Helpless Dancer (track)
by The Who
Year: 1973
From the album Quadrophenia (track #8)
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Helpless Dancer appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- Quadrophenia (track #8) (this album) (1973)
- The Studio Albums (track #76) (2012)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 16:25 | michelefarina | 392 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 17:52 | Siromynian | 20,223 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 07:44 | Garyf1972 | 8,139 | 62/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.7.
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Glitterboiii 07/14/2018 14:23 | #218186
Great performance by Daltrey and great lyrics!
Great track on a great album.
