The Rake's Song (track)
by The Decemberists
Year: 2009
From the album The Hazards Of Love (track #10)
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The Rake's Song appears on the following album(s) by The Decemberists:
- The Hazards Of Love (track #10) (this album) (2009)
- We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11 - 08.11) (track #9) (compilation) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/01/2025 17:09 |  ExTeaSea | 12,449 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2025 12:25 | AndyLish79 | 12,774 | 84/100 |
| ! | 11/14/2024 01:57 | SD100852 | 11,238 | 77/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2024 10:27 |  Purplepash | 33,766 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/31/2024 03:05 | martintho | 68,366 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.4/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.3.
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