33 years ago this week, @Nirvana hit No. 1 on a Billboard chart for the first time, with its classic “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” #BBChartRewind# 📈🤘 The song hit No. 1 on #AlternativeAirplay# (then called Modern Rock Tracks), and was the band’s first entry on any Billboard chart. The song was also continuing its climb on the #Hot100#, where it peaked at No. 6 the following January. The band earned four more No. 1s on Alternative Airplay: “Heart-Shaped Box” in 1993, “All Apologies” and “About A Girl” in 1994, and “You Know You’re Right” in 2002. Take a look at the top 10 of #AlternativeAirplay# the week Nirvana hit No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart.

30 years ago this week, @remhq's “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” made history by becoming the first song to debut at No. 1 on the #AlternativeAirplay# chart (then called Modern Rock Tracks). #BBChartRewind# 📈🤘 Only two other songs in the chart’s 36-year history have debuted at No. 1: @ChiliPeppers' “Dani California” in 2006 and @linkinpark's “What I’ve Done” in 2007. The following month, the band’s ‘Monster’ debuted at No. 1 on the #Billboard200#, becoming the group’s second No. 1 album after ‘Out of Time’ in 1991. Take a look at the top 10 when “Kenneth” hit No. 1, and swipe to see the full chart.