An Occasional Dream (track)
by David Bowie
Year: 1969
From the album David Bowie (Space Oddity) (track #6)
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An Occasional Dream appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- David Bowie (Space Oddity) (track #6) (this album) (1969)
- The 'Mercury' Demos (track #3) (compilation) (2019)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #6) (compilation) (2015)
- Clareville Grove Demos (track #4) (compilation) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 20:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 18:28 | wizardalien | 9,978 | 61/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 15:07 |  Superunknown | 544 | 86/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 13:31 | Luncea | 5,166 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 11:59 | markl73 | 7,133 | 78/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.8.
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