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Alice In Chains

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Alice in Chains carved out a unique space in the 1990s Seattle music scene by drawing from heavy metal rather than punk. Formed in 1987, their debut album Facelift (1990) arrived before Nirvana’s Nevermind brought grunge into the mainstream. Despite their metal roots, their sound—heavy, minor-key riffs paired with dark, introspective lyrics—resonated within the alternative rock wave. Hits like "Man in the Box" and "Would?" defined their grunge presence, while "No Excuses" and "I Stay Away" showed their acoustic versatility.

Following the release of the Jar of Flies EP (1994), which debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, Alice in Chains continued to build their legacy with their self-titled album (1995) and a notable MTV Unplugged performance in 1996. However, the band faced challenges after the passing of original frontman Layne Staley in 2002.

The band reunited in 2005 for a benefit concert and, with new lead singer William DuVall released Black Gives Way to Blue (2009), marking their comeback. Their follow-up album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) solidified their resurgence, and they continue to be a dominant force in rock music, having released Rainier Fog in 2018.

Total plays

4.0 billion
Updated on 2025-07-01

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

10,254,833

Followers

5,941,311

Top Cities

  1. Brazil
    165,522 listeners
  2. United States
    200,538 listeners
  3. United States
    142,416 listeners
  4. United States
    135,283 listeners
  5. United States
    159,183 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Man in the Box
Man in the Box
526,814,989 4:45 1990-01-01
Would?
Would?
451,864,753 3:27 1990-01-01
Nutshell
Nutshell
328,136,692 4:19 1994-01-01
Rooster
Rooster
296,494,720 6:14 1990-01-01
Them Bones
Them Bones
228,285,761 2:29 1990-01-01
Down in a Hole
Down in a Hole
191,256,246 5:37 1999-01-01
Down In A Hole
Down In A Hole
191,256,246 5:38 1992-09-29
No Excuses
No Excuses
123,942,075 4:16 1990-01-01
We Die Young
We Die Young
88,149,574 2:33 1990-01-01
I Stay Away
I Stay Away
83,128,598 4:14 1990-01-01
Heaven Beside You
Heaven Beside You
82,487,729 5:28 1990-01-01
Check My Brain
Check My Brain
80,495,010 3:58 2009-09-29
Bleed The Freak
Bleed The Freak
75,676,948 4:03 1990-08-01
Rotten Apple
Rotten Apple
69,157,778 6:58 1994-01-01
Dam That River
Dam That River
49,972,599 3:09 1990-01-01
Don't Follow
Don't Follow
43,677,204 4:22 1994-01-01
Rain When I Die
Rain When I Die
43,534,859 6:02 1990-01-01
Nutshell - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Nutshell - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
35,710,692 4:57 1996-07-29
Again
Again
33,336,724 4:07 1990-01-01
Junkhead
Junkhead
30,851,640 5:10 1992-09-29
Love, Hate, Love
Love, Hate, Love
29,142,845 6:27 1990-01-01
Angry Chair
Angry Chair
28,992,065 4:48 1990-01-01
Your Decision
Your Decision
28,014,435 4:43 2009-09-29
Stone
Stone
27,576,580 4:23 2013-05-28
Sea Of Sorrow
Sea Of Sorrow
26,504,239 5:50 1990-01-01
It Ain't Like That
It Ain't Like That
25,021,919 4:38 1990-08-01
Dirt
Dirt
24,594,113 5:16 1990-01-01
Brother - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Brother - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
24,163,105 5:27 1996-07-29
Would? - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Would? - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
23,844,585 3:43 1996-07-29
Grind
Grind
23,441,449 4:45 1990-01-01
No Excuses - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
No Excuses - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
22,271,813 4:57 1996-07-29
Sludge Factory - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Sludge Factory - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
21,926,112 4:37 1996-07-29
Got Me Wrong
Got Me Wrong
21,310,314 4:10 1990-01-01
Rooster - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Rooster - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
20,907,619 6:41 1996-07-29
Got Me Wrong - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Got Me Wrong - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
20,536,636 5:00 1996-07-29
Whale & Wasp
Whale & Wasp
18,245,751 2:37 1994-01-01
Sickman
Sickman
17,100,099 5:29 1992-09-29
The One You Know
The One You Know
16,193,636 4:49 2018-05-04
Black Gives Way To Blue
Black Gives Way To Blue
15,910,846 3:04 2009-09-29
Heaven Beside You - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Heaven Beside You - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
15,530,028 5:38 1996-07-29
Voices
Voices
15,097,004 5:43 2013-05-28
God Smack
God Smack
14,895,056 3:51 1990-01-01
Hate To Feel
Hate To Feel
14,097,719 5:16 1990-01-01
Hollow
Hollow
14,049,485 5:41 2013-05-28
Over Now - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Over Now - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
13,914,928 7:13 1996-07-29
Angry Chair - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Angry Chair - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
13,776,504 4:36 1996-07-29
Sludge Factory
Sludge Factory
13,713,796 7:13 1995-10-30
Sunshine
Sunshine
13,545,596 4:46 1990-08-01
Frogs - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
Frogs - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
13,086,975 7:30 1996-07-29
Right Turn
Right Turn
12,783,238 3:14 1990-01-01
I Can't Remember
I Can't Remember
12,725,570 3:42 1990-08-01
Shame In You
Shame In You
11,675,381 5:36 1995-10-30
Swing On This
Swing On This
10,470,568 4:04 1994-01-01
Never Fade
Never Fade
10,244,222 4:40 2018-08-10
God Am
God Am
10,243,090 4:08 1995-10-30
This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains]
This Is Mongol (Warrior Souls) [feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains]
9,859,132 3:41 2023-02-10
Put You Down
Put You Down
9,761,771 3:16 1990-08-01
Brush Away
Brush Away
9,711,060 3:22 1995-10-30
The Killer Is Me - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
The Killer Is Me - Live at the Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn, NY - April 1996
9,168,126 5:24 1996-07-29
I Know Somethin (Bout You)
I Know Somethin (Bout You)
9,096,147 4:22 1990-08-01
Confusion
Confusion
8,699,149 5:44 1990-08-01
Rainier Fog
Rainier Fog
8,421,173 5:02 2018-08-24
Over Now
Over Now
8,411,314 7:04 1995-10-30
A Looking In View
A Looking In View
8,384,606 7:06 2009-09-29
Frogs
Frogs
8,299,387 8:18 1995-10-30
Real Thing
Real Thing
8,200,848 4:05 1990-08-01
Brother
Brother
7,956,611 4:27 1992-02-04
All Secrets Known
All Secrets Known
7,885,794 4:43 2009-09-29
Untitled
Untitled
7,627,506 0:44 1992-09-29
So Far Under
So Far Under
7,578,401 4:33 2018-06-27
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
7,330,633 6:39 2013-05-28
Nutshell - Unplugged
Nutshell - Unplugged
7,211,715 4:28 1990-01-01
Get Born Again
Get Born Again
7,067,192 5:24 1990-01-01
Phantom Limb
Phantom Limb
6,937,554 7:08 2013-05-28
Head Creeps
Head Creeps
6,904,427 6:28 1995-10-30
Am I Inside
Am I Inside
6,797,712 5:08 1990-01-01
What the Hell Have I
What the Hell Have I
6,775,647 3:57 1993-05-17
Last Of My Kind
Last Of My Kind
6,438,620 5:53 2009-09-29
Pretty Done
Pretty Done
6,023,775 4:36 2013-05-28
Lesson Learned
Lesson Learned
5,778,313 4:17 2009-09-29
Fly
Fly
5,278,758 5:18 2018-08-24
Red Giant
Red Giant
5,262,778 5:26 2018-08-24
Died
Died
5,193,926 5:58 1990-01-01
Nothin' Song
Nothin' Song
4,581,067 5:41 1995-10-30
So Close
So Close
4,448,293 2:46 1995-10-30
When The Sun Rose Again
When The Sun Rose Again
3,949,209 4:00 2009-09-29
Acid Bubble
Acid Bubble
3,766,047 6:56 2009-09-29
Private Hell
Private Hell
3,730,336 5:38 2009-09-29
All I Am
All I Am
3,557,285 7:15 2018-08-24
Breath On A Window
Breath On A Window
3,453,736 5:20 2013-05-28
Choke
Choke
3,435,921 5:44 2013-05-28
Scalpel
Scalpel
3,428,829 5:21 2013-05-28
Lab Monkey
Lab Monkey
3,415,985 5:58 2013-05-28
Drone
Drone
3,370,768 6:30 2018-08-24
Low Ceiling
Low Ceiling
3,329,934 5:15 2013-05-28
Take Her Out
Take Her Out
3,305,875 4:00 2009-09-29
Maybe
Maybe
3,242,756 5:37 2018-08-24
Man in the Box - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
Man in the Box - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
2,994,612 4:48 1993-01-01
Deaf Ears Blind Eyes
Deaf Ears Blind Eyes
2,900,501 4:44 2018-08-24
Social Parasite - Demo
Social Parasite - Demo
2,838,195 4:22 1999-01-01
Hung On A Hook
Hung On A Hook
2,624,227 5:35 2013-05-28
Tears
Tears
2,439,101 4:21 2016-11-18
Brother
Brother
1,634,034 4:27 1990-01-01
Queen of the Rodeo - Live at the Marquee, Dallas, TX - November 1990
Queen of the Rodeo - Live at the Marquee, Dallas, TX - November 1990
1,575,966 4:41 1993-01-01
Would? - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
Would? - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
1,436,654 3:49 1993-01-01
Bleed the Freak - Live at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA - December 1990
Bleed the Freak - Live at the Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA - December 1990
1,398,654 4:34 1993-01-01
What the Hell Have I - Remix
What the Hell Have I - Remix
1,397,295 3:54 1990-01-01
Black Gives Way To Blue - Piano Mix
Black Gives Way To Blue - Piano Mix
1,261,947 3:01 2009-09-29
Love, Hate, Love - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
Love, Hate, Love - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
1,243,895 7:47 1993-01-01
Fear The Voices
Fear The Voices
1,167,672 4:58 1999-01-01
A Little Bitter - Remix
A Little Bitter - Remix
1,139,805 3:48 1990-01-01
Lying Season
Lying Season
914,626 3:20 1999-01-01
A Little Bitter
A Little Bitter
898,687 3:52 1993-05-17
Junkhead - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
Junkhead - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
835,689 5:21 1993-01-01
Over Now - Unplugged
Over Now - Unplugged
803,551 5:56 1990-01-01
I Can't Have You Blues - Demo
I Can't Have You Blues - Demo
786,788 4:01 1999-01-01
Them Bones - Live at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO - July 1996
Them Bones - Live at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO - July 1996
779,179 2:40 1993-01-01
Your Decision - Live
Your Decision - Live
762,592 4:48 2009-09-29
God Am - Live at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO - July 1996
God Am - Live at the Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO - July 1996
710,799 3:59 1993-01-01
We Die Young - Demo
We Die Young - Demo
703,329 2:26 1999-06-12
Angry Chair - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
Angry Chair - Live at Glasgow Barrowland, Glasgow, UK March 1993
664,619 4:22 1993-01-01
Dirt - Drunk and Disorderly Version - Live at Club Quatro, Nagoya, Japan - October 1993
Dirt - Drunk and Disorderly Version - Live at Club Quatro, Nagoya, Japan - October 1993
590,635 5:23 1993-01-01
Rooster - Demo
Rooster - Demo
589,004 5:47 1999-01-01
A Little Bitter - Live at the Kemper Arena, Kansas, MO - July 1996
A Little Bitter - Live at the Kemper Arena, Kansas, MO - July 1996
553,269 3:52 1993-01-01
Again - Live at the Kemper Arena, Kansas, MO - July 1996
Again - Live at the Kemper Arena, Kansas, MO - July 1996
536,106 4:24 1993-01-01
Dam That River - Live at the Kemper Arena, Kansas, MO - July 1996
Dam That River - Live at the Kemper Arena, Kansas, MO - July 1996
535,749 3:33 1993-01-01
Whatcha Gonna Do - Demo
Whatcha Gonna Do - Demo
530,772 2:53 1999-01-01
Bleed the Freak - Demo
Bleed the Freak - Demo
513,066 3:32 1999-01-01
Killing Yourself - Demo
Killing Yourself - Demo
509,668 2:38 1999-01-01
Junkhead - Demo
Junkhead - Demo
490,170 5:11 1999-01-01
Iron Gland
Iron Gland
438,831 0:44 1999-01-01
Again - Tattoo of Pain Mix
Again - Tattoo of Pain Mix
394,525 4:02 1995-01-01
Got Me Wrong - Edit
Got Me Wrong - Edit
373,256 4:24 1999-06-29
Sea Of Sorrow - Demo
Sea Of Sorrow - Demo
369,522 5:21 1999-01-01
It Ain't Like That - Live
It Ain't Like That - Live
366,689 4:45 2017-05-19
Again - Trip Hop Mix
Again - Trip Hop Mix
285,269 4:38 1995-11-06
Would? - Live
Would? - Live
268,145 3:59 2017-05-19
Barracuda - Live in Atlantic City
Barracuda - Live in Atlantic City
237,189 6:14 2019-01-25
Again - Club Mix
Again - Club Mix
189,024 4:09 1995-01-01
Rooster - Live in Atlantic City
Rooster - Live in Atlantic City
175,926 6:33 2019-01-25
Would? - Live in Atlantic City
Would? - Live in Atlantic City
171,660 4:24 2019-01-25
Man In The Box - Live
Man In The Box - Live
147,554 4:54 2017-09-12
It Aint Like That - Live
It Aint Like That - Live
118,994 4:27 2017-10-18
Real Thing - Live
Real Thing - Live
10,575 4:06 2017-08-22

New releases

Rainier Fog
Rainier Fog
2018-08-24
[BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
Never Fade
Never Fade
2018-08-10
[BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
So Far Under
So Far Under
2018-06-27
[BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
The One You Know
The One You Know
2018-05-04
[BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
Tears
Tears
2016-11-18
[Island Def Jam]
Tears
Tears
2016-11-18
[Ole Media Management L.P.]
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
2013-05-28
[Craft Recordings]
Black Gives Way To Blue
Black Gives Way To Blue
2009-09-29
[Craft Recordings]
The Essential Alice In Chains
The Essential Alice In Chains
2006-07-24
[Columbia/Legacy]
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2001-07-24
[Columbia]
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2001-01-01
[Columbia]
Live
Live
2000-12-05
[Columbia/Legacy]
Live
Live
2000-11-22
[Columbia]
Nothing Safe - The Best Of The Box
Nothing Safe - The Best Of The Box
1999-06-29
[Columbia]
Nothing Safe - The Best Of The Box
Nothing Safe - The Best Of The Box
1999-06-12
[Columbia]
Music Bank
Music Bank
1999-01-01
[Columbia]
Unplugged
Unplugged
1996-07-29
[Columbia/Legacy]
Again
Again
1995-11-06
[Columbia]
Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains
1995-10-30
[Columbia]
Again (Remixed)
Again (Remixed)
1995-01-01
[Columbia]
Jar Of Flies
Jar Of Flies
1994-01-01
[Columbia]
Live
Live
1993-01-01
[Columbia]
Dirt (2022 Remaster)
Dirt (2022 Remaster)
1992-09-29
[Columbia]
Sap
Sap
1992-02-04
[Columbia/Legacy]
Discover Beyond
Discover Beyond
1992-01-01
[Columbia/Legacy]
Facelift
Facelift
1990-09-04
[Columbia]
Facelift
Facelift
1990-08-01
[Columbia]
The Essential Alice In Chains
The Essential Alice In Chains
1990-01-01
[Columbia]
Discover Further
Discover Further
1990-01-01
[Columbia/Legacy]
The Full Discover Package
The Full Discover Package
1990-01-01
[Columbia/Legacy]
Discover More
Discover More
1990-01-01
[Columbia/Legacy]