Ritual (track)
by Yes
Year: 1973
From the album Tales From Topographic Oceans (track #4)
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Ritual appears on the following album(s) by Yes:
- Tales From Topographic Oceans (track #4) (this album) (1973)
- Symphonic Live (track #11) (2009)
- Remixes (track #7) (compilation) (2003)
- Tales From Topographic Tours (track #4) (2026)
- Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, 17 June 1976 (track #10) (2026)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/22/2026 00:58 | averagewolfie | 13 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 09:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,794 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 11:55 | Imaybeparanoid | 52,692 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 13:54 | steve397 | 5,599 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2025 13:56 |  doombringer | 15,260 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.8/100, a mean average of 83.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.
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flamingyesdept 04/11/2023 16:19 | #295954
I think the percussion section is great and not over indulgent - especially compared to the other three tracks on this album! Easily the best piece here
Squonk007 04/25/2022 16:58 | #284648
As a whole, the best piece on this record only spoilt by the over indulgent percussion section.
flamingyesdept 07/20/2021 16:44 | #271757
Perfect piece of music! Totally salvages Tales
This song is perfect except for that terribly interruptive percussion section in the second half
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