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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 01/14/2026 17:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,764 | 70/100 | |
| 01/02/2026 10:00 | spinout | 38,837 | 83/100 | |
| 12/07/2025 10:24 | mash | 4,310 | 92/100 | |
| 10/21/2025 17:32 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 | |
| 07/28/2025 20:44 | araidernomore | 4,381 | 78/100 |
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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 87.1/100, a mean average of 87.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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