Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" rocks its way to a new peak on the Billboard Global Excl. (Photo by Goedefroit Music/Getty Images) Getty ImagesIn only a matter of weeks, Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” will turn 35 years old. Nirvana’s Smash Single Reaches a New Global Peak “Smells Like Teen Spirit” rises five spaces from No. Nirvana’s Tune Returns to Its Best Showing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” also appears on the Billboard Global 200 in an even loftier position. The track first reached that exact position in October 2021, the same year that it debuted on the Billboard Global 200.