Green (studio album) by R.E.M.

Green by R.E.M.
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 515th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 740 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1988 (8th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1980s (77th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (515th)
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REM Green, original issue Warner CD, 1988 Stand - USED
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REM - Songs For A Green World - The Classic 1989 Broadcast - Orange Crush R.E.M
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R.E.M. bestography

Green is ranked 6th best out of 35 albums by R.E.M. on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by R.E.M. is Automatic For The People which is ranked number 49 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,528.

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 740 votes)
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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 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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90/100
From 03/24/2025 02:03
Yet another R.E.M. album that shoots up on revisit.
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90/100
From 01/21/2024 01:22
I enjoyed this album the most out of their catalog.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/20/2023 19:34
Tesouro "escondido"
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95/100
From 08/19/2023 04:33
Uncredible!
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80/100
From 03/18/2023 09:05
This is another solid alt rock album by this band, this time with more pop and folk tunes which not always work. But when this album hits it hits and tracks like Orange Crush, World Leader Pretend, Pop Song 89 and I Remember California are one of their best. Stand and Get Up are slightly annoying, but definietely not bad. Overall it's still a strong effort.
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35/100
From 03/11/2022 20:15
Didn't really get in to this album after two listens. Highlights are Stand and Orange Crush, and I like the guitar in I Remember California, but other than that nothing too special.
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85/100
From 08/24/2021 21:58
After repeated listenings (which I've found is necessary for R.E.M. albums) this has ended up being my favorite R.E.M. album.
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85/100
From 04/10/2021 21:32
Another good album from R.E.M. ,and some of the songs have a strong folky feel to them. Its also rocks with songs like Pop Song 89,Stand and Orange Crush. Lyrically very good.
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90/100
From 08/18/2020 08:13
This caught my attention as a 20 year old. For me it wasn't bettered. Some belting tracks, pop song 89, get up, orange crush, sounding like a rehashed one I love somewhat.
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85/100
From 07/06/2020 19:35
Green doesn't do much to improve upon the formula they had set for themselves on Document, but R.E.M. doesn't commit any cardinal sins along the way, making it a fairly enjoyable listen. Highlights include: Stand, World Leader Pretend, and Orange Crush.
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