January 4, 1997 STAYED AT #1: 4 Weeks In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard  Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This column is a companion piece to  The Number Ones . The column is now biweekly, alternating with The Number Ones on Mondays. Garbage shouldn't have worked. The band's entire story is deeply unlikely on every level. Here we've got three middle-aged Midwestern underground rock dudes. These guys worked together in a couple of bands for many years, and they had a couple of shots at success, though they never quite broke through. But then one of those guys — the drummer, at that — happened to produce some of the biggest, most important rock records ever made. That doesn't mean that anyone was checking for the drummer's new band. You don't become a star by producing rock records, or by playing drums. You need to find a star. The drummer and his friends did exactly that.…