Claim: Grunge became commercially successful due in part to at least one album by Alice in Chains.
Evidence: Grunge became commercially successful in the early 1990s , due to releases such as Nirvana 's Nevermind , Pearl Jam 's Ten , Soundgarden 's Superunknown , Alice in Chains ' Dirt and Stone Temple Pilots ' Core.
Dirt is the second studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains , released on September 29 , 1992 , through Columbia Records.