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.
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| Artist | Queen |
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| Released | December 10, 1976 |
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| Genre | Rock |
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| Length | 44:24 |
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| Peak | 16 |
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| Debuted | Week 108 |
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| Last Seen | Week 108 |
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| Rank | 132 (as of July 19, 2026) |
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| Certification | 1x Platinum ▲ |
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| Plays | 109 |
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| Weeks | 1 |
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| A Night at the Opera(1975)
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A Day at the Races(1976)
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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
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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.
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| — King Warz (October 10, 2025)
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Track-by-Track Review
| Track
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Score (0–10)
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Comment
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| Tie Your Mother Down |
7 |
Tie your mother down is kinda vibey.
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| 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.
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| Long Away |
6 |
Love the harmonies but I did not find it enticing on first listen.
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| The Millionaire Waltz |
6 |
Did not entice on first listen.
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| You and I |
6 |
Did not entice on first listen.
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| Somebody to Love |
10 |
Always Loved it and will continue to love forever. I related to it very much.
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| White Man |
8 |
Honestly reminds me of the Prophet Song but I like the chorus.
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| Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy |
10 |
Been one of my favorite Queen song for like 2 years. Masterpiece.
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| Drowse |
6.5 |
Love hearing Roger on lead but this song did not entice me.
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| 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 :(
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Album Ranking
| Rank
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Track
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Score (0–10)
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| 1 |
Somebody to Love |
10
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Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy |
10
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| 3 |
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) |
8.1
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White Man |
8
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You Take My Breath Away |
7.5
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| 6 |
Tie Your Mother Down |
7
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| 7 |
Drowse |
6.5
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| 8 |
Long Away |
6
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| 9 |
The Millionaire Waltz |
6
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| 10 |
You and I |
6
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Trait Scores
| Trait
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Score (0–10)
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Weight
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Comment
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| Replay Value |
7 |
7 |
Decent replay value with a few tracks that stand out and bring me back.
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| Relatability |
8 |
5 |
Emotional themes that resonate, especially in tracks like Somebody to Love.
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| Vocals |
9 |
5 |
Queen's harmonies and Freddie's leads are exceptional.
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| Production / Instrumentals |
8 |
4 |
Solid rock production with operatic elements.
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| Lyrics / Theme |
8 |
2 |
Thought-provoking and heartfelt lyrics.
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| Cohesion / Sequencing |
8 |
2 |
Flows well as a cohesive rock album.
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Calculation
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Formula
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| Track Rating Average (0–10) |
7.51
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| Track Score (100-point) |
75.1
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| Trait Average (0–10) |
7.92
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| Trait Score (100-point) |
79.2
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| Final Album Score (100-point) |
76.13
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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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| # |
Song |
Peak |
Weeks |
Plays |
Cert
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| 1 |
Somebody To Love |
35 |
4 |
45 |
Gold
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| 2 |
Tie Your Mother Down |
— |
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11 |
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| 3 |
You Take My Breath Away |
— |
— |
5 |
—
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| 4 |
Long Away |
— |
— |
4 |
—
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| 5 |
The Millionaire Waltz |
— |
— |
4 |
—
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| 6 |
You And I |
— |
— |
4 |
—
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| 7 |
White Man |
— |
— |
4 |
—
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| 8 |
Drowse |
— |
— |
— |
—
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| 9 |
Teo Torriatte |
— |
— |
6 |
—
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| 10 |
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy |
47 |
1 |
39 |
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Chart History
Year End Chart Appearances
The album has appeared on 2 year-end charts.
| Year |
Position |
Weeks |
Units |
Plays |
Peak |
Peak Weeks
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| 2024 |
34 |
7 |
639 |
67 |
6 |
—
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| 2023 |
21 |
5 |
649 |
109 |
4 |
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Month End Chart Appearances
The album has appeared on 7 month-end charts.
| Month |
Year |
Position |
Weeks |
Units |
Plays |
Peak |
Peak Weeks
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| July |
2024 |
7 |
1 |
83 |
6 |
6 |
—
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| May |
2024 |
15 |
1 |
47 |
6 |
11 |
—
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| February |
2024 |
10 |
1 |
114 |
10 |
9 |
—
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| January |
2024 |
6 |
2 |
191 |
17 |
7 |
—
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| December |
2023 |
13 |
1 |
75 |
10 |
13 |
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| November |
2023 |
4 |
1 |
159 |
23 |
4 |
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| October |
2023 |
5 |
2 |
358 |
69 |
5 |
2
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