A Night At The Opera
by Queen
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A Night At The Opera is ranked as the best album by Queen.
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A Night At The Opera track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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A Night At The Opera rankings summary
Overall rank: 108th | 1970s rank: 31st | 1975 rank: 5th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1970s | 25/70 | 13 |
| 2026 | Simon_bramhall | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 16/100 | 84 |
| 2026 | leniad | Top 14 Music Albums of 1975 | 5/14 | 4 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | BEA Top 500 Reorganized According To My Taste | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | SPOTLIGHTKID | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 6/40 | 83 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | 100 / 100 songs | 14/72 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 49 Music Albums of 1975 | 9/49 | 4 |
| 2026 |  pranafilms | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 86/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 31/99 | 70 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1,438 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11,347 | |||
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| ! | 18 hours ago | OldWiseOne1969 | 159 | 82/100 |
| ! | 3 days ago | Musicbuff123 | 393 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 22:01 |  DommeDamian | 7,796 | 48/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 81.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/09/2013 18:13 | #72230 | TOP COMMENT
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meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/09/2013 18:13 | #72230 | TOP COMMENT
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Some albums are a tightrope act. Sure, Queen was a bit excessive, kitschy, but on A Night At The Opera their technical efficiency is on such a high level the resulting album is a dynamic breakthrough. A lesser band would have fallen flat on their faces attempting this record.
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BraddlesHendo 12/10/2018 07:05 | #226671 | TOP COMMENT
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Queen’s most famous album and really it’s a mixture of lots of styles and influences. Can’t deny that Paul McCartney would be jealous of such compositions as Lazing on A Sunday Afternoon & Seaside Rendezvous. I’m in love With My Car totally reminds me of Have A Cigar by Pink Floyd. Death on two legs also a great opener. Masterpiece album essential for any music collection
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daftpunter 11/15/2011 04:56 | #30618 | TOP COMMENT
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How much does originality count when grading an album? Normally I go by songs, but an album is more the sum of parts than grading an artist by singles. There's a feel to this album that you only get from a few records. "Opera" is usually graded on the strength of Bohemian Rhapsody but the entire first side (did I just out my age?) is a classic. To hear this thing on vinyl is a treat. Start to finish more original than even Pet Sounds or Revolver. Nothing sound quite like A.N.A.T.O. Many have tried. God save the Queen.
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Hellaboi 05/31/2015 15:34 | #142740 | TOP COMMENT
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This a good album, but I have some mix feeling about it.
I love track 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, I think they are masterpiece, the other half is a bit flat. If the album would had been more of rock and less granny show tunes, would have been in the top 10 best album ever.
Is not a bad album, even the weaker half is better than average. Anyway I think Queen is a songs band instead of an albums band.
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jwalsh97 04/13/2022 15:36 | #284176 | TOP COMMENT
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Admittedly I used to feel as though Queen were a greatest hits band; even after trying this record. I was wrong of course, every track on the record is incredible and shows all of the best parts of the band at once. It is flamboyant and in your face but also is delivered with such skill and grace that you can't help but be enchanted by it. (Edited)
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