Blue Jay Way (track)
by The Beatles

Blue Jay Way by The Beatles
Year: 1967
From the album Magical Mystery Tour (track #4)
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 569 votes)
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 569 votes)
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03/23/2026 21:36 Christian889  Ratings distribution  17993/100
 
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02/08/2026 12:57 kinginsomniac12  Ratings distribution  5,615100/100
 
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This track is rated in the top 7% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.4.

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60/100
From 01/02/2022 18:32 | #278414
Dis-orientating. Suppose that makes it psychedelic status
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50/100
From 01/25/2021 15:05 | #265062
just don't get it
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35/100
From 05/24/2020 16:56 | #252026
Easily the worst song on the album and one of the worst ever by the Beatles. "Please don't be long.." and it is. Far far too long.
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90/100
From 11/07/2019 06:01 | #244500
Underrated af
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Rating:  
95/100
From 07/13/2019 00:07 | #239403
Yeah, not the best one in the album but it's not that bad. I think people criticise this song overmuch.
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90/100
From 08/16/2017 18:48 | #196150
Very good song
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From 08/04/2017 22:40 | #195543
Sounds like he's making it up as he goes along. Probably underrated in terms of originality but I think the end product succeeds in being weird more than anything else.
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75/100
From 08/25/2016 16:58 | #173486
Coming after the absolutely brilliant Within you without you on, Sgt. Pepper, blue Jay way, comes a real disappointment. It's alright, with a nice unsettling atmosphere, but it's just a bit boring to be honest. A nice come down after the summer of love though.
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60/100
From 02/13/2016 21:43 | #159587
It's a nice song, but it's too long.
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From 01/02/2016 20:55 | #155612
starts off good but it's repetitiveness kills it
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