This is part of a series of mini-reviews of R.E.M.’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.)

#5: Murmur.

Although this was the group’s first album, I didn’t buy it until after I owned a fair number of their other records. As a consequence, it doesn’t have as high a ranking as it might have if it had been the first work of theirs I’d ever heard. Still, it’s a classic.

BEST SONGS: Radio Free Europe, Laughing, Talk About The Passion, Perfect Circle, Catapult, 9-9

WORST SONGS: None.