Birdland (track)
by Patti Smith
Birdland appears on the following album(s) by Patti Smith:
- Horses (track #3) (this album) (1975)
- Land (1975 - 2002) (track #28) (compilation) (2002)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/05/2026 16:29 | Johnnyo | 45,336 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2026 02:49 | stareaterogni0n | 6,224 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 17:59 | NickD89 | 6,983 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 16:02 |  LebowskiRams | 12,346 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2026 13:59 | Rayzer6 | 19,457 | 89/100 |
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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 83.4/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Goliath 11/12/2018 09:54 | #224634
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tgarritsen 02/26/2014 23:47 | #104631
This is such an emotional song. Amazing poetry in combination with a punk attitude. (Edited)
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