Pretty Persuasion (track)
by R.E.M.
Year: 1984
From the album Reckoning (track #4)
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Pretty Persuasion appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Reckoning (track #4) (this album) (1984)
- Live At The Olympia In Dublin 39 Songs (track #37) (2009)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #7) (compilation) (1991)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #3) (compilation) (2006)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #43) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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75/100  | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | | 68/100 |
90/100 | 10/13/2025 07:59 |  NowhereMan | | 85/100 |
95/100 | 06/30/2025 09:27 |  Igtonumama | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 05/25/2025 10:02 | ShenBapiro | | 77/100 |
75/100 | 04/20/2025 14:46 | markl73 | | 79/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.9/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.7.
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My favourite song of the album. The college rock feel is great.
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