The Engine Driver (track)
by The Decemberists
Year: 2005
From the album Picaresque (track #8)
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The Engine Driver appears on the following album(s) by The Decemberists:
- Picaresque (track #8) (this album) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/14/2025 07:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 57,519 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2025 15:58 |  DommeDamian | 72,744 | 51/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2025 17:22 |  ExTeaSea | 12,295 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2025 18:51 | bonnequestion | 16,097 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2024 14:14 | daCritic | 34,118 | 76/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.4/100, a mean average of 87.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.8.
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