Behind The Wall Of Sleep (track)
by Black Sabbath
Year: 1970
From the album Black Sabbath (track #3)
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Behind The Wall Of Sleep appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Black Sabbath (track #3) (this album) (1970)
- Past Lives (track #17) (compilation) (2002)
- Reunion (track #2) (1998)
- Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) (track #3) (compilation) (2004)
- The Ten Year War (track #3) (compilation) (2017)
- The End (4 February 2017 - Birmingham) (track #9) (2017)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #21) (compilation) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago |  imacgill | 33,631 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2026 03:39 | daCritic | 39,471 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 20:04 |  DommeDamian | 78,462 | 51/100 |
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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 84.2/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/27/2012 18:58 | #59096
Incredible early metal stuff. Everything is so clear and distinct, bass included. The bass outro is great! (Edited)
Probably one of the most underrated songs on this site, for me the best on the album. (Edited)
Now here is an underrated song!! What a mighty cavernous riff. (Edited)
Goliath 01/26/2019 12:44 | #230660
One of my all-time favourite tracks. (Edited)
