Once Upon A Time In The West (track)
by Dire Straits
Year: 1979
From the album Communiqué (track #1)
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Once Upon A Time In The West appears on the following album(s) by Dire Straits:
- Communiqué (track #1) (this album) (1979)
- Alchemy (track #1) (1984)
- The Studio Albums 1978–1991 (track #10) (compilation) (2013)
- Dire Straits (1981) (track #4) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/04/2026 22:14 | slimharpo | 8,416 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 10:37 |  Liedzeit | 10,703 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 20:29 |  dihansse | 68,289 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 15:36 | markl73 | 7,051 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2026 20:30 |  covecove | 68,727 | 84/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 82.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.7.
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Squonk007 02/17/2024 15:57 | #302048
Sets the album up nicely. Excellent track.
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