Grunge
Grunge fused punk's rawness with metal's sludge in late-1980s Seattle, trading glam-era polish for flannel-clad authenticity. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains took the sound from the Sub Pop underground to global ubiquity in the early 1990s.
Grunge on Riffiter: 2,395 albums, 89 rated by the community, averaging 4.2/5, spanning 1985 to 2026, from 59 artists including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots.
Key artists
Albums
Nevermind
Nirvana · 1991
★ 4.2 · 852
MTV Unplugged in New York
Nirvana · 1994
★ 4.2 · 798
In Utero
Nirvana · 1993
★ 4.2 · 246
GUTS
Olivia Rodrigo · 2023
★ 4.2 · 224
Ten
Pearl Jam · 1991
★ 4.1 · 147
The Colour and the Shape
Foo Fighters · 1997
★ 4.0 · 106
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters · 1995
★ 4.2 · 87
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1995
★ 4.2 · 70
Bleach
Nirvana · 1989
★ 3.9 · 26
Nirvana
Nirvana · 2002
★ 3.9 · 22
Superunknown
Soundgarden · 1994
★ 4.4 · 20
Dirt
Alice in Chains · 1992
★ 4.3 · 20
FAQ
- Who is the most popular grunge artist?
- The most popular grunge artist on Riffiter is Nirvana, rated by 1,996 listeners.
- What is the best grunge album?
- Ranked by community ratings, the best grunge album on Riffiter is Sliver: The Best of the Box by Nirvana (4.5/5 from 17 ratings). See the full best grunge albums ranking.
- How many grunge albums are on Riffiter?
- Riffiter has 2,395 albums, 89 rated by the community, averaging 4.2/5. Browse them all on the grunge albums page.
- When was grunge's most active era?
- By community ratings, the most active era for grunge on Riffiter is the 1990s. Its catalogue here spans 1985 to 2026.
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