The Wanton Song (track)
by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1975
From the album Physical Graffiti (track #12)
Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
The Wanton Song appears on the following album(s) by Led Zeppelin:
- Physical Graffiti (track #12) (this album) (1975)
- The Complete Studio Recordings (track #63) (compilation) (1993)
- Led Zeppelin (Box Set) (track #51) (compilation) (1990)
Listen to The Wanton Song on YouTube
The Wanton Song ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this track. | Show all 357 ratings for this track.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2026 14:42 | Pavloss | 1,953 | 62/100 | |
| 02/25/2026 02:24 | matterhornrider | 23,006 | 86/100 | |
| 01/20/2026 04:56 | stareaterogni0n | 4,740 | 70/100 | |
| 12/07/2025 00:15 | Exist-en-ciel | 101,091 | 71/100 | |
| 12/06/2025 13:42 |  Norshammar | 1,424 | 86/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.2/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
The Wanton Song favourites
Showing all 10 members who have added this track as a favourite
The Wanton Song comments
Showing all 4 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
Jboy56 12/13/2021 17:06 | #277451
The riff is really great but the guitar solo and the sound of it is very lame. A bad choice from Page use that effect.
Bonham's driving drum attack always amazes me, and I love the way the track switches from Hard Rock to psychedelic funk so quickly.
I like the main riff, actually. it's a good song, but I don't think Zep tried to go for filler after five perfect albums. They had a reputation to keep up.
The guitar solo isn't that great, though.
Jasonconfused 12/07/2012 18:13 | #57061
The main riff is kind of annoying but the other parts of the song are pretty decent. Still, I'd call this song a filler.
Your feedback for The Wanton Song
