"Big Shiny Tunes 3" is the third edition of the

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compilation series, '' Big Shiny Tunes''. The album was assembled by having its audience vote on which songs they would like to have included, a novel process.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #1 on the

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, selling 112,000 copies in its first week. During the week of

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, the album sold 138,661 copies. The album was certified 8× Platinum (800,000 units) by the CRIA.

Track listing

The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also simply known as Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The ...

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Ava Adore "Ava Adore" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first single (music), single from their fourth album, ''Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album), Adore'', and exhibited a new sound from the band which integra ...

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– " The Way" – 4:16 #

Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana (band), Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, gu ...

– " My Hero" – 4:20 #

Matthew Good Band Matthew Good Band was a Canadians, Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne (musician), Ian Br ...

– " Apparitions (edit)" – 4:00 #

Semisonic Semisonic is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1995, consisting of Dan Wilson (musician), Dan Wilson (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Munson (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar), and Jacob Slichter (drums, pe ...

– " Closing Time" – 4:38 #

Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies (BNL) is a Canadian Rock music, rock band which was formed in 1988 in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their Barenaked Ladies (EP), self-titled 1991 cassette becoming th ...

– " One Week" – 2:52 #

Beastie Boys The Beastie Boys were an American Hip-hop, hip hop and Rap rock, rap rock group formed in New York City in 1979. They were composed of Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam Yauch, Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Mike D, ...

– " Three MC's and One DJ" – 2:50 #

Rob Zombie Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965), known professionally as Rob Zombie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live show ...

– " Dragula (The Hot Rod Herman Mix)" – 4:30 #

Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993. After years of lineup changes in the early and mid-1990s, the songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major-label reco ...

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Money City Maniacs "Money City Maniacs" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan (band), Sloan. It was released as the lead single from the band's 1998 album, ''Navy Blues (album), Navy Blues''. In a 2000 poll conducted by the music magazine ''Chart Attack, Chart'', th ...

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Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His debut album ''Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz album), Let Love Rule'' (1989) was characterized by a blend of Rock music, rock ...

– " Fly Away" – 3:41 #

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– " Pure Morning" – 3:52 #

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– " Push It" – 4:01 #

Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Gre ...

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Karma Police "Karma Police" is a song by the English Rock music, rock band Radiohead, released on 25 August 1997 as the second single from their third studio album, ''OK Computer'' (1997). It features acoustic guitar and piano, and lyrical themes of insani ...

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Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band based in Buffalo, New York, composed of lead vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik, bassist and vocalist Robby Takac, as well as several rotating members since its formation in 1986. After starting ...

– " Iris" – 4:52 #

Big Wreck Big Wreck are a Canadian-American Rock music, rock band formed by Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1992. The band was rounded out with David Henning and Forrest Williams. They disbanded in 2002 and Ian Thornley pursued ...

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That Song "That Song" is a song by Canadian-American rock band Big Wreck. It was released in April 1998 as the second single from their debut album, ''In Loving Memory Of...''. While not achieving the same success in the U.S. as the band's debut single, "Th ...

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Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American rock music, rock band formed in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1989 by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (musician), John McBain (guitar), and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums). The band has since undergone severa ...

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Space Lord "Space Lord" is a 1998 single by American rock band Monster Magnet from the album ''Powertrip''. The song is in the key of C minor. It brought them mainstream success, with its accompanying music video directed by Joseph Kahn (director), Joseph Kah ...

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References

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