Songs Similar to 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Aeroplane Flies High (Deluxe Edition) · Alternative · Nostalgic
“1979” is a alternative track by The Smashing Pumpkins from the album Aeroplane Flies High (Deluxe Edition). On SongSimilar it sits in our Alternative collection and is tagged nostalgic, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 127 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins (100% match). The list also pulls in Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead, Soundgarden and Weezer — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Smashing Pumpkins's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (12 of 20 tracks), with rock mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “1979”
What songs are similar to 1979?
On our list, the closest matches are “Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins and “Everlong” by Foo Fighters. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does 1979 sound like?
Based on listening data, “1979” sits closest to Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots, Radiohead and Soundgarden. Fans of The Smashing Pumpkins play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is 1979 Alternative?
We file “1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins under Alternative. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to 1979?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “1979” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.