends., The band is routinely featured in articles and polls about badly-named bands.WEB, 13 January 2012, The Worst Band Names Ever - NME,weblink Nme.com, BOOK, Gelfand, Michael,weblink Strategies for Success: Self-Promotion Secrets for Musicians, 15 March 2010, Schirmer Trade Books, 9780857121974, Google Books, Rucker is often labeled as being the "Hootie" in the band's name.WEB, Rock On The Net: Hootie & The Blowfish / Darius Rucker,weblink December 8, 2019, Rockonthenet.com, Smith left the group after finishing college to pursue music ministry, but he has made scattered guest appearances with the band (he played cello on their MTV Unplugged performance in 1996, and played drums at Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas, on June 27, 2008). Smith was replaced by Jim "Soni" Sonefeld. The band's lineup has remained the same ever since.The band independently released two cassette demo EPs in 1991 and 1992.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} In 1993, they pressed 50,000 copies of a self-released EP, Kootchypop. They were signed to Atlantic Records in August 1993, after being discovered by Atlantic A&R representative Tim Sommer, a former music journalist and member of the art rock band Hugo Largo.WEB, Sommer, Tim, 14 July 2016, My Life in the Bush of Hootie: How I Signed the Biggest Band of 1995,weblink 16 July 2016, Observer, Sommer recalled that other record labels were uninterested in signing Hootie & The Blowfish because their sound was radically different from the grunge music that was popular at the time. 1994–1995: Cracked Rear View and mainstream success Their mainstream debut album was Cracked Rear View (1994). Released in July 1994, the album's popularity grew after its release, becoming the best-selling album of 1995, and was one of the fastest-selling debut albums of all time. The album was certified platinum in the United States in January 1995, and incrementally rose to 12× platinum by January 1996, and 16× platinum by March 1999. In May 2019, the certification was updated from 16× platinum to 21× platinum.The album featured four hits, "Hold My Hand" (U.S. No. 10), "Let Her Cry" (U.S. No. 9), "Only Wanna Be with You" (U.S. No. 6), and "Time" (U.S. No. 14).BOOK, Strong, Martin C., The Great Rock Discography, Mojo Books, 2000, 1-84195-017-3, 5th, Edinburgh, 459, The album's last single, "Drowning", was not as successful as its predecessors, peaking only on the Mainstream Rock chart. In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish and Bob Dylan reached an out-of-court settlement for the group's unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Wanna Be with You".Rock Clock {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030628weblink |date=2007-10-01 }}, November 3. VH1.com. Accessed May 25, 2007. Miami Dolphins' Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino appeared along with several other athletes in the band's video for the song "Only Wanna Be with You".Hootie and the Blowfish. A Series of Short Trips (DVD). Atlantic, 1996. 1996–1997: Fairweather Johnson and promotional singles In 1995, Hootie & the Blowfish contributed the song "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" to the Encomium tribute album to Led Zeppelin. Their cover of Canadian group 54-40's "I Go Blind", released on the soundtrack to the television series Friends in 1995, did not appear on Cracked Rear View or Fairweather Johnson, but became a hit on radio in 1996 after three singles from Fairweather Johnson had been released. Both "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" and "I Go Blind" were later released on the compilation Scattered, Smothered and Covered.On February 28, 1996, at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards, Hootie & the Blowfish won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (for the single "Let Her Cry") and the Grammy for "Best New Artist".WEB,weblink Hootie & the Blowfish, Grammy.com, WEB,weblink CNN - Morrissette, Hootie big Grammy winners, www.cnn.com, February 29, 1996, WEB,weblink Darius Rucker: My GRAMMY Moment, Billboard.com, January 24, 2014, The band appeared on MTV Unplugged on the eve of the release of their second album, Fairweather Johnson (1996). The album contained the hit single "Old Man and Me" (U.S. No. 13), and sold four million copies in the United States. 1998–2008: Middle years (File:Hootie and the Blowfish.JPEG|alt=The band onstage|thumb|The band performing for North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) Soldiers and their family members during the NCARNG Welcome Home Celebration Day at the RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C., on June 26, 2005)In 1998, the band performed on Frank Wildhorn's concept album of the musical The Civil War. Hootie & the Blowfish released their third studio album, Musical Chairs, on September 15, 1998. It spawned the singles "I Will Wait" and "Only Lonely".WEB,weblink Gettysburg Welcomes Wildhorn's "New" Civil War Musical, For the Glory, Playbill.com, The group covered the 1968 Orpheus hit "Can't Find the Time" for the soundtrack of the Jim Carrey movie Me, Myself & Irene (2000). The song's writer, Bruce Arnold, traded verses with Darius on several occasions when the band played live on the West Coast. The band kept to an extensive touring schedule, including an annual New Year's Eve show at Silverton Las Vegas (formerly known as Boomtown Las Vegas) in Enterprise, Nevada.The band released a B-sides and rarities compilation titled Scattered, Smothered and Covered (2000). This album is named in tribute of Waffle House, a popular Southern chain of all-night diners. Specifically, the title refers to an order of hash browns—shredded potatoes scattered on the grill, smothered with diced onions and covered with melted cheese.Hootie & the Blowfish like songs "covered". {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319162913weblink |date=2007-03-19 }} Cnn.com Archive, November 3, 2000. Accessed February 5, 2007.In 2003, the band released a self-titled album.In 2005, the band released Looking for Lucky. 2008–2018: Hiatus and solo work In 2008, Rucker announced in an AOL Sessions interview that the band would go on hiatus for several years so that Rucker could pursue a solo career as a country music performer. Rucker confirmed that the band would still perform their scheduled charity concerts, but added that they would not record or tour.MAGAZINE, 2008-08-29, Darius Rucker – Hootie Leaves the Blowfish,weblink Contactmusic.com, 2011-11-13, Rucker later clarified that the band was not splitting up.weblink" title="archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20090103175131weblink">Hootie and the Blowfish to Return in 2009. Alternative Addiction, December 20, 2008.In 2009, Hootie & the Blowfish performed live in a ballet which chronicled their rise and success in the 1990s.Believe It or Not, Here's the Hootie Ballet. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804011523weblink |date=2010-08-04 }} Free Times (Columbia, SC), March 31, 2009, accessed April 17, 2009Rucker went on to record the solo albums Learn to Live, Charleston, SC 1966, True Believers, Home for the Holidays and Southern Style.The band reunited for a one-time performance on the Late Show with David Letterman in the run-up to Letterman's retirement from the show in May 2015. In August 2015, Darius Rucker said on The Today Show that the band members were working on new songs and would record a new album when they had enough material.WEB, Darius Rucker: Hootie Reunion Will Be 'Real Soon',weblink Taste of Country, 24 October 2015, In 2015, the Irish band Music for Dead Birds released a song titled 'Hooty and the Blowfish', a slight misspelling of the group's name.WEB, 6 October 2015, Music for Dead birds to open October Citog gigs- Galway Advertiser,weblink December 8, 2019, Advertiser.ie, {{clarify|date=February 2022|reason=the cited source spells the first word of the song "Hootie"}} {{Anchor|2019: New music and tour}}2019–present: New music and tour On December 3, 2018, the band announced the 44-city Group Therapy Tour with Barenaked Ladies in 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of Cracked Rear View. The tour began on May 30, 2019, in Virginia Beach and concluded on September 13 in their hometown of Columbia, South Carolina. They also signed a new record deal with UMG Nashville."MAGAZINE, Parton, Chris, December 3, 2018, Hootie and the Blowfish Announce First Tour in More Than a Decade,weblink December 3, 2018, Rolling Stone, WEB, Hall, Kristin M., December 3, 2018, Rockers Hootie & the Blowfish return with new album, tour,weblink December 3, 2018, Associated Press, The band's sixth studio album, Imperfect Circle, was released on November 1, 2019.WEB, Feit, Noah, August 8, 2019, Hootie & the Blowfish to release new album since 2005. Here's how to hear new song,weblink The State, In April 2020, the band released a cover version of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion".MAGAZINE, Shaffer, Claire, April 17, 2020, Hear Hootie and the Blowfish Cover R.E.M.'s 'Losing My Religion',weblink February 13, 2021, Rolling Stone, In 2022, Sonefeld released a memoir entitled Swimming with a Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and the Ride of a Lifetime ({{ISBN|9781635767674}}). Record label In 1996, Hootie & the Blowfish started their own record label, Breaking Records, as a subsidiary of Atlantic. They had planned to focus on signing local Carolina acts. Edwin McCain and Cravin' Melon were associated with the label at one point but did not release any material on it. The Meat Puppets, Jump, Little Children, Virginwool, Treadmill Trackstar and Treehouse released one album each on Breaking Records. The label folded in 2000. Charity work Tim Sommer, the band's A&R representative at Atlantic Records, said Hootie & The Blowfish donated all the proceeds from a Seattle concert in the 1990s to a rape crisis group that had been set up in memory of Mia Zapata, the lead singer of the punk band The Gits, who had been murdered in 1993. Sommer had originally intended to sign The Gits to Atlantic before Zapata's death and prior to him signing Hootie & The Blowfish.Hootie & the Blowfish have become known for their charity work. The entire band and crew traveled to New Orleans for five days of building houses in Musicians' Village, on October 16–20, 2006.WEB, Hootie & the Blowfish join Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans build Feature Story,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110929111455weblink">weblink 2011-09-29, 2011-11-13, Thecelebritycafe.com, The band's members are avid golfers, and have sponsored the annual spring Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament, benefiting local charities, since 1995.WEB, 2011-04-08, Hootie & The Blowfish Golf Tournament Page,weblink 2011-11-13, Hootiegolf.com, Hootie & the Blowfish toured through the Middle East and Europe supporting American troops during a USO tour. On December 5, 1998, Darius Rucker broke into an a cappella solo of the US National Anthem during the lowering of colors on board {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}}, which was docked in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. The band then played an extended concert for crew members of the aircraft carrier.News Photo, Defense.gov. Retrieved August 2011From 2005 to 2009, Hootie & the Blowfish performed at the Animal Mission's 'Party Animals' silent auction and concert to benefit the shelter animals in Columbia, South Carolina. Each year, the event raised over $100,000 and allowed the organization to provide a free spay/neuter program for the Southern community's pets. On October 18, 2008, Hootie & the Blowfish reunited to do a show at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.The band is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism and has worked with them on awareness campaigns like TV PSAs.WEB, Artists - Artists Against Racism,weblink December 8, 2019, Artistsagainstracism.org, Musical style Contrasting with the sound of their grunge contemporaries, the band's music was described as "a mainstream pop variation of blues rock" with "equal parts of jam band grooves and MOR pop."WEB, Erlewine, Stephen, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Hootie & the Blowfish,weblink October 24, 2015, Allmusic, WEB, Hootie & the Blowfish - Live in Charleston,weblink October 24, 2015, AllMusic, The band's sound was also described as alternative rock,NEWS, Mackey, Brian, August 19, 2010, Darius Rucker at home in country, Delaware Online,weblink January 24, 2022, WEB, Tacopino, Joe, MATT POND PA: LAST LIGHT,weblink PopMatters, 25 September 2007, February 6, 2022, NEWS, Sparks, Hannah, Post Malone covers Hootie & the Blowfish hit for Pokémon Day show,weblink February 6, 2022, New York Post, February 25, 2021, BOOK, New York Magazine: Fall Preview, September 11, 1995, New York Media, LLC, United States, 93,weblink February 6, 2022, soft rock,MAGAZINE, 10 August 1995, Hootie and the Blowfish: Southern Comfort,weblink 20 March 2021, Rolling Stone, roots rock,MAGAZINE, Hootie & the Blowfish return to Letterman 20 years after breakthrough performance — watch,weblink Consequence of Sound, 24 October 2015, heartland rock,WEB, Hootie & the Blowfish perform first ever single 'Hold My Hand' on 'Letterman' – watch,weblink 24 October 2015, NME, country rock,MAGAZINE, 10 July 2014, 7 Reasons Why Hootie Was Country All Along,weblink 10 July 2019, Rolling Stone, blues rock,NEWS, Danton, Eric, New on Disc,weblink February 6, 2022, Hartford Courant, March 6, 2003, and college rock.WEB, Sommer, Tim, Hootie & the Blowfish: The Last Great Classic College Rock Band,weblink Inside Hook, February 6, 2022, Members File:Hootie and the Blowfish on stage.JPEG|alt=The band onstage|thumb|Hootie and the Blowfish with Peter HolsapplePeter Holsapple Current members Darius Rucker â€“ lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1986–2008, 2018–present) Mark Bryan â€“ lead guitar, backing vocals, piano (1986–2008, 2018–present) Dean Felber â€“ bass guitar, backing vocals, piano (1986–2008, 2018–present) Jim Sonefeld â€“ drums, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm guitar (1989–2008, 2018–present) Current touring musicians Gary Greene â€“ percussion, drums, piano, banjo, backing vocals (1995–2000, 2001–2008, 2018–present) Garry Murray â€“ banjo, mandolin, fiddle, additional guitars, backing vocals (2019–present) Lee Turner - keyboards, mandolin, accordion, additional guitars, backing vocals (2021–present) Former members Brantley Smith â€“ drums (1986–1989) Former touring musicians Peter Holsapple - keyboards, mandolin, accordion, lap steel guitar, additional guitars, backing vocals (1995-1998, 2003-2008, 2018–2021) John Nau â€“ keyboards, mandolin, harmonica (1994–1998, studio and occasional fill-in only; 1998–2003, studio artist and touring musician) Philip "Fish" Fisher â€“ percussion, drums (2000–2001) Discography Studio albums{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center;"
RIAA: 2× Diamond (21× Platinum)WEB, RIAA – Gold & Platinum – July 18, 2010: Hootie & the Blowfish certified albums,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924155732weblink">weblink September 24, 2015, 2010-07-18, Recording Industry Association of America, ARIA: 2× PlatinumBOOK, Ryan, Gavin, Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010, Moonlight Publishing, 2011, Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia, BPI: GoldWEB, BPI search results,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110604040853weblink">weblink 2011-06-04, 2010-07-18, British Phonographic Industry, MC: DiamondWEB, Cracked Rear View,weblink 2011-12-21, Canadian Recording Industry Association, {{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} RMNZ: PlatinumWEB,weblink New Zealand Certification - "Cracked Rear View", Recorded Music NZ, April 30, 2022,
RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: GoldWEB,weblink New Zealand Certification - "Fairweather Johnson", Recorded Music NZ, April 30, 2022,
RIAA: Platinum
group=upper-alpha	Imperfect Circle did not enter the ARIA Charts>ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.NOVEMBER 11, 2019 >TITLE=ARIA AUSTRALIAN TOP 50 DIGITAL ALBUMS	ACCESS-DATE=NOVEMBER 9, 2019, Australian Recording Industry Association, }}| —| —| —| —| —| —| 100|
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

• Kootchypop (1993)

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Compilation albums{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Title! rowspan="2"| Album details! colspan="2"| Peak chartpositions style="font-size:smaller;"! style="width:30px;"| US! style="width:30px;"| US Indie! scope="row"| Scattered, Smothered and Covered|

• Release date: October 24, 2000
• Label: Atlantic| 71| —

! scope="row"| (The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish: 1993–2003)|

• Release date: March 2, 2004
• Label: Atlantic/Rhino| 62| —

! scope="row"| Live in Charleston|

• Release date: August 8, 2006
• Label: Vanguard| —| 47 "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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Singles{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Title! rowspan="2"| Year! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications! rowspan="2"| Album style="font-size:smaller;"! style="width:30px;"| US! style="width:30px;"| US RockMAGAZINE, Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History: Mainstream Rock,weblink 3 March 2018, Billboard, ! style="width:30px;"| US ACMAGAZINE, Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History: Adult Contemporary,weblink 3 March 2018, Billboard, ! style="width:30px;"| US AdultMAGAZINE, Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History: Adult Pop Songs,weblink 3 March 2018, Billboard, ! style="width:30px;"| AUS! style="width:30px;"| CANWEB, RPM Canada – charts,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121022075039weblink">weblink 2012-10-22, 2011-04-12, RPM magazine, ! style="width:30px;"| GERWEB, Song Search: Hootie & the Blowfish,weblink 2011-07-12, Media Control, de, {{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}! style="width:30px;"| ICEPeak chart positions for singles on the Icelandic Singles Chart (Íslenski Listinn):

• "Let Her Cry": NEWS,weblink Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (18.6. '95 – 24.6. '95), DV (newspaper), Dagblaðið Vísir, is, 24, June 16, 1995, May 30, 2020,
• "Only Wanna Be With You": NEWS,weblink Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (7.10. '95 – 13.10. '95), DV (newspaper), Dagblaðið Vísir, is, 26, October 7, 1995, October 1, 2019,
• "Hannah Jane": NEWS,weblink Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (9.12. – 15.12. '95), DV (newspaper), Dagblaðið Vísir, is, 58, December 9, 1995, October 2, 2019,
• "Time": NEWS,weblink Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (10.2. – 16.2. '96), DV (newspaper), Dagblaðið Vísir, is, 26, February 10, 1996, October 2, 2019,
• "Old Man & Me": NEWS,weblink Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.5. – 30.5. '96), DV (newspaper), Dagblaðið Vísir, is, 26, May 25, 1996, October 2, 2019,
• "Tucker's Town": NEWS,weblink Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (26.9. – 2.10. '96), DV (newspaper), Dagblaðið Vísir, is, 16, September 27, 1996, October 2, 2019,

! style="width:30px;"| NZWEB, charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal,weblink 2010-07-18, charts.nz, ! style="width:30px;"| UK! scope="row"| "Hold My Hand" 1994| 10| 4| 6| 25| 70| 36| —| —| 37| 50| Cracked Rear View! scope="row"| "Let Her Cry"| 9| 9| 6| 16| 4| 2| 78| 4| 19| 75|

• ARIA: GoldWEB, ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1995,weblink December 7, 2021,

! scope="row"| "Only Wanna Be with You" 1995| 6| 2| 3| 2| 40| 1| 65| 4| 17| 85|! scope="row"| "Hannah Jane"{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Hannah Jane" was a promotional single.}}| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| 23| —| —|! scope="row"| "Time"| 14| 26| 4| 1| —| 1| —| 9| 35| —|! scope="row"| "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do"{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Hey, Hey, What Can I Do" was a promotional single.}}| —| 15| —| —| —| 62| —| —| —| —| (Encomium (album)|Encomium: a Tribute to Led Zeppelin)! scope="row"| "Drowning"| —| 21| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Cracked Rear View! scope="row"| "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)" 1996| 13| 6| 18| 4| 60| 1| 75| 8| 41| 57| Fairweather Johnson! scope="row"| "Tucker's Town"| 38| 29| 24| 12| —| 2| —| 20| —| 77|! scope="row"| "I Go Blind"{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"I Go Blind" was a promotional single.}}group=upper-alphaBillboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.AIRPLAY ACCESS-DATE=3 MARCH 2020, Billboard, }}| —| 22| 2| 17| 13| —| —| —| —| Friends Original TV Soundtrack! scope="row"| "Sad Caper"group=upper-alpha|"Sad Caper" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 74 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.}}| —| —| 26| —| 32| —| —| —| —| Fairweather Johnson! scope="row"| "I Will Wait"| 1998group=upper-alpha|"I Will Wait" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.}}| —| 28| 3| —| 7| —| —| —| 57| Musical Chairs! scope="row"| "Only Lonely" 1999| —| —| 25| 29| —| 20| —| —| —| 169|! scope="row"| "Wishing"| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —|! scope="row"| "Innocence" 2003| —| —| 25| 24| —| —| —| —| —| —| Hootie & the Blowfish! scope="row"| "It's Alright"| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —|! scope="row"| "Goodbye Girl"| —| —| 24| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish! scope="row"| "One Love"| 2005| —| —| 5| 20| —| —| —| —| —| —| Looking for Lucky! scope="row"| "Get Out of My Mind"| 2006| —| —| 17| —| —| —| —| —| —| —|! scope="row"| "Hold On"WEB, Jon Freeman, October 18, 2019, Hear Hootie and the Blowfish's Optimistic New Song 'Hold On',weblink October 20, 2019, Rolling Stone Country, 2019| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Imperfect Circle! scope="row"| "Miss California"| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —|! scope="row"| "Losing My Religion" 2020| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —|{{n/A}}|Added to re-release editions of Imperfect Circle!scope="row"| "Won't Be Home for Christmas"WEB,weblink "Won't Be Home For Christmas" Featuring Abigail Hodges Available Now, en-US, 2020-10-22, 2023-11-05, | —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| {{n/A}}|{{n/A}} "—" denotes releases that did not chart">

Music videos{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders"

! Title! Year! Director! scope="row"| "Hold My Hand" 1994 Adolfo Doring! scope="row"| "Let Her Cry"! scope="row"| "Only Wanna Be with You" 1995 Frank Sacramento! scope="row"| "Time"! scope="row"| "Old Man and Me (When I Get to Heaven)" 1996| Dan Winters! scope="row"| "Tucker's Town"| Greg Masuak! scope="row"| "I Will Wait"| 1998| Nigel Dick! scope="row"| "Hold On"| 2019|

Awards and nominations

American Music Award

The American Music Award is an annual American music awards show.{{awards table}} 1996 Hootie & the BlowfishAmerican Music Award for Artist of the Year>Artist of the Year| {{Nominated}}American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group>Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group| {{Nominated}}| Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist| {{Won}}American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist>Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist| {{Nominated}}| Cracked Rear ViewAmerican Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album>Favorite Pop/Rock Album| {{Nominated}}American Music Awards of 1997>1997| Hootie & the Blowfish| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group| {{Won}}

Grammy Award

The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry.{{awards table}} 1996| Hootie & the BlowfishGrammy Award for Best New Artist>Best New Artist| {{Won}}Let Her Cry (song)>Let Her Cry"Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals>Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals| {{Won}}

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Award is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.{{awards table}} 1995 "Hold My Hand"MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist>Best New Artist| {{Won}}MTV Video Music Award – Viewer's Choice>Viewer's Choice Award| {{Nominated}}1996 MTV Video Music Awards>1996| "Only Wanna Be with You"MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video>Best Group Video| {{Nominated}}

See also

• Live in the X Lounge II – Hootie & the Blowfish released live performances of their songs "Hold My Hand" and "Desert Mountain Showdown" in 1999 to this charity album which was released to benefit UCP of Greater Birmingham.
• List of best-selling music artists

Notes

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References

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