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“Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins

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

“Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins appears on 59 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1996 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Its best result is #5 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #6 alternative song of 1996, #157 alternative song of all time and #80 of the '90s.

59countdowns
20stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1996–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 26 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 22 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 91
1996 5 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996 25
1996 8 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 10 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 99
1996 29 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 107
1996 55 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 100
1996 13 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 240 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 119 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 41 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 25 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 130 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 168 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 92 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 124 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 115 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 65 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 220 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 223 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 66 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 267 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 173 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 66 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 172 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 160 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 66 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 23 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 66 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 163 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 59 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 327 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 71 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 77 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 472 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 132 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 317 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 155 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 406 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 219 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 84 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 58 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 413 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 151 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 143 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 411 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 410 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 59 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 410 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 408 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 565 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 735 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1468 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 73 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 790 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 789 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Tonight Tonight.

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