Ball And Chain (track)
by XTC
Year: 1982
From the album English Settlement (track #2)
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Ball And Chain appears on the following album(s) by XTC:
- English Settlement (track #2) (this album) (1982)
- Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 (track #15) (compilation) (1996)
- The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978-85 (track #12) (compilation) (1987)
- Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 (track #12) (compilation) (1982)
- Upsy Daisy Assortment (track #6) (compilation) (1997)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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70/100  | 11/18/2025 06:29 | Exist-en-ciel | | 69/100 |
5/100 | 06/10/2025 09:33 | TradeShark | | 30/100 |
100/100 | 01/27/2025 23:23 | matterhornrider | | 86/100 |
85/100 | 11/11/2024 11:35 | AndyLish79 | | 84/100 |
85/100 | 10/18/2024 15:14 | alexandermause | | 85/100 |
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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 83.0/100, a mean average of 82.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.1.
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