Why I Sing The Blues (track)
by Aretha Franklin
Year: 1970
From the album Spirit In The Dark (track #12)
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Why I Sing The Blues appears on the following album(s) by Aretha Franklin:
- Queen Of Soul (track #57) (compilation) (1992)
- Spirit In The Dark (track #12) (this album) (1970)
- Queen Of Soul (The Atlantic Recordings) (track #57) (compilation) (1992)

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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 04/08/2026 17:43 | Imaybeparanoid | 52,674 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 01:21 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,457 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2025 05:17 | juanr1096 | 72,504 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2025 09:37 | slimharpo | 8,424 | 76/100 |
| ! | 10/14/2024 02:37 | SD100852 | 12,089 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.8/100, a mean average of 84.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.4.
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