List of RPM number-one alternative rock singles of 1995

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This is a list of the number one weekly Alternative Rock Singles chart in Canada for 1995. This chart was first published 11 June 1995 [note 1] as the RPM Alternative 30 by RPM magazine. [note 2] In early 1999, the magazine renamed the chart to "Rock Report". [note 3] This chart was published most weeks [note 4] until the magazine's demise 13 November 2000. [1]

Contents

Weekly chart

DateIssueTWLWWOArtistSingleRef.
11 JuneVolume 61, No. 191New- White Zombie "More Human than Human" [2]
19 JuneVolume 61, No. 20152 Soul Asylum "Misery" [3]
26 JuneVolume 61, No. 21113 Soul Asylum "Misery" [4]
3 JulyVolume 61, No. 22114 Soul Asylum "Misery" [5]
10 JulyVolume 61, No. 23123 U2 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" [6]
17 JulyVolume 61, No. 24114 U2 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" [7]
24 JulyVolume 61, No. 25114 Foo Fighters "This Is a Call" [8]
31 JulyVolume 61, No. 26115 Foo Fighters "This Is a Call" [9]
7 AugustVolume 61, No. 27116 Foo Fighters "This Is a Call" [10]
14 AugustVolume 62, No. 1117 Foo Fighters "This Is a Call" [11]
21 AugustVolume 62, No. 3127 Silverchair "Tomorrow" [12] [13]
28 AugustVolume 62, No. 4118 Silverchair "Tomorrow" [14]
4 SeptemberVolume 62, No. 5119 Silverchair "Tomorrow" [15]
11 SeptemberVolume 62, No. 6125 Green Day "J.A.R." [16]
18 SeptemberVolume 62, No. 7127 Bush X "Comedown" [17]
25 SeptemberVolume 62, No. 8118 Bush X "Comedown" [18]
2 OctoberVolume 62, No. 9165 The Presidents of the United States of America "Lump" [19]
9 OctoberVolume 62, No. 10126 Goo Goo Dolls "Name" [20]
16 OctoberVolume 62, No. 11193 Green Day "Geek Stink Breath" [21]
23 OctoberVolume 62, No. 12114 Green Day "Geek Stink Breath" [22]
30 OctoberVolume 62, No. 13115 Green Day "Geek Stink Breath" [23]
6 NovemberVolume 62, No. 14114 The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [24]
13 NovemberVolume 62, No. 15115 The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [25]
20 NovemberVolume 62, No. 16116 The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [26]
27 NovemberVolume 62, No. 17117 The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [27]
4 DecemberVolume 62, No. 181111 Red Hot Chili Peppers "My Friends" [28]
11 DecemberVolume 62, No. 19112 Red Hot Chili Peppers "My Friends" [29]
18 DecemberVolume 62, No. 201113 Red Hot Chili Peppers "My Friends" [30]
18 DecemberVolume 62, No. 20--- The Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" [31]

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References

Notes
  1. The first entry Rock/Alternative - Volume 20, No. 20, 10 November 1973 is a catalogue error, further evidenced by the LW (last week) statistic "New".
  2. The magazine's weekly record charts were digitized by the AV Trust. This collection of the Alternative Singles chart is archived by Library and Archives Canada here. You must view each entry on the chart for a match, when not searching by position number. The PDF text search does not work unless you have DjVu software plug-in installed on your computer.
  3. The first available chart for 1999 is Rock/Alternative - Volume 68, No. 25, 12 April 1999.
  4. The last entry for this chart is Volume 62, No. 20. The first chart for 1996 is number 21.
Citations
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  3. RPM (magazine) (19 June 1995). "Rock/Alternative - Volume 61, No. 20, June 19 1995" (PDF). (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada). OCLC   352936026 . Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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  7. RPM (magazine) (17 July 1995). "Rock/Alternative - Volume 61, No. 24, July 17 1995" (PDF). (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada). OCLC   352936026 . Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  8. RPM (magazine) (24 July 1995). "Rock/Alternative - Volume 61, No. 25, July 24 1995" (PDF). (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada). OCLC   352936026 . Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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