Natural Science (track)
by Rush
Natural Science appears on the following album(s) by Rush:
- Permanent Waves (track #6) (this album) (1980)
- Different Stages · Live (track #25) (1998)
- Rush In Rio (track #13) (2003)
- Snakes & Arrows Live (track #18) (2008)
- R40 Live (track #15) (2015)
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Natural Science ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/11/2026 10:25 | Gedster | 364 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 23:35 | djbauer99 | 761 | 90/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 14:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,258 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 23:11 | machiaj | 8,968 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2025 03:02 |  ExTeaSea | 12,449 | 85/100 |
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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 85.8/100, a mean average of 85.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.2.
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Squonk007 08/08/2025 15:23 | #310477
There's nothing happening here for me. The weakest track on an otherwise superb release.
A Rush epic as so many other epics. Good, but it is getting repetitive after a while.
Fischman 01/17/2017 17:06 | #183018
In all the Rush pantheon of outstanding songs, this one stand with the top of the heap. A brilliant metaphor set to mind-blowing music. A perfect 100/100. Unique, hugely ambitious, and 100% successful on every level.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 03:07 | #169702
Top 10 Rush song for me. Epic and progressive as fuck.
My fave Rush song. Epic. Well thought out lyrics and amazing musicianship.
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