9/24/1991 – Nirvana’s album Nevermind was released in America, entering the chart at No. 144 in its first week. The album, which peaked at No. 1 in January 1992 has now sold over 30m copies worldwide. The idea for the now iconic front cover shot of the baby swimming came after Kurt Cobain and drummer Dave Grohl saw a TV documentary on water babies. While Nevermind was initially slow to move up the charts, the success of the single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ eventually pushed the album to No.1. The influence of Nevermind, meanwhile, cannot be understated. Featuring such genre-defining songs as ‘Come as You Are,’ ‘Lithium,’ ‘In Bloom,’ and, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ the album shifted the course of modern music and paved the way for countless alt-rock bands to find mainstream success in their wake.