Helter Skelter (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1968
From the album The Beatles (The White Album) (track #23)
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Helter Skelter appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- The Beatles (The White Album) (track #23) (this album) (1968)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #153) (compilation) (1988)
- Rock 'N' Roll Music (track #23) (compilation) (1976)
- Anthology 3 (track #3) (compilation) (1996)
- Rarities (track #10) (compilation) (1980)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #144) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #144) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #144) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #133) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/17/2025 10:54 |  swed | 3,619 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2025 09:01 | ItNrok | 452 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2025 12:36 | Garyf1972 | 8,018 | 62/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2025 15:03 | gmessian | 1,390 | 55/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2025 06:26 | jtc91 | 13,888 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.0/100, a mean average of 90.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.6.
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lleon79 07/25/2022 00:30 | #287802
I got blisters on my fingers!
RIP Sharon Tate.
llibnanoon 06/16/2020 19:17 | #253665
Heavy Metal has risen, yes indeed!
When I first heard this it still had the aura of the Manson killings surrounding it. Terrifying! Now it's a perfect example of what is great about the White Album. A strange combination of minute attention to detail in the studio and raw reckless abandon.
One of the weirdest songs on the album, Paul introduces us into the world of hard rock, maybe even punk, long before punk even existed. It wasn't always meant to be this raw and powerful, though. Originally Paul wrote it as a slowdriving, blues-infused lament.
VictorVale 12/14/2018 12:58 | #227059
Os Beatles nunca foram tão pesados, nem o rock até então!
DeusExMackia 11/19/2018 14:12 | #225213
Easily one of the best Beatles' songs. Hard choice deciding whether or not it's that line "Do you, don't you want me to love you" or the downward guitar riff on the chorus that is best part. You can almost headbang to it for god's sake!
What a bloomin' nuisance it is though listening to this on headphones; the showing off with the left and right channels diminishes the impact. It has to be listened to on big speakers and loudly.
Best song about a slide that I know of.
A raucous piece of noise and madness! I love the way it fades back in like a passing stampede! (Pretty cringy and pathetic guitar solo in the middle though)
Behold! The first heavy metal song!
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