World Leader Pretend (track)
by R.E.M.
World Leader Pretend appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Green (track #5) (this album) (1988)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #17) (2014)
- Unplugged 1991 (track #17) (2014)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #1) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #1) (compilation) (2018)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #5) (compilation) (2014)
- Live At The Borderline 1991 (track #1) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | stareaterogni0n | 5,785 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 13:14 |  AAL2014 | 40,001 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 15:44 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 03:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 166,837 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/21/2025 20:55 |  NowhereMan | 14,734 | 85/100 |
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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 84.4/100, a mean average of 84.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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The only track on the album to have the lyrics printed, suggesting this is lyrically their best work.
They’re probably right. My criticism of the track would be that musically it sounds like it is composed to fit around the lyrics, missing the fantastic synergy REM achieve in their finest (work) songs.
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