Gish
by The Smashing Pumpkins
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Gish is ranked 4th best out of 31 albums by The Smashing Pumpkins on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Smashing Pumpkins is Siamese Dream which is ranked number 55 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,171.
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Gish track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Gish rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | xhitmanx | 1,501 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 14:36 |  DommeDamian | 7,549 | 49/100 |
| ! | 06/12/2026 15:00 | Nifcake | 41 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 22:12 |  Helios | 6,208 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 04:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,324 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Not as good as Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie, but a must-listen for any fan of rock and particularly grunge. My highlights are Daydream, I am One and Crush.
its has its moments
In regards to the bookend albums to the pumpkins' two masterpieces, Adore blows Gish out of the water.
the world was introduced to The Smashing Pumpkins with this album the turned the music world on its ear to pay attention to this movement of 90's rock
Decent album. Great start and end, but lacking a bit in the middle.
Favs: I Am One, Gish, Bury Me, Tristessa, Window Paine, Daydream
elo269megv 01/28/2019 05:15 | #230873
I take back what I said - Bury Me, Crush, Snail, & Tristessa are just as awesome as the first three songs... Window Paine and Suffer are just okay... Still liked it better when Billy had long hair.
luigybetis 06/14/2018 19:22 | #216756
Awesome beginning of their career. 8/10.
Meowtopia 02/28/2018 23:54 | #209810 | TOP COMMENT
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A pretty kickass album, not a bad song on here, yet it is not as memorable as the Pumpkin's later two albums. Still a great debut; the fast brash songs and the slower songs are all great together, great chemistry for an album.
Underrated album. Their earlier psychedelic period never got the full credit it deserved, this album just straight up rocks.
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