Radio Free Europe (track)
by R.E.M.
Radio Free Europe appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Murmur (track #1) (this album) (1983)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #2) (compilation) (1991)
- Eponymous (track #1) (compilation) (1988)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #2) (compilation) (2011)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #2) (compilation) (2006)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #44) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #21) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2026 18:44 | stareaterogni0n | 6,568 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 20:09 | NickD89 | 7,042 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 12:51 | Siromynian | 19,563 | 71/100 |
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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 88.9/100, a mean average of 88.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.2.
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The start of that alt rock thing
In my opinion their best track, and my favorite.
Onater 09/25/2016 20:33 | #175791
Possibly the first alternative rock song every written. I especially love the "decide yourself: come in on a boat" part (Edited)
Basically the song that kicked off pure Alternative Rock (not related to New Wave or Punk)
koner1 11/10/2014 02:43 | #126611
catchy and energetic!
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