Heartbreaker (track)
by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1969
From the album Led Zeppelin II (track #5)
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Heartbreaker appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:
- Led Zeppelin II (track #5) (this album) (1969)
- BBC Sessions (track #16) (1997)
- How The West Was Won (track #3) (2003)
- Mothership (track #7) (compilation) (2007)
- Remasters (track #6) (compilation) (1990)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #14) (compilation) (1993)
- Led Zeppelin (Box Set) (track #2) (compilation) (1990)
- Led Zeppelin X Led Zeppelin (track #16) (compilation) (2018)
- 1st + 2nd (track #14) (compilation) (1970)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/08/2026 18:55 | Deckard | 280 | 75/100 | |
| 02/02/2026 02:20 | stareaterogni0n | 4,263 | 71/100 | |
| 01/13/2026 17:38 | gmessian | 1,472 | 55/100 | |
| 12/11/2025 16:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 97,133 | 71/100 | |
| 11/20/2025 22:50 | Pollo | 281 | 83/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 88.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.3.
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AAL2014 07/14/2022 01:00 | #287382
A riff and matching groove to die for. I don’t love the solo section quite as much, but the groove oriented portions of this track are fucking stellar.
Squonk007 03/21/2022 14:33 | #283159
One of the great riffs.
I think this has been my favourite Zeppelin track on and off, and that riff will always sound great.
Grouse 02/03/2019 13:24 | #231216
Amazing riff but just like with Whole Lotta Love it's a bit overplayed
Fischman 01/07/2019 17:44 | #229218
Some of Page's best work right here.
This track and Whole Lotta Love are both Jimmy's best songs on the record.
Fischman 03/27/2017 18:03 | #188230
Pretty cool riff, but dulled by overplay. It's a good thing this one has such a wicked solo.
DeusExMackia 03/10/2017 13:36 | #187239
That - THAT - guitar section in the middle alone justifies my 100 rating, let alone the rest of the song.
Great song, but the live versions are unbelievable. Dang, that Jimmy can play!
Jasonconfused 12/07/2012 09:58 | #57005
One of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. The breakdown that Jimmy Page does it orgasm translated to musical notes.
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