Artist summary

Nirvana

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Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence rock culture.

Read more at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)

Top 20 Tracks by Nirvana1

Exclude tracks from compilations

Rank Name Number of times played
1 ▶️ 📋 Come As You Are 61
2 ▶️ 📋 Smells Like Teen Spirit 51
3 ▶️ 📋 Lithium 49
4 ▶️ 📋 On A Plain 34
5 ▶️ 📋 Polly 32
6 ▶️ 📋 In Bloom 27
7 ▶️ 📋 All Apologies 26
▶️ 📋 Breed 26
8 ▶️ 📋 Drain You 23
▶️ 📋 Territorial Pissings 23
9 ▶️ 📋 About A Girl 22
▶️ 📋 Dumb 22
10 ▶️ 📋 Lounge Act 21
▶️ 📋 Rape Me 21
▶️ 📋 Something In The Way 21
11 ▶️ 📋 Stay Away 20
12 ▶️ 📋 Heart-Shaped Box 15
▶️ 📋 Pennyroyal Tea 15
13 ▶️ 📋 Tourette's 14
14 ▶️ 📋 Negative Creep 12
▶️ 📋 School 12
15 ▶️ 📋 Blew 11
16 ▶️ 📋 Aneurysm 10
▶️ 📋 Been A Son 10
▶️ 📋 Sliver 10
17 ▶️ 📋 Where Did You Sleep Last Night 9
18 ▶️ 📋 Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam 8
▶️ 📋 The Man Who Sold The World 8
19 ▶️ 📋 D-7 7
▶️ 📋 Oh Me 7
▶️ 📋 Plateau 7
▶️ 📋 Spank Thru 7
▶️ 📋 The Money Will Roll Right In 7
20 ▶️ 📋 Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle 6
▶️ 📋 Lake Of Fire 6
▶️ 📋 Serve The Servants 6

1Tracks are aggregated by artist and track name which means that potentially different versions of a track on different albums are counted together. A track must have been played at least 2 times to appear.
2Compilations are excluded.

Albums by or with Nirvana