Stranger (track)
by Electric Light Orchestra
Year: 1983
From the album Secret Messages (track #7)
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Stranger appears on the following album(s) by Electric Light Orchestra:
- Secret Messages (track #7) (this album) (1983)
- Strange Magic: The Best Of Electric Light Orchestra (track #27) (compilation) (1995)
- Burning Bright (track #4) (compilation) (1992)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/08/2025 20:57 |  BroknsocialShawn | 1,693 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2024 00:16 | BorderFreeAndrew | 5,507 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2024 12:56 | Fertu | 40,984 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 21% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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Squonk007 04/23/2022 11:18 | #284520
Arguably the best song on the album. It's a well crafted composition with a beautiful melody.
