Smokestack Lightning (track)
by Soundgarden
Year: 1988
From the album Ultramega OK (track #9)
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Smokestack Lightning appears on the following album(s) by Soundgarden:
- Ultramega OK (track #9) (this album) (1988)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/02/2026 23:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 145,469 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/09/2025 16:24 | kinginsomniac12 | 5,936 | 100/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2025 22:52 | 12,932 | 85/100 | |
| ! | 12/14/2024 00:35 | culwin | 22,285 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2024 09:29 | Siromynian | 17,668 | 71/100 |
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This track has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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