<P> Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that was formed in Columbia , South Carolina , in 1986 by Darius Rucker , Mark Bryan , Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld . As of July 2010 , the band had charted 16 singles on various Billboard singles charts and recorded five studio albums . Their debut album , Cracked Rear View ( 1994 ) , is the 14th - best - selling album of all time in the United States , and was certified platinum 16 times . They have sold over 21 million copies of their albums in the United States . The group was also popular in Canada , having three number - one singles in the country . </P>
when did hootie and the blowfish come out
1986