▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁for ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁MTV ▁Un pl ug ged . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Beth ▁Mc Car thy ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁cable ▁television ▁network ▁MTV ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁a ▁break ▁with ▁MTV ▁Un pl ug ged ▁convention , ▁N ir v ana ▁played ▁mainly ▁less er - known ▁material ▁and ▁covers ▁of ▁songs ▁by ▁the ▁Vas elines , ▁David ▁B owie , ▁Le ad ▁Bel ly , ▁and ▁Me at ▁Pu ppets , ▁whose ▁members ▁Cris ▁and ▁Curt ▁Kirk wood ▁joined ▁N ir v ana ▁on stage . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁another ▁live ▁album , ▁Ver se ▁Ch orus ▁Ver se , ▁MTV ▁Un pl ug ged ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁N ir v ana ▁album ▁released ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Kurt ▁Cob ain . ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁is ▁N ir v ana ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁post hum ous ▁release , ▁having ▁been ▁cert ified ▁ 5 x ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Altern ative ▁Music ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁ranked ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁albums ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁The ▁performance ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁ 2 0