Nirvana in MRSOTY

Nirvana has been featured in MRSOTY four times: in 1989, 1991, 1993, and 2002. Nirvana has won two of the four times featured, in 1989 and 1993.

Nirvana was an American grunge band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. The band's most prominent lineup consisted of guitarist and vocalist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl. The band was active until 1994, disbanding after Cobain's suicide. The band has released three studio albums, twenty-one singles, five live albums, two EPs, four compilation albums, and two box sets.

Participation overview
{| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Song !! Album !! Place !! Participant
 * + Nirvana's entries
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 * 1989 || About A Girl || Bleach || 1 || 69420JMAN69420
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 * 1991 || Smells Like Teen Spirit || Nevermind || 3 || Dragondude
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 * 1993 || Heart-Shaped Box || In Utero || 1 || Combat
 * 2002 || You Know You're Right || Nirvana || 5 || The Black Queen
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 * 1993 || Heart-Shaped Box || In Utero || 1 || Combat
 * 2002 || You Know You're Right || Nirvana || 5 || The Black Queen
 * 2002 || You Know You're Right || Nirvana || 5 || The Black Queen