Lost In The Supermarket (track)
by The Clash
Year: 1979
From the album London Calling (track #8)
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Lost In The Supermarket appears on the following album(s) by The Clash:
- London Calling (track #8) (this album) (1979)
- The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (track #12) (compilation) (1988)
- The Essential Clash (track #25) (compilation) (2003)
- Clash On Broadway (track #39) (compilation) (1991)
- The Singles (Box Set) (track #31) (compilation) (2006)
- The Vanilla Tapes (track #11) (compilation) (2004)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/20/2026 12:15 | Robert_fripp | 588 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/10/2026 11:51 |  doombringer | 13,007 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2025 23:59 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,102 | 100/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 14:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,509 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2025 11:39 | timosbuecherei | 3,202 | 60/100 |
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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 88.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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an-outlaw 04/19/2022 13:41 | #284392
Best song of the time!
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.
I get a real 80's vibe from this song. A very innovative sound for 1979!
A go-to for whenever I go shopping
In my opinion, this is the best song from this fantastic record
Brilliant track!
nitomano 11/23/2016 17:15 | #178983
estilo Post punk
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!
One of the best off the album
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