Dark Star (track)
by Grateful Dead

Dark Star by Grateful Dead
Year: 1969
From the album Live/Dead (track #1)
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 78 votes)
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Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 78 votes)
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02/18/2026 10:52 Norshammar  Ratings distribution  1,44487/100
 
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.5.

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From 04/08/2017 21:08 | #188911
One of the best tracks on any album any genre any year. a masterpiece
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