Why? (track)
by Tracy Chapman
Why? appears on the following album(s) by Tracy Chapman:
- Tracy Chapman (track #8) (this album) (1988)
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Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/2026 05:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 79,353 | 70/100 | |
| 06/19/2025 22:09 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 | |
| 05/11/2025 23:26 | machiaj | 9,053 | 74/100 | |
| 08/27/2024 18:13 | Siromynian | 16,070 | 71/100 | |
| 06/21/2024 08:24 | dukeboxkool | 7,345 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 16% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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