Live Magic
by Queen
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Queen bestography
Live Magic is ranked 24th best out of 52 albums by Queen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Queen is A Night At The Opera which is ranked number 108 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,347.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Live Magic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Live Magic rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1986 | 38/77 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1986 | 43/100 | - |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 9/61 | 4 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2024 |  Leonard | Liverecording | 94/100 | - |
| 2024 | panapsal | my 100 best live albums of all time | 70/99 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2022 | salvador | Favourite Live Albums | 69/69 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Live Magic ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/02/2026 19:03 |  serpico | 912 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 16:35 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 22:57 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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After the release of, at Wembley, it's pointless. I don't know about the CD version but I used to have this album on cassette. Most of the songs were edited down to one verse and the whole of the opera section from, no rhap, is missing. It was all very odd.
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