brown #
= weekly rock chart peak
blue #
= pop chart peak
| 1 | 1979 | 1 | 3 | 12-30-95 |  |
| The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 2 | Wonderwall | 1 | 2 | 1-06-96 | |
| Oasis |
| 1-13-96 |
| 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins returns to number one |
| 3 | The World I Know | 1 | 7 | 1-27-96 | |
| Collective Soul |
| 4 | Brain Stew/Jaded | 1 | 17 | 2-03-96 | |
| Green Day |
| 5 | Santa Monica (Watch The World Die) | 1 | 14 | 2-10-96 | |
| Everclear |
| 6 | In The Meantime | 1 | 11 | 2-17-96 | |
| Spacehog |
| 7 | Heaven Beside You | 1 | 26 | 2-24-96 | |
| Alice In Chains |
| 8 | Ironic | 1 | 1 | 3-02-96 | |
| Alanis Morissette |
| 9 | Big Me | 1 | 3 | 3-09-96 | |
| Foo Fighters |
| 10 | Big Bang Baby | 1 | 14 | 3-23-96 | |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| 11 | Machinehead | 1 | 16 | 4-13-96 | |
| Bush |
| 12 | Champagne Supernova | 1 | 13 | 4-20-96 | |
| Oasis |
| 13 | Salvation | 1 | 12 | 4-27-96 | |
| The Cranberries |
| 14 | Mother Mother | 1 | 14 | 5-11-96 | |
| Tracy Bonham |
| 15 | Counting Blue Cars | 1 | 2 | 5-25-96 | |
| Dishwalla |
| 16 | Pretty Noose | 1 | 24 | 6-01-96 | |
| Soundgarden |
| 17 | Until It Sleeps | 1 | 6-08-96 | |
| Metallica |
| 18 | Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart | 1 | 22 | 6-22-96 | |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| 19 | Pepper | 1 | 13 | 6-29-96 | |
| Butthole Surfers |
| 20 | Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand | 1 | 4 | 7-06-96 | |
| Primitive Radio Gods |
| 21 | Burden In My Hand | 1 | 20 | 8-03-96 | |
| Soundgarden |
| 22 | Stupid Girl | 1 | 15 | 8-10-96 | |
| Garbage |
| 23 | Who You Are | 1 | 8-17-96 | |
| Pearl Jam |
| 24 | Down | 1 | 23 | 8-31-96 | |
| 311 |
| 25 | Angry Johnny | 1 | 9-14-96 | |
| Poe |
| 26 | Novocaine For The Soul | 1 | 24 | 9-21-96 | |
| Eels |
| 27 | What I Got | 1 | 12 | 10-05-96 | |
| Sublime |
| 28 | Hero Of The Day | 1 | 10-12-96 | |
| Metallica |
| 29 | Angels Of The Silences | 1 | 11-02-96 | |
| Counting Crows |
| 30 | Swallowed | 1 | 20 | 11-09-96 | |
| Bush |
| 31 | Lady Picture Show | 1 | 21 | 12-07-96 | |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
| 32 | Blow Up The Outside World | 1 | 12-14-96 | |
| Soundgarden |
| 33 | #1 Crush | 1 | 12 | 12-21-96 | |
| Garbage |