Single-Handed Sailor (track)
by Dire Straits
Year: 1979
From the album Communiqué (track #8)
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Single-Handed Sailor appears on the following album(s) by Dire Straits:
- Communiqué (track #8) (this album) (1979)
- The Studio Albums 1978–1991 (track #17) (compilation) (2013)
- Dire Straits (1981) (track #2) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/30/2026 17:02 | Johnnyo | 43,394 | 80/100 | |
| 02/26/2026 21:01 |  dihansse | 67,465 | 76/100 | |
| 02/22/2026 16:10 | markl73 | 6,645 | 78/100 | |
| 02/13/2026 20:30 |  covecove | 67,851 | 84/100 | |
| 01/13/2026 17:35 | bulutsuzluk | 10 | 74/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.6.
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Squonk007 01/10/2025 20:55 | #306905
One of the weaker tracks.
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