The Democratic Circus (track)
by Talking Heads
The Democratic Circus appears on the following album(s) by Talking Heads:
- Naked (track #6) (this album) (1988)
- Brick Box Set (track #74) (compilation) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/18/2026 21:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 97,384 | 71/100 | |
| 03/06/2026 12:34 | Pluto11 | 27,954 | 75/100 | |
| 12/02/2025 06:42 | zsolti | 7,037 | 80/100 | |
| 08/09/2025 17:28 | BurndenAce | 5,487 | 78/100 | |
| 06/08/2025 21:49 | jtc91 | 13,905 | 82/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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