A Short Term Effect (track)
by The Cure
Year: 1982
From the album Pornography (track #2)
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A Short Term Effect appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- Pornography (track #2) (this album) (1982)
- À L'Olympia 7.6.1982 (track #3) (1993)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2026 14:54 | Siromynian | 17,869 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 14:50 | NickD89 | 6,924 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/02/2026 02:47 | stareaterogni0n | 5,824 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 15:16 | Johnnyo | 44,992 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2026 14:42 | wizardalien | 9,781 | 61/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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