Our Prayer (track)
by The Beach Boys
Our Prayer appears on the following album(s) by The Beach Boys:
- The Smile Sessions (track #1) (2011)
- 20/20 (track #11) (this album) (1969)
- Friends / 20/20 (track #23) (compilation) (1990)
- The Capitol Years (track #80) (compilation) (1980)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 13:35 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2026 22:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,404 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/16/2025 20:18 |  dihansse | 68,854 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/07/2017 18:38 | #187095
This is rated 81 while the near-identical version on Smile Sessions is rated 87. An excellent example of "if it's not on Pet Sounds or Smile its shit" mentality unfortunately. (Edited)
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/29/2014 18:48 | #118063
Lovely song, awfully placed.
