Nirvana’s Top 20 most-played songs revealed on day of Kurt Cobain’s 50th Birthday

Nirvana‘s top 20 most-played songs have been revealed on what would have been Kurt Cobain‘s 50th Birthday.

The band’s iconic frontman was born on February 20th, 1967, meaning he would have celebrated his 50th birthday today.

Naturally, Nirvana’s iconic hit ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ comes first on the list, followed by ‘Come As You Are’, ‘Lithium’, ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ and ‘In Bloom’. Also featuring on the list is the band’s cover of David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who  Sold The World’, which places sixth.

The list, which was compiled by music licensing group PPL, can be seen below.

Tim Silver of PPL said of the frontman: “Kurt Cobain was one of the most visionary figures in music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He inspired countless young people all over the world to start learning an instrument and to have the confidence to begin writing their own music. On what would have been his 50th birthday, we are delighted to be able to honour him with a chart of the 20 most-played Nirvana songs on radio and TV. There’re a lot of their best-known tracks in there but also one or two curveballs too.

1. ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ (1991)
2. ‘Come As You Are’ (1991)
3. ‘Lithium’ (1991)
4. ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ (1993)
5. ‘In Bloom’ (1991)
6. ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ (1993)
7. ‘All Apologies’ (1993)
8. ‘About A Girl’ (1989)
9. ‘Aneurysm’ (1991)
10. ‘On A Plan’ (1991)
11. ‘Drain You’ (1991)
12. ‘Stay Away’ (1991)
13. ‘Breed’ (1991)
14. ‘Love Buzz’ (1989)
15. ‘Serve The Servants’ (1993)
16. ‘Lounge Act’ (1991)
17. ‘Something In The Way’ (1991)
18. ‘Molly’s Lips’ (1990)
19. ‘Dumb’ (1993)
20. ‘Territorial Pissings’ (1991)