Death Of A Clown (track)
by The Kinks
Year: 1967
From the album Something Else By The Kinks (track #2)
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Death Of A Clown appears on the following album(s) by The Kinks:
- The Kink Kronikles (track #21) (compilation) (1972)
- Something Else By The Kinks (track #2) (this album) (1967)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #12) (compilation) (2002)
- The Singles Collection (track #16) (compilation) (1997)
- To The Bone (track #5) (1994)
- Kinks To The Bone (track #5) (compilation) (1996)
- Picture Book (track #50) (compilation) (2008)
- Ultimate Collection [Castle] (track #24) (compilation) (1989)
- The Kinks (track #14) (compilation) (1970)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/21/2026 03:32 |  Rockdrigo | 764 | 82/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 00:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,258 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 06:45 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 21:45 |  AAL2014 | 35,350 | 76/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2025 20:19 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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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 86.1/100, a mean average of 85.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.
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AlvaroIesus 11/02/2023 06:17 | #299748
Brilliant, loaded with genuine emotion. One of The Kinks' best songs. As the previous comment says, the background vocals are enchanting.
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