Today marks 25 years since Nirvana released their ground-breaking album Nevermind.

The album, released on September 24, 1991, features classic tunes like Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are.

Nevermind has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

Following the album's surprisingly successful release, the image on the album's front cover has since been one of the most recognisable of all time.

Nirvana baby turns 25

Spencer Elden was the naked baby in the pool in the iconic album cover.

In 1991, Elden was just a few months old when his parents were asked if their newborn could take part in a photoshoot for an "up-and-coming band called Nirvana".

Twenty-five years after its release, Elden has made a splash recreating the famous image to honour the legendary grunge band, Elden told The New York Post.

"I said to the photographer, 'Let's do it naked.' But he thought that would be weird, so I wore my swim shorts," Elden told The Post.

"The anniversary means something to me. It's strange that I did this for five minutes when I was four months old and it became this really iconic image."

1991: A year in music

To mark the anniversary of the album, ABC's Double J will play a special documentary on Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana's biggest hit and arguably the biggest rock song of the 1990s.

But Nevermind was not the only prominent album of 1991.

Double J's Richard Kingsmill has taken a look back the other, many significant and vital records of the year including Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Pearl Jam's Ten, and R.E.M's Out of Time.

Double J special documentary

To mark the anniversary of the album, ABC's Double J will play a special documentary on Smells Like Teen Spirit.

The station will air a series of dedicated segments across the weekend to hear how Nevermind impacted a whole swathe of Australian musicians.