3. Automatic For The People (1992): R.E.M.'s darkest and most elegiac release is a frequently moving contemplation on mortality and the meaning of success, making it similar in theme and scope to Bruce Springsteen's wonderful was-this-all-really-worth-it rumination Darkness On the Edge Of Town. Having attained a mass audience as ubiquitous staples on radio and MTV with their multi-million selling Out ...