The Top 100 Grunge Songs

To commemorate the 100th episode of The Grunge Bible Podcast, we compiled our ranking of the top 100 grunge songs. You can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, or wherever you stream your podcasts.

Grunge Bible’s Top 100 Grunge Songs


100. Touch, Peel, and Stand - Days of the New

99. Big Rock Show - Sweetwater

98. The Scratch - 7 Year Bitch

97. Violet - Hole

96. My Own Prison - Creed

95. Buttercup - Brad

94. John The Fisherman - Primus

93. Jessie - Paw

92. Machinehead - Bush

91. Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots

90. Boris - Melvins

89. Crazy Love - Gruntruck

88. Something in the Way - Nirvana

87. Comedown - Bush

86. Israel’s Son - Silverchair

85. Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins

84. Beyond The Wheel - Soundgarden

83. Porch - Pearl Jam

82. Jezebel Woman - Malfunkshun

81. Cannonball - Breeders

80. Leafy Incline -TAD

79. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins

78. Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam

77. This Town - Green River

76. Atlanta - Stone Temple Pilots

75. 1000 Smiling Knuckles - Skin Yard

74. State of Love and Trust - Pearl Jam

73. Shame in You - Alice in Chains

72. Wicked Garden - Stone Temple Pilots

71. Glycerine - Bush

70. Drown - Smashing Pumpkins

69. Red Bar - Pearl Jam

68. Black - Pearl Jam

67. Blew - Nirvana

66. Blow Up The Outside World - Soundgarden

65. Revolve - Melvins

64. No Excuses - Alice in Chains

63. Wake Up - Mad Season

62. Come Bite The Apple - Mother Love Bone

61. Far Behind - Candlebox

60. Kool Thing - Sonic Youth

59. Cut You In - Jerry Cantrell

58. Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam

57. Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Unplugged) - Nirvana

56. Nutshell - Alice in Chains

55. Suck You Dry - Mudhoney

54. Spoonman - Soundgarden

53. Mayonaise - Smashing Pumpokins

52. Dissident - Pearl Jam

51. Shitlist - L7

50. Doll Parts - Hole

49. Feel The Pain - Dinosaur Jr.

48. Fell on Black Days - Soundgarden

47. Say Hello 2 Heaven - Temple of the Dog

46. Superunknown - Soundgarden

45. Rooster - Alice in Chains

44. Big Empty - Stone Temple Pilots

43. I Stay Away - Alice in Chains

42. Burden in My Hand - Soundgarden

41. Seasons - Chris Cornell

40. Release - Pearl Jam

39. In Bloom - Nirvana

38. Searching with My Good Eye Closed - Soundgarden

37. Sweet ‘69 - Babes in Toyland

36. Long Gone Day - Mad Season

35. Honey Bucket - Melvins

34. Throat Locus - TAD

33. Touch Me I’m Sick - Mudhoney

32. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots

31. All Apologies - Nirvana

30. Dollar Bill - Screaming Trees

29. 4th of July - Soundgarden

28. Swallow My Pride - Green River

27. It Ain’t Like That - Alice in Chains

26. Backwater - Meat Puppets

25. Pretend We’re Dead - L7

24. River of Deceit - Mad Season

23. Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns - Mother Love Bone

22. Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana

21. Out of Focus - Love Battery

20. Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins

19. Slaves & Bulldozers - Soundgarden

18. Even Flow - Pearl Jam

17. Come As You Are - Nirvana

16. Right Turn - Alice in Chains

15. Everlong - Foo Fighters

14. Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog

13. Tomorrow - Silverchair

12. Nearly Lost You - Screaming Trees

11. Plush - Stone Temple Pilots

10. Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

9. Them Bones - Alice in Chains

8. You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face) - Mudhoney

7. Jeremy - Pearl Jam

6. Lithium - Nirvana

5. Outshined - Soundgarden

4. Man In The Box - Alice in Chains

3. Alive - Pearl Jam

2. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

1. Would? - Alice in Chains

Listen to our top 100 songs in this Spotify playlist!

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