1991
Melody Maker Album of the Year – Nevermind
Melody Maker Single of the Year – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Eye Weekly Canadian Albums of the Year – #1 Nevermind
Eye Weekly Canadian Top Singles – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Rolling Stone Critics Pick Albums #3 Nevermind
Rolling Stone Critics Pick Singles #2 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Spin Best of 1991 – #3 Nevermind
Triple J Hottest 100 – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit, #76 Come As You Are
Village Voice Albums Of The Year – #1 Nevermind
1992
1/25/92 #1 Kerrang Indie Metal Charts – Bleach
1/25/92 #1 Kerrang Metal Charts – Nevermind
Spin Artist of the Year
MTV Video Music Awards: Best New Artist & Best Alternative Group – Smells Like Teen Spirit
ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives Top Songs of 1992 – #44 Smells Like Teen Spirit
1993
#168 Billboard Singles Artist of the Year
Rolling Stone Critics Pick Albums – #3 In Utero
Rolling Stone Critics Pick Singles – #3 Heart Shaped Box
Rolling Stone Top 100 Music Videos – #2 Smells Like Teen Spirit, #39 In Bloom
MTV Video Music Awards: Best Alternative Video – In Bloom
MTV Video Music Awards: Best Art Direction (Bernadette Disanto)
Brit Awards Winner – Nirvana
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart #1 Heart-Shaped Box for 3 weeks
Spin Best of 1993 – #3 In Utero
Entertainment Weekly 100 Greatest CDs #16 Nevermind
Entertainment Weekly Top Albums #5 In Utero
Triple J Hottest 100 – #20 Heart Shaped Box
1994
#78 Billboard Singles Artist of the Year
MTV Video Music Awards: Best Alternative Group – Heart Shaped Box
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart #1 About A Girl for a week
Rolling Stone Artist of the Year
Top Billboard 200 Album Artists (Duo/Group) – #5 Nirvana
Triple J Hottest 100 – #7 About A Girl
Metal Hammer Albums of ’94 – #3 Unplugged
Guitarist Magazine Top 50 Most Influential Guitar Albums of All Time Ever – #14 Nevermind
1995
#202 Billboard Singles Artist of the Year
American Music Awards – Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist – Unplugged
Grammy Best Alternative Album – Unplugged
Alternative Press Top 99 Of ’85 to ’95 – #1 Nevermind
Raw 90 Essential Albums For The 90s – Nevermind, In Utero, Unplugged
ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives Top Pop Singles Artists of 1995 – #202 Nirvana
Spin Top 100 Alternative Albums – #5 Nevermind, #92 In Utero
1996
Spin Best of 1996 – #14 Wishkah
Rolling Stone Critics Pick Albums – #9 Wishkah
MTV Greatest Music Videos Of All Time – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
MTV Greatest Albums Of All Time – #1 Nevermind
Metal Hammer Albums of ’96 – #9 Wishkah
Triple J Hottest 100 – #45 Aneurysm
1997
Massive #1 Album Of All Time – Nevermind
Kerrang! 100 greatest gigs of all time – #1 Nirvana August 15, 1991
German Rolling Stone Top 100 Albums Of All Time – #19 Nevermind
Virgin Megastores UK Top 100 CDs – #5 Nevermind
1998
Kerrang most influential artist of all time
Kerrang! 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die – #1 In Utero
MTV Most Buzz Worthiest Groups Of All Time – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
VH1 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll – #42 Nirvana
Alternative Press 90 Best Albums of the 90’s – #1 Nevermind
1999
Spin Top 90 Albums of the 90’s – #1 Nevermind, #18 In Utero
Select Best Of The 90’s – #3 Nevermind
The Guitar Magazine Riff Of The Millennium Readers Poll – #13 Come As You Are
Q Magazine Top Singles Of All Time – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Guitar World Artist of the Decade – Kurt Cobain
Guitar World 20 Albums of the 90’s That Mattered Most – #1 Nevermind
Diamond Award – Nevermind (over 10 million copies sold award)
Kerrang! Best Songs of All Time – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Rolling Stone Artist of the Decade – Kurt Cobain
Rolling Stone The Essential Recordings of ‘90s Alternative – Nevermind, Unplugged & In Utero
VH1 Top 90 Videos of the Decade – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Much Music Top Videos of the Century – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Amazon.com Best Albums Of The 90s – #2 Nevermind
MTV 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made – #3 Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Guitar Magazine Albums Of The Millennium – #1 Nevermind, #13 In Utero
Guinness World Book Of Records – Most Controversial Rock Biography: Kurt & Courtney
2000
Guinness World Book Of Records – Most Played Video on MTV Europe: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Guinness World Book Of Records – Most Successful Posthumous Albums: Unplugged & Wishkah
Rolling Stone & MTV 100 Greatest Pop Songs – #3 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Rolling Stone 200 The Essential Rock Collection – 90s Nevermind & Unplugged
Melody Maker All Time Top 100 – #3 Nevermind
Classic Rock Magazine Songs That Changed The Face Of Rock – #10 Smells Like Teen Spirit
VH1 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock – #6 Nirvana
VH1 100 Greatest Rock Songs – #41 Smells Like Teen Spirit
2001
VH1 100 Greatest Albums – #2 Nevermind
VH1 100 Greatest Videos – #4 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Spin The 50 Most Essential Punk Records – #13 In Utero
2002
Spin 50 Greatest Bands Of All Time – #5 Nirvana
Nirvana entered the Lycos 50 for the 1st time
#160 Billboard Singles Artist of the Year
VH1 100 Sexiest Artists – #49 Kurt Cobain
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks #1 You Know You’re Right for 4 weeks
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart #1 You Know You’re Right for 4 weeks
Rolling Stone Readers 100 Albums Of All Time – #2 Nevermind, #22 In Utero, #55 Unplugged
NME Greatest Artists Of All Time – #13 Nirvana
Spin Best Singles Of 2002 – #5 You Know You’re Right
Triple J Hottest 100 – #12 You Know You’re Right
ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives Top Songs Of 2002 – #185 You Know You’re Right
2003
VH1 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
VH1 100 Most Shocking Moments In Rock ‘n’ Roll – #4 Kurt Cobain Suicide
Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time – #12 Kurt Cobain
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – #17 Nevermind, #311 Unplugged, #439 In Utero
Q Magazine 100 Greatest Albums of All Time – #1 Nevermind
2004
E! 101 Reasons The ’90s Ruled – #2 Nirvana
NME 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time – #15 In Utero, #19 Nevermind
MTV2 Top 10 Vidoes of the 90’s – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
MTV & Spin 20 Greatest Grunge Albums of All Time – #1 Nevermind
Kerrang! Greatest Rock Video Of All Time – #1 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kurt Cobain (#50) on Lycos 50 for the 1st time
Q Magazine Albums That Changed The World (1980-2004) #1 Nevermind
Q Magazine Singles That Changed The World (1980-2004) #2 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Q Magazine Greatest Gigs of All Time – #2 Nirvana – 1992 Reading Festival
Q Magazine 50 Bands That Changed The World – #3 Nirvana
Total Guitar Top Rock Riffs Of All Time – #2 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Kerrang! most important people in rock – #7 Kurt Cobain
Most played video ever on MTV in the UK and Ireland – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Australian Kerrang! Gigs That Shook The World – #1 01/24/92 Phoenecian Club, #11 08/15/91 Roxy Theatre, #22 Unplugged
Australian Kerrang! The Ultimate 100 Alternative CDs To Own – #1 Nevermind
VH1 & TV Guide: 100 Moments That Rocked TV – #14 Nirvana Unplugged
Rolling Stone Top 500 Rock Songs of All Time – #9 Smells Like Teen Spirit
Q Magazine 100 Greatest Icons – #5 Kurt Cobain
Kerrang! 50 Greatest Punk Albums Ever – #4 Nevermind