The Tears Of A Clown (track)
by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
Year: 1967
From the album Make It Happen (track #12)
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The Tears Of A Clown appears on the following album(s) by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles:
- Make It Happen (track #12) (this album) (1967)
- One Dozen Roses (track #3) (1971)
- Anthology (track #37) (compilation) (1973)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #14) (compilation) (1998)
- 1957–1972 (track #1) (1972)
- The Tracks Of My Tears (track #6) (compilation) (1997)
- Compact Command Performances: 18 Greatest Hits (track #12) (compilation) (1983)
- Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (track #46) (compilation) (2002)
- Gold (track #44) (compilation) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/22/2025 12:06 | dukeboxkool | 6,537 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2025 15:44 | platus | 31,344 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2025 21:55 | 15,977 | 84/100 | |
| ! | 12/09/2024 01:12 | 33,942 | 76/100 | |
| ! | 04/15/2024 09:45 | TradeShark | 4,948 | 30/100 |
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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 87.6/100, a mean average of 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 16.2.
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