The Prisoner (track)
by Gil Scott-Heron
Year: 1971
From the album Pieces Of A Man (track #11)
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The Prisoner appears on the following album(s) by Gil Scott-Heron:
- Pieces Of A Man (track #11) (this album) (1971)
- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (track #17) (compilation) (1974)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/24/2026 22:42 | alexandermause | 14,812 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 21:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,796 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2025 15:01 | Imaybeparanoid | 51,869 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2024 05:35 | matterhornrider | 22,620 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/27/2024 02:56 |  AAL2014 | 35,341 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 79.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.
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