We Didn't Start The Fire (track)
by Billy Joel
Year: 1989
From the album Storm Front (track #2)
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We Didn't Start The Fire appears on the following album(s) by Billy Joel:
- Storm Front (track #2) (this album) (1989)
- Greatest Hits Volume III (track #7) (compilation) (1997)
- The Essential Billy Joel (track #28) (compilation) (2001)
- 12 Gardens Live (track #25) (2006)
- Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel (track #7) (compilation) (2004)
- The Hits (track #17) (compilation) (2010)
- 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert (track #15) (2000)
- Live At Shea Stadium (The Concert) (track #18) (2011)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #23) (compilation) (2000)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/26/2026 22:55 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,784 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 21:51 |  Musicbuff123 | 837 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 10:24 |  Squonk007 | 3,417 | 73/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.9/100, a mean average of 82.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 18.4.
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Musicbuff123 03/08/2026 21:57 | #313496
Great song, though I maynot agree I love his enthusiasm & effrontary to claim 'Not US Guv'
I have it in my playlist of political satire and socio commentary ✌🏽 (Edited)
the precise musical representation of the cranial chum sloshing around in the dying skulls of most Baby Boomers.
Squonk007 02/01/2026 10:26 | #312930
I try to sing this and fail miserably, great lyrics. (Edited)
Outstanding!!!
