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 | The Downward Spiral (The Bottom) | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition-Disc 2) |
| 2 | Big Man With A Gun (live) | Familiar Sting (live) |
| 3 | While I'm Still Here (Breyer P-Orridge 'Howler' Re | Hesitation Marks |
| 4 | The Day The World Went Away | The Fragile (Left) |
| 5 | Hurt (Quiet) | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition-Disc 2) |
| 6 | While I'm Still Here | Hesitation Marks |
| 7 | Piggy (Live) | And All That Could Have Been |
| 8 | 8 Ghosts I | Ghosts I-IV |
| 9 | We're In This Together | The Fragile (Left) |
| 10 | Every Day Is Exactly The Same | With Teeth |
| 11 | Reptile | The Downward Spiral |
| 12 | Down In It | Pretty Hate Machine |
| 13 | The Frail (Live) | And All That Could Have Been |
| 14 | Ripe [With Decay] | The Fragile (Right) |
| 15 | Black Noise | Hesitation Marks |
| 16 | All The Love In The World | With Teeth |
| 17 | Various Methods of Escape | Hesitation Marks |
| 18 | A Warm Place | The Downward Spiral |
| 19 | The Day The World Went Away (Live) | And All That Could Have Been |
| 20 | 98 - Physical | Broken |