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September 21, 2011, 2:29 pm

With the news that R.E.M. is breaking up, I decided to list my top 10 favorite R.E.M. songs and top 5 favorite albums. Don't forget to comment/add to the list:
Top 10 Favorite R.E.M. Songs (in no order):

Song / Album
Orange Crush / Green (1988)
Losing My Religion / Out of Time (1991)
Houston / Accelerate (2008)
Drive / Automatic for the People (1992)
What's the Frequency Kenneth / Monster (1994)
Driver 8 / Fables of Reconstruction (1985)Man on the Moon / Automatic for the People (1992)
Bad Day / In Time - The Best of R.E.M. (2003)
Daysleeper / Up (1998)
The One I Love / Document (1987)

*** By the way, I realize that I left off "It's the End of the World as We Know it (and I feel fine)."  It's not that I don't love that song, it's that this is a pretty strong list. ~ Jason Miller

Top 5 Favorite R.E.M. Albums (in no order):


Album: Automatic for the People (1992)

Album: Accelerate (2008)  SERIOUSLY UNDERRATED! Go listen to it!

Album: Document (1987)

Album: Monster (1994)

Album: Green (1988)


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