Sure Shot (track)
by Beastie Boys
Year: 1994
From the album Ill Communication (track #1)
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Sure Shot appears on the following album(s) by Beastie Boys:
- Ill Communication (track #1) (this album) (1994)
- Anthology: The Sounds Of Science (track #8) (compilation) (1999)
- Solid Gold Hits (track #11) (compilation) (2005)
- Beastie Boys Music (track #12) (compilation) (2020)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | mash | 4,616 | 92/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2026 21:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,225 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 09:20 | Spartakist | 2,450 | 81/100 |
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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 88.2/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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GandalfORiley345 03/18/2015 02:34 | #137172
really good song, a great way to begin
This is real Beastie Boys music, attitude and all.
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