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Kurt Cobain's 45 favorite albums

Kurt Cobain was an American musician and songwriter who was the lead vocalist and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Kurt Cobain first gained fame with the release of Nirvana's debut album "Bleach" in 1989, and the band's follow-up album "Nevermind" (1991) became a massive commercial success and helped popularize the grunge genre. Cobain was known for his distinctive voice, raw lyrics, and unconventional guitar style, and Nirvana's music has had a lasting influence on the rock genre. Kurt Cobain died by suicide in 1994 at the age of 27. He has been posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Kurt Cobain's favorite albums

SwansYoung God
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 50th favorite album ever.
Mazzy StarShe Hangs Brightly
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 49th favorite album ever.
WipersOver the Edge
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 48th favorite album ever.
WipersYouth of America
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 47th favorite album ever.
WipersIs This Real?
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 46th favorite album ever.
David BowieThe Man Who Sold the World
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 45th favorite album ever.
Marine GirlsBeach Party
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 44th favorite album ever.
Public Image LimitedThe Flowers of Romance
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 42th favorite album ever.
FearThe Record
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 41th favorite album ever.
Black FlagDamaged
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 40th favorite album ever.
Public EnemyIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 43th favorite album ever.
Butthole SurfersLocust Abortion Technician
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 39th favorite album ever.
Half JapaneseWe Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 38th favorite album ever.
The BeatlesMeet the Beatles
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 37th favorite album ever.
FlipperGeneric Flipper
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 36th favorite album ever.
Daniel JohnstonYip/Jump Music
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 35th favorite album ever.
MudhoneySuperfuzz Bigmuff
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 34th favorite album ever.
LeadbellyLeadbelly's Last Sessions Vol. 1
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 33th favorite album ever.
Tales of TerrorTales of Terror
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 32th favorite album ever.
Beat HappeningJamboree
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 31th favorite album ever.
Rites of SpringRites of Spring
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 30th favorite album ever.
The ClashCombat Rock
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 28th favorite album ever.
The SlitsTypical Girls
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 27th favorite album ever.
Shonen KnifeBurning Farm
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 26th favorite album ever.
R.E.M.Green
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 25th favorite album ever.
AerosmithRocks
Rocks was one of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums, as he listed in his Journals.
Young Marble GiantsColossal Youth
Colossal Youth is one of the ten most influential records I'd ever heard.
The RaincoatsThe Raincoats
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 21th favorite album ever.
The SaintsKnow Your Product
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 19th favorite album ever.
The KnackGet the Knack
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 18th favorite album ever.
Sonic YouthDaydream Nation
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 17th favorite album ever.
PJ HarveyDry
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 16th favorite album ever.
The FrogsIt's Only Right and Natural
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 15th favorite album ever
Sex PistolsNever Mind the Bollocks
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 14th favorite album ever
Bad BrainsRock for Light
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 12th favorite album ever
Black FlagMy War
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 11th favorite album ever
Saccharine TrustPaganicons
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his 9th favorite album ever
The VaselinesDying for it
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his fourth favorite album ever
The ShaggsPhilosophy of The World
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his fifth favorite album ever
The BreedersPod
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his third favorite album ever
Scratch AcidScratch Acid EP
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his eighth favorite album ever
PixiesSurfer Rosa
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. He cited Surfer Rosa as the basis for Nevermind's songwriting.
MDCMillions of Dead Cops
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his sixth favorite album ever
Gang Of FourEntertainment!
Handwritten list from personal journals of Kurt Cobain. Listed as his thirteenth favorite album ever
Iggy and The StoogesRaw Power
From personal journals of Kurt Cobain: In his list of the top 50 albums he thought were most influential to Nirvana's sound, Raw Power appears in the number one slot.

Kurt Cobain's 45 favorite albums

Kurt Cobain's favorite albums

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