What A Waste (track)
by Sonic Youth
What A Waste appears on the following album(s) by Sonic Youth:
- Rather Ripped (track #5) (this album) (2006)
- Daydream Nation Live In Glasgow, Scotland 2007 (track #19) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/27/2025 09:18 |  Purplepash | 33,766 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 01:24 |  ExTeaSea | 12,449 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 05:27 | HotZappsBoogaloo | 8,932 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2025 21:31 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,498 | 100/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2024 21:14 | phmusic | 62,859 | 100/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 9% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.0/100, a mean average of 79.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.2.
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