[TR24][OF] R.E.M.(REM) - Document - 1987/2012 (Rock)

Chart History/Awards
- Reached #10 on the Billboard 200.
- "The One I Love" reached #2 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Charts.
- On Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Eighties."

Document is R.E.M.’s commercial breakthrough and one of their most politically charged albums. Co-produced by Scott Litt, the Platinum-selling work is a profound statement highlighted by its powerful rhythms, stellar guitar riffs and masterful melodies. The recording displays the band’s evolution in growth and maturity. Document would reach the Top Ten on the Billboard 200 and spent 33 weeks on the charts. It includes the hits “Finest Worksong,” “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” and the band’s first bona fide hit, “The One I Love.” The album is included on Rolling Stone’s “100 Best Albums of the Eighties.”
Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - "...makes interesting archival listening. It shows a group cresting the cusp between art-rock alternative-ism and chart friendliness...the general impression is of a band freed from constraints, rocking with a vengeance..." -Q

4 stars out of 5 - Blender