Starálfur (track)
by Sigur Rós
Starálfur appears on the following album(s) by Sigur Rós:
- Ágætis Byrjun (track #3) (this album) (1999)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/16/2026 22:02 | emiro | 1,979 | 89/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2026 14:55 | Siromynian | 20,322 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2026 15:12 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
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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 90.1/100, a mean average of 89.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.9.
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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/27/2014 05:10 | #125494
What more could one want in a song? Excellently written, beautifully resonant melodies, and even an amazing vocal performance from Jonsi. By all accounts one of, if not the best song from Sigur Ros' monolithic catalog.
GandalfORiley345 02/23/2015 23:14 | #135541
The sound in this song combined with the vocals is terribly beautiful
Possibly the most euphoric song on the planet.
SuedeSwede TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/18/2013 16:55 | #93373
Absolutely beautiful. Nothing much more to say.
doubleA 06/16/2019 16:00 | #237602
There is something with the piano loop that annoys me, although it isn't inherently bad. Don't get me wrong with disliking the track, but for some reason this doesn't resonate with me as the other tracks. Still find it jaw-dropping though, just like everything else here!
