Nirvana Released Nevermind On September 24, 1991

Nirvana's Nevermind was released 16 years ago today, on September 24th of 1991.

The album, Nirvana's second studio album and first major label release, is arguably the most influential of the 1990s.

Although Nevermind debuted at only #144, it reached #1 by January of 1992. It's sold approximately 10 million copies in America and about 20 million copies worldwide.

Along with it's commercial success it is one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 90s and of all time for that matter. It ranked #1 as best album of the decade by Spin and Entertainment Weekly. It ranked #6 in Pitchfork Media's stop 100 albums of the 90s list. It ranked #17 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It ranked #1 on MuchMoreMusic's list of the best 40 albums of the past 25 years in 2004.

Track listing (with live performance videos)
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"