List of songs recorded by Nirvana
Nirvana was an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, with drummer Dave Grohl joining the band in 1990. Though their brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era.
The band recorded three studio albums; Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero, with other songs available on live albums, compilations, extended plays, singles and reissues. Other songs have surfaced or are known to exist but have not been released officially.
List
- The columns Title and Author list each song title and the writer of each song, listed by last name only.
- The column Release includes the official release on which the song first appeared. If a title has gone out of print and/or later appeared on an equally significant release, the song will include multiple release listings. For example, a number of b-sides and compilation tracks have been reissued on the With the Lights Out box set.
- The columns Recorded, Location and Producer list the date that the song was recorded, the location of the studio or venue where the recording of the song took place and if applicable, the producer of each song listed by last name.
| Title | Author | Release | Recorded | Location | Producer |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Nirvana | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | single | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Bleach | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Nevermind It's an Interview | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | single | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Icon | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | ' | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / John Silva | |
| "About a Girl" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Aero Zeppelin" | Cobain | Incesticide | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on a Sunday" | Traditional | With the Lights Out | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on a Sunday" | Traditional | ' | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | In Utero | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | single | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | Singles | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | single | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | Nirvana | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | Icon | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Boombox recording, Olympia, Washington or Los Angeles | — | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | ' | Boombox recording, Olympia, Washington or Los Angeles | — | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | In Utero | The Music Source, Seattle | Montgomery | |
| "All Apologies" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | single | Montgomery | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Hormoaning | Montgomery | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Singles | Montgomery | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | With the Lights Out | Montgomery | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Nevermind | Montgomery | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | ' | Montgomery | ||
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Nevermind It's an Interview | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Incesticide | Maida Vale Studios, London | Adhikari | |
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | single | O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Aneurysm" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Anorexorcist" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | KAOS Studios, Olympia, Washington | Dresch / Goodmanson | |
| "Beans" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | – | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Blew | Fisk | ||
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Nirvana | Fisk | ||
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | single | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Singles | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | ' | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Incesticide | Maida Vale Studios, London | Adhikari | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Paradiso, Amsterdam | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | KAOS Studios, Olympia, Washington | Dresch / Goodmanson | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Bleach | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — | |
| "Been a Son" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Beeswax" | Cobain | Kill Rock Stars | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Beeswax" | Cobain | Incesticide | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Big Cheese" | Cobain / Novoselic | single | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Big Cheese" | Cobain / Novoselic | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Big Long Now" | Cobain | Incesticide | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Blandest" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Blandest" | Cobain | ' | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | Blew | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | Paradiso, Amsterdam | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | Bleach | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | — | |
| "Blew" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Breed" | Cobain | Nevermind | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Breed" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | London Astoria, London | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Breed" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Breed" | Cobain | Nevermind | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig | |
| "Breed" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Breed" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Clean Up Before She Comes" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — | |
| "Clean Up Before She Comes" | Cobain | ' | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | Nevermind | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | single | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | Singles | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | Nirvana | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | Icon | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | ' | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | ' | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | Nevermind | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Come as You Are" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Curmudgeon" | Cobain/Novoselic/Grohl | single | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones | |
| "Curmudgeon" | Cobain/Novoselic/Grohl | Singles | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones | |
| "Curmudgeon" | Cobain/Novoselic/Grohl | With the Lights Out | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones | |
| "Curmudgeon" | Cobain/Novoselic/Grohl | Nevermind | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones | |
| "Curmudgeon" | Cobain/Novoselic/Grohl | ' | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones | |
| "D-7" | Sage | Hormoaning | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "D-7" | Sage | single | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "D-7" | Sage | With the Lights Out | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "D-7" | Sage | Nevermind | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "D-7" | Sage | ' | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "D-7" | Sage | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Dive" | Cobain / Novoselic | single | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig | |
| "Dive" | Cobain / Novoselic | Incesticide | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig | |
| "Dive" | Cobain / Novoselic | Nevermind | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig | |
| "Dive" | Cobain / Novoselic | With the Lights Out | Evergreen State Studio, Olympia, Washington | Babior | |
| "Dive" | Cobain / Novoselic | Bleach | Pine Street Theater, Portland, Oregon | — | |
| "Do Re Mi" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Boombox recording, Seattle | — | |
| "Do Re Mi" | Cobain | ' | Boombox recording, Seattle | — | |
| "Do You Love Me?" | Stanley / Ezrin / Fowley | ' | Evergreen State Studio, Olympia, Washington | Babior | |
| "Don't Want It All" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — | |
| "Downer" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Downer" | Cobain | Incesticide | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Downer" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Community World Theatre, Tacoma, Washington | — | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | single | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | Nevermind | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | ' | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | single | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | Nevermind It's an Interview | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | Singles | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | ' | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | single | O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 4-track recording, San Francisco | — | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | Nevermind | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "Drain You" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Dumb" | Cobain | In Utero | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini | |
| "Dumb" | Cobain | Nirvana | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini | |
| "Dumb" | Cobain | Icon | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini | |
| "Dumb" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Dumb" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "Dumb" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Dumb" | Cobain | In Utero | October 25-26, 1992 | Word of Mouth Studios, Seattle | Endino |
| "Endless, Nameless" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Nevermind bonus track "Come as You Are" single Singles ' | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Endless, Nameless" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | With the Lights Out | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin | |
| "Endless, Nameless" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Endless, Nameless" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Even in His Youth" | Cobain | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single Hormoaning Singles Nevermind ' | January 1, 1991 | Montgomery | |
| "Even in His Youth" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | September 1989 | Fisk | |
| "Floyd the Barber" | Cobain | Bleach | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Floyd the Barber" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | January 23, 1988 | Community World Theatre, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Floyd the Barber" | Cobain | Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theater, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "Floyd the Barber" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Forgotten Tune" | Cobain | In Utero | April 1992 | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones |
| "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" | Cobain | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" | Cobain | In Utero | April 1992 | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones |
| "Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | In Utero bonus track With the Lights Out | January 19–21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "Grey Goose" | Lead Belly | With the Lights Out | August 20 / 28, 1989 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Hairspray Queen" | Cobain / Novoselic | Incesticide | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Heart-Shaped Box" | Cobain | "Heart-Shaped Box" single In Utero Singles Nirvana Icon | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Heart-Shaped Box" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | December 30, 1993 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Heart-Shaped Box" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | January 19–21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "Heart-Shaped Box" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Heartbreaker" | Bonham / Jones / Page / Plant | With the Lights Out ' | March 7, 1987 | 17 Nussbaum Road, Raymond, Washington | — |
| "Here She Comes Now" | Cale / Morrison / Reed / Tucker | : Volume One "Here She Comes Now / Venus in Furs" single With the Lights Out Nevermind | April 2–6, 1990 | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig |
| "Help Me, I'm Hungry" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | April 17, 1987 | KAOS Studios, Olympia, Washington | Dresch / Goodmanson |
| "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" | Cobain | The Beavis and Butt-head Experience "Pennyroyal Tea" single In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "I Hate Myself and Want to Die" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 19–21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "If You Must" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "In Bloom" | Cobain | Nevermind "In Bloom" single Singles Nirvana Icon ' | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "In Bloom" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "In Bloom" | Cobain | Nevermind | April 2–6, 1990 | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig |
| "Jam" | Cobain / Grohl / Novoselic | In Utero | October 25-26, 1992 | Word of Mouth Studios, Seattle | Endino |
| "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" | Kelly / McKee | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" | Kelly / McKee | With the Lights Out | February 5, 1994 | Pavilhão Dramático, Cascais, Portugal | — |
| "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" | Kelly / McKee | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Lake of Fire" | Kirkwood | MTV Unplugged in New York "Lake of Fire" single | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | Nevermind "Lithium" single Singles Nirvana Icon ' | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah "Lithium" single | November 25, 1991 | Paradiso, Amsterdam | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | September 25, 1990 | KAOS Studios, Olympia, Washington | Dresch / Goodmanson |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | Nevermind | April 2–6, 1990 | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Lithium" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Lounge Act" | Cobain | Nevermind | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Lounge Act" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Lounge Act" | Cobain | Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Love Buzz" | van Leeuwen | "Love Buzz" single Bleach Blew | June–September 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Love Buzz" | van Leeuwen | Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theater, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "Love Buzz" | van Leeuwen | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | — | |
| "The Man Who Sold the World" | Bowie | MTV Unplugged in New York "The Man Who Sold the World" single Nirvana | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "The Man Who Sold the World" | Bowie | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Marigold" | Grohl | "Heart-Shaped Box" single Singles With the Lights Out In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Mexican Seafood" | Cobain | Teriyaki Asthma Volume 1 Incesticide | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Milk It" | Cobain | "Heart-Shaped Box" single In Utero Singles | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Milk It" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | January 7, 1994 | Seattle Center Arena, Seattle | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Milk It" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 19–21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "Moby Dick" | Bonham / Jones / Page | With the Lights Out | January 23, 1988 | Community World Theatre, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Moist Vagina" | Cobain | "All Apologies / Rape Me" single Singles In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Moist Vagina" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 19–21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "Molly's Lips" | Kelly / McKee | "Candy / Molly's Lips" single Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theater, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "Molly's Lips" | Kelly / McKee | Hormoaning Incesticide "Molly's Lips" single | October 21, 1990 | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin |
| "The Money Will Roll Right In" | Wilson / Flynn | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "More Than a Feeling" | Scholz | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Mr. Moustache" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Mrs. Butterworth" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | Summer 1987 | Boombox recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — |
| "Negative Creep" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Negative Creep" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | January 7, 1994 | Seattle Center Arena, Seattle | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Negative Creep" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Negative Creep" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| " Polly" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Incesticide | November 9, 1991 | Maida Vale Studios, London | Adhikari |
| "Oh, Me" | Kirkwood | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Oh, the Guilt" | Cobain | "Puss / Oh, the Guilt" single With the Lights Out ' | April 7, 1992 | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones |
| "Old Age" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Old Age" | Cobain | Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "On a Plain" | Cobain | Nevermind "On a Plain" single | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "On a Plain" | Cobain | Nevermind It's an Interview Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "On a Plain" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "On a Plain" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "On a Plain" | Cobain | Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| " Opinion" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | September 25, 1990 | KAOS Studios, Olympia, Washington | Johnson |
| "The Other Improv" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 19–21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "Paper Cuts" | Cobain | Bleach | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Pay to Play" | Cobain | DGC Rarities Volume 1 With the Lights Out Nevermind | April 2–6, 1990 | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig |
| "Pen Cap Chew" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 23, 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | Cobain | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | Cobain | "Pennyroyal Tea" single Nirvana Icon | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Litt |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 1993 | Boombox recording, Seattle | — |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | Cobain | In Utero | October 25-26, 1992 | Word of Mouth Studios, Seattle | Endino |
| "Pennyroyal Tea" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Plateau" | Kirkwood | MTV Unplugged in New York | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Polly" | Cobain | Nevermind | April 2–6, 1990 | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig |
| "Polly" | Cobain | "In Bloom" single Singles Nevermind ' | December 28, 1991 | O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California | Vig |
| "Polly" | Cobain | MTV Unplugged in New York "Polly" single | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Polly" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | December 5, 1989 | London Astoria, London | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Polly" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 1987 or 1988 | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | — |
| "Polly" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | September 1989 | Fisk | |
| "Polly" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Polly" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | Cobain | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | Cobain | ' | February 18, 1994 | Summum, Grenoble, France | — |
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | Cobain | In Utero | October 25-26, 1992 | Word of Mouth Studios, Seattle | Endino |
| "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Rape Me" | Cobain | In Utero "All Apologies / Rape Me" single Singles Nirvana Icon | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Rape Me" | Cobain | SNL: The Musical Performances Volume 2 | September 25, 1993 | NBC Studios, New York City | — |
| "Rape Me" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | May 1991 | Boombox recording, Los Angeles | — |
| "Rape Me" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | October 25–26, 1992 | Word of Mouth Studios, Seattle | Endino |
| "Rape Me" | Cobain | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | — | |
| "Rape Me" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Raunchola" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | January 23, 1988 | Community World Theatre, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Return of the Rat" | Sage | Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers With the Lights Out | April 7, 1992 | Laundry Room Studios, Seattle | Jones |
| "Sappy" | Cobain | No Alternative With the Lights Out In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Sappy" | Cobain | ' | January 2–3, 1990 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Sappy" | Cobain | Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "Sappy" | Cobain | Nevermind | April 2–6, 1990 | Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | Vig |
| "Scentless Apprentice" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Scentless Apprentice" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | O'Brien / Stata | |
| "Scentless Apprentice" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | With the Lights Out | Winter 1992 | 4-track recording, Seattle | — |
| "Scentless Apprentice" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | In Utero | January 19-21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "School" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "School" | Cobain | "Come as You Are" single Nevermind It's an Interview Singles Nevermind ' | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "School" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | November 25, 1991 | Paradiso, Amsterdam | O'Brien / Stata |
| "School" | Cobain | Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "School" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "School" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Scoff" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Scoff" | Cobain | Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "Serve the Servants" | Cobain | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Serve the Servants" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Fall or winter 1992 | Boombox recording, Seattle | — |
| "Serve the Servants" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Sifting" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Sliver" | Cobain | "Sliver" single Incesticide Nirvana | July 11 / 24, 1990 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Sliver" | Cobain | "In Bloom" single Singles Nevermind ' | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Wallace | |
| "Sliver" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | November 10, 1993 | Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts | O'Brien / Diane Stata |
| "Sliver" | Cobain | With the Lights Out ' | 1990 | Boombox recording, Olympia, Washington | — |
| "Sliver" | Cobain | In Utero | Pier 48, Seattle | ||
| "Sliver" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single Nevermind Nevermind It's an Interview Singles Nirvana Icon ' | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah "Smells Like Teen Spirit" single | December 28, 1991 | O'Brien Pavilion, Del Mar, California | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | With the Lights Out ' Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Cobain / Novoselic / Grohl | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | — | |
| "Something in the Way" | Cobain | Nevermind | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Something in the Way" | Cobain | "About a Girl" single MTV Unplugged in New York Nirvana bonus track | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Something in the Way" | Cobain | Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Something in the Way" | Cobain | Nevermind | November 9, 1991 | Maida Vale Studios, London | Adhikari |
| "Son of a Gun" | Kelly / McKee | Hormoaning Incesticide | October 21, 1990 | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin |
| "Spank Thru" | Cobain | Sub Pop 200 | June–September 1988 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Spank Thru" | Cobain | "Sliver" single Bleach | February 9, 1990 | Pine Street Theatre, Portland, Oregon | — |
| "Spank Thru" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah | November 19, 1991 | Teatro Castello, Rome | O'Brien / Stata |
| "Spank Thru" | Cobain | ' | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | — |
| "Spank Thru" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Stain" | Cobain | Blew Incesticide | September 1989 | Fisk | |
| "Stay Away" | Cobain | Nevermind | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Stay Away" | Cobain | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Swap Meet" | Cobain | Bleach | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino | |
| "Territorial Pissings" | Cobain / Powers | Nevermind Nevermind It's an Interview | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles Devonshire, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Territorial Pissings" | Cobain / Powers | Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Territorial Pissings" | Cobain / Powers | Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Territorial Pissings" | Cobain / Powers | Nevermind | Paramount Theatre, Seattle | — | |
| "They Hung Him on a Cross" | Traditional | With the Lights Out | August 20 / 28, 1989 | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle | Endino |
| "Token Eastern Song" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | September 1989 | Fisk | |
| "Tourette's" | Cobain | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Tourette's" | Cobain | From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah Live at Reading | Reading Festival, Reading, UK | Meisel / Silva | |
| "Tourette's" | Cobain | In Utero | October 25-26, 1992 | Word of Mouth Studios, Seattle | Endino |
| "Turnaround" | Mothersbaugh / Casale | Hormoaning Incesticide | October 21, 1990 | Maida Vale Studios, London | Griffin |
| "Verse Chorus Verse" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles | Vig |
| "Verse Chorus Verse" | Cobain | Nevermind | March 1991 | Boombox recording, Tacoma, Washington | — |
| "Very Ape" | Cobain | In Utero | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | Albini |
| "Very Ape" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | Fall or winter 1992 | Boombox recording, Seattle | — |
| "Very Ape" | Cobain | In Utero | January 19-21, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro | Montgomery |
| "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" | Traditional | MTV Unplugged in New York "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" single Nirvana bonus track | Sony Studios, New York City | Litt | |
| "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" | Traditional | With the Lights Out | 1990 | Boombox recording, Olympia, Washington | — |
| "White Lace and Strange" | Bond | With the Lights Out | April 17, 1987 | KAOS Studios, Olympia, Washington | Dresch / Goodmanson |
| "You Know You're Right" | Cobain | "You Know You're Right" single Nirvana Icon | January 30, 1994 | Robert Lang Studios, Shoreline, Washington | Kasper |
| "You Know You're Right" | Cobain | With the Lights Out | 1993 or 1994 | Boombox recording, Seattle | — |
Unreleased songs
The following table includes songs that have surfaced or are known to exist but have not been released officially as audio tracks. Three songs appear as video performances on the official release, With the Lights Out. Several songs were included on the Outcesticide series; a five disc Nirvana bootleg collection whose releases originally surfaced between 1994 and 1998. Remaining songs from Fecal Matter are also included here after "Spank Thru" appeared on . All track times are approximate.| Title | Author | Unofficial audio / official video release | Recorded | Location | Time |
| "Accusations" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail Demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 4:37 |
| "All Because Of You" | Cobain | 1988 | 2:14 | ||
| "Baba O'Riley" | Townshend | Outcesticide II: The Needle & the Damage Done | December 7, 1991 | Salle Omnisports, Rennes, FR | 3:13 |
| "Bad Moon Rising" | Fogerty | — | March 19, 1988 | Community World Theatre, Tacoma, Washington | 2:31 |
| "Bambi Slaughter" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington, not to be confused with the song "Creation" from Outcesticide IV | 3:22 |
| "Blathers Log" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | —2:33 |
| "Class of '86" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | —4:23 |
| "Control" or "Are You Controlled" or "Boatakk" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail Demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | - |
| "Creation" | Cobain | Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults | c. 1987 | Home demo. It is often mislabeled as "Bambi Slaughter", an entirely different song which appeared the Illiteracy Will Prevail demotape. | - |
| "Do Nuts" | Everett True | October 27, 1990 | Byron Building, Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, United Kingdom | - | |
| "E.Coli" | Cobain | Summer 1993 | Jukebox City, Seattle, Washington | 8:48 | |
| "Escalator to Hell" | Cobain | Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults | 1988 | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | 1:28 |
| "Excuse" | Cobain | 1984-1989 | 4-track recording, unknown location, likely Aberdeen, Washington | 4:42 | |
| "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" | Stone | — | 1987 | Boombox recording, Aberdeen, Washington | 2:18 |
| "Horrified" | Cobain | November 25, 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | 6:45 | |
| "I Don't Want You" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail Demo | December 1985 | 4-track Recording, Burien, Washington | 2:10 |
| "Immigrant Song" | Page Plant | With the Lights Out video | 1988 | Cassette recording, Aberdeen, Washington | 1:57 |
| "Insurance" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail Demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 1:43 |
| Ivy League | Cobain | January 30th 1994 | |||
| "L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle" | Yradier | — | October 19, 1991 | Trees, Dallas, TX | 1:13 |
| "Laminated Effect" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 2:11 |
| "Love My Family" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 9:08 |
| "Lullaby" | Cobain Novoselic Grohl | — | February 12–26, 1993 | Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | 3:36 |
| "Montage of Heck" | Cobain | Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults | 1987 or 1988 | 4-track recording, Aberdeen, Washington | 5:50 |
| "My Best Friend's Girl" | Ocasek | Outcesticide V: Disintegration / Live and Loud video | March 1, 1994 | Terminal 1, Munich, DE | 2:24 |
| "My Sharona" | Fieger Averee | Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults | February 16, 1994 | Salle Omnisports, Rennes, FR | 1:15 |
| "Nobody Knows I'm New Wave" | Cobain | October 30, 1992 | Vélez Sarzfield Stadium, Buenos Aries, Argentina | 3:06 | |
| "NOIZEMAKER" | Cobain | February 7, 1992 | Coogie Bay Hotel, Sydney, Australia | 18:01 | |
| "Punk Rocker" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail Demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 4:01 |
| "Reefer Madness" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail Demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 1:19 |
| "Run Rabbit Run" | Manchuria Claude | — | October 30, 1988 | Evergreen State Dorms, Olympia, Washington | 2:00 |
| "Seasons in the Sun" | Brel McKuen | With the Lights Out video | January 22, 1993 | Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro, BZ | 3:40 |
| "Song in 'D'" | Cobain | — | May 2–28, 1991 | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles | — |
| "Sound of Dentage" | Cobain | Illiteracy Will Prevail demo | December 1985 | 4-track recording, Burien, Washington | 3:22 |
| "Talk to Me" | Cobain | With the Lights Out video | October 4, 1992 | Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, Washington | 3:35 |
| "The End" | Morrison Krieger Manzarek Densmore | Outcesticide II: The Needle & the Damage Done | November 23, 1991 | Vooruit, Ghent, BE | 2:22 |
| "Unknown #1" | Cobain | Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults | 1987 or 1988 | 4-track recording, Olympia, Washington | 1:30 |
| "Unknown #2" | Cobain | Outcesticide IV: Rape of the Vaults | 1987 or 1988 | 4-track recording, Olympia, Washington | 1:58 |
| "Unknown #3" | Cobain | 1987 or 1988 | 4-track recording, Olympia, Washington | 4:44 | |
| "Unknown #4" | Cobain | 1986 | ? | 1:38 | |
| "Unknown #5" | Grohl | November 25, 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | 1:17 | |
| "Unknown #6" | Grohl | December, 4, 1991 | The Academy, Manchester, UK | 2:34 |