Pump It Up (track)
by Elvis Costello

Pump It Up by Elvis Costello
Year: 1978
From the album This Year's Model (track #4)
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 207 votes)
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Pump It Up appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello:


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CD The Very Best of Elvis Costello & the Attractions EX+ NICE Pump It Up -HITS
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ELVIS COSTELLO PUMP IT UP (B) POSTER SIZED original music press advert from 1978
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Pump It Up ratings

Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 207 votes)
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03/17/2026 20:46 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  4,42173/100
 
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03/15/2026 18:35 markl73  Ratings distribution  6,83178/100
 
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03/03/2026 08:31 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  7,88375/100
 
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02/28/2026 19:55 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  17,71985/100
 
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02/18/2026 18:04 Rivera  Ratings distribution  23188/100

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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 88.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.0.

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From 03/09/2020 10:12 | #248591
This was the "new wave" Track that totally hooked me into this album, bought it, loved it all! A relatively straightforward track but great grit, great energy and good hook!
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From 02/12/2018 15:02 | #207847
Mr Costello's best track a high energy blast.
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From 12/14/2015 21:41 | #154548
Great
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