Nirvana
by Nirvana

Nirvana by Nirvana
(Compilation album)
Year: 2002
Overall rank: 7,499th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 217 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2002 (144th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,302nd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,499th)

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Nirvana bestography

Nirvana is ranked 7th best out of 17 albums by Nirvana on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nirvana is Nevermind which is ranked number 13 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 37,328.

Nirvana album bestography « Higher ranked (5,023rd)
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This album (7,497th)
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Nirvana

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Nirvana track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Nirvana rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,499th | 2000s rank: 1,302nd | 2002 rank: 144th

Nirvana collection

Nirvana ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 217 votes)
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03/07/2026 02:24 WIMRMet319  Ratings distribution  3675/100
 
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12/22/2025 20:53 szoze  Ratings distribution  32889/100
 
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09/19/2025 19:27 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,91681/100
 
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08/06/2025 07:55 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,89364/100
 
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09/18/2024 12:28 VINYLGUY7788  Ratings distribution  42189/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.5.

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75/100
From 03/07/2026 02:28 | #313464
Not my go-to-Nirvana album and there are other greatest hits/complication albums that are better than this…but it’s a still a good introduction to Nirvana even if I highly recommend Nevermind or In Utero over this. You could do a lot worse than this album.
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From 11/23/2016 21:42 | #179022
disco recopilatoria con buenas canciones y You Know You're Right
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From 10/25/2014 14:03 | #125315
A good compilation from Bleach to Nevermind to In Utero, and some nice singles in between.
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60/100
From 04/27/2012 01:37 | #41009
It's worth it just for You Know You're Right, but if you're a beginner pass on this and get Nevermind.
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From 02/15/2010 23:37 | #9229
One of the most balanced best of albums Nirvana could have put out.
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