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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 83,516 | 71/100 | |
| 10/13/2025 08:31 | markl73 | 6,438 | 78/100 | |
| 09/03/2025 00:20 |  ExTeaSea | 12,480 | 85/100 | |
| 05/12/2025 10:37 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 | |
| 02/10/2023 04:48 |  AAL2014 | 35,939 | 76/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.
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