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''Gish'' spent one week on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 195 (later re-peaking at number 146 upon its 2011 re-release);<ref name="am">{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000265088|tab=awards|label=Gish – Smashing Pumpkins: Awards|pure_url=no|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}</ref> however, the album reached number one on the ''[[W:College Music Journal|College Music Journal]]'' chart, which tracks airplay and popularity on [[W:Campus radio|college radio]] stations.<ref>{{cite news |author=Corcoran, Michael |title=Bob Seger bites the Silver Bullet for his latest effort |date=September 15, 1991 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |page=4}}</ref> It also had a six-week run on the New Zealand Albums Chart, peaking at number 40.<ref name="rianz">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Smashing+Pumpkins&titel=Gish&cat=a |title=charts.nz – The Smashing Pumpkins – Gish |work=charts.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=February 10, 2011 |df= }}</ref> Despite an inauspicious start, the album sold 100,000 copies in less than a year, far exceeding the expectations of indie label Caroline Records, a subsidiary of [[W:Virgin Records|Virgin Records]].<ref>Gooch, Marshall (April 7, 2008). "Smashing Pumpkins: Worst Case Scenario." ''[[Reflex Magazine|Reflex]]''.</ref> The album was certified [[W:Music recording sales certification|gold]] on March 14, 1994. Until the release of [[W:The Offspring|The Offspring]] album ''[[W:Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'' in 1994, ''Gish'' was the highest-selling independently released album of all time. ''Gish'' would later be reissued under the Virgin label, and was certified platinum on February 5, 1999.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web