Kurt Cobain’s favorite songs are known thanks to a handwritten list he made, which was published in the posthumously released book “Journals.” The list, titled “Top 50 by Nirvana,” reveals Cobain’s eclectic taste, spanning punk, indie rock, and more. Here are some of the songs that were on that list:
1- “In A Free Land” – Husker Du
2- “New Rose” – The Damned
3- “Final Solution” – Pere Ubu
4- “Sex Bomb” – Flipper
5- “Divorce Proceedings From Reality” – Scratch Acid
6- “Car Radio” – Spizzenergi
7- “Dope, Guns & Fucking in the Streets” – Mudhoney
8- “Borstal Breakout” – Sham 69
9- “Two Of Us” – Shaved Women
10- “Shake Appeal” – Iggy & The Stooges
11- “Get Outta My Way” – The Pink Fairies
12- “What Do I Get” – Buzzcocks
13- “Polly Wog Stew” – Beastie Boys
14- “Out Of Vogue” – Middle Class
15- “Caught In My Eye” – Germs
16- “Pushing Too Hard” – The Seeds
17- “Gimme Gimme Gimme” – Black Flag
18- “Ever Fallen In Love” – Buzzcocks
19- “Private Hell” – The Jam
20- “Get Up And Use Me” – Fire Engines
21- “D-7” – Wipers
22- “Banned From The Pubs” – Peter & The Test Tube Babies
23- “He’s Frank” – The Monochrome Set
24- “White Riot” – The Clash
25- “Love Comes in Spurts” – Richard Hell
26- “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” – Ramones
27- “Love Buzz” – Shocking Blue (Nirvana covered this song)
28- “Penetration In The Centerfold” – Devo
29- “The Day the World Turned Dayglo” – X-Ray Spex
30- “Sonic Reducer” – Dead Boys
31- “Sunshine Of Your Love” – Cream
32- “Touch Me I’m Sick” – Mudhoney
33- “Suspect Device” – Stiff Little Fingers
34- “Cherry Bomb” – The Runaways
35- “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!” – X-Ray Spex
36- “Keep On Knockin” – Little Richard
37- “City Slang” – Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
38- “Reality Asylum” – Crass
39- “We’re Desperate” – X
40- “Ha Ha Ha” – Flipper