The Shortest Straw (track)
by Metallica
Year: 1988
From the album ...And Justice For All (track #5)
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The Shortest Straw appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- ...And Justice For All (track #5) (this album) (1988)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 00:45 | Rayzer6 | 19,603 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 17:15 | wizardalien | 10,354 | 60/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 14:34 | Siromynian | 20,223 | 71/100 |
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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 78.6/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/25/2016 01:04 | #169673
Heavy song. Great progressive arrangement and attitude. Too bad they can't pull it off live very well these days.
Anti TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/13/2014 17:58 | #111674
Really fun riff!
