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Nirvana brought the Pacific Northwest's underground rock into a much wider audience through Nevermind in 1991. The band's music combined punk intensity with memorable pop melodies, connecting rough guitar sounds to...
View background statusOriginally composed in 1982, it became a hit for Pearl Jam years later.
View background statusKurt Cobain wanted to write a compelling pop song and drew on the Pixies' contrast between quiet passages and loud sections. The title grew from a wall message by Kathleen Hanna that referred to a deodorant; Cobain...
Read background and sourcesA grunge anthem dealing with complex family relationships.
View background statusNirvana brought the Pacific Northwest's underground rock into a much wider audience through Nevermind in 1991. The band's music combined punk intensity with memorable pop melodies, connecting rough guitar sounds to...
View background statusKurt Cobain wanted to write a compelling pop song and drew on the Pixies' contrast between quiet passages and loud sections. The title grew from a wall message by Kathleen Hanna that referred to a deodorant; Cobain...
Read background and sourcesNirvana brought the Pacific Northwest's underground rock into a much wider audience through Nevermind in 1991. The band's music combined punk intensity with memorable pop melodies, connecting rough guitar sounds to...
View background statusChris Cornell's surreal, dream-like lyrics paired with grunge rock.
View background statusThe struggles of maintaining a long-distance relationship.
View background statusA collaboration with Neil Young exploring personal identity.
View background statusReported release: 1995Date needs verification | Recent carryover
Source year-end #96A collaboration with Neil Young exploring personal identity.
View background statusPearl Jam formed in Seattle in 1990, with Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mike McCready central to its recording career. Dave Krusen played drums on Ten, the 1991 debut produced with Rick Parashar and...
View background statusCover of a 1961 song about tragic love
View background statusScott Weiland wrote the song about his failed marriage to Janina Castaneda.
View background status1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.