Top 50 albums by Kurt Cobain
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My homage to Cobain taken straight from his diaries...
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Raw Power 
United States Iggy And The Stooges
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
818 charts
Rank Score:
5,460
Rank in 1973:
9
Rank in 1970s:
77
Overall Rank:
313
Average Rating:
 82 (1,023 votes)
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Surfer Rosa 
United States Pixies
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
1,310 charts
Rank Score:
12,017
Rank in 1988:
2
Rank in 1980s:
13
Overall Rank:
105
Average Rating:
 84 (1,868 votes)
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Pod 
United States The Breeders
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
196 charts
Rank Score:
940
Rank in 1990:
27
Rank in 1990s:
324
Overall Rank:
1,787
Average Rating:
 77 (240 votes)
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Philosophy Of The World 
United States The Shaggs
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
90 charts
Rank Score:
434
Rank in 1969:
75
Rank in 1960s:
295
Overall Rank:
3,411
Average Rating:
 60 (136 votes)
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Landshark 
United States Fang (US)
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
48
Rank in 1983:
266
Rank in 1980s:
2,790
Overall Rank:
21,241
Average Rating:
 64 (18 votes)
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Millions Of Dead Cops 
United States MDC
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
90
Rank in 1982:
194
Rank in 1980s:
1,778
Overall Rank:
12,714
Average Rating:
 70 (36 votes)
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Scratch Acid 
United States Scratch Acid
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
29 charts
Rank Score:
200
Rank in 1984:
101
Rank in 1980s:
951
Overall Rank:
6,471
Average Rating:
 71 (41 votes)
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Paganicons 
United States Saccharine Trust
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
110
Rank in 1981:
167
Rank in 1980s:
1,520
Overall Rank:
10,690
Average Rating:
 69 (32 votes)
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Butthole Surfers 
United States Butthole Surfers
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
53 charts
Rank Score:
222
Rank in 1983:
91
Rank in 1980s:
878
Overall Rank:
5,938
Average Rating:
 70 (76 votes)
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My War 
United States Black Flag
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
128 charts
Rank Score:
616
Rank in 1984:
41
Rank in 1980s:
386
Overall Rank:
2,547
Average Rating:
 74 (183 votes)
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Top 50 albums by Kurt Cobain composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 2 4%
1970s 8 16%
1980s 34 69%
1990s 5 10%
2000s 0 0%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Wipers 3 6%
Butthole Surfers 2 4%
Black Flag 2 4%
MDC 1 2%
Fear 1 2%
The Knack 1 2%
The Faith / Void 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 34 69%
United Kingdom 10 20%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Japan 1 2%
Switzerland 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 47 96%
Yes 2 4%
Live? Albums %
No 48 98%
Yes 1 2%

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From 05/18/2017 01:36 | #190970
Photo evidence here ... https://web.archive.org/web/20141018034220/http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/to p-50-by-nirvana/
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From 01/14/2017 00:15 | #182668
The chart was taken from a photo of Kurt's diary, apparently he used to do a lot of this charts with albums coming and going and this one was the last one done before he passed. Examples of bands that I would've expected to see and aren't are Melvins and Meat Puppets. I don't know about REM but he and Stipe were friends and their influence in 90s music is undeniable. As for The Beatles, I read once that before performing live, Kurt used to pick an acoustic guitar and play "Julia" ebery time. Thxs for the comments and ratings btw...
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From 01/12/2017 16:21 | #182372
Love the idea. I did however think he really LOVED Beatles, that Black Sabbath were one of the main influences and that REM was also one of his favs. Not according to this, anyone has any idea why? Or am I wrong?
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From 07/17/2015 14:58 | #145958
There is some good stuff on this list. I had no idea there was a band named Kleenex. Not sure about one...
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From 07/17/2015 11:34 | #145940
Thank you for this chart. Big ups.
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From 02/04/2015 19:09 | #133964
mmm fabulous indie pop picks, kurt had taste
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From 09/17/2014 19:43 | #122126
i can almost smell this chart
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From 11/12/2013 23:39 | #92093
Pretty good idea.
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