Johnsburg, Illinois (track)
by Tom Waits
Year: 1983
From the album Swordfishtrombones (track #4)
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Johnsburg, Illinois appears on the following album(s) by Tom Waits:
- Swordfishtrombones (track #4) (this album) (1983)
- Big Time (track #13) (1988)
- Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years (track #13) (compilation) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2026 19:14 |  HoldenM | 8,104 | 91/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 18:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,988 | 70/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 12:33 |  Tamthebam | 44,636 | 79/100 | |
| 11/03/2025 20:47 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 | |
| 05/08/2025 01:45 |  AAL2014 | 35,562 | 76/100 |
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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 81.4/100, a mean average of 81.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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