1. Nirvana – Nevermind
If you are even remotely familiar with the music scene in the ’90s, our last entry on the list of 10 most important albums of the ’90s won’t be a major surprise. “Nevermind” didn’t only made Nirvana one of the greatest rock bands in the history, but it was also an album that defined an entire generation. Songs on the album relied on personal and social topics matched with simple but effective and powerful style of playing. The rock music started losing its influence in the early ’90s until this album came along and made it popular again. It was the defining moment of grunge music and the success of “Nevermind” saw other grunge bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden achieving both critical and commercial success. Entire underground and alternative rock music scene saw an uplifting after Nevermind and became appealing to both audience and record labels. The interesting thing about this album is that it didn’t suppose to be remotely successful as it turned out to be. Nirvana’s record label Geffen has only projected that the album will sell just over 200,000 copies, but it ended up selling more than 30 million copies to date. After the release of the song Smells Like Teen Spirit, the selling pace was more than 300,000 copies a week. Rolling Stone named it the greatest album in the ’90s while it is often featured on lists of the greatest albums in the history of music.
