The Longest Time (track)
by Billy Joel
Year: 1983
From the album An Innocent Man (track #3)
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The Longest Time appears on the following album(s) by Billy Joel:
- An Innocent Man (track #3) (this album) (1983)
- Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II (track #23) (compilation) (1985)
- The Essential Billy Joel (track #22) (compilation) (2001)
- The Hits (track #14) (compilation) (2010)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #22) (compilation) (2000)
- A Matter Of Trust: The Bridge To Russia (track #12) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 14:58 | Siromynian | 20,192 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2026 22:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 178,040 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/08/2026 21:26 |  Musicbuff123 | 848 | 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 84.9/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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