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Murmur (album) by R.E.M. 

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Murmur
Murmur by R.E.M. (1983)
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 394 votes)
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Accolades: Best album of 1983 (1st)
Top 20 albums of the 1980s (17th)
Top 200 albums of all time (136th)

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Murmur is an album by R.E.M.. It is ranked number 136 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 8,673 from 273 greatest album charts.

Murmur is ranked number 1 in the best albums of 1983 and number 17 in the best albums of the 1980s.

In total, there are 25 music albums by R.E.M. which appear in the greatest album charts and Murmur is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by R.E.M. is Automatic For The People which is ranked number 43 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 21,325.

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Members who like this album also like: London Calling by The Clash, The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths and Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth.

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Murmur track list

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1.Track pickRadio Free Europe
86/100 (107 votes)Amazon MP3
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2.Pilgrimage
84/100 (52 votes)Amazon MP3
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3.Laughing
84/100 (55 votes)Amazon MP3
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4.Talk About The Passion
84/100 (59 votes)Amazon MP3
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5.Moral Kiosk
81/100 (43 votes)Amazon MP3
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6.Perfect Circle
85/100 (82 votes)Amazon MP3
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7.Catapult
82/100 (47 votes)Amazon MP3
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8.Sitting Still
82/100 (46 votes)Amazon MP3
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9.9-9
82/100 (42 votes)Amazon MP3
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10.Shaking Through
83/100 (45 votes)Amazon MP3
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11.We Walk
81/100 (46 votes)Amazon MP3
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12.West Of The Fields
83/100 (44 votes)Amazon MP3
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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Ratings for the album Murmur by R.E.M.:

Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 394 votes)
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80/100
From swedenman 04/28/2013 00:12
It's alright. Certainly no Automatic, but it's got its moments.
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From sethmadsen 03/29/2013 10:43
I love the bass work on this one by Mike Mills.
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85/100
From Boo69 03/27/2013 11:33
Automatic For The People is the album with the hits and most of their best songs but Murmur is the most consistently good. It should get more credit for its influence as there was nothing else at the time that sounded like it. Favourite songs : Laughing, Sitting Still, Pilgrimage
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From mlane5 03/24/2013 16:12
Not a great album by any means. Pretty good for being in the '80s though. Solid debut.
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From johnner 10/21/2012 20:48
Good debut.
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From Deckiller 08/28/2012 08:23
Unbelievably, incomprehensibly ahead of their time by 10 years. They were one of the few bands that blazed the trail for Alternative Rock.
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From Johnnyo 08/03/2012 11:09
Great to see this album 2nd in the list for R.E.M. Set a very high standard from the outset & as I think someone else has said, great a whole "new sound". Would we have had bands like The Replacements or even The Smiths coming thro without this album blazing the trail? Love it.
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From thatbeatleskid1 06/23/2012 03:37
It's hard to think of a better debut. Every song on this album is great; the layered, subtle production is brilliant on Mitch Easter's part. Fun fact: Talk About The Passion has about 40 layered guitars on it.
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From Rufus 06/18/2012 23:45
What a debut album - sounded so different than anything else at that time. Radio Free Europe and Pilgimage are great tracks.
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From junodog4 06/14/2012 03:12
Such a bold sound from a new band. REM gave hope to those who thought the 80s were going to be dominated by fluff-pop, metal, and mindless arena rock. Thoughtful, catchy and melodic. The beginnings of a great band.
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