Grunge · 1990s

Grunge loudness in the 1990s

-11.1 Median integrated LUFS
-15.8 to -6.6 Range
28 Tracks

Distribution

-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 0 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 4 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 4 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 5 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 3 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 1 track-9 to -8 LUFS: 3 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 5 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 2 tracks -16 LUFS -11 LUFS -6 LUFS

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Foo Fighters — Wind Up
-6.6 LUFS
Quietest: Pearl Jam — Master / Slave
-15.8 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Bob Ludwig
n=28 · median -11.1 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 28 measured tracks, not a survey of every Grunge release from the 1990s.