The Chain (track)
by Fleetwood Mac
The Chain appears on the following album(s) by Fleetwood Mac:
- Rumours (track #7) (this album) (1977)
- The Dance (track #1) (1997)
- The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac (track #20) (compilation) (2002)
- 50 Years - Don't Stop (track #4) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/09/2025 23:53 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,443 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 16:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 57,879 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/22/2025 13:31 | acematt51090 | 3,931 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2025 09:38 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2025 10:15 | steve397 | 4,976 | 73/100 |
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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 92.1/100, a mean average of 91.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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Great song among many on this album. Love the dueling voices.
7) The Chain (82,80%)
77-77-75 80-80-84 78-72-84 86 -90-92
(TOP10 sections of song: % 77-77- 80-80-84 78--84 86 -90-92)
..........55 230 mPTS (my points score)
StefanR10 07/10/2020 23:09 | #255395
I like very much the bass part. But the rest is musically in it right way.
VictorVale 12/16/2018 11:46 | #227255
O hino do álbum!
Brad1770 12/18/2017 22:51 | #203492
Opens side B on the LP & is the perfect track in the perfect spot
DeusExMackia 02/09/2017 21:13 | #185157
Emotional high point of an already emotional album. Bold and daring, it builds so well towards that absolutely phenomenal ending. Lyrically, the almost chant-like repetitiveness of the verses help to hammer home its twisted underlying message, perfectly contrasted with the duelling voices of the chorus. It's not just one of the best rock songs ever, but also one of the most dramatic.
nitomano 06/09/2016 22:07 | #168328
muy buen solo
GandalfORiley345 06/14/2014 16:23 | #114448
Completely my favorite song from the album
Anti 04/13/2014 21:21 | #109191
GREAT SONG!!!
Jasonconfused 12/02/2012 02:25 | #56401
One of the high points of the album. Three singers gives it a really great sound that doesn't appear anywhere else on the album.
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