Sun King (track)
by The Beatles
Sun King appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- Abbey Road (track #10) (this album) (1969)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #185) (compilation) (1988)
- The Beatles (track #174) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #163) (compilation) (1982)
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| ! | 07/02/2026 10:01 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 13:01 |  Ilolahti | 1,642 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 18:04 | michelefarina | 347 | 89/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 04:39 | JonathanFisk02 | 128 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 16:17 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
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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 83.3/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.9.
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Squonk007 01/23/2024 21:29 | #301421
Like It, chilled and laid back.
Absolutely LOVE the transition into Mean Mr. Mustard. This is where the medley really begins.
Peaceful, but that slow pacing makes this song pretty boring.
mdbaxter 02/23/2018 17:45 | #209338
Alright song. Somewhat takes away from the feeling the You Never Give Me Your Money leaves you with.
Nice harmonies (not quite Because level but still nice!), and a chill mellow feel to it :)
Obviously influenced by Fleetwood Mac's Albatross, Sun king, is one of the album's least essential tracks. It's nice enough, with a lovely use of nonsense words, but it slows down the momentum that picked up on, you never give me your money, and the fact that it isn't musically connected to the preceding track leaves a gaping hole in the so called 'medley'. Having said all that, it's extremely pleasant, almost gorgeous in it's delivery, just slightly frustrating.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 04:11 | #169724
My least favorite track on Abbey Road. Not bad, but totally forgettable and does not serve any purpose to the medley.
Grzywa 02/27/2016 14:20 | #160864
Clearly not a highlight of the album, or even of the medley. Still, it works for me just well, especially the Albatross-styled guitar.
Christovskee 02/20/2016 12:29 | #160302
Everyone seems to prefer Because, but I much prefer Sun King
Amazing opening build, the crickets and the mellow guitar conjure images of an early morning before dawn. Voices erupt into layered harmony as the sun rays burst from the horizon. A lonely guitar twinkles and the sun rises in beautiful harmonic vocals. John keeps it light with Italian phrases and the band holds a nice groove throughout.
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