Artist · chart history
Zwan
Band United States Active 2001–2004 rock band
Zwan formed in 2001 in United States, United States and was active until 2004. Zwan has 38 chart appearances on 36 radio countdowns from 21 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2014. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Honestly”, which appears on 36 lists with a best position of #18. The station that charted Zwan most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
Zwan was Billy Corgan's first move after the Smashing Pumpkins, a supergroup he formed in 2001 with fellow Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin on drums, bassist Paz Lenchantin of A Perfect Circle, and guitarists David Pajo of Slint and Matt Sweeney of Chavez. With three guitars in the room, the sound was bright, chiming and surprisingly sunny.
Mary Star of the Sea (2003) was the only album they ever made, and "Honestly", with its ringing guitars and open-hearted chorus, is the single that lodged itself on the countdowns, with "Lyric" following along. It sounds like Corgan in love with rock and roll again.
It didn't last. The band broke up acrimoniously on the world tour for the record, Corgan put out a solo album, TheFutureEmbrace, and then revived the Smashing Pumpkins, with Chamberlin rejoining in 2006. Talk of more Zwan material never led to anything, though Corgan has pulled "Honestly" back out at his solo shows.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Zwan on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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