Industrial Disease (track)
by Dire Straits
Year: 1982
From the album Love Over Gold (track #3)
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Industrial Disease appears on the following album(s) by Dire Straits:
- Love Over Gold (track #3) (this album) (1982)
- The Studio Albums 1978–1991 (track #28) (compilation) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/07/2025 17:27 | Siromynian | 15,342 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 19:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 52,349 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2025 21:18 | Jonboy | 284 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2025 21:49 | Johnnyo | 42,032 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2025 10:36 |  doombringer | 12,457 | 74/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 8% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.3.
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Squonk007 11/09/2023 14:51 | #299890
Interesting, the guitar is fabulous.
Fischman 12/07/2018 21:49 | #226468
Witty and satirical, but still more than a mere novelty song, this is a great cut on a great album.
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