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Nirvana is on the cusp of having a top 40 hit (UPDATE: It’s already happened in Canada)

March 24, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

If you’ve been to see The Batman, you’ll know that Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” an album track from Nirvana’s Nevermind album, figures into the soundtrack. Universal, seeing an opportunity, has re-released the song as a single. And so far, so good. The song debuted at #46 on the American Billboard Top 100.

.@Nirvana's "Something In The Way" debuts at No. 46 on this week's #Hot100, thanks to gains following its appearance in @TheBatman.

It earns Nirvana its fifth career entry on the Hot 100, and first since "You Know You're Right" in 2002.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 21, 2022

Now let’s take a look at Canada where the song is already a hit. “Something in the Way” debuted at #34.

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One thought on “Nirvana is on the cusp of having a top 40 hit (UPDATE: It’s already happened in Canada)”

Brad

March 23, 2022 at 10:40 am
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NOTHING beats Jerry O’Connell’s version of Something In The Way from Jerry Maguire!!!
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