California Stars (track)
by Billy Bragg & Wilco
Year: 1998
From the album Mermaid Avenue (track #2)
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California Stars appears on the following album(s) by Billy Bragg & Wilco:
- Mermaid Avenue (track #2) (this album) (1998)
- Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (track #2) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/03/2026 09:20 | mash | 4,311 | 92/100 | |
| 10/29/2025 14:56 |  AAL2014 | 35,720 | 76/100 | |
| 09/15/2025 09:14 |  luigybetis | 13,227 | 89/100 | |
| 07/08/2025 17:40 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 | |
| 12/23/2024 13:23 | platus | 32,255 | 76/100 |
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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 86.2/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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Romanelli 02/17/2014 14:46 | #103397
Excellent song with vocals by Jeff Tweedy. Perfect melody.
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