Pretty Persuasion (track)
by R.E.M.
Pretty Persuasion appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Reckoning (track #4) (this album) (1984)
- Live At The Olympia In Dublin 39 Songs (track #37) (2009)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #7) (compilation) (1991)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #3) (compilation) (2006)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #43) (compilation) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2026 17:11 |  VictorVale | 44,224 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/26/2026 14:51 | stareaterogni0n | 6,342 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2026 03:46 |  AAL2014 | 41,142 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 12:32 | Exist-en-ciel | 170,132 | 71/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2026 22:38 | BurndenAce | 6,137 | 77/100 |
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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 84.9/100, a mean average of 85.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.5.
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My favourite song of the album. The college rock feel is great.
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