Song · The Smashing Pumpkins
“Cash Car Star” by The Smashing Pumpkins
From the album Machina II/the friends and enemies of modern music (2000)
“Cash Car Star” by The Smashing Pumpkins appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2000. It was first released in 2000 on the album Machina II/the friends and enemies of modern music. Its best result is #76 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #378 alternative song of 2000.
Billy Corgan wrote "Cash Car Star", words and music, for Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, the Smashing Pumpkins' sixth studio album, and the way it reached people was as unusual as anything the band ever pulled: on September 5, 2000, the whole album went out free on the Internet. Like its companion, Machina/The Machines of God, it's a loose concept record about a rock star coming unglued, a double LP packaged with three EPs of B-sides and alternate versions.
It was also a farewell. It was the band's last studio album before they reformed in 2006, their last with James Iha until his return in 2018, and the last by the original lineup, since D'arcy Wretzky left during the Machina sessions and stayed gone. A remastered box set finally gave both albums a proper release on September 5, 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 | 99 |
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