Helpless Automaton (track)
by Men At Work
Year: 1981
From the album Business As Usual (track #5)
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Helpless Automaton appears on the following album(s) by Men At Work:
- Business As Usual (track #5) (this album) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/23/2026 15:47 | Fritz | 4,394 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2026 01:27 | phmusic | 68,976 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 19:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 160,619 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2025 08:31 | markl73 | 7,030 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2025 00:20 |  ExTeaSea | 12,955 | 85/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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