Don't Want To Be Happy (track)
by James Chance & The Contortions
Year: 1979
From the album Buy (track #3)
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Don't Want To Be Happy appears on the following album(s) by James Chance & The Contortions:
- Buy (track #3) (this album) (1979)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/19/2026 20:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,721 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2025 21:48 |  sssvnnn | 74,066 | 68/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2024 03:59 |  imacgill | 30,641 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2024 13:04 | LosWochos | 310,586 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2024 08:29 | juanr1096 | 71,455 | 79/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.9.
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