The discography of the Smashing Pumpkins, an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, consists of thirteen 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), 55 singles (including promotional releases), four video albums, 37 music videos, and contributions to five soundtrack albums. This list does not include material recorded by the Smashing Pumpkins members with other side projects.
As of 2012, the Smashing Pumpkins have sold 30 million albums according to EMI.
Albums
Studio albums
^ II Machina II had a free internet release and thus did not chart and was not eligible for certification.
Live albums
Compilation albums
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 Promotional bonus disc issued with limited-edition printings of Machina/The Machines of God.
^ IV Songs from Songs for a Sailor were sporadically released one at a time to be downloaded starting from December 8, 2009.
Box sets
Singles
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.
- 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.
- X ^ "Heavy Metal Machine" was issued as a promotional cassette single prior to the release of Machina.
Other charted songs
Demo albums
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
- ^ 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.
Other appearances
^ I Ozark Mountain Daredevils cover
^ II Johnny Marks cover
^ III Vic Chestnutt cover
^ IV Depeche Mode cover
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. alternative rock chart
Notes
References
- The Aeroplane Flies High [box set liner notes]. Beverly Hills: Virgin Records America. 1996
- Strong, Martin C.: The Great Rock Discography, 6th edn., 2002, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1
References
External links
- Official website
- The Smashing Pumpkins discography at Discogs
- The Smashing Pumpkins discography at MusicBrainz
