The Sporting Life (track) by The Decemberists
Year: 2005
From the album Picaresque (track #4)
The Sporting Life appears on the following album(s) by The Decemberists:
- Picaresque (track #4) (this album) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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55/100  | 07/16/2025 18:51 | bonnequestion | | 75/100 |
85/100 | 04/29/2025 12:56 | AndyLish79 | | 84/100 |
65/100 | 05/30/2024 17:26 |  Rhyner | | 67/100 |
85/100 | 03/16/2024 19:19 | JPin8497 | | 80/100 |
75/100 | 10/16/2023 05:06 | zomg101 | | 74/100 |
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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 82.9/100, a mean average of 83.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.8.
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