Top 10 Grunge Music Videos of All Time

In this blog post, we countdown the top 10 grunge music videos of all time. From Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”, these videos defined a generation.

Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was one of the most defining grunge videos of all time. The video features the band performing in a high school gymnasium, surrounded by a mosh pit of teenage students. The video became an instant classic, and helped to propel Nirvana into the spotlight.

Pearl Jam- Jeremy

Grunge music emerged in the early 1990s as a response to the polished, hair metal-infused pop that dominated the airwaves. Grunge bands strip music down to its essentials, with raw, distorted guitars and anguished lyrics about real-life problems. Grunge music videos often reflect this stripped-down aesthetic, with low-budget production values and a DIY sensibility.

Here are 10 of the best grunge music videos of all time:

1. Pearl Jam- Jeremy
2. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
3. Alice in Chains- Would?
4. Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun
5. Stone Temple Pilots- Sex Type Thing
6. Mudhoney- Touch Me I’m Sick
7. Hole- Violet
8. Screaming Trees- Nearly Lost You
9. Temple of the Dog- Hunger Strike
10. Bush- Glycerine

Alice in Chains- Would?

The top 10 grunge music videos of all time are a combination of grittiness, anger, and artistry that helped to set the standard for the genre. These videos are dark, intense, and often very personal. Here is a look at the 10 best grunge music videos of all time.

1. Alice in Chains – Would?
2. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
3. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
4. Pearl Jam – Jeremy
5. Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole
6. Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
7. Pearl Jam – Even Flow
8. Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
9. Stone Temple Pilots – Creep
10. Soundgarden – Rusty Cage

Soundgarden- Black Hole Sun

Released in 1994, “Black Hole Sun” was the third single and fourth track from Soundgarden’s fourth studio album, Superunknown. The song was written by singer Chris Cornell, and produced by the band and engineer Brendan O’Brien.

The song’s music video, directed by Howard Greenhalgh, won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.

In the years since its release, “Black Hole Sun” has been ranked as one of the greatest songs of all time by a variety of publications.

Stone Temple Pilots- Creep

Stone Temple Pilots- Creep
The music video for Stone Temple Pilots’ “Creep” was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. The song is from the album Purple, which was released in 1994. The video was directed by Phil Joanou.

Mudhoney- Touch Me I’m Sick

Mudhoney’s “Touch Me I’m Sick” music video is a perfect example of early 1990s grunge. The video is dirty, chaotic, and above all else, authentic. Mudhoney perfectly captures the essence of grunge in this video, and it remains one of the most iconic music videos of all time.

Nirvana- Heart-Shaped Box

Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting and best-known being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Though the band dissolved in 1994 after the death of Kurt Cobain, their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock and roll culture.

“Heart-Shaped Box” is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. It was released as the first single from the band’s third album, In Utero, in 1993. The song was included on Nirvana’s best-selling greatest hits album, Nirvana (2002). It has been ranked among the greatest songs of all time by publications such as NME and Pitchfork Media.

Hole- Violet

Hole’s “Violet” was directed by the band’s frontwoman Courtney Love, and it was one of the most controversial music videos of the ’90s. The video features close-ups of Hole members performimg in front of a burning cross, intercut with footage of Love rolling around on the ground in a white dress. The video was banned from MTV, but that only added to its notoriety.

Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Released – October 24th, 1995
Director – Samuel Bayer

Bullet with Butterfly Wings is the third single from The Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The song was written by frontman Billy Corgan. It peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band’s second most successful single after 1979. In 1996, the song won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. The music video for the song was directed by Samuel Bayer and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video.

Foo Fighters- Everlong

Foo Fighters- Everlong is a song by the American rock band Foo Fighters, released as the second single from their second studio album, The Colour and the Shape (1997). Written by frontman Dave Grohl, it was one of two songs he wrote for the album about his first wife, Jennifer Youngblood. The music video,directed by Michel Gondry, alternates between two stories: a romance between a man and a woman who are losing touch with each other, and the story of the band playing the song in an abandoned warehouse.