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R.E.M. Ranked

I recently revisited R.E.M.'s catalog. Here's my honest ranking of it. Expect some upsets. I don't agree with the order in which these albums are often ranked.
15R.E.M.
Around the Sun


Not very good at all.
14R.E.M.
Reveal


Not very good.
13R.E.M.
Up


A poor attempt at reinventing themselves and the first of three pretty awful records.
12R.E.M.
Accelerate


An alright rock album, but very much one from a band running out of gas.
11R.E.M.
Collapse Into Now


A great farewell album but nowhere near an essential listen.
10R.E.M.
Out of Time


A good pop album with some great tracks but the second half, with the exception of Country Feedback, doesn't really do much for me.
9R.E.M.
Document


Starts strong but quickly heads downhill. This album aged the poorest in their catalog.
8R.E.M.
Monster


Misunderstood, yet quite good. Fortunately, it gets more love today than on release. I consider everything going forward on this list to be very good+, Monster included.
7R.E.M.
Fables of the Reconstruction


Regarded by many as the least good of their I.R.S. releases. You know by now that I disagree. This is the closest R.E.M. get, tonally, to The Cure. I'm in!
6R.E.M.
Automatic for the People


I won’t rank it higher because I’m supposed to. It’s a very good album, but I don’t agree with its classic status. Maybe that’ll change one day but for now, I even considered dropping it a spot.
5R.E.M.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi


It's their longest album, and towards the end, it absolutely feels like it. For the most part though, this is an excellent album.
4R.E.M.
Green


Admittedly, this is more of a personal favourite. I find it to be one their most complete bodies of work but can totally see why many feel it isn't an important entry to their catalog.
3R.E.M.
Lifes Rich Pageant


More of the great I.R.S. stuff and often sounds like their most punk album, with the exception of a few songs.
2R.E.M.
Murmur


Spectacular debut album but…
1R.E.M.
Reckoning


This is their best album to me.
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