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In ''[[Journals]]'', Kurt Cobain made a list of his Top 50 albums. These 50 are :
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In ''[[Journals]]'', [[Kurt Cobain]] made a list of his Top 50 favorite albums under the title "Top 50 by Nirvana."
   
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== Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Albums ==
* 50. Raping a Slave - Swans
 
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#Iggy & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stooges The Stooges] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_Power Raw Power] (1973)
* 49. Mazzy Star - Mazzy Star
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixies Pixies] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfer_Rosa Surfer Rosa] (1988)''
* 48. Over the Edge - Wipers
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breeders The Breeders] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pod_(The_Breeders_album) Pod]'' (1990)
* 47. Youth of America - Wipers
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vaselines The Vaselines] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_for_It Dying for It]'' (1988, listed as ''Pink EP'')
* 46. Is This Real? - Wipers
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shaggs The Shaggs] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_the_World Philosophy of the World]'' (1969)
* 45. The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie
 
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#[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fang_(band) Fang] – [https://www.discogs.com/Fang-Landshark/master/743308 ''Landshark!''] (1982)
* 44. Beach Party - Marine Girls
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDC_(band) MDC] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millions_of_Dead_Cops_(album) Millions of Dead Cops]'' (1981)
* 43. Takes a Nation of Millions - Public Enemy
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid Scratch Acid] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid_(EP) Scratch Acid]'' (1984, listed as ''1st EP'')
* 42. Flowers of Romance - Pil
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharine_Trust Saccharine Trust] – ''[https://www.discogs.com/Saccharine-Trust-Paganicons/master/29953 Paganicons]'' (1981, listed as ''1st EP'')
* 41. The Record - Fear
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butthole_Surfers Butthole Surfers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee_Pee_the_Sailor Pee Pee the Sailor]'' (1983)
* 40. Damaged - Black Flag
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band) Black Flag] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_War My War]'' (1984)
* 39. Locust Abortion Technician - Butthole Surfers
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Brains Bad Brains] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_for_Light Rock for Light]'' (1983)
* 38. We are those who Ache Amorous Love - Half Japanese
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(band) Gang of Four] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment! Entertainment!]'' (1979)
* 37. Meet the Beatles - Beatles
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols Sex Pistols] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Mind_the_Bollocks,_Here's_the_Sex_Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]'' (1977)
* 36. Generic Flipper - Flipper
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs_(band) The Frogs] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Only_Right_and_Natural It's Only Right and Natural]'' (1989)
* 35. Yip Jump Music - Daniel Johnston
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PJ_Harvey PJ Harvey] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_(album) Dry]'' (1992)
* 34. Superfuzz Bigmuff - Mudhoney
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Youth Sonic Youth] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydream_Nation Daydream Nation]'' (1988)
* 33. Last Sessions Vol 1 - Leadbelly
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knack The Knack] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_the_Knack Get the Knack]'' (1979)
* 32. Tales of Terror - Tales of Terror
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saints_(band) The Saints] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Your_Product Know Your Product]'' (1978)
* 31. Jamboree - Beat Happening
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenex_(band) Kleenex] – "anything by:" (1978–1983, collected on 1993's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenex/LiLiPUT Kleenex/LiLiPUT]'' anthology)
* 30. Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats The Raincoats] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats_(album) The Raincoats]'' (1979)
* 29. Void/Faith EP - Void/Faith
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Marble_Giants Young Marble Giants] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Youth Colossal Youth]'' (1980)
* 28. Combat Rock - Clash
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocks_(album) Rocks]'' (1976)
* 27. Typical Girls - Slits
 
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#Various Artists – ''[http://www.discogs.com/Various-What-Is-It/release/1773762 What Is It.]'' (1982, erroneously listed as ''What Is This?'')
* 26. Burning Farm Cassette - Shonen Knife
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M. R.E.M.] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_(R.E.M._album) Green]'' (1988)
* 25. Green - R.E.M.
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonen_Knife Shonen Knife] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Farm Burning Farm]'' (K Records version, 1985)
* 24. What is This? - Punk Comp California
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slits The Slits] – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_(The_Slits_album) ''Cut'']'' ''(1979, listed as ''Typical Girls'')
* 23. Rocks - Aerosmith
 
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#[[w:c:clash|The Clash]] – ''[[w:c:clash:Combat_Rock|Combat Rock]] ''(1982)
* 22. Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faith_(American_band) The Faith]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_(band) Void] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith/Void_Split The Faith/Void]'' (1982)
* 21. Raincoats LP - Raincoats
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rites_of_Spring Rites of Spring] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rites_of_Spring_(album) Rites of Spring]'' (1985)
* 20. Anything by: - Kleenex
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Happening Beat Happening] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_(Beat_Happening_album) Jamboree]'' (1988)
* 19. Know Your Product - The Saints
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Terror_(band) Tales of Terror] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Terror_(Tales_of_Terror_album) Tales of Terror]'' (1984)
* 18. Get the Knack - The Knack
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadbelly Leadbelly] – ''Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One'' (1953)
* 17. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudhoney Mudhoney] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfuzz_Bigmuff Superfuzz Bigmuff]'' (1988)
* 16. Dry - P.J. Harvey
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston Daniel Johnston] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip/Jump_Music Yip/Jump Music]'' (1983)
* 15. It's only Right and Natural - Frogs
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flipper_(band) Flipper] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_–_Generic_Flipper Album – Generic Flipper]'' (1982)
* 14. Nevermind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
 
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#[[w:c:beatles|The Beatles]] – ''[[w:c:beatles:Meet the Beatles|Meet the Beatles!]]'' (1964)
* 13. Entertainment - Gang of Four
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Japanese Half Japanese] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_They_Who_Ache_with_Amorous_Love We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love]'' (1990)
* 12. Rock for Light - Bad Brains
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butthole_Surfers Butthole Surfers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust_Abortion_Technician Locust Abortion Technician]'' (1987)
* 11. My War - Black Flag
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band) Black Flag] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaged_(Black_Flag_album) Damaged]'' (1981)
* 10. Pee Pee the Sailor - Butthole Surfers
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_(band) Fear] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Record_(album) The Record]'' (1982)
* 09. 1st EP - Saccharin Trust
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Image_Ltd Public Image Ltd] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_Romance_(album) The Flowers of Romance]'' (1981)
* 08. 1st EP - Scratch Acid
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy_(group) Public Enemy] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Nation_of_Millions_to_Hold_Us_Back It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]'' (1988)
* 07. Millions of Dead Cops - M.D.C.
 
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#[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Girls Marine Girls] – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Party_(album) ''Beach Party'']'' ''(1981)
* 06. Land Shark - Fang
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie David Bowie] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World The Man Who Sold the World]'' (1970)
* 05. Philosophy of the World - Shaggs
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipers Wipers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_This_Real? Is This Real?]'' (1980)
* 04. Sun Of A Gun - the Vaselines
 
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#Wipers – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_of_America Youth of America]'' (1981)
* 03. POD - The Breeders  
 
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#Wipers – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Edge_(Wipers_album) Over the Edge]'' (1983)
* 02. Surfer Rosa - Pixies  
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazzy_Star Mazzy Star] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Hangs_Brightly She Hangs Brightly]'' (1990)
* 01. Raw Power - Iggy & The Stooges
 
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swans_(band) Swans] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_God_(EP) Young God]'' (1984, erroneously listed as ''Raping a Slave'')
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Revision as of 17:15, 8 February 2020

In Journals, Kurt Cobain made a list of his Top 50 favorite albums under the title "Top 50 by Nirvana."

Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Albums

  1. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power (1973)
  2. PixiesSurfer Rosa (1988)
  3. The BreedersPod (1990)
  4. The VaselinesDying for It (1988, listed as Pink EP)
  5. The ShaggsPhilosophy of the World (1969)
  6. FangLandshark! (1982)
  7. MDCMillions of Dead Cops (1981)
  8. Scratch AcidScratch Acid (1984, listed as 1st EP)
  9. Saccharine TrustPaganicons (1981, listed as 1st EP)
  10. Butthole SurfersPee Pee the Sailor (1983)
  11. Black FlagMy War (1984)
  12. Bad BrainsRock for Light (1983)
  13. Gang of FourEntertainment! (1979)
  14. Sex PistolsNever Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
  15. The FrogsIt's Only Right and Natural (1989)
  16. PJ HarveyDry (1992)
  17. Sonic YouthDaydream Nation (1988)
  18. The KnackGet the Knack (1979)
  19. The SaintsKnow Your Product (1978)
  20. Kleenex – "anything by:" (1978–1983, collected on 1993's Kleenex/LiLiPUT anthology)
  21. The RaincoatsThe Raincoats (1979)
  22. Young Marble GiantsColossal Youth (1980)
  23. AerosmithRocks (1976)
  24. Various Artists – What Is It. (1982, erroneously listed as What Is This?)
  25. R.E.M.Green (1988)
  26. Shonen KnifeBurning Farm (K Records version, 1985)
  27. The SlitsCut (1979, listed as Typical Girls)
  28. The ClashCombat Rock (1982)
  29. The Faith/VoidThe Faith/Void (1982)
  30. Rites of SpringRites of Spring (1985)
  31. Beat HappeningJamboree (1988)
  32. Tales of TerrorTales of Terror (1984)
  33. LeadbellyLeadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One (1953)
  34. MudhoneySuperfuzz Bigmuff (1988)
  35. Daniel JohnstonYip/Jump Music (1983)
  36. FlipperAlbum – Generic Flipper (1982)
  37. The BeatlesMeet the Beatles! (1964)
  38. Half JapaneseWe Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990)
  39. Butthole SurfersLocust Abortion Technician (1987)
  40. Black FlagDamaged (1981)
  41. FearThe Record (1982)
  42. Public Image LtdThe Flowers of Romance (1981)
  43. Public EnemyIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
  44. Marine GirlsBeach Party (1981)
  45. David BowieThe Man Who Sold the World (1970)
  46. WipersIs This Real? (1980)
  47. Wipers – Youth of America (1981)
  48. Wipers – Over the Edge (1983)
  49. Mazzy StarShe Hangs Brightly (1990)
  50. SwansYoung God (1984, erroneously listed as Raping a Slave)