# Nirvana — Every Record We Rank

Nirvana appears 2 times in our Grunge list, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Grunge
- **Years:** 1989–1991
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Grunge
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/nirvana/

## Appears on

### [Smells Like Teen Spirit](https://waxonia.com/track/nirvana--smells-like-teen-spirit/)

*1991 · DGC · No. 1 in [Grunge](https://waxonia.com/genre/grunge/)*

Cobain called it an attempt to write a Pixies song. Four chords, a quiet verse, an unintelligible chorus, and the end of one era of popular music inside three months.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Nirvana%20Smells%20Like%20Teen%20Spirit) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg)

### [Negative Creep](https://waxonia.com/track/nirvana--negative-creep/)

*1989 · Sub Pop · No. 6 in [Grunge](https://waxonia.com/genre/grunge/)*

Bleach, recorded for six hundred dollars. Before the melodies took over, and a useful corrective to the idea that Nirvana were ever a pop group by accident.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Nirvana%20Negative%20Creep) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xUgI2h35Pcc)

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