🎵🇨🇦 THIS DAY IN CANADIAN MUSIC HISTORY 🇨🇦🎵 ALANIS MORISSETTE HITS #1 OCTOBER 7, 1995 On this day in 1995, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Ottawa reached the top of the American album chart. ALANIS MORISSETTE’S JAGGED LITTLE PILL hit #1 on the Billboard 200. And what had begun as a remarkable breakthrough was becoming a phenomenon. Released in June 1995, Jagged Little Pill represented an extraordinary transformation for Morissette. Canadian audiences had already known her as a teenage pop singer, but working with producer and co-writer Glen Ballard, Alanis emerged with something radically different — raw, confessional, angry, vulnerable and impossible to ignore. Then came “You Oughta Know.” The song exploded onto alternative radio and introduced a much wider audience to an Alanis Morissette they had never heard before. But Jagged Little Pill was much more than one breakthrough single. “Hand in My Pocket.” “You Learn.” “Head Over Feet.” “Ironic.” “All I Really Want.” The album seemed to keep producing another song that became part of the soundtrack of the mid-’90s. By October 7, Jagged Little Pill had climbed all the way to #1 on the Billboard 200. It wouldn’t be a brief visit. The album ultimately spent 12 weeks at #1 and became one of the defining records of the decade. Then came the Grammys. At the 1996 Grammy Awards, Morissette won four awards, including ALBUM OF THE YEAR and BEST ROCK ALBUM for Jagged Little Pill. “You Oughta Know” brought two more — BEST ROCK SONG, awarded to songwriters Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, and BEST FEMALE ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE for Morissette. The young singer who had started her career in Ottawa had become an international superstar. And three decades later, those songs remain instantly recognizable. But on October 7, 1995, one milestone made it official: The biggest album in America belonged to Alanis Morissette. 🇨🇦🎵 JAGGED LITTLE PILL — #1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 🎵🇨🇦 Do you remember when Jagged Little Pill took over in 1995? What was your favourite song from the album? #AlanisMorissette #CanadianMusic #CanCon