Harborcoat (track)
by R.E.M.
Harborcoat appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Reckoning (track #1) (this album) (1984)
- Live At The Olympia In Dublin 39 Songs (track #32) (2009)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2026 16:57 |  VictorVale | 44,221 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2026 14:39 | stareaterogni0n | 6,284 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2026 13:09 | Siromynian | 18,405 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 02:00 | RomanRelic | 4,626 | 82/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 03:34 |  AAL2014 | 41,030 | 76/100 |
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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 87.8/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.8.
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Omg JoeyBones1986 is right, this is REM's Headmaster Ritual! My favorite REM song.
Possibly my favorite REM track. Reminds me of the Smith's Headmaster's Ritual (another of my personal favorites).
koner1 02/08/2016 17:29 | #159119
Catchy as fuck
Smashing opener.
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