Flakes (track)
by Frank Zappa
Flakes appears on the following album(s) by Frank Zappa:
- Sheik Yerbouti (track #2) (this album) (1979)
- Hammersmith Odeon (track #10) (2010)
- Beat The Boots (track #77) (1991)
- Halloween 77 (track #9) (2017)
- Halloween 81 (track #18) (compilation) (2020)
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Flakes ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/20/2026 16:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,862 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2025 11:04 | Imaybeparanoid | 51,869 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2025 04:52 | brent13 | 11,033 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2024 06:45 | zsolti | 6,845 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/29/2024 13:02 | mostlymor | 86,573 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.2/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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AAL2014 10/24/2024 21:01 | #305761
God, the “Bob Dylan” verse about debt collectors is just insanely funny to me.
Grouse 03/03/2019 17:55 | #232956
Great song, you really feel the groove!
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