American Life (track)
by Primus
Year: 1991
From the album Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (track #4)
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American Life appears on the following album(s) by Primus:
- Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (track #4) (this album) (1991)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/13/2025 15:45 |  ExTeaSea | 12,449 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2025 17:46 | AndyLish79 | 12,774 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2025 06:32 | brent13 | 11,041 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2025 19:29 | EntDoesStuff | 1,936 | 87/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2025 02:12 | mayonaise | 581 | 58/100 |
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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 83.3/100, a mean average of 84.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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