Weekly Rock Top 30 for October 5, 1996 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | What I Got | ▲ | 12 |
| Sublime |
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| 1 | 2 | Novocaine For The Soul | 1 | 24 |
| Eels |
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| 9 | 3 | Hero Of The Day | 1 |
| Metallica |
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| 7 | 4 | I Was Wrong | 3 |
| Social Distortion |
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| 6 | 5 | Angry Johnny | 1 |
| Poe |
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| 8 | 6 | Ready To Go | ▲ |
| Republica |
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| 14 | 7 | Aneurysm | 5 |
| Nirvana |
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| 12 | 8 | Hail, Hail | 7 |
| Pearl Jam |
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| 4 | 9 | Down | 1 | 23 |
| 311 |
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| 15 | 10 | Muzzle | 2 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins |
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| 10 | 11 | Open Up Your Eyes | 5 |
| Tonic |
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| 5 | 12 | E-Bow The Letter | 2 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 16 | 13 | Test For Echo | ▲ |
| Rush |
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| 2 | 14 | King Of New Orleans | 2 |
| Better Than Ezra |
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| 11 | 15 | 6th Avenue Heartache | 4 | 6 |
| The Wallflowers |
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| 20 | 16 | Ocean | ▲ |
| Sebadoh |
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| 25 | 17 | El Scorcho | 13 |
| Weezer |
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| 21 | 18 | Scooby Snacks | 10 |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals |
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| 18 | 19 | Burden In My Hand | 1 | 20 |
| Soundgarden |
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| 19 | 20 | Over Now | 8 |
| Alice In Chains |
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| 22 | 21 | All I Know | 3 |
| Screaming Trees |
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| 13 | 22 | Shame | 10 |
| Stabbing Westward |
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| 17 | 23 | Who You Are | 1 |
| Pearl Jam |
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| - | 24 | Bound For The Floor | 2 |
| Local H |
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| - | 25 | Stinkfist | 7 |
| Tool |
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| 27 | 26 | Lie On Lie | 24 |
| Chalk Farm |
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| - | 27 | What's Up With That | ▲ |
| ZZ Top |
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| - | 28 | Blackberry | 23 |
| The Black Crowes |
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| 30 | 29 | Whoever You Are | ▲ |
| Geggy Tah |
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| 28 | 30 | If It Makes You Happy | 25 | 1 |
| Sheryl Crow |
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