Free Ride (track)
by Nick Drake
Free Ride appears on the following album(s) by Nick Drake:
- Pink Moon (track #9) (this album) (1972)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/10/2025 09:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 46,310 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 10:45 | plasmicmist | 7,423 | 90/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 05:59 |  II | 4,065 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2025 23:01 | Pluto11 | 26,976 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 14:59 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
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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 86.0/100, a mean average of 85.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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revolver94 12/17/2013 07:12 | #97847
I think this is my favorite Nick Drake song.
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