Hateful (track)
by The Clash
Hateful appears on the following album(s) by The Clash:
- London Calling (track #4) (this album) (1979)
- The Vanilla Tapes (track #1) (compilation) (2004)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/26/2026 11:57 | Brando1788 | 1,190 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 19:24 | Jantje | 936 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2026 03:58 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 03:34 | daCritic | 38,141 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 12:07 | Robert_fripp | 899 | 86/100 |
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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 86.2/100, a mean average of 85.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.3.
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Cool beat and a sweet chorus :)
Grzywa 01/06/2016 14:20 | #155964
An underrated track. I particularly enjoy the country (rhytm) and folk (accordion) elements in it. Strangely enough, it's very bright & uptempo, considering the lyric about a heavvy junkie.
Solid
More rockin' than the first three tracks.
Jasonconfused 12/24/2012 22:01 | #58825
Really unique reggae rock sound.
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