Boris The Spider (track)
by The Who

Boris The Spider by The Who
Year: 1966
From the album A Quick One (track #2)
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 125 votes)
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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 125 votes)
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75/100
 
7 hours ago Garyf1972  Ratings distribution  8,04662/100
 
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12/20/2025 02:19 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  84,59271/100
 
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09/07/2025 00:30 machiaj  Ratings distribution  9,08574/100
 
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08/31/2025 13:56 markl73  Ratings distribution  6,43878/100
 
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08/20/2025 08:16 steve397  Ratings distribution  5,18174/100

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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 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.

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From 07/28/2020 22:19 | #256390
Nice early performance from Entwistle with the deep vocals and heavy bass. Good humorous lyrics too.
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From 11/29/2010 18:18 | #16703
Definitely one of the Who's best early tracks. The bass here is amazing.
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