The Card Cheat (track)
by The Clash
Year: 1979
From the album London Calling (track #14)
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The Card Cheat appears on the following album(s) by The Clash:
- London Calling (track #14) (this album) (1979)
- Clash On Broadway (track #41) (compilation) (1991)
- The Singles (Box Set) (track #30) (compilation) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/09/2026 07:06 | Siromynian | 18,081 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2026 11:57 | Brando1788 | 1,179 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2026 19:25 | Jantje | 936 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2026 03:59 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 03:37 | daCritic | 38,094 | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.7/100, a mean average of 83.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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the second and most boomtown ratsy song on this. bob geldofy. together with In the Supermarket
Pretty good track :)
nitomano 11/23/2016 17:27 | #178985
a pop song
Great song!
The best track in the album.
As a stand alone song, it's good. But side 3 is where non-fans may start to get tired of The Clash.
eclab 01/07/2013 11:25 | #60547
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Jasonconfused 12/24/2012 22:40 | #58836
One of the best songs on the album. I even enjoyed the vocals! (SURPRISE)
The best track on London Calling.
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