The Scientist (track)
by Coldplay
Year: 2002
From the album A Rush Of Blood To The Head (track #4)
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The Scientist appears on the following album(s) by Coldplay:
- A Rush Of Blood To The Head (track #4) (this album) (2002)
- Live In Buenos Aires (track #4) (2018)
- Love In Tokyo (track #3) (2018)
- The Singles 1999-2006 (track #17) (compilation) (2007)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/20/2026 01:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,523 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 20:27 | PapaShiz86 | 4,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 08:00 | Siromynian | 17,881 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 13:43 |  Liedzeit | 10,747 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 02:04 |  imacgill | 32,832 | 81/100 |
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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 89.6/100, a mean average of 88.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.9.
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Squonk007 08/28/2025 19:49 | #310745
Nice ballad but nothing else, it doesn't elevate.
One of the few songs that can make me cry. Just beautiful.
thirstyDog 11/09/2017 23:47 | #201088
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Sweet ballad and beautiful singing.
corenfro 05/08/2017 00:30 | #190468
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Even after all these years, this is still my favourite Coldplay song.
Chris Martin's vocals are key. Good emotional song.
arthur237 10/08/2015 17:59 | #151189
A modern day classic
Really beautiful and well-orchestrated track in terms of how the song is built up...
DeusExMackia 02/23/2015 18:10 | #135511
Fantastic, realistic and yearning lyrics combined with a soulful, beautifully depressing piano riff and a tumultus finish. It's an achingly brilliant song.
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