| Year Rank |
Decade Rank | All Time Rank | Buy at Amazon | Sample | ||
| Bleach |
1989 | 18 | 191 | 998 |
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| Nevermind | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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| In Utero | 1993 | 1 | 20 | 135 | |
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| MTV Unplugged in New York | 1994 | 11 | 51 | 286 | |
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| From the Muddy Banks of Whiskah | 1996 | 37 | 387 | 2016 | |
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| Year Rank |
Decade Rank | All Time Rank | Sample | |||
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About a Girl | 1989 | 17 | 141 | 841 |
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Smells Like Teen Spirit | 1991 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Come As You Are | 1991 | 14 | 87 | 720 |
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Lithium | 1991 | 18 | 151 | 1124 |
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In Bloom | 1991 | 33 | 316 | 1961 |
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Heart-Shaped Box | 1993 | 3 | 30 | 284 |
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All Apologies | 1993 | 5 | 59 | 497 |
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 1994 | 51 | 408 | 2424 |
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| Some songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 3000: | ||||||
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Sliver | 1990 |
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Aneurysm |
1992 | | ||||
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Rape Me | 1993 |
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Pennyroyal Tea | 1993 |
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The Man Who Sold the World | 1994 |
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You Know Your Right |
2002 | | ||||
| Alternative Pop/Rock |
| Grunge |