News (track)
by Dire Straits
News appears on the following album(s) by Dire Straits:
- Communiqué (track #2) (this album) (1979)
- The Studio Albums 1978–1991 (track #11) (compilation) (2013)
- Dire Straits (1981) (track #8) (compilation) (1981)
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where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
85/100  | 08/23/2025 03:20 |  sssvnnn | | 68/100 |
90/100 | 07/01/2025 20:50 | djbauer99 | | 91/100 |
65/100 | 05/13/2025 10:32 |  doombringer | | 75/100 |
85/100 | 02/28/2025 01:57 | matterhornrider | | 86/100 |
90/100 | 01/22/2025 14:39 |  luigybetis | | 89/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 10% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.3.
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Squonk007 01/10/2025 20:50
Underrated.
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