Purple Toupee (track) by They Might Be Giants
Year: 1988
From the album Lincoln (track #4)
Purple Toupee appears on the following album(s) by They Might Be Giants:
- Lincoln (track #4) (this album) (1988)
- A User's Guide To They Might Be Giants (track #8) (compilation) (2005)
- Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants (track #51) (compilation) (2002)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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80/100  | 4 days ago | markl73 | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 03/03/2025 09:33 |  ssteve | | 78/100 |
55/100 | 01/16/2025 13:04 | Jboy69 | | 77/100 |
75/100 | 05/02/2024 11:58 | platus | | 76/100 |
85/100 | 02/02/2024 06:35 |  Crhmgs | | 84/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.3/100, a mean average of 83.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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