Nirvana discography

The discography of Nirvana, an Aberdeen, Washington-based American rock band, consists of three studio albums, twenty-one singles, five live albums, two extended plays, four compilation albums, and two box sets.

Nirvana discography
Kurt Cobain (foreground) and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana performing at the MTV Awards in 1992
Studio albums	3
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	4
Video albums	6
Music videos	8
EPs	2
Singles	21
Miscellaneous	17

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 2006, Love sold a significant share of the rights to Cobain's song catalog to Primary Wave Music Publishing.[6] Since its debut, the band has sold 27.6 million albums in the United States alone,[7] and over 75 million records worldwide.[8]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions												Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [9]	AUS [10]	AUT [11]	CAN [12]	FIN [13]	JPN [14]	NLD [15]	NZ [16]	NOR [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]
Bleach	Released: June 15, 1989 Label: Sub Pop (SP-34) Formats: CD, cassette (CS), LP	89	34	26	—	22	46	—	30	—	—	—	33	US: 1.9 million[7]	US: Platinum[21] CAN: Gold[22] UK: Platinum[23]
Nevermind	Released: September 24, 1991 Label: DGC (24425) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	2	2	1	1	24	3	2	2	1	2	5	US: 10.64 million[7][24] Worldwide: 30 million[25]	US: Diamond[26] AUS: 5× Platinum[27] AUT: Platinum[28] CAN: Diamond[22] FIN: Gold[29] GER: 2× Platinum[30] NLD: Platinum[31] NZ: 7× Platinum[32] SWE: Gold[33] SWI: Platinum[34] UK: 6× Platinum[23]
In Utero	Released: September 21, 1993 Labels: DGC Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	2	8	3	6	13	4	3	7	1	16	1	US: 5.0 million[35] Worldwide: 15 million[36]	US: 5× Platinum[37] AUT: Gold[28] AUS: 2× Platinum[38] CAN: 6× Platinum[22] GER: Gold[30] NZ: 3x Platinum[39] NLD: Gold[31] NOR: Gold[40] SWE: Gold[33] UK: 2× Platinum[23]

Live albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions												Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [9]	AUS [10]	AUT [11]	CAN [12]	FIN [13]	JPN [14]	NLD [15]	NZ [16]	NOR [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]
MTV Unplugged in New York	Released: November 1, 1994 Labels: DGC, Geffen (24727) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	1	1	3	20	2	1	6	2	3	1	US: 5.1 million[7]	US: 8× Platinum[41] AUS: 5× Platinum[27] AUT: 2× Platinum[28] CAN: 9× Platinum[22] EU: 2× Platinum[42] FIN: Gold[29] NZ: Platinum[43] NLD: Platinum[31] NOR: Platinum[40] SWE: Gold[33] SWI: 2× Platinum[34] UK: 3× Platinum[23]
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah	Released: October 1, 1996 Labels: DGC, Geffen (25105) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	3	1	2	12	14	2	8	6	9	4	US: 1.3 million[7]	US: Platinum[21] AUT: Gold[28] CAN: 2× Platinum[22] UK: Gold[23]
Live at Reading	Released: November 3, 2009 Label: Geffen (B0013503-02) (B0013501-00) Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2×LP	37	—	28	17	—	7	64	33	28	—	97	32	US: 148,000[7]	UK: Silver[23]
Live at the Paramount	Released: April 5, 2019[44][45] Label: DGC Formats: 2×LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live and Loud	Released: August 30, 2019[46] Label: DGC Formats: 2×LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Chart positions												Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [9]	AUS [10]	AUT [11]	CAN [12]	FIN [13]	JPN [14]	NLD [15]	NZ [16]	NOR [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]
Incesticide	Released: December 14, 1992 Labels: Sub Pop, DGC (24504) Formats: CD, CS, LP	39	22	10	21	16	50	31	23	—	27	18	14	US: 1.4 million[7]	US: Platinum[21] CAN: 2× Platinum[22] UK: Platinum[23]
Nirvana	Released: October 29, 2002 Labels: DGC, Geffen (25105) Formats: CD, CS, LP	3	1	1	2	9	6	12	2	5	10	2	3	US: 2.4 million[7]	US: 2x Platinum[47] AUS: 5× Platinum[48] AUT: Platinum[28] EU: 2× Platinum[49] FIN: Gold[29] NZ: Platinum[50] NOR: Platinum[40] SWE: Gold[33] SWI: Platinum[34] UK: 3× Platinum[23]
Sliver: The Best of the Box	Released: November 1, 2005 Labels: DGC, Geffen (000561702), Universal (1190) Format: CD	21	95	26	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	87	56	US: 376,000[7]
Icon	Released: August 31, 2010 Label: Universal Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		CAN: Gold[22]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Box sets

Title	Album details	Chart positions											Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [9]	AUT [11]	CAN [12]	DEN [51]	FRA [52]	JPN [14]	NLD [15]	NZ [16]	NOR [17]	SWI [19]	UK [20]
Singles	Released: December, 1995 Labels: DGC, Geffen (24901) Format: 6×CD box set	—	—	—	5	17	—	—	—	—	—	101
With the Lights Out	Released: November 23, 2004 Labels: DGC, Geffen (000372700), Universal (9864838) Formats: 3×CD+DVD box set	19	34	10	—	20	16	65	39	31	28	56	US: 546,000[7]	US: Platinum[21] UK: Silver[23]
Nevermind: The Singles	Released: November 25, 2011 Label: Universal Format: 4 x 10" vinyl box set	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Chart positions			Comments
		AUS [10]	JPN [14]	UK Indie [53][54]
Blew	Released: December 1989 Label: Tupelo Formats: 12-inch, CD	—	—	15	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.[55]
Hormoaning	Released: 5 February 1992 Labels: DGC, Geffen Formats: 12-inch, CD, CS	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.[56] 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.

Singles

Retail singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions															Certifications	Album
		US [57]	US Main [58]	US Alt. [59]	AUS [10]	BEL [60]	CAN [61]	EU [62]	FIN [63]	FRA [64]	IRE [65]	NLD [66]	NZ [67]	PT [68]	SWE [69]	UK [70]
"Love Buzz"[upper-alpha 1]	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bleach
"Sliver"[upper-alpha 2]	1990	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	77		Non-album single
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	1991	6	7	1	5	1	9	4	8	1	15	3	1	2	3	7	US: Platinum (physical)[21] US: Gold (digital)[21] AUS: Gold[71] NZ: Gold[72] SWE: Gold[73] UK: 2× Platinum[23]	Nevermind
"Come as You Are"	1992	32	3	3	25	15	27	15	8	12	7	16	3	8	24	9	FRA: Gold[74] UK: Platinum[23]
"Lithium"		64	16	25	53	28	83	19	1	—	5	17	28	4	—	11	UK: Gold[23]
"In Bloom"		—	5	—	73	—	—	65	16	—	7	87	20	10	30	28	UK: Silver[23]
"Heart-Shaped Box"	1993	—	4	1	21	31	17	16	9	37	6	36	9	4	16	5	UK: Silver[23]	In Utero
"All Apologies"/ "Rape Me"[upper-alpha 3]		—[upper-alpha 4]	4 —	1 —	58	43	41 —	77	—	20	20	—	32	—	—	32
"Pennyroyal Tea"	1994	—[upper-alpha 5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	121[upper-alpha 6]
"About a Girl"[upper-alpha 7]		—[upper-alpha 8]	3	1	4	13	10	64	8	23	—	22	—	—	20	185[upper-alpha 9]		MTV Unplugged in New York
"You Know You're Right"[upper-alpha 10]	2002	45	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nirvana
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

1. The "Love Buzz" single was limited to 1000 numbered retail copies and 200 promotional copies.
2. Though "Sliver" was initially released as a standalone single on Sub Pop in 1990, it did not chart in Ireland until after the success of the Nevermind album and did not chart in the United States until its appearance on the DGC-released Incesticide compilation album.
3. "All Apologies" and "Rape Me" were released together as a double A-side single and therefore the singles chart positions apply to both songs but the airplay charts only apply to "All Apologies".
4. "All Apologies" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.[75]
5. The "Pennyroyal Tea" single was cancelled after the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but it charted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart,[76][77] when re-released for Record Store Day in 2014.
6. The "Pennyroyal Tea" single was cancelled after the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but it charted at number 4 on the UK Physical Singles Sales chart,[78] and number 121 on the UK Singles Chart,[79][80] when re-released for Record Store Day in 2014.
7. The "About a Girl" retail single was released only in Continental Europe and Australia, but the song was released to radio in the US.
8. "About a Girl" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.[75]
9. The "About a Girl" single charted in the UK based solely on import sales and did not receive a UK release.
10. "You Know You're Right" was released as a downloadable and promotional single only.

Promotional singles

Song	Year	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
		US Air [75]	US Main [58]	US Alt [81]	BEL [60] [82]	CAN [61]	CAN Alt. [83]	EU Air [84]	FIN Air [13]	FRA [64]	POL Air [85]	UK Rock [86]
"On a Plain"[upper-alpha 1]	1991	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Nevermind
"Molly's Lips"[upper-alpha 2]	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Incesticide
"Dumb"	1994	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		In Utero
"All Apologies"[87][88][89]		45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		MTV Unplugged in New York
"The Man Who Sold the World"	1995	39	12	6	40	22	—	29	—	149	1	13	UK: Silver[23]
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lake of Fire"		—	22	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
"Aneurysm"	1996	63	11	13	—	49	1	—	40	—	17	—		From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
"Drain You"		—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Released only in the United States.
2. Released only in Brazil.

Split singles

Single	Year	Other artist	Peak positions
			AUS Alt [90]	EU [91]	UK [92]
"Candy/Molly's Lips"	1991	The Fluid	—	—	—
"Here She Comes Now/Venus in Furs"		The Melvins	—	—	—
"Puss/Oh, the Guilt"	1993	The Jesus Lizard	3	36	12
"About a Girl/Blind Man"[upper-alpha 1]	1994	Aerosmith	—	—	—
"The Man Who Sold the World/Walk on Water"[upper-alpha 2]	1995		—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Released only in Mexico as a promotional single and in Italy as a jukebox 7" single limited to 500 copies.
2. Released only in Italy as a jukebox 7" single limited to 500 copies.

Other charted and certified songs

Song	Year	Peak positions							Certifications	Album
		US Digital [93]	US Rock Digital [94]	US Alternative Digital [95]	SCT [96]	UK Download [97]	UK Sales [98]	WAL [99]
"Been a Son"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DEN: Gold[100]	Blew
"Something in the Way"	2020	45	2	5	42	50	51	39		Nevermind
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Album
"In Bloom" (Sub Pop version)	1990	Steve Brown[101]	Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"	1991	Samuel Bayer[102]	Nevermind
"Come as You Are"	1992	Kevin Kerslake[103]
"Lithium"
"In Bloom"
"Sliver"	1993		Incesticide
"Heart-Shaped Box"		Anton Corbijn[104]	In Utero
"You Know You're Right"	2002	Chris Hafner[105]	Nirvana

Video albums

Title	Video album details	Chart positions				Certifications
		US [106]	AUS [107]	NZ [108]	NOR [109]
Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!	Released: November 15, 1994 Format: VHS, Laserdisc Released: November 7, 2006 Format: DVD Label: Geffen	1	9	6	6	US: 3× Platinum[21] AUS: Platinum[110] CAN: 2× Platinum[22] NZ: Platinum[111] UK: 2× Platinum[23]
With the Lights Out	Released: November 23, 2004 Labels: DGC, Geffen (000372700), Universal (9864838) Formats: 3×CD+DVD box set	3	—	—	—	US: Platinum[21]
Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind	Released: March 22, 2005 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Format: DVD	4	13	—	3	US: Platinum[21] AUS: Platinum[112] NZ: Gold[111]
MTV Unplugged in New York	Released: November 20, 2007 Label: DGC Format: DVD	6	3	—	1	US: 7x Platinum[41] UK: Platinum[23] AUS: Platinum[110] NZ: Platinum[111]
Live at Reading	Released: November 2, 2009 Label: DGC Format: DVD	1	4	—	—	AUS: Platinum[38] NZ: Gold[111]
Live at the Paramount	Released: September 27, 2011 Label: DGC Format: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1	4	—	AUS: Gold[113]
Live and Loud	Released: September 24, 2013 Label: DGC Format: DVD	1	2	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Song	Year	Album	Comments
"Spank Thru"[114]	1988	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.
"Mexican Seafood"[115]	1989	Teriyaki Asthma, Vol. 1	Later released on Incesticide.
"Beeswax"[116]	1991	Kill Rock Stars
"Dive"[117]		The Grunge Years
"Do You Love Me?"[118]	1990	Hard to Believe: Kiss Covers Compilation	Cover of a 1976 Kiss song.
"Here She Comes Now"		Heaven & Hell: 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" in 1991, it was later released on With the Lights Out in 2004 and on the Nevermind 20th anniversary deluxe editions in 2011.
"Return of the Rat"[119]	1993	Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers	Cover of a 1979 Wipers song. Later released on With the Lights Out.
"Sappy"[120]		No Alternative	Nirvana's contribution to the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series was an uncredited and a secret track.[121] The song was originally titled "Sappy", but was renamed prior to release on No Alternative. It was later released on With the Lights Out in 2004 as "Sappy" and on the In Utero 20th anniversary deluxe editions as "Sappy" in 2013 .
"I Hate Myself and Want to Die"[122]		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 is different from the version found on With the Lights Out.
"Pay to Play"[123]	1994	DGC Rarities Vol. 1	This is an early version of "Stay Away" which was a song on Nevermind. "Pay to Play" was later released on With the Lights Out in 2004 and on the Nevermind 20th anniversary deluxe editions in 2011.
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"[124]	1996	Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense	Live version from a Grenoble, France concert in 1994.
"Rape Me"[125]	1999	Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Vol. 2	Live version from an appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Unreleased songs

Courtney Love stated in May 2002 that she owned 109 unreleased tapes made by Cobain, with or without the other members of Nirvana.[126] Of these songs, many were released on the 61 song box set With the Lights Out in 2004, with three "freshly unearthed" songs appearing on the compilation Sliver: The Best of the Box in 2005.[127] More unreleased Nirvana tracks were released on the deluxe and super deluxe 20th anniversary editions of the Nevermind and In Utero albums in 2011 and 2013 respectively.[128][129][130] Many more unreleased songs were released on Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings in 2015 which was the companion soundtrack to the film Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.[131] Morgen stated that in Cobain's archive he discovered over 200 hours of audio on over 108 cassettes and that he thought the solo album "would be a nice complement to the film".[131]

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External links

• Nirvana official page
• Nirvana Live Guide
• Live Nirvana
• Nirvana discography at Discogs
• Nirvana at AllMusic