Eponymous
by R.E.M.
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R.E.M. bestography
Eponymous is ranked 17th best out of 36 albums by R.E.M. on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by R.E.M. is Automatic For The People which is ranked number 45 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,567.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Eponymous track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Eponymous rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 53 Music Albums of the 1980s | 52/53 | 1 |
| 2026 | Elauqsapid | The 100 Greatest Music Albums Vol. 2 | 48/58 | - |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 48 Music Albums of 1988 | 21/48 | 3 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 13 Music Albums of 1988 | 6/13 | 3 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 85 Music Albums of 1988 | 11/85 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1988 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1988 | 35/50 | 2 |
| 2025 | bertdepoortere | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 27/100 | 15 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 155 | |||
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Eponymous ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/19/2026 14:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,520 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2026 04:49 | Helios | 6,247 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 08:21 | NowhereMan | 1,468 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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Forum mentions
CharlieBarley 04/09/2021 16:05 in What album are you listening to right now?
RoundTheBend 11/05/2019 02:54 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayEponymous comments
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Excellent compilation.
A nice compilation but your better off listening to the songs in context to the other material on the original records.
Good album, nice review of r.e.m early years. It's nice to listen to but it's no life changing music.
Perfect summary of their earlier work.
This CD was my first exposure to popular music. It will always be a very special album to me. It's a good overview of the I.R.S. years, but this mix of Finest Worksong is simply unlistenable for me because I hate the horns in the mix...
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