Paperback Writer (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1988
From the album Past Masters • Volume Two (track #3)
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Paperback Writer appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- 1962-1966 (track #24) (compilation) (1973)
- 1 (track #14) (compilation) (2000)
- Past Masters • Volume Two (track #3) (this album) (compilation) (1988)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #227) (compilation) (1988)
- Past Masters • Volumes One & Two (track #21) (compilation) (1988)
- A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (track #14) (compilation) (1966)
- Hey Jude (track #3) (compilation) (1970)
- 20 Greatest Hits (track #12) (compilation) (1982)
- CD Singles Collection (Box Set) (track #23) (compilation) (1992)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #172) (compilation) (2009)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 17:57 | Pluto11 | 28,734 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 20:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,897 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2025 09:25 | jtc91 | 13,961 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2024 21:04 |  DommeDamian | 77,386 | 51/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2023 03:39 | andyd1010 | 1,860 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.8/100, a mean average of 88.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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ffudnebbuh 12/06/2010 13:18 | #16825
The best Beatles song, IMO
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