Grunge became commercially successful in the early 1990s, due to the release of several rock albums.
Core is the debut album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots , released on September 29 , 1992 through Atlantic Records . Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains , released on September 29 , 1992 , through Columbia Records . Grunge . Grunge became commercially successful in the early 1990s , due to releases such as Nirvana 's Nevermind , Pearl Jam 's Ten , Soundgarden 's Superunknown , Alice in Chains ' Dirt and Stone Temple Pilots ' Core . Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana , released on September 24 , 1991 by DGC Records . Superunknown is the fourth album by American rock band Soundgarden , released on March 8 , 1994 , through A&M Records . Ten is the debut studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam , released on August 27 , 1991 through Epic Records .