Ever since 1964, Top of the Pops had been an integral part of Britain’s musical and cultural landscape. For many television viewers, the chart-based music performance-oriented show - which sadly aired its final episode in 2006 - was their main route into hearing what the country had chosen as that week's biggest songs for the first time.
Others, who might have even bought the singles within that week’s top ten (or at least, heard the songs on the radio) often would tune-in to 'TOTP' to get a handle on just what their favourite artists actually looked like.
Despite their penchant for ramshackle and destructive live performances, Nirvana were, in reality, astute planners when it came to choosing their outlets for television exposure.
The overwhelming success of Smells Like Teen Spirit had found the once little-known Seattle-based grunge trio conquer a domain then largely the reserve of pop and dance - entering the UK top ten at a not to be sniffed at number #9.
