A Spirit Steals A Child (track)
by The Residents
Year: 1979
From the album Eskimo (track #5)
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A Spirit Steals A Child appears on the following album(s) by The Residents:
- Eskimo (track #5) (this album) (1979)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/18/2025 09:21 |  DommeDamian | 72,399 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2025 04:52 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 8,794 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2025 08:15 | mostlymor | 86,127 | 80/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2024 05:18 |  AAL2014 | 34,177 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2023 10:42 |  Xxnu99etxX | 29,013 | 63/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 16% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.3.
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