Whistling In The Dark (track)
by They Might Be Giants
Year: 1990
From the album Flood (track #14)
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Whistling In The Dark appears on the following album(s) by They Might Be Giants:
- Flood (track #14) (this album) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/14/2025 20:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 53,531 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2025 12:56 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2025 19:36 | EntDoesStuff | 1,936 | 87/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2024 16:28 |  ExTeaSea | 12,264 | 85/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2024 01:52 | phmusic | 62,859 | 100/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 81.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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It is ridiculous, but it is hard to disagree with the concept.
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