Primary (track)
by The Cure
Primary appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- Faith (track #2) (this album) (1981)
- Concert (track #2) (1984)
- 4play (track #5) (compilation) (2006)
- Standing On A Beach - The Singles (track #5) (compilation) (1986)
- ... Happily Ever After (track #12) (compilation) (1981)
- À L'Olympia 7.6.1982 (track #8) (1993)
- 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) (track #26) (compilation) (2019)
- Curaetion-25: From There To Here From Here To ThereTo There (track #26) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/13/2026 10:07 | Exist-en-ciel | 84,734 | 71/100 | |
| 02/02/2026 15:19 |  ForegroundNoise | 29,097 | 64/100 | |
| 01/31/2026 08:48 | mikepen | 2,833 | 81/100 | |
| 10/22/2025 19:12 |  Brandon8 | 4,469 | 88/100 | |
| 09/27/2025 17:40 | SD100852 | 11,408 | 77/100 |
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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 85.7/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.
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Another great up tempo song. Great.
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