The National Anthem (track)
by Radiohead
The National Anthem appears on the following album(s) by Radiohead:
- Kid A (track #3) (this album) (2000)
- Kid A Mnesia (track #3) (compilation) (2021)
- 5 Album Set (Box Set) (track #39) (compilation) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 11/26/2025 19:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 48,274 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2025 18:57 | ekingshill | 356 | 87/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2025 23:27 |  II | 4,079 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/04/2025 12:42 | stareaterogni0n | 2,838 | 73/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2025 22:44 | Pollo | 275 | 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 91.2/100, a mean average of 89.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.5.
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talinhosgameplay 06/12/2024 06:25 | #303938
Very Trout Mask Replica with the horn section.
"Dachau Blues", "Hair Pie Bake 1" and "Pachuco Cadaver" comes to mind.
What a brilliant bassline, surely one of the best ever.
I'd happily replace God Save The Queen with this....
WARNING: Don't take acid while listening to this.
Oh my god this is insane. Someone MADE this and thought of it.
JulianR 12/10/2017 21:24 | #202924
CAN at their prime, feat. John Coltrane's "Ascension" octet
Kick-ass song, I love the bassline. The only thing I wasn't immediately a fan of about this song is the horn section, it sounds too much like Funhouse by the stooges.
JulianR 09/24/2017 22:17 | #198683
F***ing banger
Franz-Aussie 03/31/2017 17:52 | #188482
always been impressed that Jonny wrote the brass section of this song to sound like a traffic jam
Nice track with a cool bass line :) The trumpet part is awesome!
Lukeanaderdude 11/14/2016 23:42 | #178443
A song that starts simple an grows bigger and bigger. One of the best tracks!
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