Nirvana Brings Two Classic Albums Back To The Charts

Even with just a few albums to the band’s name, Nirvana’s ability to hold on and find positions on multiple charts is special. As this week’s U.K. music rankings show, the group’s catalog still connects in a major way with a huge audience, which is willing to listen however they can.

The legendary outfit doesn’t claim a massive discography, and in the decades since the group disbanded, the steady drip of additional content has remained small. But what Nirvana lacked in quantity, it more than made up for in impact.

More than 30 years after the band’s breakthrough, fans are still streaming, buying, and rediscovering everything the grunge pioneers ever shared. This frame, four different Nirvana projects appear on various U.K. albums rankings — and two of them manage to return, proving once again that even a handful of projects can go a very long way.

Nevermind Returns to the Vinyl Chart

Among the two Nirvana albums that stage comebacks this week, Nevermind is the higher-rising of the pair. The band’s blockbuster collection reappears on the Official Vinyl Albums chart at No. 37. That return brings the group back to the top 40 on one of the U.K.’s most specific tallies.

Nevermind Earns Top 40 Placements Across Four Charts

Nevermind doesn’t only land on the one tally this week. The classic title appears inside the top 40 on four separate charts in the U.K. This frame, it reenters both the Official Album Sales and Official Physical Albums rankings at No. 37, matching its placement on the Vinyl Albums tally. Over on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, the full-length climbs three spaces to No. 5.

In Utero Also Returns

The other Nirvana collection to rejoin the U.K. charts this week is In Utero. While it doesn’t perform as well as Nevermind, the album still manages to break back onto a pair of rankings. The title appears at No. 88 on the Official Physical Albums list and No. 95 on the Official Album Sales tally. At the same time, it pushes forward on the Official Rock & Metal Albums roster, lifting three rungs to No. 16.

Nirvana and Unplugged in New York Are Also Charting

While Nevermind and In Utero are the only Nirvana releases that return in any fashion, two other efforts from the band are also present. The self-titled compilation Nirvana dips slightly on the Official Albums chart to No. 89, but it improves on the Official Albums Streaming ranking, moving up to No. 77. Meanwhile, Unplugged in New York — the live project released shortly after Kurt Cobain’s death — rises from No. 26 to No. 19 on the Official Rock & Metal Albums ranking.