In The Lap Of The Gods (track)
by Queen
Year: 1974
From the album Sheer Heart Attack (track #7)
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In The Lap Of The Gods appears on the following album(s) by Queen:
- Sheer Heart Attack (track #7) (this album) (1974)
- Live At Wembley '86 (track #3) (1992)
- Live At The Rainbow '74 (track #24) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/15/2026 16:03 | Siromynian | 18,239 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 02:22 | stareaterogni0n | 6,203 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 15:47 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2026 21:01 | Garyf1972 | 8,104 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2026 13:50 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,106 | 100/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 12% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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An extremely odd song, not quite sure what it's meant to be, to be honest, but it's still a lot of fun and is an absolutely bizarre start to side two.
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