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The Smashing Pumpkins Popular Song Rankings [2025]
The Smashing Pumpkins—an American rock band, nicknamed “Suma-pan” in Japanese—helped ignite the alternative boom alongside Nirvana.
They’ve racked up numerous achievements, including multiple Grammy nominations and platinum-certified albums.
This time, we’d like to introduce a ranking of The Smashing Pumpkins’ most popular songs.
Whether you’re a fan or not, be sure to check it out!
The Smashing Pumpkins Popular Songs Ranking [2025] (1–10)
1979The Smashing Pumpkins1rank/position
A quintessential American alternative rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins deliver a nostalgic song that gently wraps memories of youth.
Featured on their January 1996 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, this track became a major hit, reaching No.
12 on the Billboard charts.
Drawing on frontman Billy Corgan’s experiences at age 12, it deftly expresses the purity and free spirit of youth, along with a vague anxiety about the future.
Its catchy melody and distinctive synthesizer sound also led to its use in the endings of the film Clerks II and the game Gran Turismo 5.
It’s a perfect song to play when you want to reminisce with friends or revisit cherished memories.
Tonight, TonightThe Smashing Pumpkins2rank/position
A track whose grand string arrangement and moving melody resonate deeply.
It’s a single The Smashing Pumpkins released in Europe in May 1996.
Included on the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, it charted in many countries.
Its lyrics, celebrating the blessings of life and hope for the future, give listeners courage and inspiration.
The music video, styled like an early-1900s silent film, won six awards at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards.
Continuing to captivate listeners across generations, this work is perfect for anyone looking to rediscover a classic that’s too often overlooked.
Bullet with Butterfly WingsThe Smashing Pumpkins3rank/position
The Smashing Pumpkins—aka “Sma-pan”—achieved exceptional commercial success in the alternative rock scene of the 1990s and, despite repeated breakups and lineup changes, continue to be active even now in the 2020s.
Hailing from Chicago rather than the so-called Seattle scene, and with frontman Billy Corgan—who is of the same generation as Kurt Cobain—being a strong personality, the band often drew criticism from peers at the time.
Still, Corgan’s outstanding songwriting talent and the magnificent band ensemble that powers their sound are the real deal.
Among the many gems produced by the Pumpkins, whose strength lies in their stylistic breadth, this track is packed with the band’s core appeal as an alternative rock act.
If you think it’s cool, go grab the album right now!
DisarmThe Smashing Pumpkins4rank/position
A song written by lead singer Billy Corgan.
Inspired by his childhood anger toward his parents, Billy has said, “I didn’t have the courage to kill my parents, so I wrote this song instead.” It reached No.
10 on the Billboard charts.
Ava AdoreThe Smashing Pumpkins5rank/position
A track released in 1998 by The Smashing Pumpkins.
It features sounds created with electronic and non-traditional instruments.
It was a hit in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and various European countries, reaching No.
2 on the charts in Canada.
TodayThe Smashing Pumpkins6rank/position
Often compared to Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins (known in Japan as “Smapan”) are a band that epitomized the ’90s alternative scene.
In Japan especially, they’re nearly as popular as Nirvana.
Their appeal lies above all in their melancholic melodies and their diverse sound, which also shows the influence of new wave.
The vocalist, Billy Corgan, has a somewhat narcissistic side, and in the ’90s the band drew a lot of criticism for that.
Even so, they weathered the backlash and remain one of the few bands still active today, long after the alternative movement has passed.
Doomsday ClockThe Smashing Pumpkins7rank/position
This song, built around a phrase combining toms, snare, and bass drum, is a Smashing Pumpkins track.
The phrase itself is very simple, yet it creates a powerful, striking opening.
In the latter half of the intro phrase, the china cymbal comes in, making a memorable contrast with the tight first half.
After the full band kicks in, the beat remains solid and weighty—one of those tracks where the drums really command your attention!