List of RPM number-one alternative rock singles of 1996

This is a list of RPM's number one weekly alternative rock singles chart in Canada for 1996. This chart was first published 11 June 1995 as the Alternative 30 by RPM magazine. In early 1999, the magazine renamed the chart to Rock Report. This chart was published most weeks until the magazine's demise 13 November 2000.

RPM's number one Alternative rock single for 1996, as published in their chart "Year End Alternative ~ Top 50", was Soundgarden's "Burden in My Hand".

Weekly chart Date Issue Single Artist Ref. 8 January Volume 62, No. 21 "One of Us" Joan Osborne 15 January Volume 62, No. 22 "Wonderwall" Oasis 22 January Volume 62, No. 23 "Wonderwall" Oasis 29 January Volume 62, No. 24 "Brain Stew" Green Day 5 February Volume 62, No. 25 "Brain Stew" Green Day 12 February "Brain Stew" Green Day 19 February Volume 63, No. 1 "1979" The Smashing Pumpkins 26 February Volume 63, No. 2 "Peaches" The Presidents of the United States of America 4 March Volume 63, No. 3 "Peaches" The Presidents of the United States of America 11 March Volume 63, No. 4 "Peaches" The Presidents of the United States of America 18 March Volume 63, No. 5 "Ironic" Alanis Morissette 25 March Volume 63, No. 6 "Zero" The Smashing Pumpkins 1 April Volume 63, No. 7 "Aeroplane" Red Hot Chili Peppers 8 April Volume 63, No. 8 "Big Bang Baby" Stone Temple Pilots 15 April Volume 63, No. 9 "Big Bang Baby" Stone Temple Pilots 22 April Volume 63, No. 10 "Champagne Supernova" Oasis 29 April Volume 63, No. 11 "Big Bang Baby" Stone Temple Pilots 6 May Volume 63, No. 12 "Champagne Supernova" Oasis 13 May Volume 63, No. 13 "Machinehead" Bush X 20 May Volume 63, No. 14 "Ahead By a Century" Tragically Hip 27 May Volume 63, No. 15 "Pretty Noose" Soundgarden 3 June Volume 63, No. 16 "Pretty Noose" Soundgarden 10 June Volume 63, No. 17 "Pretty Noose" Soundgarden 17 June Volume 63, No. 18 "One More Astronaut" I Mother Earth 24 June Volume 63, No. 19 "Pretty Noose" Soundgarden 1 July Volume 63, No. 20 "Pretty Noose" Soundgarden 8 July Volume 63, No. 21 "Pretty Noose" Soundgarden 15 July Volume 63, No. 22 "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" Stone Temple Pilots 22 July Volume 63, No. 23 "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" Stone Temple Pilots 29 July Volume 63, No. 24 "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" Stone Temple Pilots 5 August Volume 63, No. 25 "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" Stone Temple Pilots 12 August Volume 63, No. 26 "Burden in My Hand" Soundgarden 19 August Volume 64, No. 1 "Burden in My Hand" Soundgarden 26 August Volume 64, No. 2 "Burden in My Hand" Soundgarden 2 September Volume 64, No. 3 On-line chart not available 9 September Volume 64, No. 4 "Who You Are" Pearl Jam 16 September Volume 64, No. 5 "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" Primitive Radio Gods 23 September Volume 64, No. 6 "E-bow the Letter" R.E.M. 30 September Volume 64, No. 7 "If It Makes You Happy" Sheryl Crow 7 October Volume 64, No. 8 "Novocaine for the Soul" Eels 14 October Volume 64, No. 9 "Novocaine for the Soul" Eels 21 October Volume 64, No. 10 "Muzzle" The Smashing Pumpkins 4 November Volume 64, No. 11 "Aneurysm" Nirvana 11 November Volume 64, No. 13 "Aneurysm" Nirvana 18 November Volume 64, No. 14 "Aneurysm" Nirvana 25 November Volume 64, No. 15 "Stinkfist" Tool 2 December Volume 64, No. 16 "Swallowed" Bush X 9 December Volume 64, No. 17 "Swallowed" Bush X 16 December Volume 64, No. 18 "Swallowed" Bush X RPM's number-one Alternative rock single of 1996 16 December Volume 64, No. 18 "Burden in My Hand" Soundgarden

List of RPM number-one alternative rock singles of 1996

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