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Readers' Poll: The Best Smashing Pumpkins Songs

Your picks include 'Starla,' 'Today,' '1979' and 'Soma'

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12. 'Zero'

"Zero" boasts one of Billy Corgan's most inspired and memorable riffs, but the song is too nimble and clever to linger on just one really cool part. The song has great momentum, zipping from one hook to the next like the joy-riding nihilist of its lyrics.

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