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) (this album) (1978)
- Greatest Hits (track #1) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/08/2025 05:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 46,952 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2025 07:26 | radio-head | 5,658 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 20:43 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2025 20:42 | wizardalien | 8,642 | 72/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2025 01:56 | brent13 | 10,921 | 85/100 |
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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 90.8/100, a mean average of 90.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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teague 04/14/2020 05:32 | #249924
One of the best pop/rock songs ever written. The part that always gets me is the offbeat drums before the last chorus.
exileonthehell 02/14/2016 13:49 | #159680
This is a personal favourite since I wasn't totally into music. wow
This song makes me nostalgic.
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