How Soon Is Now? (track)
by The Smiths

How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths
Year: 2008
From the album The Sound Of The Smiths (track #7)
Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 168 votes)
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The Smiths How Soon is Now 12" UK Release
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The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? - 7" Vinyl Single EX 1984 Rough Trade RT176
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The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? / Shakespeare's Sister 1985 US 7" Sire/Rough Trade
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Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 168 votes)
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01/12/2026 18:00 arthur237  Ratings distribution  2,18283/100
 
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09/30/2023 22:36 mostlymor  Ratings distribution  87,05080/100
 
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08/14/2023 15:00 andyd1010  Ratings distribution  1,85280/100

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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 91.1/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 21.5.

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