The Magic Number (track)
by De La Soul
Year: 1989
From the album 3 Feet High And Rising (track #2)
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The Magic Number appears on the following album(s) by De La Soul:
- 3 Feet High And Rising (track #2) (this album) (1989)
- The Best Of (track #4) (compilation) (2003)
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| ! | 09/19/2026 02:20 | stareaterogni0n | 6,691 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 12:08 | Mafedere | 11,931 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 00:04 | culwin | 23,260 | 75/100 |
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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 87.0/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.
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