Only Shallow (track)
by My Bloody Valentine

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Only Shallow by My Bloody Valentine
Year: 1991
From the album Loveless (track #1)
Average Rating: 
92/100 (from 714 votes)
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Only Shallow ratings

Average Rating: 
92/100 (from 714 votes)
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 		03/31/2026 11:34 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  9,26563/100
 
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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 91.6/100, a mean average of 90.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.1.

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95/100
From 12/02/2023 18:02 | #300276
The main riff could come back 50 more times and I’d welcome it again and again.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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From 06/26/2020 15:05 | #254552
This song is like the end of Portal 2 where the robot woman sings. Amazing
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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100/100
From 05/29/2019 14:23 | #236881
Beautiful way to start an album. Just in three seconds you understand how awesome this song is going to be.
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From 01/14/2019 00:03 | #229640
One of the best songs I have ever heard, if not the best
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100/100
From 04/29/2018 12:11 | #213865
It is at once both slow motion yet fast, dreamlike yet energetic, comforting yet infinitely loud. Fan-f*cking-tastic music.
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100/100
From 02/10/2018 22:23 | #207553
This is strangely beautiful.
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From 04/12/2016 22:51 | #163726
This is the perfect first song for this album, what a great way to start it off. This track and the rest of the album just sounds like peace.
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90/100
From 12/14/2015 18:32 | #154544
Very nice song
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From 12/06/2015 16:04 | #154019
One of the best songs of the 90s. All the different layers come together to form a beautiful song. Excellent!
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From 08/13/2014 17:30 | #119416
this song makes me sleep
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