Cygnus X-1 (track)
by Rush
Cygnus X-1 appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- A Farewell To Kings (track #6) (this album) (1977)
- Different Stages · Live (track #34) (1998)
- Rush In Rio (track #28) (2003)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/24/2026 01:52 | Yurls | 90 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 00:08 | wizardalien | 10,277 | 60/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 12:24 |  doombringer | 15,660 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.2/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/17/2017 16:55 | #183005
The epic prog story of the album--a mixed success more like The Fountain of Lamenth than 2112.
This is far superior to the follow up on the next album. Rush at its proggiest. A blast from start to finish.
