Purr (track)
by Sonic Youth
Purr appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Dirty (track #14) (this album) (1992)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/07/2026 16:55 |  DommeDamian | 77,336 | 51/100 |
| ! | 12/14/2025 15:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,642 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 01:22 |  ExTeaSea | 13,223 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2025 21:48 | sunnydhamm | 18,628 | 57/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 05:54 | brent13 | 11,318 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.1.
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It amazes me this song wasn't released as a single for this record. It's easily one of their most accessible songs, definitive of the record.
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