Under The Milky Way (track)
by The Church
Under The Milky Way appears on the following album(s) by The Church:
- Starfish (track #2) (this album) (1988)
- The Best Of The Radio Songs (track #7) (compilation) (2010)
- Deep In The Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection (track #18) (compilation) (2007)
- A Psychedelic Symphony (Live At Sydney Opera House) (track #18) (2014)
- The Church Under The Milky Way- The Best Of The Church (track #11) (compilation) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/21/2026 01:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 184,122 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2026 22:04 |  serpico | 4,007 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 20:38 | daCritic | 39,895 | 75/100 |
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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 90.2/100, a mean average of 91.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.5.
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eclab 01/21/2013 06:00 | #62337
One of the greatest songs of all time, and possibly the best to come out of Australia.
nocturnaldelight 09/03/2018 12:55 | #220491
One of the greatest songs of all time with great acoustic guitar play and a very dreamy melody
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/29/2013 18:27 | #87190
Another great track from the 80's. Perfectly written. The acoustic guitar strumming is gorgeous.
Absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time
Beautifully written song, very atmospheric and dreamy
