Watching You Without Me (track)
by Kate Bush
Year: 1985
From the album Hounds Of Love (track #9)
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Watching You Without Me appears on the following album(s) by Kate Bush:
- Hounds Of Love (track #9) (this album) (1985)
- This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978-1990 (track #86) (compilation) (1990)
- Before The Dawn (track #13) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2026 17:44 |  swed | 3,716 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:40 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2026 21:17 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 11:01 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 20:33 |  ForegroundNoise | 29,941 | 64/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.3/100, a mean average of 81.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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One of the most beautiful songs that Kate Bush has ever written. The starting point for the lyrics is simply brilliant: even though the meaning has to be found in the bigger story of the 9th wave, the lyrics stand strong on their own. (Edited)
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