Strange Currencies (track)
by R.E.M.
Strange Currencies appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Monster (track #6) (this album) (1994)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #56) (compilation) (2018)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #40) (compilation) (2014)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 13:17 | Siromynian | 18,081 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 03:44 |  AAL2014 | 40,451 | 76/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 20:47 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 21:41 | reelcolonel | 416 | 96/100 |
| ! | 03/12/2026 22:04 | Exist-en-ciel | 168,163 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.9.
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Ear. Worm.
Squonk007 11/09/2023 14:17 | #299885
I feel this could have been epic but it's held back.
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