Sparks (track)
by The Who
Sparks appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- Tommy (track #5) (this album) (1969)
- Join Together (track #4) (1990)
- The Kids Are Alright (track #13) (1979)
- Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 (track #10) (1996)
- The Who Live At Hull 1970 (track #17) (2012)
- The Studio Albums (track #40) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/21/2026 20:22 | Jonboy | 1,252 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 23:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 179,977 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 17:59 | Siromynian | 20,223 | 71/100 |
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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 82.8/100, a mean average of 82.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.8.
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Glitterboiii 07/14/2018 14:35 | #218192
Nice, dreamy motif that appears several times on the album. (Edited)
Good instrumental, but unnecessary for the story.
