The Real Thing (track)
by Faith No More
Year: 1989
From the album The Real Thing (track #6)
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The Real Thing appears on the following album(s) by Faith No More:
- The Real Thing (track #6) (this album) (1989)
- The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection (track #1) (compilation) (2009)
- Live At The Brixton Academy (track #3) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/20/2026 13:10 |  ssteve | 26,068 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2026 13:15 | Siromynian | 17,906 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 00:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,523 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 18:45 | wizardalien | 9,810 | 61/100 |
| ! | 12/18/2025 22:20 |  VictorVale | 44,060 | 89/100 |
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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 85.3/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.3.
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