Fast Car (track)
by Tracy Chapman
Year: 1988
From the album Tracy Chapman (track #2)
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Fast Car appears on the following album(s) by Tracy Chapman:
- Tracy Chapman (track #2) (this album) (1988)
- Collection (track #1) (compilation) (2001)
- Greatest Hits (track #7) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 05:06 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 01:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,209 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/15/2026 07:50 |  Purplepash | 35,635 | 76/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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Tremendously good song, a real stand out of the 80s
Tracy Chapman's greatest song. A brilliant and beautiful creation, superbly written and performed. A classic track.
