Soldier's Things (track)
by Tom Waits
Year: 1983
From the album Swordfishtrombones (track #12)
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Soldier's Things appears on the following album(s) by Tom Waits:
- Swordfishtrombones (track #12) (this album) (1983)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 03/15/2026 17:49 | bonnequestion | 16,459 | 75/100 | |
| 02/06/2026 19:39 |  HoldenM | 8,341 | 91/100 | |
| 01/14/2026 18:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 89,587 | 71/100 | |
| 12/31/2025 12:33 |  Tamthebam | 44,892 | 79/100 | |
| 11/11/2025 09:56 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.8/100, a mean average of 82.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.3/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.3.
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