Black Math (track)
by The White Stripes
Black Math appears on the following album(s) by The White Stripes:
- Elephant (track #2) (this album) (2003)
- Under Great White Northern Lights (track #2) (2010)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/09/2026 21:49 | BurndenAce | 6,134 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 14:44 |  LebowskiRams | 12,323 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2026 02:15 | stareaterogni0n | 6,136 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2026 02:47 | Cheddar | 5,249 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 22:45 | wizardalien | 9,921 | 61/100 |
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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 85.5/100, a mean average of 85.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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That change halfway through the song is so perfect.
Brad1770 12/15/2017 09:58 | #203144
My second favourite song off Elephant behind I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
A tempo changing punk opus with Jack White singing in the same tones as Robert Plant and Gwen Stefani!
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