Just What I Needed (track) by The Cars
Just What I Needed appears on the following album(s) by The Cars:
- The Cars (track #3) (this album) (1978)
- Greatest Hits (track #1) (compilation) (1985)
- The Cars Anthology - Just What I Needed (track #1) (compilation) (1995)
- Live At The Agora 1978 (track #11) (2017)
- The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances (track #9) (compilation) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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5/100  | 05/02/2024 23:05 | jamiroquai | | 33/100 |
45/100 | 04/24/2024 19:40 |  DommeDamian | | 52/100 |
80/100 | 03/08/2024 22:28 |  goeie-oko | | 87/100 |
100/100 | 03/02/2024 04:51 |  PAPPITUFO | | 76/100 |
100/100 | 02/26/2024 20:12 |  Anti | | 93/100 |
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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 90.5/100, a mean average of 89.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.6.
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teague 04/14/2020 05:32
One of the best pop/rock songs ever written. The part that always gets me is the offbeat drums before the last chorus.
exileonthehell 02/14/2016 13:49
This is a personal favourite since I wasn't totally into music. wow
This song makes me nostalgic.
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