Lip Service (track)
by Elvis Costello
Year: 1978
From the album This Year's Model (track #9)
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Lip Service appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello:
- This Year's Model (track #9) (this album) (1978)
- Live At El Mocambo (track #6) (1978)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17/2026 20:58 | Juneof44 | 4,209 | 73/100 | |
| 03/16/2026 20:06 | mash | 4,437 | 92/100 | |
| 03/15/2026 18:53 | markl73 | 6,719 | 78/100 | |
| 02/28/2026 19:55 | alexandermause | 17,475 | 85/100 | |
| 12/27/2025 02:57 | bonnequestion | 16,510 | 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 83.7/100, a mean average of 84.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.1.
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