Nirvana’s single “Come As You Are” returns to Billboard’s global chart and hits a new all-time peak, decades after its release and the band’s breakup. Nirvana at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards – Rehearsals at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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It’s been more than 30 years since Nirvana officially disbanded following the death of lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain. The band was together for less than a decade, and yet the impact Nirvana’s music has had on the world, and especially rock as a genre, cannot be quantified.
The outfit only released a handful of albums, but remains present on the Billboard charts at all times, typically with the album Nevermind and its most famous tune “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Both of those titles can be found on multiple tallies this week, but it is another track, “Come as You Are,” that returns and manages an impressive showing for a more-than-30-year-old single.
“Come As You Are” Returns to Billboard’s Global Chart
“Come as You Are” rebounds onto the Billboard Global 200 this frame at No. 190. The tally ranks the most consumed songs all around the planet, with both sales and streams helping determine where a cut lands. “Come as You Are” does not manage to find space on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., which excludes all activity from America, differentiating it from the Billboard Global 200.
“Come as You Are” Reaches a New All-Time Peak
“Come as You Are” reaches a new high point as it finds its way back to the Billboard Global 200. The track has now spent six weeks on the 200-spot list after debuting a short time ago in August of this year.
Nirvana’s Lowest-Peaking Song
Even as it hits its new highest placement, “Come as You Are” continues to stand out as Nirvana’s lowest-peaking cut on the Billboard Global 200. The band has only accrued three wins, and both “Something in the Way” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” have cracked the upper half of the roster. Over on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., where “Come as You Are” has never carved out space, the band is steady with its two successes.
What Songs Were Selected as Singles From Nirvana’s Nevermind?
“Come as You Are” was selected as the second single from Nirvana’s Nevermind, which is widely regarded as the most important grunge album of all time and one of the most successful rock releases ever. The song was preceded only by “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” which arrived shortly before Nevermind was released to the public.
Nevermind also featured the singles “Lithium” and “In Bloom,” but none of them have managed to become nearly as important as “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – although clearly the world is still interested in other Nirvana tracks, as “Come as You Are” returns and reaches its new all-time high.
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” Climbs as “Come As Your Are” Returns
The grunge troupe fills a pair of spots on the worldwide tallies as “Smells Like Teen Spirit” improves from where it sat just last week. One of the most famous alternative rock hits of all time lifts to No. 112 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 126 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., jumping more than 10 spaces on the two rankings at the same time.
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” can also be located on the U.S.-specific Alternative Streaming Songs chart, where it moves up three spots to No. 22.
Nevermind Surges on Multiple Billboard Charts in America
(NO TABLOIDS) Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during Nirvana in New York, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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As is often the case, Nevermind lives on several Billboard rosters. Nirvana’s masterpiece returns to the top 10 on the Top Alternative Albums list, rocking to No. 10. It also sits inside the top 20 on the Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums tallies, settling at Nos. 12 and 15 respectively, up five spaces on both.
Nevermind improves its standing on the Billboard 200 — the all-encompassing ranking of the most consumed albums in the U.S. — this frame as it is just one stay shy of 750 weeks on the tally. Nevermind makes a home at No. 78, after shifting 12,800 equivalent units, according to Luminate.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/12/01/nirvanas-singles-continue-to-reach-new-peaks-decades-after-the-bands-split/
