Nine Inch Nails, also known by the acronym NIN (or NI??) , was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, United States in 1988 by Trent Reznor, the only constant member of the band. He is generally credited for popularizing the genre known as "industrial rock". Born Michael Trent Reznor, he was raised by his maternal grandparents in Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. Reznor took up piano at the age of five and in high school took up the tuba and saxophone. During the early to mid 80s Trent played with various synthpop and new wave groups such as Exotic Birds and Option 30 before beginning his solo project. As a member of Exotic Birds, he appeared in the Michael J. Fox & Joan Jett film Light of Day. Nine Inch Nails has issued eight major albums. With the inclusion of Broken EP, the band's primary releases are: 1. Pretty Hate Machine (1989) 2. Broken EP (1992) 3. The Downw
| 1 | I Would For You | Hesitation Marks |
| 2 | Various Methods of Escape | Hesitation Marks |
| 3 | Somewhat Damaged | The Fragile (Left) |
| 4 | The Perfect Drug | Lost Highway |
| 5 | Liar (Reptile Demo) | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition-Disc 2) |
| 6 | Getting Smaller | With Teeth |
| 7 | All The Pigs, All Lined Up | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition-Disc 2) |
| 8 | Gave Up | Broken |
| 9 | The Hand That Feeds [DFA Remix] | Only |
| 10 | Head Like A Hole (Clay) | Head Like A Hole (Single) |
| 11 | 7 Ghosts I | Ghosts I-IV |
| 12 | 2 Ghosts I | Ghosts I-IV |
| 13 | Down In It (Demo) | Pretty Hate Machine |
| 14 | Reptile (live) | Familiar Sting (live) |
| 15 | Head Like A Hole (live) | Familiar Sting (live) |
| 16 | In Two | Hesitation Marks |
| 17 | Down In It (live) | Familiar Sting (live) |
| 18 | Running | Hesitation Marks |
| 19 | All Time Low (Todd Rundgren Remix) | Hesitation Marks |
| 20 | I Do Not Want This | The Downward Spiral |