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Which position did Nirvana's 'Nevermind' reach on the Billboard 200 in January 1992, displacing Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' from the top spot?
Answer
Number one
'Nevermind' climbed to number one on the Billboard 200 in January 1992, knocking Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' from the top position — a cultural flashpoint that signaled grunge's mainstream takeover. The album had been released the previous September and built momentum through word of mouth and MTV airplay.
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Kurt Cobain almost rejected 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' as too commercial; the band initially recorded it as a joke to mock stadium rock.
Other options people guess
- Number two
- Number three
- Number five
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- nirvana
- 1990s
- grunge
- billboard
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