The Great Pretender (track)
by Roy Orbison

The Great Pretender by Roy Orbison
Year: 1962
From the album Crying (track #2)
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 35 votes)
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 35 votes)
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02/28/2026 21:57 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  4,17773/100
 
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12/21/2025 00:44 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  98,77971/100
 
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07/16/2025 03:21 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  22,89986/100
 
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04/10/2024 15:05 FreakWolfenstein  Ratings distribution  9,01571/100
 
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12/30/2023 19:09 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distribution  52,51569/100

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This track is rated in the top 16% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.

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