Nirvana discography explained

Artist:	Nirvana
Studio:	3
Live:	5
Compilation:	4
Video:	7
Ep:	2
Music Videos:	8
Singles:	21
Option:	17
Option Name:	Miscellaneous

The discography of Nirvana, an American rock band, consists of three studio albums, twenty-one singles, five live albums, two extended plays, four compilation albums, and three box sets.

Nirvana was formed in 1987 by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, with the position of drummer being filled by various musicians. The band released its debut album, Bleach, in 1989 on independent label Sub Pop. After being joined by final drummer Dave Grohl and signing to Geffen Records subsidiary DGC Records, the band released its second studio album, Nevermind, which became one of the best selling alternative albums of the 1990s^{[1] [2]} and popularized the Seattle grunge movement and alternative music.^[3] The band's third album, In Utero, was also a commercial and critical success, though it did not match the sales precedent set by Nevermind—as the members of the band expected.^[4] Nirvana disbanded in 1994 after the death of Cobain; since then several posthumous releases have been issued from the band, which once resulted in a legal conflict between Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, and the surviving members of the band over the release of the song "You Know You're Right".^[5] In 2006, Love sold a significant share of the rights to Cobain's song catalog to Primary Wave Music Publishing.^[6] Since its debut, the band has sold 27.6 million albums in the United States alone,^[7] and over 75 million records worldwide.^[8]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US ^[9]	AUS ^[10]	AUT ^[11]	CAN ^[12]	FIN	NLD ^[13]	NZ ^[14]	SWE ^[15]	SWI ^[16]	UK ^[17]
Bleach	Released: June 15, 1989 Label: Sub Pop (SP-34) Formats: CD, cassette (CS), LP	89	34	26	—	22	—	30	—	—	33	US: 1,900,000	RIAA Platinum ARIA Platinum^[18] BPI Platinum^[19] MC Gold
Nevermind	Released: September 24, 1991 Label: DGC (24425) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	2	5	US: 10,640,000^[20] Worldwide: 30,000,000^[21]	RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 7× Platinum GLF 2× Platinum^[22] IFPI AUT: Platinum^[23] IFPI FIN: Gold^[24] IFPI SWI: Platinum^[25] MC: Diamond^[26] NVPI Platinum^[27] RMNZ 7× Platinum^[28]
In Utero	Released: September 21, 1993 Labels: DGC Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	2	8	3	6	4	3	1	16	1	US: 4,258,000^[29] Worldwide: 15,000,000^[30]	RIAA: 5× Platinum^[31] ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold MC: 6× Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum^[32]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUS	AUT	CAN	FIN	NLD	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK
MTV Unplugged in New York	Released: November 1, 1994 Labels: DGC, Geffen (24727) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	3	1	US: 5,100,000	RIAA: 8× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 9× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum^[33]
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah	Released: October 1, 1996 Labels: DGC, Geffen (25105) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	3	1	2	14	2	6	9	4	US: 1,300,000	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold MC: 2× Platinum
Live at Reading	Released: November 3, 2009 Label: Geffen (B0013503-02) (B0013501-00) Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2×LP	37	—	28	17	—	64	33	—	97	32	US: 148,000	ARIA: Gold^[34] BPI: Silver
Live at the Paramount	Released: April 5, 2019^[35] ^[36] Label: DGC Formats: 2×LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live and Loud	Released: August 30, 2019^[37] Label: DGC Formats: 2×LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUS	AUT	CAN	FIN	NLD	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK
Incesticide	Released: December 14, 1992 Labels: Sub Pop, DGC (24504) Formats: CD, CS, LP	39	22	10	21	16	31	—	27	18	14	US: 1,400,000	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum
Nirvana	Released: October 29, 2002 Labels: DGC, Geffen (25105) Formats: CD, CS, LP	3	1	1	2	9	12	2	10	2	3	US: 2,400,000	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 6× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum GLF: Gold^[38] IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI FIN: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum^[39]
	Released: November 1, 2005 Labels: DGC, Geffen (000561702), Universal (1190) Format: CD	21	95	26	—	—	—	—	—	87	56	US: 376,000	ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver
Icon	Released: August 31, 2010 Label: Universal Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		MC: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title	Album details	Chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUT	CAN	DEN ^[40]	FRA ^[41]	JPN ^[42]	NLD	NZ	SWI	UK
Singles	Released: December 1995 Labels: DGC, Geffen (24901) Format: 6×CD box set	—	—	—	5	17	—	—	—	—	101
With the Lights Out	Released: November 23, 2004 Labels: DGC, Geffen (000372700), Universal (9864838) Formats: 3×CD+DVD box set	19	34	10	—	20	16	65	39	28	56	US: 546,000	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver
	Released: November 25, 2011 Label: Universal Format: 4 x 10" vinyl box set	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Chart positions			Comments
		AUS	JPN	UK Indie ^[43] ^[44]
Blew	Released: December 1989 Label: Tupelo Formats: 12-inch, CD	—	—	15	Blew was intended to be released to promote an upcoming European tour, but this plan was scrapped, and the EP ended up being released exclusively in the UK shortly after its completion.^[45]
Hormoaning	Released: February 5, 1992 Labels: DGC, Geffen Formats: 12-inch, CD, CS	2	67	—	Hormoaning was released only in Australia and Japan, with two different covers accompanying the release in each country, to promote the band's tour of the Pacific Rim.^[46] Hormoaning was re-released for Record Store Day 2011, as a limited edition.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Retail singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US ^[47]	AUS	BEL ^[48]	FIN ^[49]	FRA	IRE ^[50]	NZ	PT ^[51]	SWE ^[52]	UK ^[53]
"Love Buzz"	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bleach
"Sliver"	1990	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	77
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	1991	6	5	1	8	1	15	1	2	3	7	RIAA: Platinum (physical) RIAA: Gold (digital) ARIA: 12× Platinum^[54] RMNZ: Gold^[55] GLF: Gold^[56] BPI: 4× Platinum	Nevermind
"Come as You Are"	1992	32	25	12	8	12	7	3	8	24	9	ARIA: 7× Platinum SNEP Gold^[57] BPI: 2× Platinum
"Lithium"		64	53	18	1	—	5	28	4	—	11	ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum
"In Bloom"		—	73	—	16	—	7	20	10	30	28	ARIA: Platinum^[58] BPI: Gold
"Heart-Shaped Box"	1993	—	21	18	9	37	6	9	4	16	5	ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum	In Utero
"All Apologies"/ "Rape Me"		—	58	30	—	20	20	32	—	—	32	ARIA: Platinum / Gold BPI: Silver / Silver
"Pennyroyal Tea"	1994	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	121	ARIA: Gold
"About a Girl"		—	4	12	8	23	—	—	—	20	185	ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold	MTV Unplugged in New York
"You Know You're Right"	2002	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold	Nirvana
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

Promotional singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US Air ^[59]	US Main	US Alt ^[60]	BEL ^[61]	CAN ^[62]	EU Air ^[63]	FIN Air ^[64]	FRA Air ^[65]	SPN Air ^[66]	UK Rock ^[67]
"On a Plain"	1991	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold	Nevermind
"Molly's Lips"	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Incesticide
"Dumb"	1994	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver	In Utero
"All Apologies"^[68] ^[69] ^[70] ^[71]		45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	BPI: Silver	MTV Unplugged in New York
"Polly"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver
"The Man Who Sold the World"	1995	39	12	6	24	22	29	—	5	2	13	ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold PROMUSICAE Gold^[72]
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum
"Lake of Fire"		—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold
"Aneurysm"	1996	63	11	13	—	49	—	40	—	—	—		From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
"Drain You"		—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold
"Endless, Nameless"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nevermind
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

Split singles

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^[74] !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| UK
^[75] |-! scope="row"| "Candy" / "Molly's Lips"|rowspan="2"| 1991| The Fluid| —| —| —|-! scope="row"| "Here She Comes Now" / "Venus in Furs"| Melvins| —| —| —|-! scope="row"| "Puss" / "Oh, the Guilt"| 1993| The Jesus Lizard| 3| 36| 12|-! scope="row"| "About a Girl" / "Blind Man"| 1994| rowspan="2" | Aerosmith| —| —| —|-! scope="row"|"The Man Who Sold the World" / "Walk on Water"| 1995| —| —| —|-| colspan="8" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.|}

Notes

Other charted and certified songs

Song	Year	Peak positions										Certifications	Album
		US	AUS ^[76]	CAN	GRE ^[77]	HUN ^[78]	IRE ^[79]	LTU ^[80]	NZ ^[81]	UK ^[82]	WW ^[83]
"Been a Son"	1989	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	IFPI DEN Platinum^[84]	Blew
"Breed"	1991	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver	Nevermind
"Lounge Act"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold
"Something in the Way"		46	22	34	8	25	47	34	40	76	23	ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title! scope="col"

Year	Director(s)	Album
	1990	Steve Brown^[85]	Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	1991	Samuel Bayer^[86]	Nevermind
"Come as You Are"	1992	Kevin Kerslake^[87]
"Lithium"
"In Bloom"
"Sliver"	1993		Incesticide
"Heart-Shaped Box"		Anton Corbijn^[88]	In Utero
"You Know You're Right"	2002	Chris Hafner^[89]	Nirvana
"Dumb"	2023	RuffMercy^[90]	In Utero

Video albums

Title	Video album details	Chart positions			Certifications
		US ^[91]	AUS ^[92]	Tonight! Sold Out		Web site: ARIA Chart report 4th December 2006. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue874.pdf. dead. 2006-12-19. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 26, 2010. For Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind: Web site: ARIA Chart report 25th April 2005. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050520-0000/issue791.pdf. dead. 2005-05-19. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 26, 2010. For MTV Unplugged in New York: Web site: ARIA Chart report 26th November 2007. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/issue925.pdf. dead. 2007-12-19. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 26, 2010. For Live at Reading: Web site: ARIA Chart report 9th November 2009. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091104130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091105-0000/issue1028.pdf. dead. 2009-11-04. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 26, 2010. For Live at the Paramount: Web site: ARIA Chart report 10th October 2011. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20111029130100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20111030-0001/Issue1128.pdf. dead. 2011-10-29. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 23, 2016. For Live and Loud: Web site: ARIA Chart report 30th September 2013. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20131023130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20131024-0000/issue1231.pdf. dead. 2013-10-23. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 23, 2016.	UK ^[93]	Tonight! Sold Out	Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 - 20 November 1994 - 26 November 1994 . officialcharts.com . December 30, 2022. For Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind: Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 - 3 April 2005 - 9 April 2005 . officialcharts.com . December 30, 2022. For MTV Unplugged In New York: Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 - 25 November 2007 - 1 December 2007 . officialcharts.com . December 30, 2022. For Live At The Paramount: Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 - 2 October 2011 - 8 October 2011 . officialcharts.com . December 30, 2022. For Live & Loud: Web site: Official Music Video Chart Top 50 - 29 September 2013 - 5 October 2013 . officialcharts.com . December 30, 2022.
Live! Tonight! Sold Out%21%21	Released: November 15, 1994 Format: VHS, Laserdisc Released: November 7, 2006 Format: DVD Label: Geffen	1	9	2	RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum^[94] BPI: 2× Platinum
With the Lights Out	Released: November 23, 2004 Labels: DGC, Geffen (000372700), Universal (9864838) Formats: 3×CD+DVD box set	3	N/A	N/A	RIAA: Platinum
	Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Format: DVD	4	13	6	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum^[95]
MTV Unplugged in New York	Released: November 20, 2007 Label: DGC Format: DVD	6	3	3	RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Platinum
Live at Reading	Released: November 2, 2009 Label: DGC Format: DVD	1	4	—	ARIA: Platinum^[96]
Live at the Paramount	Released: September 27, 2011 Label: DGC Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1	4	ARIA: Gold^[97]
Live and Loud	Released: September 24, 2013 Label: DGC Format: DVD	1	2	7
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

Other appearances

Song	Year	Album	US ^[98]	Comments
"Spank Thru"^[99]	1988	Sub Pop 200	—	A re-recording of a song first performed on the 1985 Illiteracy Will Prevail demo by members of Nirvana as Fecal Matter.
^[100]	1989		—	Later released on Incesticide.
"Beeswax"^[101]	1991	Kill Rock Stars	—
"Dive"^[102]		The Grunge Years	—
^[103]	1990		—	Cover of a 1976 Kiss song.
"Here She Comes Now"			—	Cover of a 1968 Velvet Underground song. Previously released on the split single "Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs" in 1991, it was later released on With the Lights Out in 2004 and on the Nevermind 20th anniversary deluxe editions in 2011.
^[104]	1993		—	Cover of a 1979 Wipers song. Later released on With the Lights Out.
"Sappy"^[105]			56	Nirvana's contribution to the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series was an uncredited and a secret track.^[106] The song was originally titled "Sappy", but was renamed prior to release on No Alternative. It was later released on With the Lights Out in 2004 as "Sappy" and on the In Utero 20th anniversary deluxe editions as "Sappy" in 2013 .
			5	The first song on The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience, it was recorded during the sessions for In Utero. This version of "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" was included as a B-side on the cancelled "Pennyroyal Tea" single but is different from the version found on With the Lights Out.
"Pay to Play"^[107]	1994	DGC Rarities Vol. 1	139	This is an early version of "Stay Away" which was a song on Nevermind. "Pay to Play" was later released on With the Lights Out in 2004 and on the Nevermind 20th anniversary deluxe editions in 2011.
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"^[108] ^[109]	1996	Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense	—	Live version from a Grenoble, France concert in 1994. It received some airplay on alternative and active rock radio.^[110]
"Rape Me"^[111]	1999	Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Vol. 2	—	Live version from an appearance on Saturday Night Live. It was also released as a music video on MTV.^[112]

Unreleased songs

Courtney Love stated in May 2002 that she owned 109 unreleased tapes made by Cobain, with or without the other members of Nirvana.^[113] Of these songs, many were released on the 61 song box set With the Lights Out in 2004, with three "freshly unearthed" songs appearing on the compilation in 2005.^[114] More unreleased Nirvana tracks were released on the deluxe and super deluxe 20th anniversary editions of the Nevermind and In Utero albums in 2011 and 2013 respectively.^{[115] [116] [117]} Many more unreleased songs were released on in 2015 which was the companion soundtrack to the film .^[118] Brett Morgen stated that in Cobain's archive he discovered over 200 hours of audio on over 108 cassettes and that he thought the solo album "would be a nice complement to the film".^[118]

See also

• Nirvana bootleg recordings
• Foo Fighters discography

External links

• Nirvana official page
• Nirvana Live Guide
• Live Nirvana

Notes and References

1. Web site: No Dog Days of Summer for Teen Toppers. Recording Industry Association of America. August 31, 1999. July 25, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181726/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=&resultpage=112&id=04931F67-2568-34EA-7AF6-4F1130A3B64A. September 30, 2007.
2. Web site: Top 100 Albums . . July 25, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070701162536/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 . July 1, 2007 .
3. Web site: Olsen, Eric. 2004. 10 years later, Cobain lives on in his music . http . Today.com . June 21, 2006.
4. Gaar, Gillian G. (2006). In Utero 33⅓. New York: Continuum. . p. 3
5. Web site: Courtney Love Sues Grohl And Novoselic, Blocks Nirvana Rarity. https://web.archive.org/web/20010703092849/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444878/20010629/nirvana.jhtml. dead. July 3, 2001. vanHorn, Teri. MTV.com. June 29, 2001. September 5, 2007.
6. Courtney Sells Nirvana Rights Share. https://web.archive.org/web/20060405040622/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9549408/courtney_sells_nirvana_rights_share. dead. April 5, 2006. Lash, Jolie. Rolling Stone. March 30, 2006. September 5, 2007.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20161007080058/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7511240/ask-billboard-rihannas-quirky-record-in-the-hot-100s-top-10-with. Trust. Gary. Ask Billboard: Rihanna's (Quirky) Record in the Hot 100's Top 10 With 'Needed Me'. Billboard. September 18, 2016. October 6, 2016. October 7, 2016. bot: unknown.
8. Web site: Nirvana to be Inducted to the Rock Hall of Fame in 2014. Gupta. Rapti. December 17, 2013. October 28, 2018. International Business Times.
9. Nirvana – Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. November 10, 2009.
10. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
    • Peaks within the top 50: Web site: Discography Nirvana. australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. September 30, 2015.
    • Peaks between 51–100 until December 2010: 204.
    • For: Sliver: The Best of the Box: Web site: ARIA Chart report 5th December 2005. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051220-0000/Issue823.pdf. dead. 2005-12-19. pandora.nla.gov.au. Pandora, Australia's Web Archives. July 26, 2010.
11. Web site: Discographie Nirvana . austriancharts.at. Hung Medien . August 22, 2007 . de .
12. • For album peaks before and up to the year 2000: Nirvana Top Albums/CDs positions (26–190). RPM. October 9, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019171219/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Nirvana&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=50. October 19, 2012.
    • For album peaks after the year 2000: Nirvana Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums. Billboard. October 9, 2010.
13. Web site: Discografie Nirvana. dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. August 22, 2007 . nl.
14. Web site: Discography Nirvana. charts.nz. Hung Medien. July 22, 2016.
15. Web site: Discography Nirvana . swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien . August 25, 2007 .
16. Web site: Suche nach: Nirvana . HitParade.ch . August 22, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110104238/http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Nirvana&cat=a . November 10, 2012 .
17. UK peaks:
    • For all albums except for the Singles box set: Web site: Nirvana UK Chart History. officialcharts.com. June 21, 2016.
    • For the Singles box set: Web site: UK Chart Log 1994 – 2010. zobbel.de. June 21, 2016.
18. Australia. 1996. album. July 9, 2021.
19. United Kingdom. Nirvana. April 12, 2024.
20. Web site: Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem And Janet Top All Time Sellers. David. Barry. New York. Music Industry News Network. Bertelsmann Music Group. February 18, 2003. August 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030703090845/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877 . July 3, 2003 .
21. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470039/billboard-bits-nirvanas-nevermind-to-be-re-released-no-more-guest-stars-on-glee Billboard Bits: Nirvana's 'Nevermind' To Be Re-Released, No More Guest Stars on 'Glee'
22. Sweden. album. 1998. October 21, 2011.
23. Austria. Nirvana.
24. Finland. Nirvana. July 1, 2012.
25. Switzerland. Nirvana.
26. Canada. Nirvana. September 26, 2015.
27. Netherlands. Nirvana. August 6, 2018.
28. New Zealand. 1727. album. Nirvana. Nevermind. May 9, 2017.
29. Web site: Week Ending Sept. 29, 2013. Albums: Drake, Cher Set Records . Grein, Paul . Chart Watch . . October 1, 2013 . October 11, 2013 . October 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012111209/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-sept-29-2013-albums-drake-cher-022609358.html . live .
30. https://www.nme.com/photos/20-things-you-didn-t-know-about-in-utero/320504#/photo/18 Nirvana: 20 Things You Didn't Know About 'In Utero'
31. United States. Nirvana. August 4, 2007.
32. New Zealand. 2010. album. December 15, 2014. archive.
33. New Zealand. Nirvana. MTV Unplugged in New York. 3686. album. May 9, 2017.
34. Australia. 2024. album. March 8, 2024.
35. News: Nirvana's Live at the Paramount will be released on vinyl . February 26, 2019 . kerrang.com . . February 26, 2019.
36. Aubrey . Elizabeth . Nirvana's famed 'Live at the Paramount' concert is being released on vinyl . February 26, 2019 . . February 26, 2019.
37. Kaufman . Gil . Nirvana 'Live and Loud' Album Due Out on Streaming, Vinyl . July 22, 2019 . . August 7, 2019.
38. Sweden. album. 2002. September 11, 2021.
39. Web site: Certifications March 26 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061001180225/http://www.radioscope.co.nz/afawcs0115079/ID=3448/SID=1007968673/productdetails.html. 1 October 2006. September 19, 2022. radioscope.co.nz. en. dead.
40. January 20, 1996 . Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 15 . October 28, 2018.
41. Web site: Discographie Nirvana . lescharts.com. June 21, 2016 . fr.
42. • For before and up to 2005: Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970–2005. Orikonmāketingupuromōshon (2006). .
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43. Book: Lazell, Barry . 1997 . Indie Hits 1980-1989 . . August 1, 2020 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606210333/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/n.htm . June 6, 2011. 978-0-9517206-9-1. 38292499.
44. News: November 18, 1989 . Charts - Indie Singles . . 35 . . August 1, 2020.
45. Web site: DAY-BY-DAY HISTORY: 1989. LiveNirvana.com. July 30, 2007.
46. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r297515|pure_url=yes}} Hormoaning: Review]. Bekkala, Steve. Allmusic. July 30, 2007.
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48. • For "Smells Like Teen Spirit": Web site: Radio2 top 30: 25 January 1992. Radio 2. March 10, 2023. nl. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160323011528/http://www.radio2.be/top-30/1992/01/25. March 23, 2016.
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49. • For "Smells Like Teen Spirit": March 21, 1992 . Top Ten Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 26 . March 23, 2019. or March 14, 1992 . Top Ten Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 22 . March 23, 2019.
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    • For "Heart-Shaped Box": October 9, 1993 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 13 . March 23, 2019. or October 2, 1993 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 14 . March 23, 2019.
    • For "About a Girl": November 19, 1994 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 26 . March 23, 2019.
50. Web site: Search the Charts. IrishCharts.ie. August 22, 2007.
51. • For "Smells Like Teen Spirit": September 27, 1992 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 18 . June 2, 2019.
    • For "Come as You Are": December 12, 1992 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 22 . June 2, 2019.
    • For "Lithium": May 29, 1993 . 10 . 22 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . . 34 . June 2, 2019.
    • For "In Bloom": February 6, 1993 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 16 . June 2, 2019.
    • For "Heart-Shaped Box": October 16, 1993 . Top 10 Sales in Europe . Music & Media. 18 . July 27, 2018.
52. Web site: Search for: Nirvana . SwedishCharts.com . August 22, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929042808/http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Nirvana&cat=s . September 29, 2013 .
53. • For all except "Sliver", "About a Girl" and "Pennyroyal Tea": Web site: Nirvana UK Singles Chart Positions. officialcharts.com. December 10, 2014.
    • For "Sliver": November 28, 1992 . . Hit Singles . Gallup. Note: original 1991 peak for "Sliver" was number 90, this is the 1992 re-entry peak, number 77, but only the Top 75 archived by OCC for week of December 5, 1992:Web site: UK Singles Chart 29 November 1992 - 05 December 1992 . officialcharts.com . January 3, 2019.
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    • For "Pennyroyal Tea": News: April 26, 2014 . Official Singles Chart . . 661 . . 4 . February 29, 2020. or Web site: CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE – CLUK Update 26.04.2014 (wk16). zobbel.de. February 28, 2016.
54. Australia. 2024. single. May 21, 2024.
55. New Zealand. 3508. single. Nirvana. Smells Like Teen Spirit. July 11, 2016.
56. Web site: Swedish single certifications – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit . . sv . July 11, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151111185955/http://www.directupload.net/file/d/4168/c7rynnb5_png.htm . November 11, 2015 .
57. France. Nirvana. September 18, 2019.
58. Australia. single. 2021. February 5, 2022.
59. Web site: Nirvana – Chart History: Radio Songs. billboard.com . November 20, 2021.
60. • For "On a Plain", "The Man Who Sold the World" and "Aneurysm": Nirvana – Chart History: Alternative Songs. . February 24, 2019.
    • For "Dumb": Alternative National Airplay . . Radio & Records . June 17, 1994 . 70 . February 24, 2019.
    • For "Sappy": Alternative - Songs Reaching Top 15 in 1994 . . Radio & Records . December 16, 1994 . 36 . 'Sappy' charted under the title of 'Verse, Chorus, Verse' which was the title of the song that was used on the 1993 No Alternative compilation album . February 25, 2019.
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    • For "The Man Who Sold the World": February 27, 1995 . RPM 100 Hit Tracks . . March 23, 2019.
    • For "Aneurysm": November 25, 1996 . RPM 100 Hit Tracks . . Last week's position. March 23, 2019.
63. M & M Charts Airplay EHR Top 40 . . Music & Media . February 18, 1995 . 33 . January 26, 2019.
64. Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2003 . Sisältää hitin: levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . Otava Publishing Company Ltd . 951-1-21053-X.
65. July 1, 1995 . M & M Charts Airplay - France . . 27 . March 17, 2024.
66. • For "All Apologies (Unplugged)": June 17, 1995 . M & M Charts Airplay - Spain . . 35 . March 17, 2024.
    • For "The Man Who Sold the World": February 25, 1995 . M & M Charts Airplay - Spain . . 27 . March 17, 2024. and
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67. • For "The Man Who Sold The World": Web site: Official UK Rock and Metal Singles Chart . March 3, 2012 . . May 2, 2020.
68. February 5, 1994 . Single Reviews. 71 . . May 2, 2020.
69. February 4, 1994 . Nirvana - "All Apologies" . Hitmakers . 5. May 2, 2020 . Pro CD Includes MTV Unplugged version.
70. February 4, 1994 . Mainstream Top 40 . Hitmakers . 17 . May 2, 2020.
71. Web site: Unplugged in New York promos . nirvana-discography.com . March 17, 2024.
72. Spain. Nirvana. March 18, 2024.
73. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Alternative Singles – Week Ending: 21st March, 1993 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 163.
74. Book: March 13, 1993 . Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . Music & Media. 23 . July 27, 2018.
75. Web site: Nirvana UK Singles Chart Positions. officialcharts.com. December 10, 2014.
76. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 21, 2022. March 18, 2022.
77. Web site: IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 10 2022. IFPI Greece. March 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220321074505/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. March 21, 2022. el. dead.
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79. Web site: Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 18 March 2022. Official Charts Company. March 18, 2022.
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81. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. March 21, 2022. March 19, 2022.
82. Web site: Nirvana UK Singles Chart Positions. officialcharts.com. March 18, 2022.
83. Nirvana Chart History: Billboard Global 200. Billboard. March 22, 2022.
84. Web site: May 9, 2023. Nirvana - "Been a Son" - Platinum. May 9, 2023. ifpi.dk. IFPI Danmark.
85. Web site: 'In Bloom' by Nirvana. VH1. MTV Networks. November 12, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074514/http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1002&vid=39123. July 15, 2009.
86. Web site: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana. VH1. MTV Networks. November 12, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090916004909/http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1002&vid=18198. September 16, 2009.
87. Web site: Music Videos. Kevin Kerslake. November 12, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144839/http://kevinkerslake.com/musicvideos.htm. July 13, 2011.
88. Web site: 'Heart Shaped Box' by Nirvana. VH1. MTV Networks. November 12, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202163645/http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1002&vid=112898. December 2, 2008.
89. Web site: 'You Know You're Right' by Nirvana. VH1. MTV Networks. November 12, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090715192201/http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1002&vid=18647. July 15, 2009.
90. News: Peacock . Tim . Nirvana Shares New Hand-Painted Psychedelic Visual For 'Dumb' . 13 October 2023 . . 13 October 2023.
91. • For all: Nirvana - Chart History - Music Video Sales . https://web.archive.org/web/20190807155820/https://www.billboard.com/music/nirvana/chart-history/music-video-sales . dead . August 7, 2019 . . August 7, 2019.
    • For MTV Unplugged in New York: January 12, 2008. Top Music Videos. Billboard. 59. February 17, 2010.
    • For Live at Reading: November 21, 2009 . Top Video Music Sales . . 121 . 46 . 36 . 0006-2510 . March 29, 2013 . Nielsen Business Media . Inc .
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93. • For Live
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95. Australia. video. 2008. July 1, 2014.
96. Australia. video. 2009. September 11, 2021.
97. Australia. video. 2011. July 1, 2014.
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    • For The Beavis and Butt-head Experience: December 11, 1993 . Billboard 200 . . 144 . December 30, 2022.
    • For DGC Rarities Vol. 1: July 30, 1994 . Billboard 200 . . 132 . December 30, 2022.
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110. • February 16, 1996 . Active Rock Playlists . . 82 . May 5, 2024.
     • March 1, 1996 . Active Rock Playlists . . 108 . May 5, 2024.
     • March 1, 1996 . Alternative Playlists . . 116 . May 5, 2024.
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114. Web site: Nirvana: Sliver: The Best of the Box Review. Petrusich, Amanda. Pitchfork Media. October 31, 2005. July 30, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090113190223/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20404-sliver-the-best-of-the-box?artist_title=20404-sliver-the-best-of-the-box. January 13, 2009.
115. https://pitchfork.com/news/43320-more-details-on-nirvanas-nevermind-reissue/ More Details on Nirvana's Nevermind Reissue
116. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468998/nirvanas-nevermind-reissue-to-include-unreleased-recordings Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Reissue to Include Unreleased Recordings
117. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-nirvanas-rarities-packed-in-utero-reissue-20130813 Inside Nirvana's Rarities-Packed 'In Utero' Reissue – A newly discovered track, plus unreleased demos and live cuts will arrive September 24th
118. http://consequence.net/2015/05/on-kurt-cobain-solo-album-youre-eavesdropping-on-him-in-the-most-positive-sense-of-the-word/ On Kurt Cobain solo album, "You're eavesdropping on him … in the most positive sense of the word"