Helpless Automaton (track) by Men At Work
Year: 1981
From the album Business As Usual (track #5)
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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75/100  | 09/03/2025 00:20 |  ExTeaSea | | 86/100 |
70/100 | 05/12/2025 10:37 | machiaj | | 74/100 |
50/100 | 02/10/2023 04:48 |  AAL2014 | | 76/100 |
70/100 | 08/11/2022 10:31 | Exist-en-ciel | | 76/100 |
80/100 | 05/20/2022 21:45 | Fevernova | | 82/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.
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