Nirvana Albums Ranked
Every Nirvana album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: Nevermind.
Ranked by fans
- albums
- 3albums
- fans voting
- 22fans voting
- votes
- 94votes
- avg rating
- 999avg rating
Rank Nirvana's albums
Vote on head-to-head matchups and see where your ranking agrees with the fans.
START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: Nirvana's songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily and are correct as of 11 August 2026. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed Nirvana songs
- 1Smells Like Teen Spirit3.07bn1m/day
- 2Come As You Are2.3bn985k/day
- 3Heart-Shaped Box1.16bn496k/day
- 4Lithium903m294k/day
- 5About A Girl847m265k/day
- 6The Man Who Sold The World - Live766m297k/day
- 7Something In The Way720m211k/day
- 8In Bloom527m220k/day
Nirvana albums in a year's most-streamed five
Album totals come from the year-by-year most-streamed albums data, so only albums that made their release year's top five appear here. Not a full discography ranking.
- 8.66bn
Nevermind
1991 - #1 most streamed album of 1991
- 2.98bn
In Utero
1993 - #2 most streamed album of 1993
- 1.32bn
Bleach
1989 - #4 most streamed album of 1989
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net, verified 11 August 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Nirvana albums: your questions
- What is Nirvana's best album?
- Nevermind (1991) is Nirvana's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 59% of its 41 head-to-head matchups.
- How many albums has Nirvana released?
- Nirvana has released 3 studio albums, from Bleach (1989) to In Utero (1993).