Just What I Needed (track)
by The Cars
Just What I Needed appears on the following album(s) by The Cars:
- The Cars (track #3) (1978)
- Greatest Hits (track #1) (this album) (compilation) (1985)
- The Cars Anthology - Just What I Needed (track #1) (compilation) (1995)
- Live At The Agora 1978 (track #11) (2017)
- The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances (track #9) (compilation) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/06/2025 19:03 | machiaj | 8,977 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2025 12:44 |  doombringer | 13,385 | 74/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2024 09:08 |  Liedzeit | 9,734 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2024 17:08 |  PAPPITUFO | 2,782 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2023 08:52 | MaxStorm98 | 51,529 | 99/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 91.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.2.
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