Find The River (track)
by R.E.M.

Find The River by R.E.M.
Year: 1992
From the album Automatic For The People (track #12)
Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 483 votes)
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Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 483 votes)
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03/20/2026 15:31 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  16,38485/100
 
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03/16/2026 14:33 Ilolahti  Ratings distribution  1,09080/100
 
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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 87.4/100, a mean average of 86.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.

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From 12/04/2018 10:02 | #226163
How can a song follow Nightswimming and still be mindblowing? Well Find the River does just this. What an stunning ending of a classic album.
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From 01/30/2018 06:56 | #206826
If I have the privilege of hearing one last song before I die of old age or sickness, this is it.
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From 04/16/2013 19:05 | #73460
Once again, I agree with Jason.
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From 01/21/2013 23:04 | #62427
Cool, chill way to close out the album. Beautifully done.
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