Behind Blue Eyes (track)
by The Who
Behind Blue Eyes appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- Who's Next (track #8) (this album) (1971)
- Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B (track #64) (compilation) (1994)
- Join Together (track #33) (1990)
- Then And Now (track #12) (compilation) (2004)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #22) (compilation) (2002)
- Who's Last (track #4) (1984)
- The Story Of The Who (track #25) (compilation) (1976)
- Live At The Royal Albert Hall (track #17) (2003)
- Greatest Hits (track #10) (compilation) (2009)
- The Who Hits 50! (track #24) (compilation) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/18/2026 15:49 | Mafedere | 12,119 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 09:34 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 07:31 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,697 | 71/100 |
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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 91.1/100, a mean average of 90.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.3.
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/12/2012 15:06 | #44297
Such a great song. One of the reasons why Townshend deserves to be mentioned with the greatest rock songwriters. (Edited)
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/13/2017 22:42 | #182591
Amazing song! Awesome lyric. Really powerful deliver, especially for a slow song. Roger's best vocal before Quad. (Edited)
neilgee 09/12/2015 16:39 | #149584
Not just a great tune but so atmospheric with it, Daltrey's voice and the acoustic guitar collude to create something special. (Edited)
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/12/2022 20:29 | #287331
This song is such an incredible example of The Who’s approach to dynamics. Here they are convincing at each end of the spectrum. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/25/2012 18:23 | #58892
One of The Who's best songs. So much emotion and extremely beautiful. (Edited)
