Welfare Mothers (track)
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Year: 1979
From the album Rust Never Sleeps (track #7)
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Welfare Mothers appears on the following album(s) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
- Rust Never Sleeps (track #7) (this album) (1979)
- Weld (track #4) (1991)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/02/2026 16:33 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2026 10:29 | SD100852 | 11,238 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 19:14 | machiaj | 8,958 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 14:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,161 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2025 13:41 | steve397 | 4,976 | 73/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.9/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.
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