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The Stranger track ranking

Note: There were three ties in this ranking; my tiebreaker is whichever song has a better average. If the score and average are the same, I leave it as a tie.

9. Get It Right the First Time (Track #8)
Score: 34 (Average Rank: 7.71/9)
Biggest Fan(s): Snake5555555555 (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): ChainLTTP, Jesse_Custer, Johnbobb, BlueCrystalTear, ZenOfThunder, CasanovaZelos (#9)

Seanchan: Perfectly fine but nothing special.

BlueCrystalTear: Really the only forgettable song here, simply because it pales in comparison to the rest.

8. Everybody Has a Dream (Track #9)
Score: 41 (Average Rank: 7.29/9)
Biggest Fan(s): BlueCrystalTear (#2)
Biggest Detractor(s): neonreaper, Arti, Seanchan, SpikeSetsFire (#9)

Seanchan: Not terrible but easily the bottom of the list for me.

BlueCrystalTear: Also a powerful song.

6 (tie). Vienna (Track #5)
Score: 70 (Average Rank: 5.57/9)
Biggest Fan(s): Raetsel_Lapin, MetalmindStats (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Snake5555555555, BlueCrystalTear, ZenOfThunder (#8)

Seanchan: Easily the best of the 3 "new to me" songs. As an aside, something about the opening piano notes and the lyric "Vienna is waiting for you" reminded me of Boxing by Ben Folds Five ("has boxing been good to you"). I did a quick listen to that again and, ye gods, it's like my brain forgot how bad Ben Folds singing is. Also, not really that similar!

BlueCrystalTear: Putting this so low feels wrong. That shows you how damn good this album is.

6 (tie). She's Always a Woman (Track #7)
Score: 70 (Average Rank: 5.57/9)
Biggest Fan(s): Jesse_Custer (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): HBJDubs, MetalmindStats (#9)

Seanchan: Despite this being a Greatest Hit, I've just never been a big fan of this song.

BlueCrystalTear: Another great ballad that really echoes the sentiments well.

5. Just the Way You Are (Track #3)
Score: 96 (Average Rank: 4.29/9)
Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb, SpikeSetsFire, BlueCrystalTear (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Snake5555555555 (#9)

Seanchan: Has grown on me tremendously over the years; it's just a beautiful song that's even better here because the Greatest Hits version is missing a verse or two.

BlueCrystalTear: All. The. Feels. This song gets me every time.

4. Only the Good Die Young (Track #6)
Score: 96 (Average Rank: 3.86/9)
Biggest Fan(s): Arti, Seanchan (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Jesse_Custer, Johnbobb (#6)

Seanchan: One of my favorite songs of all time and my go to when I think about "favorite Billy Joel song".

BlueCrystalTear: Fun, awesome, and strong lyrically. Mixes angst with maturity.

3. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (Track #4)
Score: 101 (Average Rank: 4/9)
Biggest Fan(s): Snake5555555555, ChainLTTP, ZenOfThunder (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#9)

Seanchan: Just a stone cold classic.

BlueCrystalTear: Goes on a bit long but it's thoroughly enjoyable.

2. The Stranger (Track #2)
Score: 110 (Average Rank: 3.43/9)
Biggest Fan(s): neonreaper, HBJDubs (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): CasanovaZelos (#7)

Seanchan: I've been known to whistle this at random just for fun.

1. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) (Track #1)
Score: 110 (Average Rank: 3.29/9)
Biggest Fan(s): CasanovaZelos (#1)
Biggest Detractor(s): Raetsel_Lapin (#6)

Seanchan: Solid song though I always get a little bored of it before the very end.

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