Punky's Dilemma (track)
by Simon & Garfunkel
Punky's Dilemma appears on the following album(s) by Simon & Garfunkel:
- Bookends (track #9) (this album) (1968)
- Tales From New York (track #25) (compilation) (2000)
- Old Friends (track #38) (compilation) (1997)
- Collected Works (track #44) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 02/13/2026 18:51 | Johnnyo | 43,058 | 80/100 | |
| 01/10/2026 22:00 | alexandermause | 15,648 | 85/100 | |
| 12/18/2025 03:05 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,899 | 70/100 | |
| 12/01/2025 19:58 |  DommeDamian | 73,264 | 51/100 | |
| 11/20/2025 08:38 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.1/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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