The Whale (track)
by Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1977
From the album Out Of The Blue (track #15)
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The Whale appears on the following album(s) by Electric Light Orchestra:
- Out Of The Blue (track #15) (this album) (1977)
- Flashback (track #27) (compilation) (2000)
- Four Light Years (Box Set) (track #24) (compilation) (1980)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/05/2026 16:35 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 09:26 | Bjartmar03 | 3,300 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 16:11 |  AAL2014 | 41,919 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 25% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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nitomano 12/07/2016 02:31 | #179687
el intro con el sonido de la ballena y sintetizador es maravilloso
Jboy56 12/21/2021 15:25 | #277752
Ambient and transitional piece.
