Album · The Smithereens
Blow Up by The Smithereens
Blow Up is an album by The Smithereens, released in 1991. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 19 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Top of the Pops”, on 14 lists with a best position of #23.
Blow Up, the Smithereens' fourth album, came out on Capitol in September 1991, with Ed Stasium producing and the Carteret, New Jersey, band still in its original lineup: Pat DiNizio singing and playing guitar, Jim Babjak on guitar, Mike Mesaros on bass and Dennis Diken on drums. Expect chunky guitars, sturdy melodies and DiNizio brooding over the top, guitar pop that still has some grit under its fingernails.
"Top of the Pops" led off the singles, and "Too Much Passion" went on to become only the band's second top-40 hit, reaching 37, even if the album itself stalled at 120. "Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong" and "Girl in Room 12" have made the countdowns too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blow Up on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top of the Pops | 14 | #23 | – | 1991–2025 | |
| 2 | Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong | 2 | #994 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 3 | Girl in Room 12 | 1 | #660 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.