Alive And Kicking (track)
by Simple Minds
Year: 1985
From the album Once Upon A Time (track #4)
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Alive And Kicking appears on the following album(s) by Simple Minds:
- Once Upon A Time (track #4) (this album) (1985)
- Glittering Prize 81/92 (track #1) (compilation) (1992)
- Big Music Tour 2015 (track #29) (compilation) (2015)
- Live In The City Of Angels (track #24) (2019)
- The Best Of Simple Minds (track #4) (compilation) (2001)
- Live In The City Of Diamonds (track #17) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/19/2026 22:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,163 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2025 07:58 | TradeShark | 4,948 | 30/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2025 04:56 | jtc91 | 13,951 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2025 21:09 | Siromynian | 18,081 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2025 12:48 |  doombringer | 14,964 | 74/100 |
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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 84.7/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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