
Based on the Top 100 songs played.
3 Takeaways
Nirvana’s catalog is still untouchable. Even more than 30 years after Kurt Cobain’s death, Nirvana placed 10 songs in the Top 100 — more than any other artist — making them the undisputed kings of SiriusXM Lithium’s Feb–April 2026 chart period.
Seattle ruled the 90s, and it still rules the airwaves. Four of the Top 10 artists — Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Soundgarden — are products of the Pacific Northwest grunge explosion. That’s half the chart, 30 years later.
Depth beats hits. The artists at the top didn’t just have one or two massive singles — they had catalogs. Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, and Green Day each placed 5–7 songs, proving that on a channel like Lithium, album cuts and deep tracks matter just as much as the radio staples.
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