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According to ''Billboard'', the album in its first week of release sold 54,000 copies in the US, debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and at number one on the Independent Albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/justin-bieber-kenny-chesney-fiona-apple-1007431952.story |title=Sales: Smashing Pumpkins, 'Oceania' – RedEye Chicago |magazine=Billboard|date=June 27, 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-30}}</ref> — making it the band's seventh top 10 album to date.<ref name="gibson">{{cite web|last=Erickson|first=Anne|url=http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/smashing-pumpkins-oceania-charts-0628-2012.aspx|title=Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania Scores High Billboard Debut|work=[[w:Billboard 200|Billboard 200]]|publisher=[[w:Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson Guitar Corporation]]|accessdate=July 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329103000/http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/smashing-pumpkins-oceania-charts-0628-2012.aspx|archive-date=March 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album has received generally positive reviews, with many reviewers finding ''Oceania'' to be a return to form for Corgan. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received thus far an average score of 72, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/oceania|title=''Oceania'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|website=[[w:Metacritic|Metacritic]]|accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref> RedEye gave the album three stars out of four, saying "''Oceania'', the first full-length Pumpkins album since 2007's ''[[Zeitgeist]]'', is the best thing Corgan and Co. have produced in quite some time. Longtime fans will hear hints of the grungy, vicious band of the ''[[Gish]]'' era and also the mellow, almost pop ''[[ | According to ''Billboard'', the album in its first week of release sold 54,000 copies in the US, debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and at number one on the Independent Albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/justin-bieber-kenny-chesney-fiona-apple-1007431952.story |title=Sales: Smashing Pumpkins, 'Oceania' – RedEye Chicago |magazine=Billboard|date=June 27, 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-30}}</ref> — making it the band's seventh top 10 album to date.<ref name="gibson">{{cite web|last=Erickson|first=Anne|url=http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/smashing-pumpkins-oceania-charts-0628-2012.aspx|title=Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania Scores High Billboard Debut|work=[[w:Billboard 200|Billboard 200]]|publisher=[[w:Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson Guitar Corporation]]|accessdate=July 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329103000/http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/smashing-pumpkins-oceania-charts-0628-2012.aspx|archive-date=March 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album has received generally positive reviews, with many reviewers finding ''Oceania'' to be a return to form for Corgan. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received thus far an average score of 72, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/oceania|title=''Oceania'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|website=[[w:Metacritic|Metacritic]]|accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref> RedEye gave the album three stars out of four, saying "''Oceania'', the first full-length Pumpkins album since 2007's ''[[Zeitgeist]]'', is the best thing Corgan and Co. have produced in quite some time. Longtime fans will hear hints of the grungy, vicious band of the ''[[Gish]]'' era and also the mellow, almost pop ''[[Adore]]'' era. It's a mix that works."<ref>{{cite web|first=Brian |last=Moore |url=http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2012-06-15/entertainment/32258522_1_nicole-fiorentino-smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream |title=Album review: Smashing Pumpkins, 'Oceania' – RedEye Chicago |publisher=Articles.redeyechicago.com |date=June 15, 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref> Antiquiet gave album four out of five stars and called it "best Corgan work in a decade".<ref name="Antiquiet">{{cite web|last=Anthony|first=Steven|title=Smashing Pumpkins Oceania|url=http://www.antiquiet.com/reviews/2012/06/smashingpumpkins-oceania-review/|publisher=Antiquiet|accessdate=June 18, 2012}}</ref> Gigwise gave the album four stars out of five and praised its production and themes.<ref name="Gigwise">{{cite news|last=Carrol|first=Grace|title=Smashing Pumpkins Oceania|url=http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/73793/The-Smashing-Pumpkins-%27Oceania%27|work=[[w:Gigwise|Gigwise]]|accessdate=June 18, 2012}}</ref> ''Toronto Sun'' gave the album four stars out of five, saying "With Billy Corgan, bigger is better. And his latest project—the ongoing 44-song ''[[Teargarden by Kaleidyscope]]''—is his most ambitious since 2000's ''[[Machina/The Machines of God|Machina]]''. In keeping, this 'album-within-an-album' bears all the classic Pumpkins hallmarks: Searing guitars and busy drums, epic songs and complex arrangements, wistful romanticism and bombastic grandeur. His best work in years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/11/pumpkins-apple-top-cd-reviews|title=Pumpkins, Apple top CD reviews|work=[[w:Toronto Sun|Toronto Sun]]|first=Darryl|last=Sterdan|publisher=[[w:Sun Media|Canoe Sun Media]]|accessdate=2012-06-13}}</ref> | ||
''PopMatters'' gave the album seven out of 10 stars, describing the album as "...a spinoff that doesn't hold the brilliance of an original, but is charismatic in its own right. A more grown-up manifestation of the adolescent self-obsessed gloomy beginnings."<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite magazine|last=Chiola|first=Enio|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/159892-the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania (take 1)|magazine=[[w:PopMatters|PopMatters]]|accessdate=June 18, 2012}}</ref> BBC gave the album a positive review, saying "On Oceania Smashing Pumpkins sound energised and alive." About.com gave the album four stars out of five, saying "Corgan has claimed that friends who had heard Oceania had claimed it was his best since ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''. Time will tell, but for now it's clear that Oceania is the first Smashing Pumpkins record since then to fully stimulate the senses and stir the heart." AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "On ''Oceania'' there are some of the most memorable and rousing songs Corgan has delivered since 1993's [[Siamese Dream]]". ARTISTdirect gave the album a five out of five stars, saying "''Oceania'' is the year's best rock record and a milestone for the genre. Hopefully, it incites and inspires a new generation. The Pumpkins are no strangers to that concept..."<ref name="artistdirect1">{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania-album-review-5-out-of-5-stars/10124920 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins ''Oceania'' Album Review – 5 out of 5 stars – ARTISTdirect News |publisher=Artistdirect.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref> Ology gave the album a B+, stating it is "...simply a really good new album, one that deserves to be referenced and included in the company of the classic Smashing Pumpkins albums it delightfully demonstrates little interest in resembling."<ref name="ology1">{{cite web |last=Jun |first=Haneen |url=http://www.ology.com/post/83734/album-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania- |title=Album Review: The Smashing Pumpkins – ''Oceania'' |publisher=Ology |date=2012-06-13 |accessdate=2012-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014925/http://www.ology.com/post/83734/album-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania- |archive-date=2012-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Chicago Sun-Times gave the album four out of four stars, saying "this album within an album revives Corgan's gutter-epic vision with a clarity and ferocity not seen since 1995's ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]''."<ref name="suntimes1">{{cite news |last=Conner |first=Thomas |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2012/06/review_smashing_pumpkins_ocean.html |title=Review: Smashing Pumpkins, ''Oceania'' – Music: Via Chicago |publisher=Blogs.suntimes.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2012-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031094837/http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2012/06/review_smashing_pumpkins_ocean.html |archive-date=2012-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Daily Express'' gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Oceania is Corgan on especially potent form". Sputnikmusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "SP have forged ahead to create a record that could well be the catalyst of a stellar second era for one of rock's more interesting groups".<ref name="Sputnikmusic" /> | ''PopMatters'' gave the album seven out of 10 stars, describing the album as "...a spinoff that doesn't hold the brilliance of an original, but is charismatic in its own right. A more grown-up manifestation of the adolescent self-obsessed gloomy beginnings."<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite magazine|last=Chiola|first=Enio|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/159892-the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania/|title=The Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania (take 1)|magazine=[[w:PopMatters|PopMatters]]|accessdate=June 18, 2012}}</ref> BBC gave the album a positive review, saying "On Oceania Smashing Pumpkins sound energised and alive." About.com gave the album four stars out of five, saying "Corgan has claimed that friends who had heard Oceania had claimed it was his best since ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''. Time will tell, but for now it's clear that Oceania is the first Smashing Pumpkins record since then to fully stimulate the senses and stir the heart." AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "On ''Oceania'' there are some of the most memorable and rousing songs Corgan has delivered since 1993's [[Siamese Dream]]". ARTISTdirect gave the album a five out of five stars, saying "''Oceania'' is the year's best rock record and a milestone for the genre. Hopefully, it incites and inspires a new generation. The Pumpkins are no strangers to that concept..."<ref name="artistdirect1">{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania-album-review-5-out-of-5-stars/10124920 |title=The Smashing Pumpkins ''Oceania'' Album Review – 5 out of 5 stars – ARTISTdirect News |publisher=Artistdirect.com |date= |accessdate=2012-06-18}}</ref> Ology gave the album a B+, stating it is "...simply a really good new album, one that deserves to be referenced and included in the company of the classic Smashing Pumpkins albums it delightfully demonstrates little interest in resembling."<ref name="ology1">{{cite web |last=Jun |first=Haneen |url=http://www.ology.com/post/83734/album-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania- |title=Album Review: The Smashing Pumpkins – ''Oceania'' |publisher=Ology |date=2012-06-13 |accessdate=2012-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014925/http://www.ology.com/post/83734/album-review-the-smashing-pumpkins-oceania- |archive-date=2012-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Chicago Sun-Times gave the album four out of four stars, saying "this album within an album revives Corgan's gutter-epic vision with a clarity and ferocity not seen since 1995's ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]''."<ref name="suntimes1">{{cite news |last=Conner |first=Thomas |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2012/06/review_smashing_pumpkins_ocean.html |title=Review: Smashing Pumpkins, ''Oceania'' – Music: Via Chicago |publisher=Blogs.suntimes.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2012-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031094837/http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2012/06/review_smashing_pumpkins_ocean.html |archive-date=2012-10-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Daily Express'' gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Oceania is Corgan on especially potent form". Sputnikmusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "SP have forged ahead to create a record that could well be the catalyst of a stellar second era for one of rock's more interesting groups".<ref name="Sputnikmusic" /> | ||