The Beat (track)
by Elvis Costello
Year: 1978
From the album This Year's Model (track #3)
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The Beat appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello:
- This Year's Model (track #3) (this album) (1978)
- Live At El Mocambo (track #5) (1978)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/16/2026 14:49 |  DommeDamian | 76,141 | 51/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2026 20:43 | Juneof44 | 4,704 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 20:06 | mash | 4,567 | 92/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 18:35 | markl73 | 7,108 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2026 08:32 | dukeboxkool | 8,459 | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.0/100, a mean average of 84.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.2.
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