(Don't Fear) The Reaper (track)
by Blue Öyster Cult
Year: 1976
From the album Agents Of Fortune (track #3)
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(Don't Fear) The Reaper appears on the following album(s) by Blue Öyster Cult:
- Agents Of Fortune (track #3) (this album) (1976)
- Extraterrestrial Live (track #13) (1982)
- Workshop Of The Telescopes (track #16) (compilation) (1995)
- On Flame With Rock & Roll (track #1) (1995)
- Super Hits (track #1) (compilation) (1998)
- Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best Of Blue Öyster Cult (track #6) (compilation) (2000)
- Career Of Evil: The Metal Years (track #13) (compilation) (1990)
- Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014 (track #13) (2020)
- Cult Classic (track #1) (1994)
- The Essential Blue Öyster Cult (track #5) (compilation) (2003)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 17:17 | wizardalien | 9,921 | 61/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 09:21 | Deckard | 423 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 21:53 | mrmcrook | 12,629 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2026 21:05 |  Norshammar | 1,424 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 21:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,268 | 71/100 |
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Squonk007 03/21/2023 19:35 | #295273
It never gets old, a real classic.
Goliath 04/01/2022 10:28 | #283681
Manages to evoke an eerie almost ethereal atmosphere, one of the great classic rock tracks. Unfortunately over-play has lessened it's impact. The central riff and the guitar solo put this song up there with Smoke on the Water and More Than a Feeling.
Fischman 03/03/2019 02:45 | #232900
Even with the massive overplay, this remains an all time great hard rock classic, near perfect in every way.
A Halloween night tradition to play this incredible song every Halloween
I got a fever!
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