Kooks (track)
by David Bowie
Kooks appears on the following album(s) by David Bowie:
- Hunky Dory (track #5) (this album) (1971)
- Bowie At The Beeb (track #17) (2000)
- Five Years (1969-1973) (track #23) (compilation) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/30/2026 16:32 |  HoldenM | 9,603 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 09:09 | Siromynian | 18,266 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 16:46 | stareaterogni0n | 6,262 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 03:04 |  imacgill | 33,215 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 18:30 | NickD89 | 6,983 | 72/100 |
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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 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.0.
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One of the most illusion-destroying moments of my life was when Duncan Jones revealed on Twitter that actually, his dad *did* make him do his homework. (Edited)
Onater 01/10/2017 05:42 | #182152
One of Bowie's goofiest songs. (Edited)
DeusExMackia 09/22/2016 13:20 | #175563
Wonderfully quaint and bumbling with a unique friendliness. (Edited)
Nice (Edited)
So far it's my favorite off the album!
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