Even now, years after you first felt its edges, the chorus of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" still sounds too dangerous—too loud, too ugly, too upset —for any mainstream. And yet, Nirvana's 1991 single didn't just mark an unlikely breakthrough for the Seattle trio, it upended popular culture in ways we've haven't seen since.
REM singer Michael Stipe inducts grunge group Nirvana to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside the likes of Kiss, Peter Gabriel and Beatles manager Brian Epstein.