Point Blank (track)
by Bruce Springsteen

Point Blank by Bruce Springsteen
Year: 1980
From the album The River (track #12)
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 161 votes)
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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 161 votes)
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03/13/2026 17:19 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  84,73471/100
 
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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 82.6/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.

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From 04/04/2018 18:12 | #212297
One of my all-time favourites by Sprinsteen, even if it isn't so well known. That piano and those lyrics are fantastic.
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From 09/24/2016 13:04 | #175708
A brooding start to side three. It's a decent track and kicks off the slightly darker second half of the album. Good, but not great.
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From 08/24/2016 23:46 | #173443
Back-to-back stunners.
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