Because The Night (track)
by Patti Smith Group
Because The Night appears on the following album(s) by Patti Smith Group:
- Easter (track #3) (this album) (1978)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2026 06:58 |  Leonard | 34,013 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2026 20:43 | culwin | 23,403 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 22:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 178,316 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.1/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.9.
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ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/13/2011 12:45 | #28319
This song reminds me of driving at night (in 1978) in my 442 convertible
