1979 (track)
by The Smashing Pumpkins
Year: 1995
From the album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (track #19)
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1979 appears on the following album(s) by The Smashing Pumpkins:
- Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (track #19) (this album) (1995)
- Rotten Apples (track #9) (compilation) (2001)
- The Aeroplane Flies High (Box Set) (track #8) (compilation) (1996)
- Rarities And B-Sides (track #38) (compilation) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 08:46 | zsolti | 7,331 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 21:22 | stareaterogni0n | 6,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 23:15 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 15:26 | billyboy66 | 49 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/10/2026 03:32 | ChrisM75633 | 121 | 67/100 |
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YEEZY 05/03/2019 15:11 | #235804
It's impossible to listen to this without an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia, regardless of whether you were actually a teenager in the mid-90s or not. (Edited)
hereforashortime 01/13/2017 16:03 | #182461
The best thing this band has ever done (Edited)
GandalfORiley345 07/03/2015 03:57 | #145038
This is absolutely one of my top 10 favourite songs of all time
this song brings so much memories even i was born in the 90's its like i've been here longer... simply one of the best tracks ever! (Edited)
Tamthebam 02/13/2015 10:23 | #134858
One of the beat tracks on this double album. (Edited)
makerofbuckets 02/09/2015 00:11 | #134399
if this song was 30 minutes long it might be just as good as it is now. (Edited)
Best in the album
Antonio-Pedro 07/15/2014 22:55 | #116851
Open the door, let's take a ride in 1979. Looooooooove it, everything seemed so simple.
Anti 03/28/2014 01:30 | #107844
The diamond of this rock epic. (Edited)
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