Absolute Beginners (track)
by The Jam
Absolute Beginners appears on the following album(s) by The Jam:
- Snap! (track #24) (this album) (compilation) (1983)
- The Very Best Of The Jam (track #16) (compilation) (1997)
- Greatest Hits (track #14) (compilation) (1991)
- Live At The Hammersmith Palais 14th December 1981 (track #4) (2017)
- At The BBC (track #23) (compilation) (2002)
- At The BBC (track #30) (compilation) (2002)
- The Jam (track #1) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/21/2025 17:37 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2025 00:59 | matterhornrider | 23,129 | 86/100 |
| ! | 09/03/2024 19:34 | tiger555 | 2,012 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2024 10:46 | phmusic | 73,429 | 100/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2023 10:24 |  Igtonumama | 31,383 | 81/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.0.
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