Ruled By Secrecy (track)
by Muse
Ruled By Secrecy appears on the following album(s) by Muse:
- Absolution (track #14) (this album) (2003)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2026 15:50 | Siromynian | 18,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2026 00:24 |  ExTeaSea | 13,135 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2026 02:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,532 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/20/2026 18:07 | araidernomore | 4,929 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 17:14 | baz1860 | 1,417 | 84/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.0.
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Fantastic song to end this great album. Wow, that piano ending!
8.5/10 Great ending!
Agree this is underrated, surprised to find it so low in the rankings. Great ending to this album.
Space-Dementia 10/27/2015 03:24 | #152077
Such a good build up. I can't believe how it starts from that quiet little synth scale and ends up being this huge terrifying song. When he starts slamming down on those piano keys I feel awesome. Great closer to this album.
Surprisingly underrated. It shows a different face of the band and the piano crescendo is fantastic.
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