The Great Unknown (track)
by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Year: 1984
From the album Goodbye Cruel World (track #11)
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The Great Unknown appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello And The Attractions:
- Goodbye Cruel World (track #11) (this album) (1984)

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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/19/2025 08:01 | MaxStorm98 | 51,527 | 99/100 |
| ! | 05/01/2024 11:05 | phmusic | 68,979 | 100/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2022 08:55 | LosWochos | 315,461 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2022 08:31 | Fevernova | 34,544 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2019 11:50 | TheSmiths82-87 | 16,547 | 85/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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