The Downtown Lights (track)
by The Blue Nile
The Downtown Lights appears on the following album(s) by The Blue Nile:
- Hats (track #2) (this album) (1989)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/15/2026 01:48 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 12:59 |  Taka | 10,399 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/08/2026 02:31 | martintho | 68,863 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 13:59 | platus | 32,788 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2025 13:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,189 | 71/100 |
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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 85.9/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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