Nirvana performing in 1993 (MTV Live and Loud) |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 3 | |
| ↙Live albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 6 | |
| ↙EPs | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 21 | |
| ↙Video albums | 5 | |
| ↙Music videos | 8 | |
| ↙Miscellaneous | 17 | |
This is the discography of Nirvana, a former Aberdeen, Washington-based alternative rock group, consists of three studio albums, twenty-one singles, three live albums, two extended plays, four compilation albums, and two 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 March 2006, Love sold a significant share of the rights to Nirvana's publishing catalog to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing.[6] Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide.[7][8]
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| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [9] |
UK [10] |
CAN [11] |
AUS [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [14] |
NLD [15] |
AUT [16] |
SWE [17] |
FIN [18] |
NZ [19] |
JPN [20] |
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| 1989 | Bleach | 89 | 33 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 24 | 30 | 46 | ||
| 1991 | Nevermind
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1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||
| 1993 | In Utero
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1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [9] |
UK [10] |
CAN [11][34] |
AUS [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [14] |
NLD [15] |
AUT [16] |
SWE [17] |
FIN [18] |
NZ [19] |
JPN [20] |
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| 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
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| 1996 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
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1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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| 2009 | Live at Reading
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37 | 32 [36] |
17 | — | 28 | 97 | 64 | 28 | — | — | 33 [37] |
7 [38] |
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| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [9] |
UK [10] |
CAN [11][34] |
AUS [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [14] |
NLD [15] |
AUT [16] |
SWE [17] |
FIN [18] |
NZ [19] |
JPN [20] |
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| 1992 | Incesticide
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39 | 14 | 21 | 22 | — | 18 | 36 | 10 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 50 |
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| 2002 | Nirvana
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3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2005 | Sliver: The Best of the Box
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21 | 56 | — | 95 [42] |
— | 87 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 33 [43] |
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| 2010 | Icon
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| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [9] |
UK [10] [45] |
CAN [11][34] |
AUS [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [14] |
NLD [15] |
AUT [16] |
SWE [17] |
FRA [46] [47] |
NZ [19] |
JPN [20] |
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| 1995 | Singles
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— | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | With the Lights Out | 19 | 56 | 10 | — | 31 | 28 | 65 | 34 | — | 20 | 39 | 16 |
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| 2011 | Nevermind: The Singles
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||||||||||||
| Year | EP details | Chart positions | Comments | |
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| AUS [12] |
JPN [20] |
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| 1989 | Blew | — | — | 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.[49] |
| 1992 | Hormoaning
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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.[50] 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. | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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| US [51] [52] |
US Main [51] |
US Mod [53] |
UK [10] [54] |
CAN [55] |
IRE [56] |
NZ [19] |
AUS [12] |
FR [57] |
FIN [18] |
SWE [58] |
BEL [59] |
DU [60] |
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| 1988 | "Love Buzz"[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bleach | |
| 1990 | "Sliver" | — | — | 19 | 90 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[II] | |
| 1991 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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Nevermind |
| 1992 | "Come as You Are" | 32 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 16 | ||
| "Lithium" | 64 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 83 | 5 | 28 | 54 | — | 3 | — | 28 | 17 | |||
| "In Bloom" | — | 5 | — | 28 | — | 7 | 20 | 73 | — | — | 30 | — | 87 | |||
| 1993 | "Heart-Shaped Box" | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 36 | In Utero | |
| "All Apologies"/ "Rape Me"[III] |
45 [VII] |
4 | 1 | 32 | 41 | 20 | 32 | 58 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Pennyroyal Tea"[IV] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "About a Girl"[V] | 22 [VII] |
3 | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 22 | MTV Unplugged in New York | ||
| 2002 | "You Know You're Right"[VI] | 45 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nirvana | |
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| Year | Single | Airplay charts | Album | ||||||||
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| US Air [61] |
US Main [51] |
US Mod [53] |
FIN [18] |
BEL [59] |
CAN [55] |
CAN Alt. [62] |
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| 1991 | "On a Plain"[V] | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Nevermind | ||
| 1992 | "Molly's Lips"[VI] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Incesticide | ||
| 1994 | "The Man Who Sold the World" | 39 | 12 | 6 | — | 24 | 22 | — | MTV Unplugged in New York | ||
| "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Lake of Fire" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 17 | ||||
| 1996 | "Aneurysm" | 63 | 11 | 13 | 40 | — | 49 | 1 | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | ||
| "Drain You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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| Year | Single | Other artist | Peak positions | ||
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| 1991 | "Candy/Molly's Lips" | The Fluid | — | ||
| "Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs" | The Melvins | — | |||
| 1993 | "Puss/Oh, the Guilt" | The Jesus Lizard | 12 | ||
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| Year | Title | Director |
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| 1990 | "In Bloom" (Sub Pop version) | Steve Brown[63] |
| 1991 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Samuel Bayer[64] |
| 1992 | "Come as You Are" | Kevin Kerslake[65] |
| "Lithium" | ||
| "In Bloom" | ||
| 1993 | "Sliver" | |
| "Heart-Shaped Box" | Anton Corbijn[66] | |
| 2002 | "You Know You're Right" | Chris Hafner[67] |
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales/ Certifications | ||||
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| US | FIN [68] |
NZ [19] |
NOR [69] |
AUS | |||
| 1994 | Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
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| 2005 | Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind
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— | 3 | — | 3 | 13 [70] |
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| 2006 | Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
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4 [71] |
— | 6 | 6 | 9 [72] |
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| 2007 | MTV Unplugged in New York
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6 [73] |
— | — | 1 | 3 [74] |
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| 2009 | Live at Reading
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1 | — | — | — | 4 [75] |
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| 2011 | Live at the Paramount
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1 | — | 4 [76] |
— | 1 [77] |
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| Year | Song | Album | Comments |
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| 1988 | "Spank Thru"[78] | 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. |
| 1989 | "Mexican Seafood"[79] | Teriyaki Asthma, Vol. 1 | Later released on Incesticide. |
| 1991 | "Beeswax"[80] | Kill Rock Stars | |
| "Dive"[81] | The Grunge Years | ||
| 1992 | "Do You Love Me?"[82] | Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation | Cover of a 1976 Kiss song. |
| 1993 | "Return of the Rat"[83] | Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers | Cover of a 1979 Wipers song. Later released on With the Lights Out. |
| "Verse Chorus Verse"[84] | No Alternative | Nirvana's contribution to this Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series compilation was uncredited and a secret track.[85] The song was originally titled "Sappy", but was renamed prior to release. Later released on With the Lights Out as "Sappy". | |
| "I Hate Myself and Want to Die"[86] | The Beavis and Butt-head Experience | 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 differs from the version found on With the Lights Out. | |
| 1994 | "Pay to Play"[87] | DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 | Later released on With the Lights Out, this is an early version of "Stay Away" which was a song on Nevermind. |
| "Here She Comes Now"[88] | Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground | Cover of a 1968 Velvet Underground song. Previously released on the split single "Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs". Later released on With the Lights Out. | |
| 1996 | "Come as You Are"[89] | Fender 50th Anniversary Guitar Legends | Previously released on Nevermind. |
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"[90] | Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense | Live version from a Grenoble, France concert in 1994. | |
| "Negative Creep"[91] | Hype! | Previously released on Bleach | |
| 1998 | "Blew", "Love Buzz"[92] | The Birth of Alternative Vol. 1 | |
| "About a Girl"[92] | The Birth of Alternative Vol. 2 | ||
| 1999 | "Rape Me"[93] | Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Vol. 2 | Live version from an appearance on Saturday Night Live. |
| 2001 | "Smells Like Teen Spirit"[94] | Music of the Millennium | Previously released on Nevermind |
| 2005 | "Something in the Way"[95] | Jarhead (soundtrack) | |
| 2010 | "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" [96] | Theme Time Radio Hour Season 3 With Your Host Bob Dylan | Previously released on In Utero. |
Courtney Love stated in May 2002 that she owned 109 unreleased tapes made by Cobain, with or without the other members of Nirvana.[97] Of these songs, many were released on the 61 song box set With the Lights Out, with three "freshly unearthed" songs appearing on the compilation Sliver: The Best of the Box.[98] Besides the remainder of Love's collection there is an abundance of unofficially released Nirvana songs, including covers and jam sessions, on bootleg recordings.[99] However, several of these previously unreleased songs have also since been released on With the Lights Out.
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