Best R.E.M. Studio Albums

Formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe, R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's guitar style and Stipe's cryptic vocals. Almost three decades and a dozen studio albums later, R.E.M. was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This list is their best studio albums from top to bottom. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

1) Automatic for the People

2) Up

3) Murmur

4) Out of Time

5) Lifes Rich Pageant

6) Document

7) Reckoning

8) Green

9) Monster

10) New Adventures in Hi-Fi

11) Reveal

12) Around the Sun

13) Fables of the Reconstruction