The Smashing Pumpkins discography

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Studio albums 9 Compilation albums 7 Music videos 23		Live albums 4 Video albums 4 EPs 5

The discography of the Smashing Pumpkins, an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, consists of nine studio albums, four live albums, one digital live album series, seven compilation albums (including box sets and promotional releases), five extended plays (including promotional releases), 42 singles (including promotional releases), four video albums, 23 music videos, and contributions to five soundtrack albums. This list does not include material recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins members with other side projects.

Studio albums

In 2011, EMI stated that they will be reissuing all of The Smashing Pumpkins discography. The albums will be deluxe editions and fully remastered.

^ I Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is considered 9× platinum since it is a double album with length exceeding 100 minutes – the album shipped upwards of 4,700,000, which equals 9,400,000 discs total.

^ II Machina II had a free internet release and thus did not chart and was not eligible for certification.

Official concert recordings

In addition to the live albums Earphoria, Live in Chicago October 23, 1995, Live at Cabaret Metro 10-5-88, and Bonus EP, The Smashing Pumpkins have collaborated with music distributor Nugs.net to release recordings of the band's 2008 20th Anniversary Tour concerts, mastered directly from the soundboard. The recordings are available as FLAC or MP3 digital downloads, CD, or a CD+MP3 package, ordered through the Live Smashing Pumpkins website.

EPs

For the live extended plays Live in Chicago October 23, 1995 and Bonus EP, see the live albums section of this article.

^ I The song "Rhinoceros" charted from this release.
^ II The song "Zero" charted from this release.
^ III Songs from Songs for a Sailor were sporadically released one at a time to be downloaded starting from December 8, 2009.

Singles

I ^ "Today" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100. It also peaked at number 56 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

II ^ The single did not enter the US Hot 100 but it entered the US Hot 100 Airplay chart.

III ^ "Stand Inside Your Love" did not enter the US Hot 100 but peaked at number 6 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

IV ^ "G.L.O.W." did not enter the US Hot 100 but peaked at number 8 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Promotional singles

V ^ "Daughter" was released as a 7-inch one-sided flexi disc in subscriber copies of the April 4, 1992 issue of Reflex magazine.

VI ^ The single did not enter the US Hot 100 but it entered the US Hot 100 Airplay chart.

VII ^ "Daphne Descends" was released as a promotional CD single exclusively in France.

VIII ^ B-side of "Perfect" written by James Iha, released as a promotional cassette single.

IX ^ "The Everlasting Gaze" did not enter the US Hot 100 but peaked at number 13 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

X ^ "Heavy Metal Machine" was issued as a promotional cassette single prior to the release of Machina.

Video albums

I^ This video was a limited edition release packaged with Siamese Dream that contains the videos for "Siva", "Rhinoceros", "Cherub Rock", "Today", and "Disarm".

Music videos

I^ This music video was unreleased prior to its inclusion on 2001's Greatest Hits DVD.

II^ This music video contains footage from Batman & Robin directed by Joel Schumacher.

An internet-only "interactive music video" was released for "The Crying Tree of Mercury" by MTV in March 2000, directed by Billy Corgan. It is no longer available through MTV's website.