America (track)
by Simon & Garfunkel
America appears on the following album(s) by Simon & Garfunkel:
- Bookends (track #3) (this album) (1968)
- The Concert In Central Park (track #3) (1982)
- Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (track #10) (compilation) (1972)
- The Essential Simon And Garfunkel (track #21) (compilation) (2003)
- The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel (track #19) (compilation) (1999)
- The Definitive Simon And Garfunkel (track #13) (compilation) (1991)
- Old Friends: Live On Stage (track #4) (2004)
- Tales From New York (track #39) (compilation) (2000)
- Old Friends (track #36) (compilation) (1997)
- The Simon And Garfunkel Collection: 17 Of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings (track #3) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2026 14:52 |  Leonard | 34,014 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/29/2026 13:44 | Siromynian | 20,339 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 21:30 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
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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 89.7/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.8.
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flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/30/2016 21:13 | #173840
Beautiful song - also check out Yes' cover, just as brilliant though very different! (Edited)
"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
I'm empty and aching and I don't know why... (Edited)
Undoubtedly one of their best. (Edited)
