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 | Ringfinger | Pretty Hate Machine |
| 2 | No, You Dont | The Fragile |
| 3 | Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition-Disc 2) |
| 4 | Hurt | The Downward Spiral |
| 5 | Down In It (live) | Familiar Sting (live) |
| 6 | Underneath It All | The Fragile (Right) |
| 7 | The Downward Spiral | The Downward Spiral |
| 8 | Burn | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition-Disc 2) |
| 9 | Everything | Hesitation Marks |
| 10 | You Know Who You Are | Head Like A Hole (Single) |
| 11 | Something I Can Never Have | Pretty Hate Machine |
| 12 | Pinion | Broken |
| 13 | Terrible Lie (Live) | And All That Could Have Been |
| 14 | La Mer | The Fragile (Left) |
| 15 | Terrible Lie (Empathetic Mix) | Head Like A Hole (Single) |
| 16 | Burn | Natural Born Killers: A Soundtrack For An Oliver Stone Film |
| 17 | Happiness In Slavery | Broken |
| 18 | Self Destruction, Part Two | Further Down the Spiral |
| 19 | The Way Out Is Through | The Fragile (Right) |
| 20 | Every Day Is Exactly The Same (LP Version) | With Teeth |