The Illusion Of Power (track)
by Black Sabbath
The Illusion Of Power appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Forbidden (track #1) (this album) (1995)
- Anno Domini 1989–1995 (track #28) (compilation) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/01/2026 12:15 | Siromynian | 18,195 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 20:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,543 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2025 23:59 |  Repo | 6,056 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/30/2025 14:31 | mostlymor | 88,585 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2024 21:02 |  AAL2014 | 40,815 | 76/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 69.2/100, a mean average of 62.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 19.1.
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