Single-Handed Sailor (track)
by Dire Straits
Year: 1979
From the album Communiqué (track #8)
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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75/100  | 08/24/2025 06:19 | martintho | | 74/100 |
75/100 | 08/23/2025 03:27 |  sssvnnn | | 68/100 |
85/100 | 07/01/2025 21:22 | djbauer99 | | 91/100 |
60/100 | 05/13/2025 10:32 |  doombringer | | 75/100 |
85/100 | 02/28/2025 01:08 | matterhornrider | | 86/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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Squonk007 01/10/2025 20:55
One of the weaker tracks.
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