Oliver's Army (track)
by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Year: 1979
From the album Armed Forces (track #3)
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Oliver's Army appears on the following album(s) by Elvis Costello And The Attractions:
- Armed Forces (track #3) (this album) (1979)
- The Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions (track #4) (compilation) (1985)
- The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions 1977–86 (track #7) (compilation) (1994)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12/09/2025 23:46 | matterhornrider | 22,528 | 86/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 16:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 53,087 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 02:01 | Andras | 190 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2025 08:57 |  Norshammar | 1,145 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2025 14:34 | gmessian | 1,400 | 55/100 |
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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 89.0/100, a mean average of 89.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.2.
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