Why Theory? (track)
by Gang Of Four
Year: 1981
From the album Solid Gold (track #5)
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Why Theory? appears on the following album(s) by Gang Of Four:
- Solid Gold (track #5) (this album) (1981)
- Return The Gift (track #5) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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80/100  | 10/15/2025 02:23 |  imacgill | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 03/15/2025 01:16 | BurndenAce | | 79/100 |
80/100 | 05/28/2024 07:20 | juanr1096 | | 79/100 |
80/100 | 03/30/2024 15:40 | TradeShark | | 30/100 |
80/100 | 03/17/2021 01:01 | Fevernova | | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 9% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.0/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 7.0.
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