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key confidence low · relative Ab major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 58.3 · low end 35% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate
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Why it is here
- Billboard chart reporting dated August 30, 2026 documented "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hitting simultaneous new all-time peaks on both the Billboard Global 200 (No. 8) and Global Excl. U.S., decades after the song's 1991 release. source
- The climb was gradual rather than tied to a single event: three weeks earlier the same song had moved from No. 110 to No. 105 on Billboard's Global Excl. U.S. chart, and it had re-entered Billboard's Rock Streaming Songs chart for the week of June 20, 2026, its 138th week on that list. source
- The record's standing rests on its status as the lead single from Nevermind that carried grunge into the mainstream, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and selling over 13 million copies worldwide. source
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