Eight Miles High (track)
by The Byrds
Year: 1966
From the album Fifth Dimension (track #7)
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Eight Miles High appears on the following album(s) by The Byrds:
- [Untitled] (track #7) (1970)
- Fifth Dimension (track #7) (this album) (1966)
- The Byrds' Greatest Hits (track #7) (compilation) (1967)
- The Original Singles 1965 - 1967 Volume I (track #9) (compilation) (1980)
- The Very Best Of The Byrds (track #10) (compilation) (1997)
- The Byrds (Box Set) (track #19) (compilation) (1990)
- History Of The Byrds (track #5) (compilation) (1973)
- There Is A Season (track #26) (compilation) (2006)
- Never Before (track #6) (compilation) (1987)
- The Essential Byrds (track #10) (compilation) (2003)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/25/2026 15:50 |  HoldenM | 10,332 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2026 18:03 |  Repo | 6,145 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 16:13 | Siromynian | 20,339 | 71/100 |
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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 88.6/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.1.
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A great track, although not a particularly great song. Still, it's extremely influential and important and probably the first psychedelic track of any significance. Landmark music. (Edited)
Two of the coolest guitar solos you’ll hear on a pop song (Edited)
Eight Miles High is classic rock staple, it has a great sound. (Edited)
