Although the revival of rock can be traced back to 1992 when Nirvana and Pearl Sauce were strong, and 1993 is a year that will be remembered in history, it was 1995 that really woke up rock and roll - because the previous three years of brewing finally ushered in a frenzy in this year.

This is vividly reflected in the year-end singles sales chart.

The music market in 1995 was undoubtedly a year of miracles, with countless classics emerging one after another, writing one after another fierce historical records, in which the confrontation between rock and mainstream music genres such as rhythm and blues, pop and so on was undoubtedly the main theme, and finally relying on the strength of glory to death, rock once again gained the upper hand after 20 years, which truly marked the return of rock to the mainstream market.

The "Wonderwall", which created countless miracles for glory to death, is undoubtedly the biggest contributor, this single broke the previous record of 14 consecutive weeks of championships, won the championship for 15 consecutive weeks, and brought its sales to 3.31 million in one go, not only the only single to exceed 3 million sales this year, but also the first single since the 90s to exceed 3 million sales in the year, leaving a brilliant mark in the history books.

"The Wall" won the year-end championship with an absolute advantage, which is not only a champion who belongs to glory to death, but also a champion belonging to all bands who have been trying to revive rock since 1992, which also truly marks the return of rock and roll with the ability to compete with the mainstream music genre.

Behind the glory to death, Mariah Carey and the boy-man combination became the best footnote.

In fact, it is not right to use the word "footnote" to describe it, just like the three-legged rivalry of Hugo, Brad and Tom in Hollywood, the competition between Hugo and Maria and boy boy groups has become the brightest scenery in the music market.

Maria and the boys' solo track "Sweet Day" became a historical coordinate, the single proudly broke the history of "The Lost Wall" only a few months ago, and broke the record again with a 16-week winning streak, which was also the most hearty victory of Maria and the boy boy group in the long battle for glory to death - even sweeter than the victory that "Twelve Monkeys" brought to Brad.

However, since "Sweet Day" was released in November, it was already April 1996 when this record was broken, and in 1995 alone, this single carried the momentum of consecutive championships and hit a sales volume of 2.47 million, far behind "Lost Wall", and ranked second in the year-end singles sales chart.

It can be seen from the sales gap between the champions and runners-up that the "Lost Wall" was unrivaled in 1995, which is also the most direct, vivid and powerful evidence of the awakening of rock and roll.

The "Apologize" released in September not only brought the number of number one singles in the album "Bathing in the Morning Light" directly to four, but also relied on the continuous topic in August to beat Maria, who released a new album, to achieve a hard-fought victory, and grabbed 2.41 million sales with eight consecutive championships, falling into the third place position by a narrow margin.

Interestingly, the throne of the palace belongs to Maria's other single "Fantasy", which was powerful at the time of its release, but was repeatedly overwhelmed by "Apology", and achieved sales of 2.09 million, which also showed more and more its popularity, which also made the victory of "Apology" even more valuable.

On the list of the year-end singles chart in 1995, Glory to Death and Maria teamed up to dominate the top four, and the sales of all four singles exceeded the threshold of 2 million, and the competition for the fifteenth consecutive championship of "Lost Wall" and the sixteenth consecutive championship of "Sweet Day" made people clearly feel the thin ice victory and defeat between these two groups of singers.

It can be said that Glory to Death and Maria are on a par in terms of sheer strength, popularity, and prestige, the former is the leader of the rock 'n' roll revival, and the latter is set to become each other's most important rivals in the long years to come—even more so than the boy boy group, because no one will forget that their agent, Henry Bloom, has become a bond between them.

In addition to the top four, Curio's "Gangster Paradise" gained super popularity as the theme song of the movie "Dangerous Games", winning 2.03 million sales, ranking fifth at the end of the year, and becoming one of only five singles to sell more than 2 million this year.

TLC ended the fifteenth consecutive single "Waterfall" of "Lost Wall", with sales of 1.91 million, ranking sixth; Michael Jackson's popular single "You're Not Alone" after his comeback not only occupied the seventh place with a score of 1.88 million, but also witnessed Michael's strong momentum after clearing his grievances.

Whitney Houston's theme song "Exhausted" for the movie "Stay Till I Wake Up", Michael's debut title song and theme song for the movie "Whale 2" "Scream/Childhood", and R&B newcomer Monica's "Not for You Personally" each occupy the remaining three spots in the top 10.

In this list, Glory to Death, Maria, and Michael each occupy two seats, the queen of Whitney, the popular group TLC, and the rap newcomer Curio, who rose strongly last year, each have a seat, and the only newcomer seat is snatched by Monica, who plays rhythm and blues.

From this, we can see the pattern of the American music market today, rhythm and blues have four positions, pop has three seats, rock and roll relied on glory to death to snatch two seats, and then rap, but the countryside and soul of Changhong in the United States are slightly declining this year.

Such a pattern could not be seen in the previous two decades, the single is different from the album, the album represents the loyalty of the fans, while the single represents the mass base, and the single reflects the mainstream orientation of the market. The Glory to Death was a complete explosion of momentum accumulated from 1992 to 1994, completely changing the music market landscape, and making rock and rhythm blues and pop all the world.

In this regard alone, the glory of 1995 has already been forged by the glory to death, the new metal rock power represented by "Lost Wall" and "Apology" has officially become a force to be reckoned with, and the single "Shape" released late last year. of。 my。 heart)" also ranked sixteenth, once again confirming the strength of glory to death that no one can match.

Even if there is no tour, even if there is no new album, even if there is no promotional itinerary, today's glory to death is still the most important force in the American music scene, three singles throughout the year, no appearances, but the exposure is almost enough to rival Maria, Michael and others, so the momentum is really terrifying.

Although Glory to Death did not release a new album this year, it does not mean that the band is not competitive, and the album "Bathing in the Morning Light", released in August last year, still has a strong momentum after entering 1995, allowing the new metal rock to integrate into the entire North American market bit by bit.

However, compared to the singles chart, the album chart is a different situation.

On the year-end album sales chart, Michael Jackson, who has washed away his grievances this year, easily reached the top with an unparalleled strong momentum, and the album "History" swept 7.56 million sales in six months, not only becoming the only album to exceed 7 million sales in the whole year, but also making people feel the incomparable prestige of this pop king again.

After the "history" was again brilliant, Michael began to prepare for his new round of global tour, although it is only a rumor at present, it has attracted countless fans around the world.

Maria's new album "Daydream" was followed by 6.8 million sales. Although she was overwhelmed by the glory to death on the singles chart, no one would deny the commercial achievements of the album "Daydream", which also became an album for Maria to become the queen of heaven.

In the third place, there was a dark horse, Canadian rock singer Alanis Morisette (Alanis). Morissette), the famous female rock singer also received the influence of neo-metal rock, combining pop and hip-hop styles to create her third album "Little Crushed Pill (jagged. little。 pill)", which achieved 5.87 million sales in one fell swoop, not only occupied the third place on the year-end list, but this album has also become an iconic milestone album of women's rock music, and it has become a direct proof of the strong momentum of new metal rock in the past two years.

In addition to glory to death, many rock forces, including the Green Day band, have begun to gradually gain power!

"Bathing in the Morning Light", which was released in August last year, is still gaining momentum after entering the New Year, and has achieved sales of 5.33 million throughout the year, not only winning the third place in the year-end album chart, but also making "Bathing in the Morning Light" the first album with sales exceeding 10 million in Glory to Death, with cumulative sales of 12.59 million, which also makes Glory to Death officially join the ranks of Nirvana Band and Pearl Sauce, and become a representative of the rock revival.

"Bathing in the Morning Light" sold 4th at the end of the year and 5.33 million sales for the whole year, which is in contrast to the proud results on the singles chart, which has also become the best footnote to the glorious year of glory to death. Although the achievements of "Bathing in the Morning Light" this year are slightly less than the huge momentum of the album released in the past two years, the incredible achievements of the album combined with the singles are the rhythm of the real full awakening of rock and roll this year, and it also makes people really realize from the bottom of their hearts that rock has once again become one of the important choices of their daily music choices.

From the singles chart to the album chart, the all-round rise of glory to death is amazing, and what is even more terrifying is that not only "bathing in the morning light", but also "almost famous" released the year before last is still on the list, which also makes people deeply feel the strong support of rock and roll!