Recorded during a vexing emotional period for the singer-songwriter, Unplugged features new takes on “Layla” and “Tears in Heaven,” the latter of which was composed months after the death of Clapton’s 4-year-old son, Conor. Eric Clapton, Unplugged (1992), 7.7 million 18, 1993, aired on MTV the next month, and then released as an album in November 1994.) Though the 14-song set avoids most of the band’s bigger hits in favor of lesser-known tracks and covers, it won Nirvana its first - and only - Grammy Award: for best alternative music performance.ġ. MTV Unplugged in New York was Nirvana’s first album after Kurt Cobain’s death in April 1994, and it debuted at No. Nirvana, MTV Unplugged in New York (1994), 5.1 million

(He later earned a fourth in “All for Love” with Bryan Adams and Sting in 1994.) The album launched three Hot 100-charting singles in “Have I Told You Lately” (No. Among the hits in the set: “Tonight’s the Night” and “Maggie May,” two of Stewart’s then-three No. 2 peak on the Billboard 200 and features a whopping 17 tracks, not including six further cuts that were recorded during the performance. Stewart’s live set logged five straight weeks at its No. Rod Stewart, Unplugged…and Seated (1993), 3.4 million Of her set’s seven songs, five were already top five-charting hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and a sixth quickly followed: Her Unplugged cover of The Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There,” with Trey Lorenz, raced to become the diva’s sixth No. Mariah Carey, MTV Unplugged EP (1992), 2.7 millionĬarey, who often battled stage fright early in her career, appeared on Unplugged to silence critics who claimed she couldn’t replicate her studio performances, especially her whistle register, in a live setting. 10,000 Maniacs, MTV Unplugged (1993), 2.3 millionīefore frontwoman Natalie Merchant left 10,000 Maniacs to pursue a solo career, the band convened for an Unplugged set that included what became its biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100: a cover of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith‘s “Because the Night,” which rose to No. With the return of Unplugged, let’s take a look at the five best-selling MTV Unplugged albums in the United States (as measured by Nielsen Music).ĥ. Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ 20 Years Later: Meat Puppets’ Curt Kirkwood Looks Back Paul McCartney on Completing Beatles' 'Last' Song 'Now And Then': 'It Was Kind of Magical'

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