There are numerous artists using the Nirvana name on Last.fm, 8 are listed in order of prominence: 1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American grunge band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid '90s. Nirvana's initial incarnation consisted of Kurt Cobain on guitar and vocals, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Chad Channing. After a brief stint as a four-piece in 1989 with the addition of second guitarist Jason Everman, followed soon after by the replacement of Channing on drums in 1990, the band found the lineup that would form the core of the group when they added former Scream drummer Dave Grohl. As Nirvana's frontman, Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with
| 1 | Dumb | In Utero |
| 2 | Love Buzz | Bleach |
| 3 | Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle | In Utero |
| 4 | Stain | From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah |
| 5 | Downer | Bleach |
| 6 | Breed | Nevermind |
| 7 | Heart Shaped Box | Feels Like The First Time |
| 8 | About A Girl | Nirvana Unplugged |
| 9 | Aneurysm | From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah |
| 10 | Heart Shaped Box | In Utero |
| 11 | Polly | From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah |
| 12 | Sifting | Bleach |
| 13 | Serve The Servants | Feels Like The First Time |
| 14 | Something In The Way | Nirvana Unplugged |
| 15 | Paper Cuts | Bleach |
| 16 | Very Ape | In Utero |
| 17 | Territorial Pissings | Feels Like The First Time |
| 18 | Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam | Nirvana Unplugged |
| 19 | Tourette's | From the Muddy Banks of Wishkah |
| 20 | Polly | Feels Like The First Time |