Hole
Awards & Honours
4
Awards Won
1
Honours
5
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Hole's achievements are notable for their historic firsts and enduring recognition. They were one of the first female-fronted rock bands to sell over three million records in the US alone, and Live Through This has been preserved in the National Recording Registry for its cultural significance. The album consistently appears on lists of the greatest albums ever made, a rare feat for a band that only released four studio albums.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
National Recording Registry
Live Through This selected for preservation for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.
Rankings & Lists
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
500 Greatest Albums of All Time
300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years
100 Best Albums of the 1990s
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
February 1995
Courtney Love: Rock's Angry Woman
Spin
1994
Hole: The Band That Wouldn't Die
Spin
1998
Hole: Celebrity Skin
NME
1991
Hole: Pretty on the Inside
Alternative Press
1994
Hole: Live Through This
Records & Feats
First female-fronted rock band to sell over 3 million records in the US
Hole's combined US sales surpassed 3 million copies, a milestone for a band led by a woman in the alternative rock era.
Celebrity Skin reached #1 on US Modern Rock Tracks
The single became the band's only chart-topper on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.