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: In Utero.
Two rankings, never blended.
Ranked by fans
- albums
- 3albums
- fans voting
- 35fans voting
- votes
- 157votes
- avg rating
- 999avg rating
Top Songs
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 albums and songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed Nirvana albums
Every play of every song on the album, as of 13 October 2026. Where an album has several editions, the biggest figure counts.
Most streamed Nirvana songs
- 1Smells Like Teen Spirit3.13bn1.4m/day
- 2Come As You Are2.2bn1m/day
- 3Heart-Shaped Box1.19bn514k/day
- 4Lithium895m317k/day
- 5About A Girl708m292k/day
- 6The Man Who Sold The World - Live701m333k/day
- 7Something In The Way673m236k/day
- 8In Bloom535m243k/day
- 9Dumb455m155k/day
- 10All Apologies418m182k/day
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net. Albums as of 13 October 2026, songs as of 13 October 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Nirvana albums: your questions
- What is Nirvana's best album?
- In Utero (1993) is Nirvana's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 60% of its 62 head-to-head matchups.
- How many albums has Nirvana released?
- Nirvana has released 3 studio albums, from Bleach (1989) to In Utero (1993).
Vinyl links go to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.