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Star Wars by Wilco
Star Wars is an album by Wilco, released in 2015. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Random Name Generator”, on 11 lists with a best position of #25.
Star Wars, Wilco's ninth album, turned up free on the band's website on July 16, 2015, a jolt of a release from the Chicago band. It was the second record on their own dBpm label, with a CD following on August 21 and vinyl on October 13, and Jeff Tweedy produced it out of sessions at The Loft, the same sessions that later gave them Schmilco in 2016.
The lineup that had held steady since 2004 is all here: Tweedy, John Stirratt on bass, Nels Cline on guitar, Glenn Kotche on drums, Mikael Jorgensen on keyboards and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone. And it sounds loose and scrappy in the best way, fuzzed-up songs where Cline's guitar gets to bite, with "Random Name Generator" stomping out in front.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Star Wars on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Random Name Generator | 11 | #25 | – | 2015–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.