I Need A Beat (track)
by LL Cool J
I Need A Beat appears on the following album(s) by LL Cool J:
- Radio (track #8) (this album) (1985)
- All World: Greatest Hits (track #13) (compilation) (1996)
- Live In Maine (Colby College 1985) (track #7) (2016)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/19/2026 16:14 | Jonboy | 1,252 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 08:58 | Siromynian | 20,322 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2026 03:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 181,374 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 7% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.5/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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