Pilgrimage (track)
by R.E.M.
Pilgrimage appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Murmur (track #2) (this album) (1983)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2026 18:47 | stareaterogni0n | 6,349 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 20:12 | NickD89 | 7,005 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2026 11:31 |  VictorVale | 44,224 | 89/100 |
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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 85.6/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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chisholm.matt 02/03/2022 14:08 | #280535
This song is brilliant, sounds like a R.E.M. tune that could have easily been on Automatic for the People. This is probably my favorite track on Murmur and one that shows how quickly the band matured in those early years touring constantly and pushing on despite the setbacks.
koner1 02/08/2016 17:28 | #159118
A chorus to sing from the mountain tops!
GandalfORiley345 06/06/2014 00:36 | #113845
really nice, really good song
There's something mysterious about this song,
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