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“Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins

From the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)

“Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins appears on 63 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Its best result is #1 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #4 alternative song of 1995, #124 alternative song of all time and #30 of the '90s.

63countdowns
20stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
13top 10 finishes
1995–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 10 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 6 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 2 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 47 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 3 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104
1996 59 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 35 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1996 207 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 224 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 86 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 74 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1998 33 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 62 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 70 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 13 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 30 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 132 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 69 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 227 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 50 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 18 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 352 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 79 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 352 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 103 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 255 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 319 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 123 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 266 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 29 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 27 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 79 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 165 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 79 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 22 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 81 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 78 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 276 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 51 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 5 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 76 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 6 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 14 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 30 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 5 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 16 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 51 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2010 28 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 5 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 5 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 5 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 25 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 5 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 146 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 35 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

Also listed as: Bullet with Butterfly Wings.

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