Ball And Chain (track)
by Big Brother And The Holding Company
Year: 1968
From the album Cheap Thrills (track #7)
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Ball And Chain appears on the following album(s) by Big Brother And The Holding Company:
- Cheap Thrills (track #7) (this album) (1968)
- Live At Winterland '68 (track #13) (1998)
- Cheaper Thrills (track #9) (1983)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 22:04 | mrmcrook | 12,576 | 78/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 21:15 | Arnio | 223 | 63/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2026 11:31 | AndyLish79 | 13,218 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 15:55 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 22:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,083 | 71/100 |
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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 84.4/100, a mean average of 83.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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DeusExMackia 07/27/2020 16:38 | #256289
Menacing, mesmerising, blisteringly raw blues. Janis's voice is breathtaking.
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