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{{Infobox album
| name = A Day at the Races
| artist = [[Queen]]
| cover = A-day-at-the-races.jpg
| alt = Cover art of A Day at the Races (1976)
| released = December 10, 1976
| genre = Rock
| length = 44:24

| prev_title = A Night at the Opera
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title =
| next_year =

| peak = 16
| first_charted = [[Week 108]]
| last_charted = [[Week 108]]
| wma_noms =
| wma_wins =
| rating = 76
| rank = 132 <small>(as of July 18, 2026)</small>
| certification = 1
| plays = 109
| weeks = 1
}}
'''''A Day at the Races''''' is [[Queen]]’s fifth studio album, released on December 10, 1976, through EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States.

The album reached its highest peak of #16 during [[Week 108]].
The album's highest-charting songs include "[[Somebody To Love]]", which peaked at #35, and "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", which peaked at #47.
The album debuted on the charts during [[Week 50]] and peaked at #4 in [[Week 52]] and retained the #2 position into [[Week 53]]. It was also featured as an Album of the Week during [[Week 124]] shortly before a review of the album was released.

Throughout its chart run, ''A Day at the Races'' produced two Top 5 hits: [[Somebody To Love]], which peaked at #2 during Week 52, spending 4 consecutive weeks at the position until [[Week 55]], and ''Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy'', which peaked at #4 during [[Week 52]].

In October 2025, King Warz released a review of the album, giving it a score of 76 and praising its harmonies and standout tracks despite not surpassing its predecessor.

== Album Review ==
{{Cquote|There is no doubt in my mind that A Day of the Races is a follow up or sister album to A Day at the Races. Before listening to the album in full i was always a fan of Somebody to Love and Good old fashioned lover boy. But to be honest this album has not caught my attention as much as A Night at the Opera did. I honestly wanted this album to more experimental but it unfortunately came off as a less enticing version of A Night at the Opera. But other than Somebody to Love and Good Old Fashioned Love Boy I really enjoyed Tie Your Mother Down, You Take My Breath Away, White Man and Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together). For You Take My Breath away i really enjoyed the harmonies in this primarily because im a big fan of Love of my Life (1975) and the sound of those harmonies are to die for. For White Man i see some similarities in the structure of this song and The Prophet Song (1975), which i like. With Teo Torriatte i get to experience another operatic sensation similar to Bohemian Rhapsody. To end, i know that this project will probably never outdo A Night At the opera for me but theres some lovely songs on it so its likely that as I continue to delve deeper into their disccography this album will remain in the top 5.|author=King Warz (October 10, 2025)}}

=== Track-by-Track Review ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Track
! Score (0–10)
! Comment
|-
| Tie Your Mother Down || 7 || Tie your mother down is kinda vibey.
|-
| You Take My Breath Away || 7.5 || The intro for this one is really good love when they do the harmonies. Gives me a slight Love of my Life vibes. That part in the song where it gets quiet and then gets louder every other second is nice. Lead by Freddie.
|-
| Long Away || 6 || Love the harmonies but I did not find it enticing on first listen.
|-
| The Millionaire Waltz || 6 || Did not entice on first listen.
|-
| You and I || 6 || Did not entice on first listen.
|-
| Somebody to Love || 10 || Always Loved it and will continue to love forever. I related to it very much.
|-
| White Man || 8 || Honestly reminds me of the Prophet Song but I like the chorus.
|-
| Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy || 10 || Been one of my favorite Queen song for like 2 years. Masterpiece.
|-
| Drowse || 6.5 || Love hearing Roger on lead but this song did not entice me.
|-
| Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) || 8.1 || Love the operatic singing in the intro (gives love of my life vibes). The lyric "when I'm gone" hits different knowing Freddie isnt here :(
|}

=== Album Ranking ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank
! Track
! Score (0–10)
|-
| 1 || Somebody to Love || 10
|-
| 2 || Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy || 10
|-
| 3 || Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) || 8.1
|-
| 4 || White Man || 8
|-
| 5 || You Take My Breath Away || 7.5
|-
| 6 || Tie Your Mother Down || 7
|-
| 7 || Drowse || 6.5
|-
| 8 || Long Away || 6
|-
| 9 || The Millionaire Waltz || 6
|-
| 10 || You and I || 6
|}

=== Trait Scores ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Trait
! Score (0–10)
! Weight
! Comment
|-
| Replay Value || 7 || 7 || Decent replay value with a few tracks that stand out and bring me back.
|-
| Relatability || 8 || 5 || Emotional themes that resonate, especially in tracks like Somebody to Love.
|-
| Vocals || 9 || 5 || Queen's harmonies and Freddie's leads are exceptional.
|-
| Production / Instrumentals || 8 || 4 || Solid rock production with operatic elements.
|-
| Lyrics / Theme || 8 || 2 || Thought-provoking and heartfelt lyrics.
|-
| Cohesion / Sequencing || 8 || 2 || Flows well as a cohesive rock album.
|}

=== Calculation ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Formula
|-
| Track Rating Average (0–10) || 7.51
|-
| Track Score (100-point) || 75.1
|-
| Trait Average (0–10) || 7.92
|-
| Trait Score (100-point) || 79.2
|-
| Final Album Score (100-point) || 76.13
|}

== Chart Summary ==

''A Day at the Races'' by [[Queen]] debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #16 in [[Week 108]] and has spent 1 total week on the chart. It peaked at #16 in [[Week 108]].

Of its 1 chart weeks, 0 have come inside the top 5, 0 inside the top 10 and 1 inside the top 20.


== Listening Milestones ==
* First streamed on July 16, 2023 ([[Week 42]]).
* Biggest listening day: October 8, 2025 (13 plays).
* 108 total plays across 48 different days.

== Chart Performance ==
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|weeks="108"
|years=2025
|name 1=A Day at the Races
|positions 1=16
|peak week=108
|peak pos=16
|peak series=1
}}

'''Units growth by charted week'''
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== Tracklist ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:65%"
|-
! # !! Song !! Peak !! Weeks !! Plays !! Cert
|-
| 1 || [[Somebody To Love]] || 35 || 4 || 45 || [[Gold]]
|-
| 2 || Tie Your Mother Down || — || — || 11 || —
|-
| 3 || You Take My Breath Away || — || — || 5 || —
|-
| 4 || Long Away || — || — || 4 || —
|-
| 5 || The Millionaire Waltz || — || — || 4 || —
|-
| 6 || You And I || — || — || 4 || —
|-
| 7 || White Man || — || — || 4 || —
|-
| 8 || Drowse || — || — || — || —
|-
| 9 || Teo Torriatte || — || — || 6 || —
|-
| 10 || Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy || 47 || 1 || 39 || —
|}

== Chart History ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:65%"
|-
! Date !! Week !! [[MV]] !! Album !! Artist !! [[TW]] !! [[LW]] !! [[OC]] !! [[UTS]] !! [[PLS]] !! [[PK]] !! [[PTS]]
|-
| October 09, 2025 || [[Week 108]] || NEW || A Day at the Races || Queen || 16 || - || 1 || 62 || 31 || 16 || 0
|}
== Year End Chart Appearances ==
The album has appeared on 2 year-end charts.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:55%"
|-
! Year !! Position !! Weeks !! Units !! Plays !! Peak !! Peak Weeks
|-
| 2024 || 34 || 7 || 639 || 67 || 6 || —
|-
| 2023 || 21 || 5 || 649 || 109 || 4 || —
|}

== Month End Chart Appearances ==
The album has appeared on 7 month-end charts.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%"
|-
! Month !! Year !! Position !! Weeks !! Units !! Plays !! Peak !! Peak Weeks
|-
| July || 2024 || 7 || 1 || 83 || 6 || 6 || —
|-
| May || 2024 || 15 || 1 || 47 || 6 || 11 || —
|-
| February || 2024 || 10 || 1 || 114 || 10 || 9 || —
|-
| January || 2024 || 6 || 2 || 191 || 17 || 7 || —
|-
| December || 2023 || 13 || 1 || 75 || 10 || 13 || —
|-
| November || 2023 || 4 || 1 || 159 || 23 || 4 || —
|-
| October || 2023 || 5 || 2 || 358 || 69 || 5 || 2
|}

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