Tom Sawyer (track)
by Rush
Tom Sawyer appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Moving Pictures (track #1) (this album) (1981)
- The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 (track #9) (compilation) (2003)
- Different Stages · Live (track #27) (1998)
- Exit... Stage Left (track #12) (1981)
- Chronicles (track #15) (compilation) (1990)
- Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (track #12) (2011)
- Rush In Rio (track #1) (2003)
- Retrospective II 1981-1987 (track #14) (compilation) (1997)
- Snakes & Arrows Live (track #24) (2008)
- R40 Live (track #12) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 05:02 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 18:32 |  jrisden | 11 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 20:07 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 13:23 | ChrisM75633 | 120 | 67/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 16:02 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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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 89.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.1.
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A great catchy opener of the album.
Fischman 01/13/2017 16:22 | #182463
The song that initiated a whole generation of Rush fans, and rightfully so. It has suffered some overplay, but that doesn't diminish it's greatness. This is the quintessential Rush song.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 02:46 | #169689
A brilliant and legendary prog track. Always fun to play along with the drumtrack, be it on real drums or your own air drum kit. A wall of sound pouring out of these 3 guys.
NoeSSS 04/23/2016 05:16 | #164327
With this I finally got prog rock and it's beauty. Thank you rush
Quirky, angular, crisp, lots of fun.
Anti 07/09/2014 02:53 | #116324
How does this track only have the average rating of 86/100? It's one of the greatest song of all time!
It's great to begin with one of their best songs. (Edited)
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