Nirvana best songs
NOTES:
- Each song is rated at SortMusic.com discretion.
- The standard lyrics importance in about 20%, ranging from 0% (instrumental songs) to 40% (some rap songs, for example).
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| Come as you are (Unplugged) | 5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 225 |
Come as you are (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:45
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| All apologies (Unplugged) | 4.5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 227 |
All apologies (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:47
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| Smells Like Teen Spirit (Butch Vig Mix) | 4.5 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD2 | 297 |
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Butch Vig Mix)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD2
Duration: 4:57
Music Style:
Hard rock
Rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| Dumb (Unplugged) | 4 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 161 |
Dumb (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 2:41
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Pennyroyal Tea | 4 | 1993 | The best | 223 |
Pennyroyal Tea
Year: 1993
Album: The best
Duration: 3:43
Music Style:
Rock
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Pennyroyal Tea (Unplugged) | 4 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 194 |
Pennyroyal Tea (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:14
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| Smells Like Teen Spirit | 4 | 1991 | Never Mind | 278 |
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Year: 1991
Album: Never Mind
Duration: 4:38
Music Style:
Hard rock
Rock
Dance
English lyrics
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| About A Girl | 3.5 | 1989 | 185 |
About A Girl
Year: 1989
Duration: 3:05
Music Style:
Hard rock
Rock
Dance
English lyrics
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| About a girl (Unplugged) | 3.5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 203 |
About a girl (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:23
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| All Apologies (Acoustic) | 3.5 | 2010 | Icon | 226 |
All Apologies (Acoustic)
Year: 2010
Album: Icon
Duration: 3:46
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
English lyrics
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| Come As You Are | 3.5 | 1991 | Never Mind | 213 |
Come As You Are
Year: 1991
Album: Never Mind
Duration: 3:33
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
Dance
English lyrics
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| Dumb | 3.5 | 1993 | The best | 149 |
Dumb
Year: 1993
Album: The best
Duration: 2:29
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| Lake of fire (Unplugged) | 3.5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 153 |
Lake of fire (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 2:33
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
New age / Ambient
English lyrics
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| Lithium | 3.5 | 1991 | Nirvana - Never Mind | 256 |
Lithium
Year: 1991
Album: Nirvana - Never Mind
Duration: 4:16
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Man Who Sold the World | 3.5 | 1994 | 267 |
Man Who Sold the World
Year: 1994
Duration: 4:27
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
English lyrics
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| On a plain (Unplugged) | 3.5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 200 |
On a plain (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:20
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Rape Me | 3.5 | 1993 | The best | 177 |
Rape Me
Year: 1993
Album: The best
Duration: 2:57
Music Style:
Rock
Soft rock
Alternative
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Sappy (Retitled Verse Chorus) | 3.5 | 2004 | With the lights out. CD3 | 204 |
Sappy (Retitled Verse Chorus)
Year: 2004
Album: With the lights out. CD3
Duration: 3:24
Music Style:
Rock
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Something In The Way | 3.5 | 1991 | Never Mind | 200 |
Something In The Way
Year: 1991
Album: Never Mind
Duration: 3:20
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| Something in the way (Unplugged) | 3.5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 203 |
Something in the way (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:23
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Ballad
English lyrics
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| Drain You | 3 | 1991 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 225 |
Drain You
Year: 1991
Album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Duration: 3:45
Music Style:
Rock
Alternative
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Dumb (radio appearance 1991) | 3 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD2 | 152 |
Dumb (radio appearance 1991)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD2
Duration: 2:32
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
English lyrics
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| Heart Shaped Box | 3 | 1993 | 285 |
Heart Shaped Box
Year: 1993
Duration: 4:45
Music Style:
Hard rock
Soft rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| In Bloom | 3 | 1991 | Nirvana - Never Mind | 300 |
In Bloom
Year: 1991
Album: Nirvana - Never Mind
Duration: 5:00
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam | 3 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 267 |
Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 4:27
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam (Unplugged) | 3 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 248 |
Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 4:08
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Lounge Act | 3 | 1991 | Nirvana - Never Mind | 160 |
Lounge Act
Year: 1991
Album: Nirvana - Never Mind
Duration: 2:40
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Marigold (b-side 1993) | 3 | 2004 | With the lights out. CD3 | 150 |
Marigold (b-side 1993)
Year: 2004
Album: With the lights out. CD3
Duration: 2:30
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Oh, me (Unplugged) | 3 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 189 |
Oh, me (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:09
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Old age (outtake 1991) | 3 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD2 | 260 |
Old age (outtake 1991)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD2
Duration: 4:20
Music Style:
Rock
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Pen cap chew (demo 1988) | 3 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 178 |
Pen cap chew (demo 1988)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 2:58
Music Style:
Hard rock
Rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| Pennyroyal tea (solo acoustic | 3 | 2004 | With the lights out. CD3 | 207 |
Pennyroyal tea (solo acoustic
Year: 2004
Album: With the lights out. CD3
Duration: 3:27
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| Plateu (Unplugged) | 3 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 188 |
Plateu (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:08
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
New age / Ambient
English lyrics
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| Rape me (demo 1992) | 3 | 2004 | With the lights out. CD3 | 177 |
Rape me (demo 1992)
Year: 2004
Album: With the lights out. CD3
Duration: 2:57
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| Sliver | 3 | 1992 | The best | 132 |
Sliver
Year: 1992
Album: The best
Duration: 2:12
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
Rock & roll
Dance
English lyrics
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| The Man Who Sold The World | 3 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 218 |
The Man Who Sold The World
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:38
Music Style:
Rock
Sentimental / Soul
Dance
English lyrics
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| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 409 |
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 6:49
Music Style:
Rock
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| Where did you sleep last night V2 | 3 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD2 | 149 |
Where did you sleep last night V2
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD2
Duration: 2:29
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
English lyrics
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| All Apologies | 2.5 | 1993 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 220 |
All Apologies
Year: 1993
Album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Duration: 3:40
Music Style:
Soft rock
Alternative
Rock
English lyrics
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| Been A Son | 2.5 | 1989 | The best | 132 |
Been A Son
Year: 1989
Album: The best
Duration: 2:12
Music Style:
Soft rock
Rock
English lyrics
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| Breed | 2.5 | 1991 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 181 |
Breed
Year: 1991
Album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Duration: 3:01
Music Style:
Alternative
Rock
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Oh, Me | 2.5 | 1994 | 196 |
Oh, Me
Year: 1994
Duration: 3:16
Music Style:
Soft rock
Melodic
New age / Ambient
English lyrics
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| On A Plain | 2.5 | 1991 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 187 |
On A Plain
Year: 1991
Album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Duration: 3:07
Music Style:
Rock
Alternative
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Polly (Unplugged) | 2.5 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged in New York | 186 |
Polly (Unplugged)
Year: 1994
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York
Duration: 3:06
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| About A Girl (Acoustic) | 2 | 2010 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 162 |
About A Girl (Acoustic)
Year: 2010
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 2:42
Music Style:
Soft rock
Sentimental / Soul
Rock
English lyrics
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| Ain't it a shame (Demo 1989) | 2 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 118 |
Ain't it a shame (Demo 1989)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 1:58
Music Style:
Rock & roll
Rock
Dance
English lyrics
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| Aneurysm | 2 | 1992 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 258 |
Aneurysm
Year: 1992
Album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Duration: 4:18
Music Style:
Alternative
Rock
English lyrics
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| I Hate Myself and Want to Die | 2 | 2004 | 252 |
I Hate Myself and Want to Die
Year: 2004
Duration: 4:12
Music Style:
Hard rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| Polly | 2 | 1991 | The Greatest Hits Collection | 171 |
Polly
Year: 1991
Album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Duration: 2:51
Music Style:
Soft rock
Alternative
Rock
English lyrics
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| Clean up Before She Comes | 1.5 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 276 |
Clean up Before She Comes
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 4:36
Music Style:
Rock
Soft rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| You Know You're Right | 1.5 | 2002 | The best | 223 |
You Know You're Right
Year: 2002
Album: The best
Duration: 3:43
Music Style:
Alternative
Hard rock
Rock
English lyrics
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| Anorexorcist (radio 1987) | 1 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 162 |
Anorexorcist (radio 1987)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 2:42
Music Style:
Rock
Alternative
Hard rock
English lyrics
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| Blandest (demo 1988) | 1 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 236 |
Blandest (demo 1988)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 3:56
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| Dive (demo 1988) | 1 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 287 |
Dive (demo 1988)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 4:47
Music Style:
Rock
Hard rock
Alternative
English lyrics
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| Beans (solo acoustic undated) | 0.5 | 2004 | With The Lights Out - CD1 | 90 |
Beans (solo acoustic undated)
Year: 2004
Album: With The Lights Out - CD1
Duration: 1:30
Music Style:
Alternative
Rock
English lyrics
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