Episode 15

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21st Oct 2025

Gen X Five-Shot Episode 4: Top 5 French Songs from 1995

In 1995, French pop hit a creative high point—where poetry met pop, and emotion met experimentation. These were songs that captured a culture in motion: bold, romantic, a little mysterious, and entirely unforgettable.

This Five-Shot rewinds to that moment in time when the French charts echoed with love, rebellion, and melody. Even if you didn’t speak the language, you felt every word.

Five tracks. Five stories. One beautifully bilingual rewind through the 90s.

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Intro music by Mykola Odnoroh from Pixabay

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About the Podcast

Gen X 90s Top 20 Countdown
Every week, we rewind to a real Top 20 chart from the decade that raised us and tell the full story behind the songs that defined it. From slow jams to club anthems, alt-rock heartbreaks to pop perfection, this show dives deep into the music that lived in your headphones, your CD sleeves, and your soul.

Brought to you by the team behind the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, this is more than a countdown. It's a memory trip, a mixtape revival, and a celebration of the sound that shaped a generation.

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