A Sort Of Homecoming (track)
by U2
Year: 1984
From the album The Unforgettable Fire (track #1)
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A Sort Of Homecoming appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- The Unforgettable Fire (track #1) (this album) (1984)
- Wide Awake In America (track #2) (1985)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/01/2026 09:56 | Siromynian | 17,858 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 16:18 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 23:39 | TheDeflektor | 233 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/24/2025 18:20 | spinout | 41,104 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 17:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 166,295 | 71/100 |
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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 83.6/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.5.
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craola 08/20/2019 22:29 | #241461
the album kicks off smokey, ethereal, impressionistic. this is not quite the same band who released boy, october or war. this is a new era. this might be my favorite album opener from u2, though where the streets have no name and zoo station are close. i love everything about this track though, and it's perfect for track one.
One of the best songs of the 80's. I was sad that they did not play it in Brazil.
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