Backwater (track)
by Status Quo
Backwater appears on the following album(s) by Status Quo:
- Quo (track #1) (this album) (1974)
- To Be Or Not To Be (track #10) (compilation) (1983)
- The Best Of 1972-1974 (track #9) (compilation) (1976)
- From The Makers Of... (track #28) (compilation) (1982)
- The Frantic Four's Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena (track #2) (2014)
- The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Back 2 Sq. 1 (track #2) (2013)
- Accept No Substitute! The Definitive Hits (track #47) (compilation) (2015)
- Live At The N.E.C. (track #3) (1984)
- Aquostic II - That's A Fact! (track #7) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/30/2025 11:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2023 16:55 |  Jboy56 | 39,183 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2022 12:20 | Pluto11 | 28,734 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2021 07:32 | RomanRelic | 4,626 | 82/100 |
| ! | 09/24/2021 17:00 |  paladisiac | 83,344 | 64/100 |
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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 82.2/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.4.
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This heavy rocker opens the Quo album and is nicely paired with Just Take Me. One of their best songs, much thanks to the marvelous intro.
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