The Boys Of Summer (track)
by Don Henley
Year: 1984
From the album Building The Perfect Beast (track #1)
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The Boys Of Summer appears on the following album(s) by Don Henley:
- Building The Perfect Beast (track #1) (this album) (1984)
- Actual Miles: Don Henley’s Greatest Hits (track #2) (compilation) (1995)
- An Eagle Out East (track #8) (1993)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/04/2025 18:50 | Joe4242 | 157 | 88/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 23:18 | machiaj | 9,085 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 17:22 |  Squonk007 | 3,312 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2025 11:00 |  doombringer | 14,908 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2024 10:04 |  Jboy56 | 39,183 | 78/100 |
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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 86.3/100, a mean average of 87.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.
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Squonk007 06/09/2025 17:24 | #309353
One for the top down in the car on a summer's day.
DeusExMackia 03/26/2017 18:04 | #188144
Beyond all comprehension in terms of cheesiness, but I can't deny that whenever this comes on, I turn it up without fail. Pseudo-nostalgic, over-the-top and absolutely brilliant in moderation.
Jasonconfused 02/01/2013 08:44 | #63577
Pretty good for the 80s pop stuff that I usually don't enjoy.
Romanelli 06/12/2012 00:23 | #44268
Somewhere underneath all of the cheesy 80's keyboards might be a fairly decent song....
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