Unhappy Birthday (track)
by The Smiths
Year: 1987
From the album Strangeways, Here We Come (track #7)
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Unhappy Birthday appears on the following album(s) by The Smiths:
- Strangeways, Here We Come (track #7) (this album) (1987)
- Complete (track #37) (compilation) (2011)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/25/2026 04:48 |  JR | 3,495 | 88/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 16:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,428 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2025 11:32 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2025 00:31 |  Brandon8 | 4,455 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2025 09:16 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.1/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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