Nine Inch Nails Popular Songs Ranking [2025]

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Nine Inch Nails – What Have You Done? (Official Visualizer)

Nine Inch Nails, known as the pioneers who pushed industrial rock into the mainstream, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020—truly a legendary band.

They’re the ones behind the soundtrack album for the film TRON: Ares, released in September 2025: Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

This piece is one of the tracks included on that album.

Built entirely from electronic sounds, its chilly sonic landscape swells into an outburst of emotion in the latter half before abruptly fading away—a fleeting structure that brilliantly captures regret and nihilism.

It’s perfect not only for those who want to immerse themselves in NIN’s signature dark aesthetic, but also for listeners seeking a short, intensely impactful experience.

Be sure to check it out.

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Nine Inch Nails – Wish

Nine Inch Nails, led by the history-making Trent Reznor, is a rare band that built on the industrial genre to achieve commercial success with a singular sound and aesthetic.

This track appears on the 1992 EP “Broken,” and can be considered a pivotal song that signaled their evolution toward a more aggressive style.

Its sound—fusing a ferocious, all-devouring guitar riff with an unyielding beat—is industrial metal at its purest.

Riding atop it is a voice that is nothing less than a soul’s cry: rage at an unchangeable reality, curses hurled at one’s own helplessness, and a raw urge to destroy, all tangled together.

The EP reached No.

7 on the U.

S.

charts and earned a Grammy for this track.

If you listen on a night when you’re carrying unbearable anger, its sheer destructive force might paradoxically bring you solace.

If this blistering sonic assault resonates with you, be sure to dive into the profound world of the masterpiece album “The Downward Spiral.”

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You Know What You Are?

This track, a song by the American rock band Nine Inch Nails, features a stunning hands-and-feet combination that really explodes.

The intro is built entirely from a sixteenth-note phrase constructed with just the bass drum and snare combination.

Being able to play such a long hands-and-feet combo with pinpoint precision is seriously cool.

From a drummer’s perspective, it’s a very catchy intro that really sticks in your ears.

Also, be sure to check out the heavy groove in the chorus section!