How the band's single, "Smells Like Teen Spirit, " was a phenomenal, seemingly overnight success that ushered so-called alternative rock into the mainstream.

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Nevermind also features heavily, with the likes of Lithium, In Bloom and Come As You Are standing alongside the inevitable Smells Like Teen Spirit.

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Nirvana were the leading group in the United States grunge scene, with hits including Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are, after Nevermind was released in 1991.

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