Nirvana's Nevermind Surpasses AC/DC's Back In Black

Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind has reached 66,832,000 EAS, surpassing AC/DC's Back In Black, which has 66,831,000 EAS, to become the sixth best-selling album of all time. The new data was calculated by Chartmasters, an analytics company that combines physical sales, digital downloads, and streams. In physical sales, Back In Black sold 37 million, while Nevermind sold 30 million.

On the overall list, the only two rock albums ranked above Nevermind are Eagles' Hotel California and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon holds an EAS of 63,623,000.

Kurt Cobain stated that in eighth grade he took guitar lessons for two days to learn how to play Back In Black. In 1992, Malcolm Young commented on Nirvana, describing the singer of the band as a blonde poser.