Political Science (track)
by Randy Newman
Political Science appears on the following album(s) by Randy Newman:
- Sail Away (track #7) (this album) (1972)
- The Randy Newman Songbook, Vol. 1 (track #15) (2003)
- Lonely At The Top (The Best Of Randy Newman) (track #8) (1987)
- The Best Of Randy Newman (track #5) (compilation) (2001)
- Guilty: 30 Years Of Randy Newman (track #15) (compilation) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/05/2026 16:26 |  HoldenM | 9,496 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 12:57 | Imaybeparanoid | 52,674 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 21:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 167,757 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 05:25 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2024 14:24 | byuzak | 32,959 | 78/100 |
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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 85.0/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.6.
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