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'Nevermind' is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991.
'Nevermind' is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991.DGC Records
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by Bill DeVille

May 20, 2023

The Time Machine makes a stop in 1991 this time. The big story was Nirvana, but that wasn't the only big album: R.E.M. dropped their Out of Time effort, which sold over 18 million copies. U2 reinvented themselves with their Achtung Baby album. A Tribe Called Quest issued one of the great hip hop albums of the year. And on the local front, the Minnesota Twins won their second World Series. It's all 1991, our year on this episode of Time Machine, a look back on a year in music, pop culture and the world.

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