The Best Of Times (track)
by Dream Theater
Year: 2009
From the album Black Clouds & Silver Linings (track #5)
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The Best Of Times appears on the following album(s) by Dream Theater:
- Black Clouds & Silver Linings (track #5) (this album) (2009)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/15/2025 10:29 |  luigybetis | 13,185 | 89/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2025 09:31 | AndyLish79 | 12,743 | 84/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2025 22:41 | martintho | 68,147 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2024 19:32 | VINYLGUY7788 | 2,091 | 95/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2024 19:29 | MaxStorm98 | 51,483 | 99/100 |
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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 83.9/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.0.
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