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90s Grunge Bands Tier List

Ranking grunge bands that defined 90s rock music.

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The crowd's ranking

S: Soundgarden

A: Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam

B: Stone Temple Pilots, The Melvins

C: Mudhoney, Screaming Trees

D: Tad, Skin Yard

Discussion

kimz27: Alice in Chains > Soundgarden > Pearl Jam > Nirvana

badgerdad66: 1. Mudhoney 2. Mudhoney 3. Mudhoney 4. Mudhoney

NotGoose420: Melvins are the reason half these bands exist

soggy_moose: Nirvana and AIC have near perfect discographies. Pearl Jam has Ten and Vs. and then a lot of albums.

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