Pinball Wizard (track)
by The Who
Year: 1969
From the album Tommy (track #13)
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Pinball Wizard appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- Tommy (track #13) (this album) (1969)
- Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B (track #51) (compilation) (1994)
- Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy (track #9) (compilation) (1971)
- Join Together (track #9) (1990)
- Then And Now (track #9) (compilation) (2004)
- The Kids Are Alright (track #14) (1979)
- Who's Better, Who's Best (track #13) (compilation) (1988)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #14) (compilation) (2002)
- My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who (track #11) (compilation) (1996)
- Who's Last (track #8) (1984)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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90/100  | 11/10/2025 11:23 | ShenBapiro | | 77/100 |
90/100 | 09/25/2025 07:31 | steve397 | | 73/100 |
90/100 | 08/21/2025 21:19 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
90/100 | 07/18/2025 17:20 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
95/100 | 07/04/2025 14:21 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
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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 90.1/100, a mean average of 89.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.8.
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Best track.
Squonk007 12/03/2021 11:17
Best track on a disappointing album, it hasn't dated well.
teague 07/01/2020 05:43
Best song on the album by a mile.
It's a fun and cool song, but not an amazing song, I don't think it quite deserves a 90.
That acoustic guitar is unforgettable. A perfect song.
Highlight of the album
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