Weekly Rock Top 30 for October 12, 1996 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | Hero Of The Day | ▲ |
| Metallica |
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| 1 | 2 | What I Got | 1 | 12 |
| Sublime |
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| 4 | 3 | I Was Wrong | ▲ |
| Social Distortion |
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| 2 | 4 | Novocaine For The Soul | 1 | 24 |
| Eels |
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| 7 | 5 | Aneurysm | ▲ |
| Nirvana |
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| 10 | 6 | Muzzle | 2 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins |
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| 8 | 7 | Hail, Hail | ▲ |
| Pearl Jam |
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| 11 | 8 | Open Up Your Eyes | 5 |
| Tonic |
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| 9 | 9 | Down | 1 | 23 |
| 311 |
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| 6 | 10 | Ready To Go | 6 |
| Republica |
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| 5 | 11 | Angry Johnny | 1 |
| Poe |
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| - | 12 | Angels Of The Silences | 1 |
| Counting Crows |
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| 17 | 13 | El Scorcho | ▲ |
| Weezer |
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| 14 | 14 | King Of New Orleans | 2 |
| Better Than Ezra |
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| 13 | 15 | Test For Echo | 13 |
| Rush |
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| 18 | 16 | Scooby Snacks | 10 |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals |
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| 12 | 17 | E-Bow The Letter | 2 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 24 | 18 | Bound For The Floor | 2 |
| Local H |
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| 16 | 19 | Ocean | 16 |
| Sebadoh |
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| 25 | 20 | Stinkfist | 7 |
| Tool |
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| - | 21 | The Distance | 2 | 12 |
| Cake |
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| - | 22 | Me Wise Magic | 14 |
| Van Halen |
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| - | 23 | Bittersweet Me | 5 | 25 |
| R.E.M. |
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| 26 | 24 | Lie On Lie | ▲ |
| Chalk Farm |
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| 28 | 25 | Blackberry | 23 |
| The Black Crowes |
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| - | 26 | The Beautiful People | 13 |
| Marilyn Manson |
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| - | 27 | Devil's Haircut | 20 |
| Beck |
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| 15 | 28 | 6th Avenue Heartache | 4 | 6 |
| The Wallflowers |
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| - | 29 | Head Over Feet | 28 | 1 |
| Alanis Morissette |
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| 19 | 30 | Burden In My Hand | 1 | 20 |
| Soundgarden |
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