The Unwelcome Guest (track)
by Billy Bragg & Wilco
Year: 1998
From the album Mermaid Avenue (track #15)
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The Unwelcome Guest appears on the following album(s) by Billy Bragg & Wilco:
- Mermaid Avenue (track #15) (this album) (1998)
- Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions (track #15) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/29/2025 16:49 |  AAL2014 | 35,510 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2025 09:38 |  luigybetis | 13,223 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2025 21:13 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2024 13:23 | platus | 32,202 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2024 03:43 | brent13 | 11,041 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.4.
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