A Strange Boy (track)
by Joni Mitchell
A Strange Boy appears on the following album(s) by Joni Mitchell:
- Hejira (track #4) (this album) (1976)
- The Studio Albums 1968-1979 (track #79) (compilation) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/07/2025 07:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 50,103 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2025 01:26 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,174 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2025 09:06 |  Purplepash | 33,634 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2025 12:54 |  Tamthebam | 44,439 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2025 15:24 |  HoldenM | 7,678 | 91/100 |
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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 84.1/100, a mean average of 83.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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