Every Smashing Pumpkins Album Ranked from Worst to Best

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00:00Every Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best.

00:04Number 7 Synth Pop Experiment 20 synth-heavy tracks dominate, replacing

00:10guitars with drum machines.

00:13Bold and experimental, but 72 minutes of synth pop feels repetitive and strays from the band's

00:19strengths.

00:20Number 6 Shiny and Oh So Bright Volume 1 Reunion Blues

00:25James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlain returned with Rick Rubin producing.

00:29But despite moments like Silvery Sometimes and Solara, the band sounds cautious rather

00:34than passionate, failing to fully recapture their spark.

00:38Number 5 Machina, The Machines of God, Flawed but Fascinating

00:44A rock opera about a star receiving messages from God may seem pretentious, but songs like

00:49The Everlasting Gaze and Stand Inside Your Love deliver genuine emotion, making the line-up

00:54swan song dramatically powerful despite commercial failure.

00:59Number 4 Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness, Ambitious Beyond Belief

01:05A 28-track double album blending orchestral hits, metal, ballads and piano, with standout songs

01:10like Tonight Tonight, Zero and 1979.

01:15This was their commercial peak.

01:17Number 1 Debut, 10 million copies sold and 7 Grammy nominations.

01:23Number 3 Monuments to an Elegy, Short and Sweet 32 minutes of focused rock showcase Corgan's

01:29melodies on tracks like Being Beige, Tiberius and Antihero, delivering concise arena-ready

01:35songs that refresh after years of sprawling concepts.

01:39Number 2 Gish, The Blueprint That Started Everything Gish sounds like a band discovering their superpowers.

01:47The heavy parts hit harder than their peers.

01:49The quiet parts drift into space on tracks like I Am One and Rhinoceros.

01:55Butch Vigg's production hints at future greatness, making this debut timeless.

02:00Number 1 Siamese Dream, The Peak of Alt-Rock Perfection

02:05This album proved grunge could be beautiful and brutal, with Corgan's pain shining through

02:09tracks like Cherub Rock, Today and Disarm.

02:12Butch Vigg's flawless production defined 90s alternative rock.