Album

Blow Up

1991

Peak position: #120
Weeks on chart: 3

Blow Up (1991) is a The Smithereens album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Blow Up (1991) is a The Smithereens album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #120 and charted for 3 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Too Much Passion".

The music

1
Top of the Pops
2
Too Much Passion
3
Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong
4
Evening Dress
5
Get a Hold of My Heart
6
Indigo Blues
7
Now and Then
8
Girl in Room 12
9
Anywhere You Are
10
Over and Over Again

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

Sep 28, 1991#141

A rocket up the chart — jumping 21 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #141, exploded upward for 2 weeks to reach #120 and fell quickly over 1 more week across 3 weeks on the chart.

The songs behind the run

Breakout songs

The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.

Too Much PassionThe Smithereens
Hot 100 peak
#37
Weeks on chart
14
Highest peak · Longest-running single · First charting singleOpen song journey →

Album facts

Singles"Too Much Passion"
ArtistThe Smithereens
Year1991

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