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Why this album mattered
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (1996) is a Nirvana album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It peaked at #1 and spent 1 week at #1 across 21 total chart weeks. Major singles from the album include "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
The music
- 1
Intro
- 2
School
- 3
Drain You
4 Aneurysm
5 Smells Like Teen Spirit
- 6
Been a Son
7 Lithium
8 Sliver
- 9
Spank Thru
- 10
Scentless Apprentice
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Oct 19, 1996#1
- Oct 26#4
- Nov 2#10
- Nov 9#18
- Nov 16#27
- Nov 23#37
- Nov 30#42
- Dec 7#50
- Dec 14#59
- Dec 21#51
- Dec 28#54
- 1997
- Jan 4, 1997#52
- Jan 11#45
- Jan 18#56
- Jan 25#76
- Feb 1#92
- Feb 8#106
- Feb 15#130
- Feb 22#145
- Mar 1#175
- Mar 8#176
An instant smash — it arrived near the top of the chart and never looked like a slow build. Entered at #1 at its peak, stayed at #1 for 1 week and fell quickly across 21 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
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