Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie... (album)

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Exactly 10 years ago from this post, the phenomonal album was released. The only chart-topping album from the Pumpkins. The even more successful follow-up to the underground Gish and the breakthrough success of Siamese Dream.

It won them a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".

Some of the chart history:
Hot 100:
"Bullet With Buttefly Wings": #22
"1979": #12
"Tonight, Tonight": #36
"Thirty-Three": #39

CHR/Pop:
"1979" -- #9; 23 weeks (removed 3 weeks early to recurrent)
"Tonight, Tonight" -- #43 (2); 7 weeks

R&R Alternative:
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" -- #2 (6)
"1979" -- #1 (1 week)
"Zero" -- #9
"Tonight, Tonight" -- #5
"Muzzle" -- #8
"Thirty-Three" -- #2

Mainstream Rock Tracks:
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" -- #4
"1979" -- #1
"Zero" -- #15
"Tonight, Tonight" -- #4
"Muzzle" -- #10
"Thirty-Three" -- #18

Other charts where "1979" appeared
Adult Top 40 -- #30
Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales -- #47
Hot Dance Music: Dance Club Play -- #17
Hot Digital Songs -- #54 (this year, too.)

Billboard 200 peaks for related albums:
Zero EP: #46
The Aeroplane Flies High: #42

Released in a time when it seemed like they could do no wrong, until unfortunately the touring keyboardist died of OD'ing H, and Jimmy was kicked out for the drug habits (but back in from spring, 1999, until the demise of the Pumpkins).