Why Am I So Short? (track)
by Soft Machine
Year: 1968
From the album The Soft Machine (track #4)
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Why Am I So Short? appears on the following album(s) by Soft Machine:
- The Soft Machine (track #4) (this album) (1968)
- Triple Echo (track #5) (compilation) (1977)
- Volumes 1 & 2 (track #4) (compilation) (1973)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/21/2025 07:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,836 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 19:49 | FrancK | 4,575 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2025 08:33 | Johnnyo | 42,741 | 80/100 |
| ! | 03/17/2024 18:33 | Imaybeparanoid | 51,869 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2024 19:56 |  paladisiac | 82,696 | 64/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.9/100, a mean average of 81.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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