The Powers That Be (track)
by Roger Waters
Year: 1987
From the album Radio K.A.O.S. (track #4)
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The Powers That Be appears on the following album(s) by Roger Waters:
- Radio K.A.O.S. (track #4) (this album) (1987)
- This Is Not A Drill (Live From Prague) (track #6) (2025)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/02/2025 18:55 | StreakyNuno | 3,957 | 92/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2022 08:48 | plasmicmist | 7,590 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2022 15:34 |  phantom1305 | 11,351 | 92/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 10% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.9.
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