Oily Water (track)
by Blur
Year: 1993
From the album Modern Life Is Rubbish (track #9)
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Oily Water appears on the following album(s) by Blur:
- Modern Life Is Rubbish (track #9) (this album) (1993)
- All The People: Blur Live At Hyde Park 2nd July 2009 (track #13) (2009)
- Blur 21 (track #21) (compilation) (2012)
- Live At Wembley Stadium (track #17) (2024)
Condition: New
Condition: Very Good
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/11/2026 21:34 | daCritic | 35,144 | 76/100 | |
| 02/07/2026 10:24 | Siromynian | 16,222 | 70/100 | |
| 01/05/2026 20:55 | wizardalien | 9,059 | 65/100 | |
| 01/03/2026 05:03 | Rayzer6 | 19,025 | 89/100 | |
| 12/14/2025 15:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 81,854 | 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 82.3/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.5.
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