Getty Image Twenty years ago Saturday, the Smashing Pumpkins released Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, widely considered to be their masterpiece. The album was a stunning, epic achievement.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' career-defining 1995 double album MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE SADNESS has earned Diamond certification for sales of 10,000,000 discs and digital equivalent per disc.

But in all those years, only Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness has accomplished all five of those achievements. And we may never see it happen again.

With the release of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness on Oct. 24, 1995, Smashing Pumpkins delivered not just their magnum opus, but arguably that of the entire alternative-rock era.

The Smashing Pumpkins released Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 30 years ago. What does that album mean to you when you look back? I don’t know. I can’t believe it’s been 30 years.

The Smashing Pumpkins are celebrating 25 years of 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' with a very special one-off live virtual chat with Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin.

Our warehouse manager had a basic rotation of three double-albums. They were Exile on Main Street by The Rolling Stones, London Calling by The Clash, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

The Smashing Pumpkins ' 1995 double album, 'Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness,' is getting a major upgrade in December with multiple physical and digital configurations.

The Pumpkins' follow-up, 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, shares that same juxtaposition of straightforward imagery and unanswered questions. A Victorian-era beauty filled with ...

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is still cherished today not only because of its ambition, but for being something so relatable. It basks in sadness throughout, but by the end, there’s ...

Their bold move resulted in the ambitious Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, which arrived on Oct. 23, 1995.

• (1) Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness [5 CD + DVD Deluxe Box Set] Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of grand Prize: $135. Actual retail value of the Prize may vary.