Useless (track)
by Depeche Mode
Useless appears on the following album(s) by Depeche Mode:
- Ultra (track #6) (this album) (1997)
- The Singles 86>98 (track #18) (compilation) (1998)
- Spirits In The Forest (track #5) (2020)
- Mode (track #86) (compilation) (2020)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2026 05:35 | fred911007 | 162 | 87/100 | |
| 12/14/2025 20:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 80,107 | 70/100 | |
| 10/21/2025 22:07 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 | |
| 09/29/2025 19:49 |  Igtonumama | 31,389 | 81/100 | |
| 08/31/2025 22:31 |  ExTeaSea | 12,459 | 85/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 84.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.8.
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