Twenty-eight years ago today (September 29), Alice In Chains released their landmark sophomore album Dirt.

Considering it still sounds fresh today, it’s amazing that this album has now passed the quarter-century mark. From storytelling epics like “Rooster” to aggressive statement tracks like “Them Bones,” Dirt exemplifies the iconic Seattle scene that gave us so much in the 1990s.

In honor of its anniversary, we’ve broken down the album “by the numbers.”

• Age/Date Released: 27

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  Released September 29, 1992.

• Number of Producers: 2 (Dave Jerden and Alice In Chains)

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  Jerden also produced AIC’s debut LP 'Facelift' and their EP 'Sap.' He also has producing credits on Jane’s Addiction’s 'Nothing’s Shocking' and 'Ritual de lo Habitual.'

• Number of Tracks: 13

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  “Them Bones,” “Dam That River,” “Rain When I Die,” “Sickman,” “Rooster,” “Junkhead,” “Dirt," “God Smack,” “Untitled,” “Hate To Feel,” “Angry Chair,” “Down in a Hole” and “Would?”

• Number Of Singles: 5

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  “Would?”, “Them Bones," “Angry Chair,” “Rooster” and “Down In A Hole.”
• Highest Billboard 200 Album Chart Position: 6

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• Weeks on the Billboard 200 Album Chart: 102

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• Ranking On Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time: 26

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• Copies Sold in the United States: 4 Million

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