The Downward Spiral (1994)
0.2664Canon Score · ranked #149 all time
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About the album
The Downward Spiral is the second studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, fronted by Trent Reznor. It was released on March 8, 1994, by Nothing Records and Interscope Records in the United States and Island Records in Europe. Considered one of the most influential and emblematic works of the 1990s, this concept album chronicles the self-destructive descent of a misanthropic protagonist into
Why it ranks #149
Every list on which The Downward Spiral appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Music 100 Best Albums (2024) | Critics' canon | #74 / 100 |
| Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020) | Major international poll | #122 / 500 |
| Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition) | Editorial list | #201 / 500 |
| 1001 Albums You Must Hear (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |