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Nirvana’s hit \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d reaches new peak positions on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. at the same time. Nirvana, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, Vooruit, Gent, Belgium, 23\/11\/1991. (Photo by Goedefroit Music\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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One might reasonably expect Nirvana\u2019s<\/a> biggest hit on every Billboard songs chart to be \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit.\u201d The track was a massive commercial success when it was first released decades ago and could be called the band\u2019s signature tune. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d changed the trajectory of Nirvana\u2019s career while simultaneously helping the grunge movement reach new heights all around the world and altering the sound of top 40 radio.<\/p>\n While \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d is an unqualified success in essentially every regard, it is not counted as Nirvana\u2019s highest-ranking tune on several Billboard rosters. This week, \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d rises to new peaks on some of the company\u2019s most competitive songs lists decades after it first changed music forever.<\/p>\n Nirvana\u2019s Hit Song Reaches New Global Peaks<\/p>\n \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d<\/a> is on the rise on both of Billboard\u2019s global charts, and this week, the decades-old smash reaches new peaks on the two related lists. Nirvana\u2019s generation-defining cut pushes from No. 88 to No. 80 on the Billboard Global 200<\/a>, while on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.<\/a>, it improves from No. 102 to No. 96.<\/p>\n \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d Is Not Nirvana\u2019s Biggest Global Hit<\/p>\n These new peak positions do not turn \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d into Nirvana\u2019s highest-rising hit on either of the two worldwide charts. That honor still belongs to \u201cSomething in the Way,\u201d which made it all the way to No. 23 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 42 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.<\/p>\n Nirvana has only scored two hits on the latter ranking, while one additional classic from the rock band has reached the Billboard Global 200. \u201cCome As You Are\u201d climbed as high as No. 155 earlier this year. The Billboard Global 200 incorporates consumption from around the entire world, including the United States, while the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. removes all American activity and looks internationally.<\/p>\n Nirvana Returns to an American Streaming Chart<\/p>\n \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d also rebounds onto the Alternative Streaming Songs chart, which ranks the most-played alternative tracks in the U.S. alone. The Nirvana hit reenters the roster at No. 24 \u2013 second-to-last place on the 25-position tally \u2013 but it has performed much better in the past. \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d once came within striking distance of the top 10, topping out at No. 12.<\/p>\n