Finest Worksong (track)
by R.E.M.
Finest Worksong appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Document (track #1) (this album) (1987)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #15) (compilation) (1991)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #11) (compilation) (2011)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #12) (compilation) (2006)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #64) (compilation) (2018)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #86) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #27) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/04/2026 12:56 |  DommeDamian | 77,167 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 12:59 | Siromynian | 18,239 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 17:52 | culwin | 22,829 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 20:46 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 22:22 | wizardalien | 9,978 | 61/100 |
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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 85.3/100, a mean average of 85.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.9.
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