Blackout (track)
by David Bowie

Blackout by David Bowie
Year: 1977
From the album "Heroes" (track #5)
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 289 votes)
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Blackout ratings

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 289 votes)
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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 80.9/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.2.

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From 10/29/2018 15:52 | #223487
My favourite track on the album (or is it Beauty and the Beast?), one of Bowie's most creative tracks. Anyone have a clue what's it about? Cages, panthers, Robin Hood.....
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