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MACHINA/the machines of God by The Smashing Pumpkins
MACHINA/the machines of God is an album by The Smashing Pumpkins, released in 1999. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 44 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Everlasting Gaze”, on 24 lists with a best position of #28.
MACHINA/the machines of God, the Smashing Pumpkins' fifth album, arrived on Virgin as a concept record and, by design, a farewell: it was meant to be the band's last official LP before they called it quits in 2000. Billy Corgan co-produced with Flood, and the big news was behind the kit, where Jimmy Chamberlin was back, pounding away beside Corgan and James Iha.
Coming off the electronic and industrial shadows of Adore, it's a heavy, glowering, layered thing, with gothic murk and dream-pop shimmer drifting through the walls of guitar, and "Stand Inside Your Love" and "The Everlasting Gaze" leading the charge. Fans didn't know what to make of it, and it never brought back the chart-topping days. On the road, though, with ex-Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur aboard, the band turned back into a guitar-driven hard-rock beast. A sequel, Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, slipped out independently over the Internet.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from MACHINA/the machines of God on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Everlasting Gaze | 24 | #28 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 2 | Stand Inside Your Love | 17 | #11 | – | 2000 | |
| 3 | I of the Mourning | 2 | #65 | – | 2000 | |
| 4 | Try, Try, Try | 1 | #83 | – | 2000 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.