"Badmotorfinger" was released on September 24, 1991 through A&M Records. The album peaked at number 39 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart on February 29, 1992. It was released nearly one month after Pearl Jam's "Ten" and on the same day as Nirvana's "Nevermind" and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ "Blood Sugar Sex Magik", all of which helped to break alternative rock and grunge into the mainstream. Although overshadowed at the time of its release by the sudden popularity of Nirvana's "Nevermind", the focus of attention brought by "Nevermind" to the Seattle scene helped Soundgarden gain wider attention. "Badmotorfinger" was among the 100 top selling albums of 1992. "Badmotorfinger" sold a million copies in the early 1990s, was certified platinum by the RIAA in January 1993 and certified double platinum in April 1996, signifying two million shipped copies.