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Nirvana

Hall of Fame No. 3: three studio records that permanently changed the scale of alternative rock.

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Nirvana formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987 around Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. After a sequence of early drummers, Dave Grohl joined in September 1990 and completed the best-known lineup. The band’s core studio run is Bleach, Nevermind, and In Utero.

The Nirvana file connects directly to the Kurt Cobain Legacy Acquisition solo archive while keeping band recordings, solo home recordings, and posthumous catalog editions clearly separated.

Spotify information

Current listening snapshot.

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Artist ID6olE6TJLqED3rqDCT0FyPh
Monthly listeners39,363,195
FollowersApproximately 26.3 million
Snapshot checkedSeptember 1, 2026

Spotify’s official profile currently lists more than 39 million monthly listeners. The figures below capture the five leading tracks visible in the current public profile and are expected to keep changing.

01Smells Like Teen Spirit3,062,458,323 plays
02Come As You Are2,153,833,291 plays
03Heart-Shaped Box1,167,965,187 plays
04Lithium879,834,250 plays
05About A Girl694,736,884 plays

Listener, follower, popularity, and play-count figures change continuously. This page records the public snapshot available on the date shown and links to Spotify for the live value.

Discography

Releases on record.

A comprehensive core catalog: every studio, live, compilation, EP, and box-set title in the standard discography, plus the headline single chronology. Anniversary and regional variants are identified as editions rather than new canonical albums.

Studio albums3
Live albums5
Compilations4
EPs · Box sets · Singles2 · 3 · 21
01

Love Buzz

Debut single

1988Sub Pop Singles Club · backed with Big Cheese.
02

Bleach

Studio album

1989Debut album · Sub Pop · 13 tracks in the current remastered/platform sequence.
03

Blew

EP

1989Four-track release.
04

Sliver

Single

1990Standalone Sub Pop single backed with Dive; later collected on Incesticide.
05

Nevermind

Studio album

1991DGC · 12 principal tracks; Endless, Nameless appears as a hidden/bonus track on many editions.
06

Hormoaning

EP

1992Six-track tour EP combining BBC performances and covers.
07

Incesticide

Compilation album

199215 B-sides, demos, outtakes, and radio-session recordings.
08

In Utero

Studio album

1993DGC · 12 tracks · final studio album.
09

MTV Unplugged In New York

Live album

199414-track live album.
10

Singles

Box set

1995Six-CD European singles collection.
11

From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah

Live album

199617 live tracks recorded between 1989 and 1994.
12

Nirvana

Compilation album

200214-track collection opening with You Know You’re Right.
13

With The Lights Out

Box set

2004Three CDs plus DVD of demos, rehearsals, rarities, and live material.
14

Sliver: The Best of the Box

Compilation album

2005Single-disc selection from With The Lights Out with additional recordings.
15

Live at Reading

Live album

200924-track document of the August 30, 1992 Reading Festival set.
16

Icon

Compilation album

2010Concise Universal catalog collection.
17

Nevermind: The Singles

Box set

2011Four 10-inch singles issued for Nevermind’s 20th anniversary.
18

Live At The Paramount

Live album

201919-song audio edition of the October 31, 1991 Seattle performance.
19

Live And Loud

Live album

201917-song audio edition of the December 13, 1993 Seattle performance.
01

Bleach

1989 · Studio album · Current 13-track sequence

  1. Blew
  2. Floyd The Barber
  3. About A Girl
  4. School
  5. Love Buzz
  6. Paper Cuts
  7. Negative Creep
  8. Scoff
  9. Swap Meet
  10. Mr. Moustache
  11. Sifting
  12. Big Cheese
  13. Downer
Big Cheese and Downer are included in the now-standard remastered and streaming sequence; original configurations varied.
02

Nevermind

1991 · Studio album · Core sequence

  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  2. In Bloom
  3. Come As You Are
  4. Breed
  5. Lithium
  6. Polly
  7. Territorial Pissings
  8. Drain You
  9. Lounge Act
  10. Stay Away
  11. On A Plain
  12. Something In The Way
  13. Endless, Nameless — hidden/bonus track on many editions
03

In Utero

1993 · Studio album · 12 tracks

  1. Serve The Servants
  2. Scentless Apprentice
  3. Heart-Shaped Box
  4. Rape Me
  5. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
  6. Dumb
  7. Very Ape
  8. Milk It
  9. Pennyroyal Tea
  10. Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
  11. Tourette’s
  12. All Apologies
Complete original studio sequence as listed by the official Nirvana catalog.
04

Headline single chronology

1988–2002 · Principal retail and lead releases

  1. Love Buzz — 1988
  2. Sliver — 1990
  3. Smells Like Teen Spirit — 1991
  4. Come As You Are — 1992
  5. Lithium — 1992
  6. In Bloom — 1992
  7. Puss / Oh, The Guilt — split single with The Jesus Lizard · 1993
  8. Heart-Shaped Box — 1993
  9. All Apologies / Rape Me — double A-side · 1993
  10. Pennyroyal Tea — 1994 campaign; later official reissue
  11. About A Girl — live single · 1994
  12. You Know You’re Right — 2002
The standard discography counts 21 singles when retail, promotional, download, and territory-specific configurations are combined; this list records the principal public sequence.
05

Core recorded lineup

Band archive · roles

  1. Kurt Cobain — vocals, guitar, primary songwriting
  2. Krist Novoselic — bass
  3. Dave Grohl — drums and backing vocals · joined September 1990
  4. Chad Channing — drums on most of Bleach and early releases
Nirvana worked with several additional drummers before Grohl; this file highlights the principal recorded lineups rather than erasing those earlier contributors.

Verified links

Go to the source.

Official Spotify profile Spotify discography Official Nirvana discography Official Nirvana timeline Official Sub Pop discography