Grunge · 1990s

Grunge loudness in the 1990s

-11.4 Median integrated LUFS
-17 to -6.2 Range
122 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-17 to -16 LUFS: 1 track-16 to -15 LUFS: 5 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 4 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 18 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 21 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 17 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 15 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 12 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 19 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 7 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 3 tracks -17 LUFS -12 LUFS -6 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

9 to 10 DR: 1 track10 to 11 DR: 7 tracks11 to 12 DR: 19 tracks12 to 13 DR: 14 tracks13 to 14 DR: 17 tracks14 to 15 DR: 18 tracks15 to 16 DR: 20 tracks16 to 17 DR: 15 tracks17 to 18 DR: 8 tracks18 to 19 DR: 0 tracks19 to 20 DR: 1 track20 to 21 DR: 2 tracks 9 DR 15 DR 21 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Been a Son
Nirvana
-6.2 LUFS
Quietest: Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me
Pearl Jam
-17.0 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Bob Ludwig
n=71 · median -10.1 LUFS
Howie Weinberg
n=15 · median -12.7 LUFS
Stephen Marcussen
n=13 · median -12.5 LUFS
Ken Perry
n=10 · median -13.5 LUFS
Rick Parashar
n=10 · median -13.5 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 122 measured tracks, not a survey of every Grunge release from the 1990s.