Although he liked to pretend he was super punk, in essence Kurt Cobain was a student of music from all eras and genres, from the early melodic Beatles records, to the power pop of The Knack, to outsider oddities like Young Marble Giants, the Shaggs, and Daniel Johnston.

Here is his list of his 50 favourite albums of all time. Many people have discovered records they adore from this list – so use it as a jumping off point, and you may just discover your future fave.

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