The One I Love (track) by R.E.M.
The One I Love appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Document (track #7) (this album) (1987)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #14) (compilation) (1991)
- Eponymous (track #10) (compilation) (1988)
- Live (track #15) (2007)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #13) (compilation) (2011)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #17) (compilation) (2006)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #28) (2014)
- Unplugged 2001 (track #11) (2014)
- R.E.M Singles Collected (track #15) (compilation) (1994)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #79) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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70/100  | 3 days ago | sunnydhamm | | 56/100 |
80/100 | 08/21/2025 07:34 | Juneof44 | | 74/100 |
100/100 | 05/17/2025 10:00 | ShenBapiro | | 78/100 |
95/100 | 04/12/2025 16:29 |  slatsheit | | 88/100 |
95/100 | 03/24/2025 01:00 |  HoldenM | | 91/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.3/100, a mean average of 88.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.6.
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One of the best songs of the 80s that basically lays the foundation for rock in the 90s.
Goliath 03/03/2018 15:38
Classic REM track one of their best.
Brad1770 12/19/2017 06:31
This is NOT a love song , its an angry Anti-Love song spitting with venom
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