The Stolen Child (track)
by The Waterboys
Year: 1988
From the album Fisherman's Blues (track #12)
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The Stolen Child appears on the following album(s) by The Waterboys:
- Fisherman's Blues (track #12) (this album) (1988)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/04/2026 15:49 | Johnnyo | 44,945 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 20:35 | Spartakist | 2,099 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 01:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,523 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2025 04:39 |  AAL2014 | 40,196 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2025 15:37 | spinout | 41,117 | 83/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.3.
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