Fast Car (track)
by Tracy Chapman
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/05/2025 11:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 47,023 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2025 18:03 | Imaybeparanoid | 51,535 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2025 02:49 |  imacgill | 29,907 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2025 21:52 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2025 23:23 | machiaj | 8,873 | 74/100 |
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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 89.5/100, a mean average of 89.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.5.
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Tracy Chapman's greatest song. A brilliant and beautiful creation, superbly written and performed. A classic track.
Tremendously good song, a real stand out of the 80s
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