Radio Song (track)
by R.E.M.
Radio Song appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Out Of Time (track #1) (this album) (1991)
- Unplugged 1991 & 2001 - The Complete Sessions (track #3) (2014)
- Unplugged 1991 (track #3) (2014)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #4) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #3) (compilation) (2018)
- Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (track #12) (compilation) (2014)
- Live At The Borderline 1991 (track #12) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/15/2026 15:31 |  swed | 3,730 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/07/2026 09:31 |  DommeDamian | 78,499 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 12:46 | Siromynian | 20,126 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 15% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.6.
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/07/2018 11:08 | #219358
The much maligned "Radio Song" doesn't deserve the hate it receives , look it's far from perfect but it's anti-radio commentary is often lost in the mud slinging
Onater 03/09/2017 07:11 | #187179
Who actually thought it was a good idea to put a rapper in an R.E.M. song? I'm legitimately baffled by this decision.
