Nevermind became an unexpected critical and commercial success. In January 1992, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200; during this time it was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week.

When did Nirvana blow up?

Nirvana disbanded following Cobain's suicide in April 1994. Various posthumous releases have been overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. The posthumous live album MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards.

How old was Kurt Cobain when Nevermind came out?

He was 24 when “Nevermind” came out, but he'd been writing songs in Aberdeen and Olympia for a decade. Before success, Cobain thought Seattle was too expensive a place to live.