Accidents Will Happen (track)
by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Year: 1979
From the album Armed Forces (track #1)
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Accidents Will Happen appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello And The Attractions:
- Armed Forces (track #1) (this album) (1979)
- The Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions (track #7) (compilation) (1985)
- The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions 1977–86 (track #8) (compilation) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/23/2026 18:42 | bonnequestion | 16,292 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2026 19:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 77,721 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 02:01 | Andras | 213 | 86/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2025 14:34 | gmessian | 1,472 | 55/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2025 16:51 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
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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 86.6/100, a mean average of 87.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.4.
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