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No. 122Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1994
The Downward Spiral album coverNo. 122

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails is No. 122 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1994, has 14 tracks and runs 65 minutes. It sits between Led Zeppelin II (No. 123) and This Year's Model (No. 121).

1994 · 14 tracks · No. 122 of 500

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Track list

  1. Mr. Self Destruct
  2. Piggy
  3. Heresy
  4. March of the Pigs
  5. Closer
  6. Ruiner
  7. The Becoming
  8. I Do Not Want This
  9. Big Man with a Gun
  10. A Warm Place
  11. Eraser
  12. Reptile
  13. The Downward Spiral
  14. Hurt

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