Sinking (track) by The Cure
Sinking appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- The Head On The Door (track #10) (this album) (1985)
- 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) (track #23) (compilation) (2019)
- Curaetion-25: From There To Here From Here To ThereTo There (track #23) (2019)
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75/100 ![]() | 26 hours ago | Pluto11 | ![]() | 76/100 |
60/100 ![]() | 11/27/2024 11:11 | Siromynian | ![]() | 71/100 |
90/100 ![]() | 10/14/2024 14:13 | SD100852 | ![]() | 77/100 |
65/100 ![]() | 10/06/2024 02:37 | sunnydhamm | ![]() | 56/100 |
95/100 ![]() | 10/03/2024 10:25 | substratum | ![]() | 86/100 |
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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 81.8/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.9.
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Deserves a higher rating...One of my all-time fave album-ending tracks.

Proto-Disintegration right here
Back on track with this song and ends the album well
Not a highlight/something I would revisit on a walk: 80 for a good song...
I love the bass here, and yes it is a wonderful ending to the album
Unbelievable end to a great album
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