247) Automatic for the People : Rolling Stone

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"It doesn't sound a whole lot like us," warned Peter Buck, but that was the point of R.E.M.'s ninth album. Largely acoustic, and with string parts arranged by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, this musical left turn finds a haunted beauty in songs such as "Everybody Hurts" and "Drive."

Total album sales: 3.5 million

Peak chart position: 2

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