Ball And Chain (track) by Janis Joplin
Year: 1973
From the album Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (track #10)
Ball And Chain appears on the following album(s) by Janis Joplin:
- 18 Essential Songs (track #4) (compilation) (1995)
- Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (track #10) (this album) (compilation) (1973)
- In Concert (track #14) (1972)
- Box Of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection (track #21) (compilation) (1999)
- Janis (track #2) (1975)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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75/100  | 06/02/2025 00:41 | machiaj | | 75/100 |
80/100 | 03/16/2025 19:36 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
70/100 | 01/25/2024 00:20 | Fevernova | | 82/100 |
100/100 | 01/28/2021 19:23 | MaxStorm98 | | 99/100 |
85/100 | 11/05/2016 04:39 |  DeusExMackia | | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.5.
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DeusExMackia 11/05/2016 04:40
Raw and thorough blues. Joplin's ecstatic voice just makes this a pleasure to listen to.
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