BY THE NUMBERS: Alice In Chains’ ‘Dirt’
Twenty-five years ago today (September 29), Alice In Chains released their landmark sophomore album Dirt.
Considering it still sounds fresh today, it’s amazing that this album has already reached the quarter-century mark. From storytelling epics like “Rooster” to aggressive statement tracks like “Them Bones,” Dirt exemplifies the iconic Seattle scene that gave us so much in the 1990s.
In honor of its 25th anniversary today, we’ve broken down the album “by the numbers.”
- Age/Date Released: 25 (September 29, 1992)
- Number of Producers: 2 (Dave Jerden and Alice In Chains. Jerden also produced AIC’s debut LP Facelift and their EP Sap. He also has producing credits on Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual.)
- Number of Tracks: 13
- “Them Bones”
- “Dam That River”
- “Rain When I Die”
- “Sickman”
- “Rooster”
- “Junkhead”
- “Dirt”
- “God Smack”
- “Untitled”
- “Hate To Feel”
- “Angry Chair”
- “Down in a Hole”
- “Would?”
- Number Of Singles/Music Videos: 5
- “Would?”
- “Them Bones”
- “Angry Chair”
- “Rooster”
- “Down In A Hole”
- Highest Billboard 200 Album Chart Position: 6
- Weeks on the Billboard 200 Album Chart: 102
- Highest Billboard Singles Chart Positions:
- “Would?”
- Mainstream Rock: 31
- “Them Bones”
- Mainstream Rock: 24
- Modern/Alternative: 30
- “Angry Chair”
- Mainstream Rock: 34
- Modern/Alternative: 27
- “Rooster”
- Mainstream Rock: 7
- “Down In A Hole”
- Mainstream Rock: 10
- “Would?”
- Ranking On Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time: 26
- Copies Sold: 4 Million Copies (U.S.)
Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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