Strange Boat (track)
by The Waterboys
Year: 1988
From the album Fisherman's Blues (track #3)
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Strange Boat appears on the following album(s) by The Waterboys:
- Fisherman's Blues (track #3) (this album) (1988)
- The Best Of The Waterboys 81-90 (track #9) (compilation) (1991)
- The Magnificent Seven - The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues/Room To Roam Band, 1989-90 (track #24) (compilation) (2021)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/03/2026 20:05 |  HoldenM | 10,332 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/08/2026 17:24 | phmusic | 73,585 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 18:15 | Spartakist | 2,787 | 81/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 5% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.1/100, a mean average of 81.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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For me is one of the best song ever...underrated
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/25/2014 12:06 | #112898
Beautiful. Another great, great song.
