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The top-rated grunge album on Riffiter is Nevermind by Nirvana, rated 4.7/5 by 5 listeners.

117 grunge albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 18 of 117 grunge albums, averaging 4.2/5, spanning 1986 to 2024.

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  1. Nevermind cover01NevermindNirvana · 1991★ 4.7 · 5
  2. In Utero cover

    02 In Utero

    Nirvana · 1993

    ★ 4.6 · 5
  3. Superunknown cover

    03 Superunknown

    Soundgarden · 1994

    ★ 4.5 · 3
  4. MTV Unplugged in New York cover

    04 MTV Unplugged in New York

    Nirvana · 1994

    ★ 4.3 · 5
  5. Above cover

    05 Above

    Mad Season · 1995

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  6. Sweet Oblivion cover

    06 Sweet Oblivion

    Screaming Trees · 1992

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  7. Ten cover

    07 Ten

    Pearl Jam · 1991

    ★ 4.2 · 5
  8. Vs. cover

    08 Vs.

    Pearl Jam · 1993

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  9. Nirvana cover

    09 Nirvana

    Nirvana · 2002

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  10. Badmotorfinger cover

    10 Badmotorfinger

    Soundgarden · 1991

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  11. Purple cover

    11 Purple

    Stone Temple Pilots · 1994

    ★ 3.8 · 3
  12. Live at Reading cover

    12 Live at Reading

    Nirvana · 2009

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  13. Core cover

    13 Core

    Stone Temple Pilots · 1992

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  14. Gigaton cover

    14 Gigaton

    Pearl Jam · 2020

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  15. Incesticide cover

    15 Incesticide

    Nirvana · 1992

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  16. Down on the Upside cover

    16 Down on the Upside

    Soundgarden · 1996

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  17. Dark Matter cover

    17 Dark Matter

    Pearl Jam · 2024

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  18. Stone Temple Pilots cover

    18 Stone Temple Pilots

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2010

    ★ 2.0 · 1
  19. Lightning Bolt cover

    19 Lightning Bolt

    Pearl Jam · 2013

  20. Vitalogy cover

    20 Vitalogy

    Pearl Jam · 1994

  21. Bleach cover

    21 Bleach

    Nirvana · 1989

  22. Yield cover

    22 Yield

    Pearl Jam · 1998

  23. MTV Unplugged cover

    23 MTV Unplugged

    Pearl Jam · 1992

  24. Pearl Jam cover

    24 Pearl Jam

    Pearl Jam · 2006

  25. Thank You cover

    25 Thank You

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2003

  26. No Code cover

    26 No Code

    Pearl Jam · 1996

  27. Sliver: The Best of the Box cover

    27 Sliver: The Best of the Box

    Nirvana · 2005

  28. Lost Dogs cover

    28 Lost Dogs

    Pearl Jam · 2003

  29. Binaural cover

    29 Binaural

    Pearl Jam · 2000

  30. Live on Two Legs cover

    30 Live on Two Legs

    Pearl Jam · 1998

  31. Live on Ten Legs cover

    31 Live on Ten Legs

    Pearl Jam · 2011

  32. Backspacer cover

    32 Backspacer

    Pearl Jam · 2009

  33. Bricks Are Heavy cover

    33 Bricks Are Heavy

    L7 · 1992

  34. Tiny Music... Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop cover

    34 Tiny Music... Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop

    Stone Temple Pilots · 1996

  35. No. 4 cover

    35 No. 4

    Stone Temple Pilots · 1999

  36. Riot Act cover

    36 Riot Act

    Pearl Jam · 2002

  37. Sixteen Stone cover

    37 Sixteen Stone

    Bush · 1994

  38. Candlebox cover

    38 Candlebox

    Candlebox · 1993

  39. Shangri“La Dee Da cover

    39 Shangri“La Dee Da

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2001

  40. Hungry for Stink cover

    40 Hungry for Stink

    L7 · 1994

  41. Telephantasm cover

    41 Telephantasm

    Soundgarden · 2010

  42. Dust cover

    42 Dust

    Screaming Trees · 1996

  43. Razorblade Suitcase cover

    43 Razorblade Suitcase

    Bush · 1996

  44. Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path cover

    44 Echo of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across the Path

    Soundgarden · 2014

  45. Pure Frosting cover

    45 Pure Frosting

    The Presidents of the United States of America · 1998

  46. Temple of the Dog cover

    46 Temple of the Dog

    Temple of the Dog · 1991

  47. King Animal cover

    47 King Animal

    Soundgarden · 2012

  48. Ultramega OK cover

    48 Ultramega OK

    Soundgarden · 1988

  49. L7 cover

    49 L7

    L7 · 1988

  50. Screaming Life / Fopp cover

    50 Screaming Life / Fopp

    Soundgarden · 1988

  51. Louder Than Love cover

    51 Louder Than Love

    Soundgarden · 1989

  52. Last Words: The Final Recordings cover

    52 Last Words: The Final Recordings

    Screaming Trees · 2011

  53. Slap-Happy cover

    53 Slap-Happy

    L7 · 1999

  54. Lucy cover

    54 Lucy

    Candlebox · 1995

  55. Deconstructed cover

    55 Deconstructed

    Bush · 1997

  56. Buzz Factory cover

    56 Buzz Factory

    Screaming Trees · 1989

  57. Scatter the Rats cover

    57 Scatter the Rats

    L7 · 2019

  58. Happy Pills cover

    58 Happy Pills

    Candlebox · 1998

  59. Live to Rise cover

    59 Live to Rise

    Soundgarden · 2012

  60. Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 cover

    60 Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003

    Pearl Jam · 2004

  61. Uncle Anesthesia cover

    61 Uncle Anesthesia

    Screaming Trees · 1991

  62. Even If and Especially When cover

    62 Even If and Especially When

    Screaming Trees · 1987

  63. Disappearing in Airports cover

    63 Disappearing in Airports

    Candlebox · 2016

  64. Invisible Lantern cover

    64 Invisible Lantern

    Screaming Trees · 1988

  65. Clairvoyance cover

    65 Clairvoyance

    Screaming Trees · 1986

  66. February Son cover

    66 February Son

    Oleander · 1999

  67. Love Stories & Other Musings cover

    67 Love Stories & Other Musings

    Candlebox · 2012

  68. Man on the Run cover

    68 Man on the Run

    Bush · 2014

  69. Mother Love Bone cover

    69 Mother Love Bone

    Mother Love Bone · 1992

  70. Wolves cover

    70 Wolves

    Candlebox · 2021

  71. Perdida cover

    71 Perdida

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2020

  72. The Long Goodbye cover

    72 The Long Goodbye

    Candlebox · 2023

  73. The Sea of Memories cover

    73 The Sea of Memories

    Bush · 2011

  74. Brighten cover

    74 Brighten

    Jerry Cantrell · 2021

  75. Unwind cover

    75 Unwind

    Oleander · 2001

  76. Joyride cover

    76 Joyride

    Oleander · 2003

  77. 1995-04-29: Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA cover

    77 1995-04-29: Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA

    Mad Season · 2013

  78. Shrinking the Blob cover

    78 Shrinking the Blob

    Oleander · 1997

  79. Apple cover

    79 Apple

    Mother Love Bone · 1990

  80. Smell the Magic cover

    80 Smell the Magic

    L7 · 1990

  81. The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum cover

    81 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum

    L7 · 1997

  82. Into the Sun cover

    82 Into the Sun

    Candlebox · 2008

  83. Rarities cover

    83 Rarities

    The Presidents of the United States of America · 1997

  84. Original Album Series cover

    84 Original Album Series

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2012

  85. High Rise cover

    85 High Rise

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2013

  86. Alive in the Windy City cover

    86 Alive in the Windy City

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2012

  87. Purple / Core cover

    87 Purple / Core

    Stone Temple Pilots · 2008

  88. Mighty Joe Young Demo cover

    88 Mighty Joe Young Demo

    Stone Temple Pilots · 1991

  89. Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas cover

    89 Satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas

    Soundgarden · 2016

  90. Fopp cover

    90 Fopp

    Soundgarden · 1988

  91. Screaming Life cover

    91 Screaming Life

    Soundgarden · 1987

  92. Live in Chicago cover

    92 Live in Chicago

    Pearl Jam · 2019

  93. Spin the Black Circle: Live in Seattle '95 cover

    93 Spin the Black Circle: Live in Seattle '95

    Pearl Jam · 2015

  94. Vs. and Vitalogy cover

    94 Vs. and Vitalogy

    Pearl Jam · 2011

  95. 2003-07-09: New York, NY, USA cover

    95 2003-07-09: New York, NY, USA

    Pearl Jam · 2003

  96. Patriots cover

    96 Patriots

    Pearl Jam · 1994

  97. Versus the World cover

    97 Versus the World

    Pearl Jam

  98. Live at the Gorge 05/06 cover

    98 Live at the Gorge 05/06

    Pearl Jam · 2007

  99. Pearl Jam Twenty cover

    99 Pearl Jam Twenty

    Pearl Jam · 2011

  100. 2003-10-22: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, USA cover

    100 2003-10-22: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, USA

    Pearl Jam · 2004

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