Burning Sky (track)
by The Jam
Burning Sky appears on the following album(s) by The Jam:
- Setting Sons (track #6) (this album) (1979)
- Extras (track #12) (compilation) (1992)
- Live Jam (track #4) (1993)
- Collection (track #13) (compilation) (1996)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/08/2026 18:01 | bonnequestion | 16,419 | 75/100 | |
| 12/08/2025 17:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 84,082 | 71/100 | |
| 07/31/2025 04:41 |  AAL2014 | 35,939 | 76/100 | |
| 08/28/2024 18:23 | BurndenAce | 5,168 | 78/100 | |
| 08/26/2024 07:25 | InUtero93 | 391 | 86/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.0/100, a mean average of 81.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.2.
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Fantastic song which was part of the original concept of this album. Really like how it reads as a letter from a friend bragging about his new life and high powered job in the City, whilst looking down his nose at his friend he's left behind in their provincial hometown..."how are things in your little world?"
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