All Songs, Best to Worst: Nirvana

Rounding out this most recent trilogy of All Songs Ranked is my countdown of Nirvana, one of the defining bands of the 1990's. It wasn't the first or most talented alternative band around, but it was one of the most influential and energetic. Nirvana was a band with the right attitude that came around at just the right time to become the vanguard of the alternative and grunge movements. Combining alternative music with punk sensibilities, Nirvana's music challenged its audience with music that sounded very different to what was on the radio and, as was the case with 1993's In Utero, wasn't always easy to listen to. It was, however, music that changed the world and today I'm going to countdown every one of Nirvana's 53 songs from best to worst. Since the band only released three studio albums, I'm also going to be including songs from 1992's Incesticide and 2002's Nirvana. Also, no live albums. Here we go.

1. “Aneurysm”, Incesticide (1992)

2. “In Bloom”, Nevermind (1991)

3. “Heart-Shaped Box”, In Utero (1993)

4. “Lithium”, Nm

5. “About a Girl”, Bleach (1989)

6. “School”, B

7. “You Know You're Right”, Nirvana (2002)

8. “Pennyroyal Tea”, IU

9. “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Nm

10. “Dive”, I

11. “Come as You Are”, Nm

12. “Milk It”, IU

13. “Something in the Way”, Nm

14. “Blew”, B

15. “Breed”, Nm

16. “Negative Creep”, B

17. “Aero Zeppelin”, I

18. “Territorial Pissings”, Nm

19. “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle”, IU

20. “All Apologies”, IU

21. “On a Plain”, Nm

22. “Paper Cuts”, B

23. “Love Buzz”, B

24. “Scentless Apprentice”, IU

25. “Big Long Now”, I

26. “Hairspray Queen”, I

27. “Serve the Servants”, IU

28. “Been A Son”, I

29. “Dumb”, IU

30. “Lounge Act”, Nm

31. “Very Ape”, IU

32. “Mexican Seafood”, I

33. “Sliver”, I

34. “Turnaround”, I

35. “Radio-Friendly Unit Shifter”, IU

36. “Mr. Moustache”, B

37. “Swap Meet”, B

38. “Drain You”, Nm

39. “Polly”, Nm

40. “Endless, Nameless”, Nm

41. “Rape Me”, IU

42. “Scoff”, B

43. “Floyd the Barber”, B

44. “Son of a Gun”, I

45. “New Wave Polly”, I

46. “Molly's Lips”, I

47. “Tourette's”, IU

48. “Sifting”, B

49. “Big Cheese”, B

50. “Stay Away”, Nm

51. “Beeswax”, I

52. “Stain”, I

53. “Downer”, B