Lost In The Supermarket (track)
by The Clash

Lost In The Supermarket by The Clash
Year: 1979
From the album London Calling (track #8)
Average Rating: 
89/100 (from 660 votes)
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Average Rating: 
89/100 (from 660 votes)
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03/26/2026 03:59 Rockdrigo  Ratings distribution  99282/100
 
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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 89.3/100, a mean average of 88.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.

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75/100
From 07/30/2025 18:38 | #310354
Very Boomtown Rats
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95/100
From 04/19/2022 13:41 | #284392
Best song of the time!
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100/100
From 05/11/2020 12:59 | #251298
The best Clash song IMO, very good lyrics. Amazing atmosphere, so much ahead of its time, this song could be released in 2020 and it would not sound dated.
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85/100
From 07/21/2019 20:39 | #240093
I get a real 80's vibe from this song. A very innovative sound for 1979!
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100/100
From 05/03/2018 12:40 | #214104
A go-to for whenever I go shopping
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100/100
From 05/03/2018 12:39 | #214103
In my opinion, this is the best song from this fantastic record
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90/100
From 02/02/2017 10:41 | #184757
Brilliant track!
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75/100
From 11/23/2016 17:15 | #178983
estilo Post punk
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From 10/01/2016 14:49 | #176135
Great song about consumerism. The perfect consumer in capitalismistan :'I'm all tuned in, I see all the programmes, I save coupons from packets of tea...', but completely lost!
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90/100
From 01/22/2016 21:36 | #157368
One of the best off the album
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