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MEMBERS: Kurt Cobain ~ Dave Grohl ~ Krist Novoselic
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BIRTHDAYS: Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994) ~ Dave Grohl (January 14, 1969) ~ Krist Novoselic (May 16, 1965)
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BIGGEST SINGLE: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1992)
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BIGGEST LP: Nevermind (1991)
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GRAMMY AWARDS: 1 (+ Lifetime Achievement Award)
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ROLLING STONE: '100 Greatest Artists of All Time': # 27

 
TIMELINE

Nirvanabutton.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana has been called the quintessential alternative band of the 90s. The trio, Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic formed in Washington and grew into one of the most influential bands of the decade. The formation of Nirvana started in 1985 when Cobain and Novoselic starting playing together in various bands. Before Nirvana, Cobain could be found in numerous bands including The Melvins, Fecal Matter, Stiff Woodies, Brown Cow, The Sellouts, and Skid Row (several with Novoselic). By the end of 1987, Nirvana was born when drummer Aaron Burckhard was added and then replaced with Chad Channing - followed by Dave Grohl.

1988...

October
Nirvana - "Love Buzz" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana's first recording effort together resulted in a demo named 'Godfather Of Grunge' and the single "Love Buzz/Big Cheese."

1989...

June
Nirvana - Bleachbutton.gif (123 bytes) Bleach was released (available for download at Amazon-mp3) and Nirvana started to tour the U.S. Bleach gained Nirvana a following on college-radio and the gradual attention of various record labels. The LP featured the popular Nirvana track "About A Girl." Bleach later sold well after the success of the band.

1990...

Nirvana - "Sliver" (Single)September 25: Grohl joined the band as drummer and toured in England for a short time with L7.

1991...

September
Nirvana - Nevermindbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana signed with Geffen Record and Nevermind was released (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Rolling Stone described the LP as "...a dynamic mix of sizzling power chords, manic energy and sonic restraint..." The first single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," instantly hit with alternative radio fans and video viewers. Nevermind went on to top the LP charts in Sweden, Canada, and Finland and hit the Top 10 in the UK, Australia, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, and New Zealand - selling over 26 million copies worldwide.

November
Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nevermind was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week with "
Smells Like Teen Spirit"

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana hit the Top 40 with "
Smells Like Teen Spirit" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). Cobain later said of the song "...I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip of the Pixies... We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana ended the year on a European tour and some U.S. appearances with
Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

1992... # 36 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Nirvana - "Here She Comes Now" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard LP chart for 2 weeks with Nevermind and went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US.
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Top 10 with "Smells Like Teen Spirit." The songs also hit the Top 10 in the UK, Sweden, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and hit #1 in France.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana were nominated for an
American Music Award for Favorite New Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist.
'Hard To Believe: Kiss Covers' compilationbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard Top Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks with "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
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Nevermind was certified 2x platinum.
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Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Territorial Pissing" on Saturday Night Live.

button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana could be heard on the Hard To Believe: Kiss Covers compilation on the track "Do You Love Me."

February
Nirvana - "Come As You Are" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance (Nevermind).
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Courtney Love of Hole and welcomed a daughter into their family in August.
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Nevermind was certified 3x platinum.

April
Nirvana - "Lithium" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana hit the Top 40 with "Come As You Are" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single went Top 10 in the UK.

June
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Nevermind was certified 4x platinum.

button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Lithium" went Top 10 in Ireland and Finland and "In Bloom" hit the Top 10 in Ireland.

September
Nirvana - "In Bloom" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" won 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Alternative Video and Best New Artist, and was also nominated for Video of the Year and Viewer's Choice.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana released a collection of b-sides, demos, and rare tracks with
Incesticide. The LP hit the Top 10 in Austria.

1993...

Nirvana - Incesticidebutton.gif (123 bytes) Even with a new marriage and baby, Cobain didn't have much to celebrate in 1993. During the year, a few accusations of heroin use and overdoses were reported and problems persisted with the new LP not being satisfactory to their record label.

February
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Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (songwriter) ("Smells Like Teen Spirit").
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Incesticide was certified gold.

September
Nirvana - In Uterobutton.gif (123 bytes) After some retouches requested by their label, Nirvana released In Utero (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3) and began touring North America. Nirvana had success with the tracks "Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies." In Utero would be Nirvana's last studio LP released. Rolling Stone described the LP as "...brilliant, corrosive, enraged and thoughtful, most of them all at once. But more than anything, it's a triumph of the will."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week with
In Utero.
button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "In Bloom" won a
MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana performed "Heart-Shaped Box" and "Rape Me" on Saturday Night Live.

October
Nirvana - "Oh, The Guilt" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at # 2 and "In Bloom" at # 39.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Heart-Shaped Box." The single also went Top 10 in Ireland, Finland, New Zealand, and the UK.
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In Utero topped the Billboard 200 Pop Albums chart for a week. The LP also topped the charts in the UK and Sweden, and hit the Top 10 in Australia, Norway, Austria, Canada, and the Netherlands.
'No Alternative' compilationbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana could be heard on the No Alternative compilation on the uncredited track "Sappy."

November
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Nevermind was certified 5x platinum and In Utero was certified platinum.
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The Beavis And Butt-Head Experience soundtrack on the track "I Hate Myself And Want To Die."
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MTV Unplugged In New York in New York.

1994... # 78 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) In Seattle, on January 7th, Nirvana played what would be their last show U.S. together, and then began touring Europe in February.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "
All Apologies."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana could be heard on the
Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground compilation with the track "Here She Comes Now."

March
Nirvana - "All Apologies" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance (In Utero).
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana played their final performance together on March 1st in Munich. While on vacation in Rome, Cobain attempted suicide by mixing tranquilizers and alcohol and was in a coma for a day. After being hospitalized, Cobain and Love returned to Seattle where more suicide threats continued.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana hit the Top 40 with "
All Apologies"

March 4: Cobain overdosed on drugs and alcohol in Rome and was rushed to the hospital.

April
Nirvana - "Pennyroyal Tea" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Cobain was admitted into Exodus Recovery Center and later escaped on April 1st and was reported missing by his mother.
button.gif (123 bytes) On April 8th, Cobain was found dead in Seattle from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (that occurred on April 5th).
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In Utero was certified 2x platinum.

May
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In Utero was certified 3x platinum.

September
Nirvana - "About A Girl" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Heart-Shaped Box" won 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Alternative Video and Best Art Direction (Bernadette Disanto) and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Cinematography, and Viewer's Choice.

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana hit the Top 40 with the live version of "
About A Girl" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single hit the Top 10 in Australia, Poland, France, Canada, and Finland.
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Nevermind was certified 6x platinum.

November
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MTV Unplugged In New York topped the Billboard Pop Albums chart for a week. The LP also topped the charts in the UK, Austria, New Zealand, Holland, Australia, and Spain, and hit the Top 10 in Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Germany, Norway, and Hungary.

December
Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold The World" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week with "About A Girl."

button.gif (123 bytes) With Nirvana no more, Grohl went on to find success with the Foo Fighters and Novoselic formed Sweet 75.

1995...

January
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MTV Unplugged In New York was certified 3x platinum.

February
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Nevermind was certified 7x platinum, In Utero was certified 4x platinum, and Bleach was certified platinum.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana were nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Cobain was nominated for Best Rock Song ("All Apologies").

November
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Incesticide was certified platinum.

1996...

February
Nirvana - "Aneurysm" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance (MTV Unplugged In New York).

June
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MTV Unplugged In New York was certified 4x platinum.

October
Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkahbutton.gif (123 bytes) The live LP, From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah, was released (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3) containing concert performances from 1989 to 1994.
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From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah topped the Billboard 200 LP chart for a week. The LP also topped the charts in Australia, and hit the Top 10 in New Zealand, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Sweden, France, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK.
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Nevermind was certified 9x platinum and In Utero was certified 5x platinum.

December
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From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah was certified platinum.

1997...

January
Nirvana - "Drain You" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

September
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MTV Unplugged In New York was certified 5x platinum.

1998...

May
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VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll (and # 6 on Rock On The Net's Poll).

June
Nirvana
button.gif (123 bytes) Novoselic, talked to a Senate committee in defense of controversial music lyrics. He stated, "We have to move beyond the grainy, black and white approach of blaming lyrics. We need to move forward and apply full-spectrum, high-definition solutions to the challenges facing our nation and especially youth. On Marilyn Manson, who was one of the musicians being scrutinized at the hearings, Novoselic said the he doesn't "...misrepresent himself... he's saying 'I'm gross, I'm icky, I'm nasty'... and he is... if young people are looking for truth, maybe they're finding it in Marilyn Manson."

1999...

March
Nirvana - 'Unplugged In New York' DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nevermind was certified 10x platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) When Spin magazine named "The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s" Nirvana's
Nevermind topped the list.

button.gif (123 bytes) MTV: 100 Greatest Videos includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at # 3.

2000...

January
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November
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VH1: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.
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Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at # 3.

2001...

January
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VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Nevermind at # 2.

May
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VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes # 4 - "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

2002...

June
button.gif (123 bytes) A court fight developed between the remaining members of Nirvana and Cobain's widow,
Courtney Love, over the rights of Cobain's final recordings before his death.

September
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on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.

October
Nirvana - Nirvana LPbutton.gif (123 bytes) The collection Nirvana was released (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3) after a long court battle over the material with Cobain's widow Courtney Love.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana returned to the top of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "
You Know You're Right."
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Nirvana hit the Top 10 in the US, UK, Germany, Norway, Holland, Denmark, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, New Zealand, and Canada, and topped the LP charts in Australia and Austria.

November
Nirvana - "You Know You're Right" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana hit the Top 40 with "You Know You're Right" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The track was recorded in early 1994.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 4 weeks with "
You Know You're Right."

December
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Nirvana was certified platinum.

2003...

June
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VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at # 1.

August
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December
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Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 17: Nevermind, # 311: MTV Unplugged In New York, # 439: In Utero.

2004..

April
Nirvana - 'With The Lights Out' (box set)button.gif (123 bytes) Rolling Stone: The Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included Nirvana at # 27.

November
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With The Lights Out was released (available for download at iTunes). The 3-CD set included over 60 previously unreleased tracks. The box set hit the Top 10 in Canada.

December
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With The Lights Out was certified platinum.
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Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time included "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at # 9.

2005...

November
Nirvana - Sliver: The Best Of The Boxbutton.gif (123 bytes) The box set compilation Sliver: The Best Of The Box was released (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).

2007...

December
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VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at # 1.

2008...

June
Nirvana - 'Live At Reading' DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included MTV Unplugged In New York at # 11.

December
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Rolling Stone: 'The Greatest Singers' includes Cobain at # 45.

2009...

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Novoselic and Grohl publically stated their disappointment over the video game Guitar Hero for allowing the use of Cobain' appearance in the game for any of the songs being played by other artists.

November
Nirvana - 'Nevermind Deluxe Edition'button.gif (123 bytes) Bleach (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) was released. The expanded CD includes a live Nirvana performance from 1990 at the Pink Street Theatre in Oregon.

2011...

September
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Nevermind Deluxe Edition was released.

October
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Nevermind (Super Deluxe) - was released.

2013...

September
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In Utero (Super Deluxed Edition) was released.

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Nirvana made the nomination ballot for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

2014...

2020...

2021...

2023...

LP DISCOGRAPHY
Nirvana - Bleach
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

Bleach

Released: June 15, 1989
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 89
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Blew" - "Floyd The Barber" - "About A Girl" - "School" - "Love Buzz" - "Paper Cuts" - "Negative Creep" - "Scoff" - "Swap Meet" - "Mr. Moustache" - "Sifting" - "Big Cheese" - "Downer"
Deluxe Edition also includes live versions of: "School" - "Floyd The Barber" - "Dive" - "Love Buzz" - "Spank Thru" - "Molly's Lips" - "Sappy" - "Scoff" - "About A Girl" - "Been A Son" - "Blew"

Bleach (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Released: November, 2009
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Blew" - "Floyd The Barber" - "About A Girl" - "School" - "Love Buzz" - "Paper Cuts" - "Negative Creep" - "Scoff" - "Swap Meet" - "Mr. Moustache" - "Sifting" - "Big Cheese" - "Downer" - Live Tracks: "Intro" - "School" - "Floyd The Barber" - "Dive" - "Love Buzz" - "Spank Thru" - "Molly's Lips" - "Sappy" - "Scoff" - "About A Girl" - "Been A Son" - "Blew"

Nirvana - 'Nevermind'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl

Nevermind
Nevermind 30th

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: September, 1991
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 2 weeks)
Grammy Nominee: Best Alternative Music Performance
VH1: '100 Greatest Albums'': # 2
Rolling Stone: 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time': # 17
Rolling Stone: 3 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: A-
Tracks: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - "In Bloom" - "Come As Your Are" - "Breed" - "Lithium" - "Polly" - "Territorial Pissings" - "Drain You" - "Lounge Act" - "Stay Away" - "On A Plain" - "Something In The Way"

Nirvana - Incesticide

Incesticide

Released: December, 1992
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 39
Rolling Stone: 3 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "Dive" - "Sliver" - "Stain" - "Been A Son" - "Turnaround" - "Molly's Lips" - "Son Of A Gun" - "(New Wave) Polly" - "Beeswax" - "Downer" - "Mexican Seafood" - "Hairspray Queen" - "Aero Zeppelin" - "Big Long Now" - "Aneurysm"

Nirvana - In Utero
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

In Utero

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: September, 1993
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Grammy Nominee: Best Alternative Music Performance
Rolling Stone: 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time': # 439
Rolling Stone: 4 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Serve The Servants" - "Scentless Apprentice" - "Heart-Shaped Box" - "Rape Me" - "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" - "Dumb" - "Very Ape" - "Milk It" - "Pennyroyal Tea" - "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" - "Tourette's" - "All Apologies"
Import Edition also includes: "Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip"

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

MTV Unplugged In New York

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All-TimeReleased: November, 1994
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Grammy Winner: Best Alternative Music Performance
Rolling Stone: 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time': # 311
Entertainment Weekly: '100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years': # 11
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: A
Live Tracks: "About A Girl" - "Come As You Are" - "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" - "The Man Who Sold The World" - "Pennyroyal Tea" - "Dumb" - "Polly" - "On A Plain" - "Something In The Way" - "Plateau" - "Oh, Me" - "Lake Of Fire" - "All Apologies" - "Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In The Pines)"

Nirvana - From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah
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From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah

Released: October, 1996
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
Rolling Stone: 4 and 1/2 stars from Rolling Stone
Live Tracks: "School" - "Drain You" - "Aneurysm" - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - "Been A Son" - "Lithium" - "Sliver" - "Spank Thru" - "Scentless Apprentice" - "Heart-Shaped Box" - "Milk It" - "Negative Creep" - "Polly" - "Breed" - "Tourette's" - "Blew"

Nirvana - 'Nirvana'
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl

Nirvana

Released: October, 2002
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 3
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone
Tracks: "You Know You're Right" - "About A Girl" - "Been A Son" - "Sliver" - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - "Come As You Are" - "Lithium" - "In Bloom" - "Heart-Shaped Box" - "Pennyroyal Tea" - "Rape Me" - "Dumb" - "All Apologies" - "The Man Who Sold The World"

Nirvana - 'With The Lights Out' (box set)

With The Lights Out (box set)

Released: November, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 19
Rolling Stone: 4 stars from Rolling Stone - Entertainment Weekly: A-
Tracks: "Heartbreaker" - "Rape Me" (Electric) - "Been A Son" - "Help Me I'm Hungry" - "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - "Pay To Play" - "Pen Cap Chew" - "Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip" - "Floyd The Barber" - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - "Very Ape" - "Don't Want It All" - "Old Age" - "Polly" - "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" - "Do Re Mi" - "You Know You're Right" - "All Apologies" - "Return Of The Rat" - "Ain't That A Shame" - "Token Eastern Song" - "Even In His Youth" - "Polly" - "Rape Me" (Acoustic) - "Anorexorcist" - "Scentless Apprentice" - "Sliver" - "I Hate Myself And I Want To Die" - "If You Must" - "Moist Vagina" - "Downer" - "The Other Improv" - "Rauncholda / Moby Dick" - "Beans" - "Pennyroyal Tea" - "Clean Up Before She Comes" - "Sappy" - "Dumb" - "Blandest" - "Dive" - "They Hung Him On A Cross" - "Grey Goose" - "Opinion" - " Lithium" - "White Lace And Strange" - "Heart-Shaped Box" - "Mrs. Butterworth" - "Milk It" - "Here She Comes Now" - "Drain You" - "Aneurysm" - "Serve The Servants" - "Breed" - "Verse Chorus Verse" - "Marigold" - "Endless, Nameless" - "About A Girl" - "D-7" - "Oh, The Guilt" - "Curmudgeon"

Nirvana - Sliver: The Best Of The Box
mp3 Available at Amazon.com

Sliver: The Best Of The Box

Released: November, 2005
Billboard peak: # 21
Entertainment Weekly: C+
Tracks: "Spank Thru" (demo) - "Heartbreaker" (live) - "Mrs. Butterworth" (demo) - "Floyd The Barber" (live) - "Clean Up Before She Comes" (demo) - "About A Girl" (demo) "Blandest" (demo) - "Ain't It A Shame" (demo) - "Sappy" (demo) - "Opinion" (solo acoustic radio appearance) - "Lithium" (solo acoustic radio appearance) - "Sliver" (demo) - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Boom Box Version) - "Come As You Are" (Boom Box Version) - "Old Age" (outtake) - "Oh, The Guilt" - "Rape Me" (demo) - "Rape Me" (band demo) - "Heart Shaped Box" (demo) - "Do Re Mi" (demo) - "You Know You're Right" (demo) - "All Apologies" (demo)

Nirvana - 'Nevermind Deluxe Edition'

Nevermind Deluxe Edition

Released: September, 2011
Tracks: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - "In Bloom" - "Come As Your Are" - "Breed" - "Lithium" - "Polly" - "Territorial Pissings" - "Drain You" - "Lounge Act" - "Stay Away" - "On A Plain" - "Something In The Way" - "Even In His Youth" - "Aneurysm" - "Curmudgeon" - "D-7" (live) - "Been A Son" (live) - "School" (live) - "Drain You" (live) - "Silver" (live) - "Polly" (live) - "In Bloom" - "Immodium" - "Polly" (Unreleased Mix) - "Pay To Play" - "Here She Comes Now" - "Dive" - "Sappy" - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Boombox Rehersals) - "Verse Chorus Verse" - "Territorial Pissings" - "Loung Act" - "Come As You Are" (Boombox Rehearsals) - "Old Age" - "Something IN The Way" - "On A Plain" - "Drain You" (BBC Sessions) - "Something In The Way" (BBC Sessions)

POP SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY
[based on The ARC Weekly Top 40 (listing explanation)]
1 Smells Like Teen Spirit

from the LP
Nevermind
ARC chart run: 40 - 27 - 17 - 16 - 14 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 9 - 11 - 15 - 21 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
43
RIAA Certification: Platinum
Billboard # 1: Modern Rock Tracks, Top Singles Sales
Grammy Nominee:
Best Rock Song
MTV VMA Winner:
Best Alternative Video, Best New Artist
MTV VMA Nominee:
Video of the Year, Viewer's Choice
Rolling Stone: 'The 100 Top Music Videos': #
2
MTV: '100 Greatest Videos': #
3
VH1: '100 Greatest Rock Songs': #
41
Rolling Stone & MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': #
3
VH1: '100 Greatest Videos': #
4
VH1: '100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years': #
1
Rolling Stone: 'The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time': #
9
VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the 90's': #
1
4 15   1992 Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Single)
2 About A Girl

from the LP
MTV Unplugged In New York
ARC Chart Run:
38 - 32 - 30 - 25 - 25 - 22 - 21 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
132
Billboard # 1: Modern Rock Tracks
21 8 Nirvana - "About A Girl" (Single) 1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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3 Come As You Are

from the LP
Nevermind
ARC Chart Run:
38 - 32 - 27 - 23 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
154
23 5 Nirvana - "Come As You Are" (Single) 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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4 All Apologies

from the LP
MTV Unplugged In New York
ARC Chart Run:
36 - 33 - 30 - 28 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
173
Grammy Nominee:
Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Best Rock Song
Billboard # 1: Modern Rock Tracks
28 4 Nirvana - "All Apologies" (Single) 1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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5 You Know You're Right

from the LP
Nirvana
ARC Chart Run:
40 - 35 - 32 - off
Billboard # 1: Modern Rock Tracks, Mainstream Rock Tracks
32 3 Nirvana - "You Know You're Right" (Single) 2002 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Love Buzz

from the LP
Bleach
** ** Nirvana - "Love Buzz" (Single) 1988 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Sliver

from the LP
Incesticide
** ** Nirvana - "Sliver" (Single) 1990
1993
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  Here She Comes Now

from the
Heaven & Hell - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (Volume One) compilation
** ** Nirvana - "Here She Comes Now" (Single) 1991 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  On A Plain

from the LP
Nevermind
** **   1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Molly's Lips

from the LP
Incesticide
** ** Nirvana - "Molly's Lips" (Single) 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Lithium

from the LP
Nevermind
** ** Nirvana - "Lithium" (Single) 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  In Bloom

from the LP
Nevermind
MTV VMA Winner:
Best Alternative Video
** ** Nirvana - "In Bloom" (Single) 1992 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Oh, The Guilt

from the LP
With The Lights Out
** ** Nirvana - "Oh, The Guilt" (Single) 1993 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Heart-Shaped Box

from the LP
In Utero
Billboard # 1: Modern Rock Tracks
MTV VMA Winner:
Best Alternative Video, Best Art Direction
MTV VMA Nominee:
Video of the Year, Best Cinematography, Viewer's Choice
** ** Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box" (Single) 1993 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Pennyroyal Tea

from the LP
MTV Unplugged In New York
** ** Nirvana - "Pennyroyal Tea" (Single) 1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  The Man Who Sold The World

from the LP
MTV Unplugged In New York
** ** Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold The World" (Single) 1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Where Did You Sleep Last Night

from the LP
MTV Unplugged In New York
** **   1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Lake Of Fire

from the LP
MTV Unplugged In New York
** **   1994 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Aneurysm

from the LP
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah
** ** Nirvana - "Aneurysm" (Single) 1996 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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  Drain You

from the LP
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah
** ** Nirvana - "Drain You" (Single) 1996 [ LISTEN / BUY ]
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Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).
 
 

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