On January 25, 1994, Alice in Chains released Jar of Flies. The record went on to become the first EP in history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, something no one had done before. The title came from a childhood science experiment of Jerry Cantrell’s, watching how flies survived — or didn’t — depending on their environment. One of the standout tracks, “No Excuses,” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, becoming one of the band’s biggest radio songs. Early CD editions even in