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True, Kurt Cobain was a feminist but where are any anti-sexism sentiments expressed in this album? Modern day feminists have retrospectively pointed out that Cobain intended Polly as an anti-rape song. Well, he hardly intended it as a pro-rape song, but there is no evidence of him declaring anything feminist about the lyrics. |
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'''''Nevermind''''' is the second [[studio album]] by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], released on September 24, 1991, by [[DGC Records]]. It was Nirvana's first release on a [[Record label#Major versus independent record labels|major label]] and the first to feature
Written primarily by frontman [[Kurt Cobain]], ''Nevermind'' is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. It includes [[anti-establishment]] views, anti-sexism {{Where|date=September 2024}}, [[frustration]], alienation, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with [[Bikini Kill]]'s [[Tobi Vail]]. Contrary to the popular [[Hedonism|hedonistic]] themes of drugs and sex at the time, writers have observed that ''Nevermind'' promoted the image of the sensitive artist in mainstream rock.<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=William |date=2016-09-23 |title=Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Turns 25: Classic Track-by-Track Review |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/nirvana-nevermind-anniversary-track-by-track-7518725/ |access-date=2022-04-03 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> According to Cobain, the sound of the album was influenced by bands such as [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], [[R.E.M.]], [[the Smithereens]], and [[Melvins]]. Though the album is considered a cornerstone of the [[grunge]] genre, it is noted for its musical diversity, which includes acoustic ballads ("[[Polly (Nirvana song)|Polly]]" and "[[Something in the Way]]") and [[Punk rock|punk]]-inspired [[hard rock]] ("Territorial Pissings" and "Stay Away").<ref>{{cite web |last=School |first=GABRIELLE ZEVIN, Spanish River High |title=NIRVANA'S 'NEVERMIND' UNCONVENTIONAL HEAVY METAL |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-02-14-9201080709-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924181819/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/ |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=2020-09-27 |website=Sun-Sentinel.com |date=February 14, 1992 |language=en-US}}</ref>
''Nevermind'' became an unexpected critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 on charts across the world. On January 11, 1992, it knocked [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'' out of the number one spot on the US [[US Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The lead single, "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]", reached the Top 10 of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and went on to be inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]]. Its music video was also heavily rotated on [[MTV]]. Three other successful singles were released: "[[Come as You Are (Nirvana song)|Come as You Are]]", "[[Lithium (Nirvana song)|Lithium]]", and "[[In Bloom]]". The album was voted the best album of the year in [[Pazz & Jop]] critics' poll, while "Smells Like Teen Spirit" also topped the single-of-the-year and video-of-the-year polls. The album also garnered the band three [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] nominations in total across the [[34th Annual Grammy Awards|34th]] and [[35th Annual Grammy Awards|35th Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]].
''Nevermind''
==Background and early sessions==
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The tentative title ''Sheep'' was something Cobain created as an inside joke directed towards the people he expected to buy the album. He wrote a fake advertisement for ''Sheep'' in his journal that read "Because you want to not; because everyone else is."<ref>Cross 2001, p. 154</ref> Novoselic said the inspiration for the title was the band's cynicism about the public's reaction to [[Operation Desert Storm]].<ref name=requiem /> As recording ended, Cobain grew tired of the title and suggested to Novoselic that the album be named ''Nevermind''. Cobain liked the title because it was a metaphor for his attitude on life and because it was grammatically incorrect.<ref>Cross 2001, p. 189</ref> ''Sacagawea'', after [[Sacagawea|the Native American]], was briefly considered so to reference the band's intentions for a more widespread impact compared to their previous studio album ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knb7ICiQUbI Nirvana Interview Canada 1991]. ''[[YouTube]]''. Event occurred September 21, 1991. Video uploaded August 20, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2023.</ref>
"Nevermind" appears on the album [[liner
== Artwork ==
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==Release and sales==
[[File:NevermindRIAAcertification.png|alt=|left|thumb|300x300px|Certified sales of ''Nevermind'' in the United States in the 1990s, according to the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] database. The album went both [[RIAA certification|Gold]] and Platinum on November 27, 1991, and was certified Diamond on March 24, 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref>]]
''Nevermind'' was released on September 24, 1991
''Nevermind'' debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at number 144.<ref>Azerrad 1993, p. 198</ref> Geffen shipped about half of the initial U.S. pressing to the American Northwest, where it sold out quickly and was unavailable for days. Geffen put production of all other albums on hold to fulfill demand in the region.<ref>Berkenstadt; Cross, p. 119</ref> Over the next few months, sales increased significantly as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" unexpectedly increased in popularity. The song's video had received a world premiere on [[MTV]]'s late-night alternative show ''[[120 Minutes]],'' and soon became popular enough for the network to start broadcasting it during the daytime.<ref>Azerrad 1993, p. 199</ref> "Smells Like Teen Spirit" reached number six on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Hall of Fame 1997">{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/|title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll|publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=October 7, 2013|archive-date=May 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509180015/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was soon certified gold, but the band was relatively uninterested. Novoselic recalled, "Yeah I was happy about it. It was pretty cool. It was kind of neat. But I don't give a shit about some kind of achievement like that. It's cool—I guess."<ref>Azerrad 1993, p. 202</ref>
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''Nevermind'' was certified gold and platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in November 1991 and certified Diamond in March 1999.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH RIAA Searchable Database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |date=June 26, 2007 }}. RIAA.com. Retrieved on March 10, 2007. NB user needs to enter "Nirvana" in "Artist" and click "search".</ref> It was also certified Diamond in Canada (1,000,000 units sold) by the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] in March 2001<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/0301_g.php Gold & Platinum – March 2001] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019170700/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0301_g.php |date=October 19, 2010 }}. CRIA.ca. March 2001. Retrieved on September 27, 2007.</ref> and [[BPI certification|six times platinum]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx Certified Award Search – Nirvana – Nevermind] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124005813/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |date=January 24, 2013 }}. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on August 3, 2011. NB user needs to enter "Nirvana" in the field "Search", select "Artist" in the field "Search by", and click "Go".{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Unknown |access-date=2011-12-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202052642/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref> It has gone on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums of all time]].<ref name="wwsales">{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/amp/friday-essay-nevermind-30-years-on-how-nirvanas-second-album-tilted-the-world-on-its-axis-167108|title=Friday essay: Nevermind 30 years on – how Nirvana's second album tilted the world on its axis|website=Theconversation.com|date=September 16, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2023}}</ref><!-- Archive.org citations do not work -->
==Critical reception==
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===Cultural impact===
[[File:KristNovoselic2011.jpg|alt=Novoselic playing bass guitar on stage|thumb|upright=0.75|Bassist [[Krist Novoselic]] at a ''Nevermind'' 20th anniversary show in 2011]]
''Nevermind'' popularized the Seattle [[grunge]] movement and brought [[alternative rock]] as a whole into the mainstream, establishing its commercial and cultural viability<ref>Olsen, Eric. [http://www.today.com/id/4652653 "10 years later, Cobain lives on in his music"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622170917/http://www.today.com/id/4652653 |date=June 22, 2013
[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] writer William Goodman lauds the album, particularly in comparison to the music and image of hair metal acts: "Instead of the chest-beating, coke-blowing, women-objectifying macho rock star of the ’80s, Cobain popularized (or re-invigorated) the image of the sensitive artist, the pro-feminism, anti-authoritarian smart alec punk with a sweet smile and gentle soul."<ref name=":4" /> In its citation placing it at number 17 in its 2003 list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 greatest albums of all time]], ''Rolling Stone'' said, "No album in recent history had such an overpowering impact on a generation—a nation of teens suddenly turned punk—and such a catastrophic effect on its main creator."<ref name="nevermind rs500" /> Gary Gersh, who signed Nirvana to Geffen Records, added that "There is a pre-Nirvana and post-Nirvana record business...'''Nevermind''<nowiki/>' showed that this wasn't some alternative thing happening off in a corner, and then back to reality. This is reality."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=14 Nov 1993 |title=Nirvana, the Band That Hates to Be Loved: The Band That Hates to Be Loved |work=[[The New York Times]] |id={{ProQuest|109121712}}}}</ref>
The album had an enormous impact towards [[youth culture]]. Goodman says that ''Nevermind'' "killed off hair metal, and sparked a cultural revolution across the globe".<ref name=":4" /> Speaking to the [[BBC]], Brazilian cultural studies academic Moyses Pinto stated that he was struck by ''Nevermind'', saying "I thought: 'this is perfect'; it sounded like a bright synthesis of noise and pop music."<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Haider |first=Arwa |title=Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210922-nevermind-at-30-how-the-nirvana-album-shook-the-world |access-date=2022-04-03 |
The success of ''Nevermind'' surprised Nirvana's contemporaries, who felt dwarfed by its influence. [[Fugazi]] frontman [[Guy Picciotto]] later said: "It was like our record could have been a hobo pissing in the forest for the amount of impact it had ... It felt like we were playing [[ukulele]]s all of a sudden because of the disparity of the impact of what they did."<ref>Azerrad, 2001. p. 493</ref> Karen Schoemer of the ''New York Times'' wrote that "What's unusual about Nirvana's ''Nevermind'' is that it caters to neither a mainstream audience nor the indie rock fans who supported the group's debut album."<ref>{{Cite news|title
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''Nevermind'' has continued to garner critical praise, having been ranked highly on lists of the greatest albums of all time. The album was ranked number 17 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]],<ref name="nevermind rs500">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/nirvana-nevermind-20120524 17: Nevermind – Nirvana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309091004/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/nirvana-nevermind-20120524 |date=March 9, 2013 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on February 12, 2012.</ref> maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list,<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/nirvana-nevermind-50643/| year=2012| title=500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| access-date=September 23, 2019| archive-date=July 4, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704091937/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-156826/nirvana-nevermind-50643/| url-status=live}}</ref> and upgrading to number 6 in the 2020 and 2023 revisions.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 22, 2020 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 Edition) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/nirvana-nevermind-3-1063227 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922163506/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/nirvana-nevermind-3-1063227/ |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 2023 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2023 Edition) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/nirvana-nevermind-3-1063227 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> In 2019, ''Rolling Stone'' also ranked ''Nevermind'' number one on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the '90s, calling it the "album that guaranteed the nineties would not suck."<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/nirvana-nevermind-20110517 1: Nevermind – Nirvana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233709/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/nirvana-nevermind-20110517 |date=August 28, 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.</ref> Also in 2019, ''Nevermind'' was ranked number one on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'s 50 Greatest Grunge Albums list.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-grunge-albums-798851/|title=50 Greatest Grunge Albums|date=April 1, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 3, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080245/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-grunge-albums-798851/|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine ranked the album number 10 in its list of 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time too.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-punk-albums-of-all-time-75659/nirvana-nevermind-1991-2-171736/|title=40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time|date=April 6, 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015151401/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-punk-albums-of-all-time-75659/nirvana-nevermind-1991-2-171736/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2001, [[VH1]] conducted a poll of more than 500 journalists, music executives and artists which judged ''Nevermind'' the second-best album in rock 'n' roll history, behind [[the Beatles]]' ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicBeatles/jan4_beatles-ap.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113105505/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicBeatles/jan4_beatles-ap.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2004 |title=Beatles' 'Revolver' judged best album|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> ''Time'' placed ''Nevermind'', which writer [[Josh Tyrangiel]] called "the finest album of the 90s", on its 2006 list of "The All-TIME 100 Albums".<ref name="Time100_2006">Tyrangiel, Josh. [http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/ "''Nevermind'' by Nirvana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301183543/http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/ |date=March 1, 2014 }}. ''Time''. November 13, 2006. Retrieved on September 29, 2007.</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' named the album the sixth best of the decade, noting that "anyone who hates this record today is just trying to be cool, and needs to be trying harder."<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/ "''Top 100 Albums of the 1990s''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622023306/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/ |date=June 22, 2009 }}. Pitchfork.com. Retrieved on November 25, 2009.</ref> In 2004, the [[Library of Congress]] added ''Nevermind'' to the [[National Recording Registry]], which collects "culturally, historically or aesthetically important" sound recordings from the 20th century.<ref>MTV News staff. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499693/20050406/stefani_gwen.jhtml "For The Record: Quick News On Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Ciara, 'Dimebag' Darrell, Nirvana, Shins & More"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231020011/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499693/20050406/stefani_gwen.jhtml |date=December 31, 2008 }}. MTV. April 6, 2005. Retrieved on July 16, 2009.</ref> On the other hand, ''Nevermind'' was voted the "Most Overrated Album in the World" in a 2005 [[BBC]] public poll.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml |title=Most Overrated Album in the World |date=2005 |publisher=[[BBC Radio 6 Music|BBC 6 Music]] |access-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051111201904/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/overrated/shortlist.shtml |archive-date=November 11, 2005 }}</ref> ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' ranked the album at number 88 on their list of the "500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".<ref>{{cite book |last=Rensen |first=Michael |title=Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten |publisher=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]] |year=2005 |isbn=3-89880-517-4 |editor-last=Rensen |editor-first=Michael |page= |pages=188–189 |language=de |trans-title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |chapter=Nevermind |access-date=June 25, 2024 |chapter-url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/nirvana-nevermind}}</ref> In 2006, readers of Guitar World ranked ''Nevermind'' 8th on a list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Recordings.<ref>"100 Greatest Guitar Albums". ''Guitar World''. October 2006.</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' named it the 10th best album of all time on their 2013 list.<ref>[https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20712079_20711843,00.html#21221826 "Music: 10 All-Time Greatest."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122060536/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20712079_20711843,00.html#21221826 |date=January 22, 2015 }} ''Entertainment Weekly.'' Retrieved 08-04-2013.</ref> It was voted number 17 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=All Time Top 1000 Albums|editor=[[Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2006|edition=3rd|isbn=0-7535-0493-6|page=42|title-link=All Time Top 1000 Albums}}</ref> Christgau named it among his 10 best albums from the 1990s and said in retrospect it is an A-plus album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=May 19, 2021|url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/xgau-sez-may-2021|title=Xgau Sez: May, 2021|work=And It Don't Stop|publisher=[[Substack]]|access-date=May 23, 2021|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523142808/https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/xgau-sez-may-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/nirvana|title=Nirvana|date=2019-11-19|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622014754/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/nirvana|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2023, the [[Official Charts Company]] revealed that ''Nevermind'' was the fourth most streamed album from the 1990s in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=October 6, 2023 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/national-album-day-2023-most-streamed-albums-90s/ |title=BBC Radio 2 announces the Official Most Streamed 90s Albums Chart for National Album Day |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=KA |date=October 7, 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/radio-2-official-most-streamed-90s-albums-chart-national-album-day |title=Oasis win the Streaming Chart Battle of the 1990s as BBC Radio 2 announces the Official Most Streamed 90s Albums Chart for National Album Day |work=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref>
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*[[Krist Novoselic]] (credited as Chris Novoselic) – bass, vocals on the intro of "Territorial Pissings"
*[[Dave Grohl]] (credited as David Grohl) – drums, backing vocals on "[[In Bloom]]", "[[Drain You]]", and "[[On a Plain]]"
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!scope="row"| Irish Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Ireland]])<ref>{{cite magazine|date=February 29, 1992|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|url=https://americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/92/MM-1992-02-29-OCR-Page-0038.pdf#search=%22top%2010%20sales%20in%20europe%20nirvana%20nevermind%201992%22|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|page=34|access-date=July 31, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308235754/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/92/MM-1992-02-29-OCR-Page-0038.pdf#search=%22top%2010%20sales%20in%20europe%20nirvana%20nevermind%201992%22|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!scope="row"| Israeli Albums ([[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]])<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Rocco |editor-first1=John |editor-last2=Rocco |editor-first2=Brian |year=1998 |title=The Nirvana Companion: Two Decades of Commentary: A Chronicle of The End of Punk |chapter=Chronology |url=https://postimg.cc/jws0skbZ |location=London |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |page=243 |isbn=0711969957 |access-date=August 17, 2024}}</ref>
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=== Year-end charts ===
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/1173-offizielle-deutsche-jahrescharts-layla-ist-erfolgreichster-hit-2022-rammstein-raeumen-bei-den-alben-ab|title=Offizielle Deutsche Jahrescharts: "Layla" ist erfolgreichster Hit 2022, Rammstein räumen bei den Alben ab|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]]|language=de|date=December 8, 2022|access-date=December 9, 2022|archive-date=December 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209154106/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/1173-offizielle-deutsche-jahrescharts-layla-ist-erfolgreichster-hit-2022-rammstein-raeumen-bei-den-alben-ab|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana|type=album|region=France|award=Diamond|certyear=1997}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana |type=album|region=Germany|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1991}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind|artist=Nirvana|type=album|region=Italy|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=1991|certyear=2022|note=sales since 2009|access-date=December 27, 2022|id=10391}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana |type=album |region=Japan|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2002|certmonth=11|relyear=1991|access-date=October 15, 2011}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana |type=album |region=Sweden|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1991|source=artist}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana |type=album|region=Switzerland|award=Platinum|certyear=1992|relyear=1991}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana |type=album|region=United Kingdom |award=Platinum|number=
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind |artist=Nirvana |type=album|region=United States|award=Diamond|certyear=1999|salesamount=
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|title=Nevermind|artist=Nirvana |type=album|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=30,000,000|salesref=<ref name="wwsales"/>}}
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==See also==
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*Cross, Charles. ''Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain''. Hyperion, 2001. {{ISBN|0-7868-8402-9}}
*Sandford, Christopher. ''Kurt Cobain''. Carroll & Graff, 1995. {{ISBN|0-7867-1369-0}}
==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=A Brief History of Album Covers|first=Jason|last=Draper|publisher=Flame Tree Publishing|location=London|year=2008|pages=294–295|isbn=9781847862112|oclc=227198538}}
==External links==
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