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The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO is ranked #660 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 298.68M views.

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The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video)

Name: The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video)
Uploaded: 2011-08-03T01:25:11+00:00
Duration: 4 min 22 s
Channel: SmashingPumpkinsVEVO
Description: "The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video)" by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO has now passed 0.30 billion views, ranking #1,060 of 1,059 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #660 most-viewed Music video among 659 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 4.32M views. It was published about 15.2 years ago.

"The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video)" by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO has now passed 0.30 billion views, ranking #1,060 of 1,059 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club. It is the #660 most-viewed Music video among 659 in the club. Over the last 30 days it has added about 4.32M views. It was published about 15.2 years ago.

298,680,909 views

1,469,264 likes

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Quick Facts

Overall Rank: #1060 of 1059 videos
Music Rank: #660
Total Views: 298,680,909
Total Likes: 1,469,264
Like Ratio: 0.49%
Channel: SmashingPumpkinsVEVO
Published: August 03, 2011
Duration: 4:22
Last Updated: October 02, 2026

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Estimated Earnings

October 2026

$230.31 · ~$0.80 RPM

287,884 views gained this month

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Best-estimate creator earnings using 2026 category-specific RPM data (Shorts, Music, Gaming, Finance, etc.) net of YouTube's 45% share. Actual revenue varies with geography, ad demand, audience, and YouTube Premium splits.

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REMASTERED IN HD! Official video for Smashing Pumpkins song "1979" from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Buy It Here: http://smarturl.it/m91qrj Directed by the team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the video for "1979" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video in 1996. The video for the 1998 song "Perfect" is a sequel to this one, and involves the same characters who are now older Like Smashing Pumpkins on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/smashingpumpkins

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many views does The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) have?

The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO currently has 298,680,909 views on YouTube. It is ranked #1060 among all 1059 videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club.

How many likes does The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) have?

The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) has 1,469,264 likes on YouTube, which gives it a like-to-view ratio of 0.49%.

When was The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) published?

The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) was published on August 03, 2011 by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO.

What rank is this video among Music videos?

The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video) is ranked #660 among Music videos in the YouTube Billion Views Club with 298.68M views. See full Music ranking →