Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” reached new peaks on Billboard’s Global 200 (No. 72) and Global Excl. U.S. (No. 84) as the band received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 27.
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” has spent 234 weeks on the Global 200 and 165 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. “Come as You Are” reentered the Global 200 at No. 190, giving Nirvana two songs on that list; only “Teen Spirit” appeared on the U.S.-excluded chart.
The award recognized Nirvana’s contributions to music-video making. Nirvana was the first group to receive it since Duran Duran in 2003. “Nevermind” rose from No. 63 to No. 58 on the Billboard 200 and returned to the U.S. Top Album Sales chart at No. 45 after selling 2,300 copies, according to Luminate. It also rose to No. 15 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums and No. 13 on Top Rock Albums, and held at No. 10 on Top Alternative Albums.
