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== Awards and accolades ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Nirvana}}
Since their breakup, Nirvana have continued to receive acclaim. In 2003, they were selected as one of the inductees of the [[The Mojo Collection|''Mojo'' Hall of Fame 100]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=''The'' Mojo ''Hall of Fame 100''|journal=Mojo Magazine|date=November 2003|issue=120 – 10th Anniversary Issue|issn=1351-0193}}</ref> The band also received a nomination in 2004 from the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]] for the title of "Greatest Artist of the 1990s".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4000000/newsid_4005500/4005555.stm "First stars in music Hall of Fame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023064408/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4000000/newsid_4005500/4005555.stm |date=October 23, 2013 }}. [[BBC]]. November 12, 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2013.</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' placed Nirvana at number 27 on their list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]" in 2004,<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/immortals.htm "Rolling Stone: The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314045411/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/immortals.htm |date=March 14, 2013 }}. Rock On The Net. 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref> and at number 30 on their updated list in 2011.<ref>[[Iggy Pop|Pop, Iggy]]. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/nirvana-20110926 "100 Greatest Artists: Nirvana"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131221238/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/nirvana-20110926 |date=January 31, 2016 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref> In 2003, the magazine's senior editor [[David Fricke]] picked Kurt Cobain as the 12th best guitarist of all time.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231/kurt-cobain-20101202 "100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks: Kurt Cobain"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919190341/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231/kurt-cobain-20101202 |date=September 19, 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' later ranked Cobain as the 45th greatest singer in 2008<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/kurt-cobain-20101202 "100 Greatest Singers: Kurt Cobain"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926170533/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-19691231/kurt-cobain-20101202 |date=September 26, 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. November 27, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2013.</ref> and 73rd greatest guitarist of all time in 2011.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/kurt-cobain-20111122 "100 Greatest Guitarists: Kurt Cobain"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831182309/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/kurt-cobain-20111122 |date=August 31, 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. November 24, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2013.</ref> [[VH1]] ranked Nirvana as the 42nd greatest artists of rock and roll in 1998,<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/vh1artists.htm "VH1: 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119191122/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/vh1artists.htm |date=November 19, 2019 }}. Rock On The Net. 1998. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref> the 7th greatest hard rock artists in 2000,<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1hardrock.htm "VH1: '100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists': 1–50"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715035000/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1hardrock.htm |date=July 15, 2013 }}. Rock On The Net. 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2013.</ref> and the 14th greatest artists of all time in 2010.<ref>[https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/ "VH1 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126044601/https://www.stereogum.com/495331/vh1-100-greatest-artists-of-all-time/ |date=November 26, 2020 }}. [[Stereogum]]. September 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>

Nirvana's contributions to music have also received recognition. The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] has inducted two of Nirvana's recordings, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "All Apologies", into its list of "[[500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll|The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll|publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/|access-date=October 7, 2013|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628094517/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/|url-status=live}}</ref> The museum also ranked ''Nevermind'' number 10 on its "The Definitive 200 Albums of All Time" list in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|date=2007|title=Definitive 200 Albums|publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|url=http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070410040752/http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200|archive-date= April 10, 2007|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> In 2005, the [[Library of Congress]] added ''Nevermind'' to the [[National Recording Registry]], which collects "culturally, historically or aesthetically important" sound recordings from the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Registry-recognizes-Nirvana-s-unique-role-1181885.php|title=Registry recognizes Nirvana's unique role|website=Seattle PI|date=September 2005|access-date=November 19, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119051756/https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Registry-recognizes-Nirvana-s-unique-role-1181885.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, four of Nirvana's songs appeared on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s updated list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]", with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" ranking the highest at number 9.<ref name="500 Songs" /> Three of the band's albums were ranked on the magazine's 2012 list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]", with ''Nevermind'' placing the highest at number 17.<ref name="500 Albums" /> The same three Nirvana albums were also placed on ''Rolling Stone''{{'s}} 2011 list of "The 100 Best Albums of the Nineties", with ''Nevermind'' ranking the highest at number 1, making it the greatest album of the decade.<ref name="100 Albums 1990s" /> ''Time'' included ''Nevermind'' on its list of "The All-TIME 100 Albums" in 2006, labeling it "the finest album of the 1990s".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Tyrangiel, Josh|date=November 13, 2006|title=All-TIME 100 Albums: ''Nevermind''|magazine=Time|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/nevermind/|access-date=October 21, 2013|archive-date=July 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721033936/http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/nevermind/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, the magazine also added "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on its list of "The All-TIME 100 Songs",<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Suddath, Claire|date=October 21, 2011|title=All-TIME 100 Songs: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'|magazine=Time|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/slide/smells-like-teen-spirit-nirvana/|access-date=October 21, 2013|archive-date=October 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007000648/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/10/24/the-all-time-100-songs/slide/smells-like-teen-spirit-nirvana/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Heart-Shaped Box" on its list of "The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=ldetmer1271 |date=July 26, 2011 |title=The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos - Nirvana, 'Heart-Shaped Box' (1993) |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/nirvana-heart-shaped-box-1993/ |access-date=October 19, 2024 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023000526/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/nirvana-heart-shaped-box-1993/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] ranked ''Nevermind'' and ''In Utero'' as the sixth and thirteenth greatest albums of the 1990s, describing the band as "''the'' greatest and most legendary band of the 1990s."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s – Page 10|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/?page=10|access-date=2020-12-11|website=Pitchfork| date=November 17, 2003 |language=en|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224191020/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/?page=10|url-status=live}}</ref>

Nirvana was announced in their first year of eligibility as being part of the 2014 class of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on December 17, 2013. The induction ceremony was held April 10, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York, at the [[Barclays Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Inductees|publisher=Rockhall.com|date=April 15, 2013|access-date=March 12, 2014|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918095259/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees|url-status=live}}</ref> As the accolade was only applied to Cobain, Novoselic and Grohl, former drummer Chad Channing was not included in the induction and was informed of his omission by text message.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nirvana drummer dumped from Hall Of Fame via brutal SMS|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38786/Nirvana-drummer-dumped-from-Hall-Of-Fame-via-brutal-SMS|work=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|access-date=March 22, 2014|first=Darren|last=Levin|date=March 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322132945/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38786/Nirvana-drummer-dumped-from-Hall-Of-Fame-via-brutal-SMS|archive-date=March 22, 2014}}</ref> Channing attended the ceremony, where Grohl publicly thanked him for his contributions and noted that he had written some of Nirvana's most recognized drum parts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Read Nirvana's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-nirvanas-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-acceptance-speech-20140411|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date= April 11, 2014|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> In 2023, Nirvana (represented by Novoselic, Grohl, and Smear) were awarded a [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards|2023 Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nirvana Receives The Lifetime Achievement Award At The 2023 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/nirvana-lifetime-achievement-award-2023-grammys |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>