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{{Infobox album
| name         = Superunknown
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Soundgarden]]
| cover        = Superunknown.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = {{start date|1994|3|8}}
| recorded     = July–September 1993
| studio       = [[Bad Animals Studio|Bad Animals]] ([[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]])
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Grunge]]|[[alternative metal]]|[[hard rock]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[psychedelic rock]]}}
| length       = 70:13
| label        = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| producer     = {{hlist|[[Michael Beinhorn]]|Soundgarden}}
| prev_title   = [[Badmotorfinger]]
| prev_year    = 1991
| next_title   = [[Down on the Upside]]
| next_year    = 1996
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Superunknown
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Spoonman]]
 | single1date = February 14, 1994
 | single2     = [[The Day I Tried to Live]]
 | single2date = April 18, 1994 (UK)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=April 16, 1994}}</ref>
 | single3     = [[Black Hole Sun]]
 | single3date = May 13, 1994<ref>{{cite web|last=Irwin|first=Corey|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/soundgarden-black-hole-sun/|title=25 Years Ago: Soundgarden Hit Commercial Peak with 'Black Hole Sun'|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205109/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/soundgarden-black-hole-sun/|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><br>
 | single4     = [[My Wave]]
 | single4date = October 31, 1994 (Aus.)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundgarden&titel=My+Wave&cat=s|title=Soundgarden singles}}</ref>
 | single5     = [[Fell on Black Days]]
 | single5date = January 16, 1995<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=21 January 1995 |page=43}}</ref>
}}
{{Extra album cover
|header = 2014 re-release cover
|type = studio
|cover = Superunknown_2014.png
}}
}}

'''''Superunknown''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Soundgarden]], released on March 8, 1994, through [[A&M Records]]. Produced by [[Michael Beinhorn]] and the band themselves, Soundgarden began work on the album after touring in support of their previous album, ''[[Badmotorfinger]]'' (1991). ''Superunknown'' retained the heaviness of the band's earlier releases while displaying a more diverse range of influences.

''Superunknown'' was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 310,000 copies in its opening week. The album also topped the Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand charts. Five singles were released from the album: "[[The Day I Tried to Live]]", "[[My Wave]]", "[[Fell on Black Days (song)|Fell on Black Days]]", "[[Spoonman]]", and "[[Black Hole Sun]]", the latter two of which won [[Grammy Awards]] and helped Soundgarden reach mainstream popularity. At the [[37th Annual Grammy Awards|37th Grammy Awards]], the album was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album]]. It has been certified [[RIAA certification|6x Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in the United States. ''Superunknown'' has been listed by several publications as one of the best albums of the 1990s and a quintessential [[grunge]] album. In April 2019, it was ranked No. 9 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s "50 Greatest Grunge Albums" list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-grunge-albums-798851/ |title=50 Greatest Grunge Albums |date=April 1, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>