R.E.M. in concert in Padova, Italy, in July 2003. From left to right: Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, touring drummer Bill Rieflin, and Peter Buck. |
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Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 15 | |
↙Live albums | 2 | |
↙Compilation albums | 10 | |
↙EPs | 3 | |
↙Singles | 65 | |
↙Video albums | 12 | |
↙Music videos | 58 | |
↙Soundtracks | 1 |
The discography of R.E.M., an American alternative rock band, consists of fifteen studio albums, two live albums, 10 compilation albums, three extended play (EP), a film soundtrack, 12 video albums, and 65 singles. This list does not include material recorded by R.E.M. band members with Automatic Baby, The Baseball Project, Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tired Pony or Tuatara.
This page lists albums, singles and compilations by the band R.E.M., alongside their chart positions, release date (United States), and sales achievements in the U.S. and United Kingdom.
In the US the band has sold a certified 25 million albums, and a certified 7.16 million in the UK. In total the band as of 2011 has sold an estimated 85 million albums worldwide, making them by far the most successful of all the American alternative rock bands to emerge in the 1980s.
Contents |
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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US [1][2] |
AUS [3][4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [2][6] |
FRA [7][8] |
GER [9] |
NLD [10] |
NZL [11] |
NOR [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15][16] |
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1983 | Murmur
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36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 100 [17] |
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1984 | Reckoning
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 91 |
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1985 | Fables of the Reconstruction
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28 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 35 |
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1986 | Lifes Rich Pageant
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21 | 73 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 24 | 17 | — | — | 43 | ||||||
1987 | Document
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10 | 47 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 28 | ||||||
1988 | Green
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12 | 16 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 27 | ||||||
1991 | Out of Time
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1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
1992 | Automatic for the People
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2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
1994 | Monster
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1996 | New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1998 | Up
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3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
2001 | Reveal
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2004 | Around the Sun
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13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2008 | Accelerate
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2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
2011 | Collapse into Now
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5 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
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"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. |
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [1][2] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [2][6] |
GER [9] |
IRL [32] |
NLD [10] |
NZL [11] |
NOR [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15][16] |
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1987 | Dead Letter Office
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52 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |
1988 | Eponymous
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44 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 69 | |
1991 | The Best of R.E.M.†
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— | 20 | 22 | — | 66 | — | — | 40 | — | 47 | 27 | 7 | |
1994 | R.E.M.: Singles Collected†
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— | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | |
1997 | R.E.M.: In the Attic†
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185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2003 | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003
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8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
2006 | And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987
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116 | — | — | — | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | |
2011 | Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011
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55 | 71 | 20 | — | 15 | 16 | 14 | — | 30 | 44 | 17 | 19 | |
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. |
† denotes compilation was released by I.R.S. Records out-of-contract
Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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US [1][2] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [2][6] |
FRA [7] |
GER [9] |
NLD [10] |
NZL [11] |
NOR [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15][16] |
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2007 | R.E.M. Live
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72 | — | 12 | — | 55 | 8 | 16 | — | 25 | 58 | 16 | 12 | ||||||
2009 | Live at The Olympia
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95 | — | 43 | — | 157 | 53 | 59 | — | — | — | 80 | 68 | ||||||
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, or albums not released in a particular territory. |
Year | Details |
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1989 | Singleactiongreen (box set of vinyl singles from Green) |
1993 | The Automatic Box (box set of CD singles from Automatic for the People) |
Year | Details | US [1][2] |
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1999 | Man on the Moon
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109 |
Year | EP details | Comments |
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1982 | Chronic Town | Debut release on I.R.S. Records. Later included as part of the CD edition of Dead Letter Office. |
2009 | Reckoning Songs from The Olympia
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Includes four songs from the album Reckoning performed live at the Olympia theatre in Dublin, Ireland. |
2011 | R.E.M. Three[36]
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Includes first three singles from the album Collapse into Now, released for Record Store Day 2011. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [37] |
US Main. [37] |
US Alt. [38] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [6][37] |
GER [39] |
NLD [10] |
NZL [11] |
SWE [13] |
UK [16][17] |
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1981 | "Radio Free Europe" (Hib-Tone version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
1983 | "Radio Free Europe" (I.R.S. version) | 78 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Murmur | |
"Talk About the Passion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1984 | "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" | 85 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reckoning | |
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1985 | "Can't Get There from Here" | 110 | 14 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | Fables of the Reconstruction | |
"Driver 8" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Wendell Gee" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | |||
1986 | "Fall on Me" | 94 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lifes Rich Pageant | |
"Superman" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1987 | "The One I Love" [40] | 9 | 2 | — | 84 | 11 | 81 | 69 | 6 | — | 16 | Document | |
"It's the End of the World as We Know It" [41] | 69 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | |||
1988 | "Finest Worksong" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
"Orange Crush" | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 28 | Green | ||
"Stand" | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 23 | — | 48 | |||
1989 | "Pop Song 89" | 86 | 14 | 16 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Get Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991 | "Losing My Religion" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
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Out of Time |
"Shiny Happy People" | 10 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 6 | |||
"Near Wild Heaven" | — | — | — | 65 | — | 46 | 51 | — | — | 27 | |||
"Radio Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | 28 | |||
1992 | "Drive" | 28 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 11 | Automatic for the People | |
"Man on the Moon" | 30 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 34 | 54 | 8 | — | 18 | |||
1993 | "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" | — | 28 | 24 | 99 | 60 | 61 | — | 29 | — | 17 | ||
"Everybody Hurts" | 29 | — | 21 | 6 | 8 | — | 4 | 12 | — | 7 |
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"Nightswimming" | — | — | — | 71 | — | 93 | — | 48 | — | 27 | |||
"Find the River" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | |||
1994 | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" | 21 | 2 | 1[42] | 24 | 2 | 74 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 9 | Monster | |
"Bang and Blame" | 19 | 3 | 1[42] | 29 | 1 | 74 | 24 | 17 | — | 15 | |||
1995 | "Strange Currencies" | 47 | 8 | 14 | 100 | 14 | — | 41 | — | — | 9 | ||
"Crush with Eyeliner" | 113 | 20 | 33 | 55 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 23 | |||
"Tongue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
1996 | "E-Bow the Letter" | 49 | 15 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 65 | — | 32 | 21 | 4 | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | |
"Bittersweet Me" | 46 | 7 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 93 | — | — | — | 19 | |||
"Electrolite" | 96 | — | — | — | 24 | 83 | 92 | — | — | 29 | |||
1997 | "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998 | "Daysleeper" | 57 | 30 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 57 | 64 | 18 | 46 | 6 | Up | |
"Lotus" | — | 31 | 31 | — | 32 | — | — | 50 | 60 | 26 | |||
1999 | "At My Most Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||
"Suspicion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Great Beyond" | 57 | 33 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 56 | 91 | — | 52 | 3 | Man on the Moon soundtrack | ||
2001 | "Imitation of Life" | 83 | — | 22 | 32 | 5 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 32 | 6 | Reveal | |
"All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | 24 | |||
"I'll Take the Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |||
2003 | "Bad Day" | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | 39 | 68 | — | 43 | 8 | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. | |
2004 | "Animal" | — | — | — | 93 [43] |
— | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||
"Leaving New York" | — | — | — | 57 | — | 16 | 43 | — | 11 | 5 | Around the Sun | ||
"Aftermath" | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 44 | — | 59 | 41 | |||
2005 | "Electron Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||
"Wanderlust" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
2007 | "#9 Dream" | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Instant Karma | |
2008 | "Supernatural Superserious" | 85 | 36 | 21 | — | 50 | 26 | 44 | — | 17 | 54 | Accelerate | |
"Hollow Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | |||
"Man-Sized Wreath" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Until the Day Is Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2011 | "Mine Smell Like Honey" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collapse into Now | |
"Überlin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Oh My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | |||
"All the Best"/"It Happened Today" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"We All Go Back to Where We Belong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Main. [37] |
US Alt. [38] |
CAN [6] |
UK [17] |
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1987 | "Ages of You" [44][45] | 39 | — | — | — | Dead Letter Office |
1989 | "Turn You Inside-Out" [45] | 7 | 10 | — | — | Green |
1991 | "Texarkana" [45] | 7 | 4 | — | — | Out of Time |
1992 | "First We Take Manhattan" [45] | — | 11 | — | — | I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen |
"Ignoreland" [45][46] | 4 | 5 | 43 | — | Automatic for the People | |
1993 | "Photograph" | — | 9 | — | — | Born to Choose |
1995 | "Star 69" [45][46] | 15 | 8 | 73 | — | Monster |
1997 | "The Wake-Up Bomb" [45][46] | 30 | — | 51 | — | New Adventures in Hi-Fi |
2007 | "Everybody Hurts [live]" | — | — | — | 116 | Live |
"Losing My Religion [live]" | — | — | — | 123 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Year | Title | Director |
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1982 | "Wolves, Lower" | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris |
1983 | "Radio Free Europe" | Arthur Pierson |
1984 | "So. Central Rain" | Howard Libov |
Left of Reckoning | James Herbert | |
1985 | "Cant Get There from Here" | Michael Stipe, Rick Aguar |
"Driver 8" | Michael Stipe, James Herbert | |
"Life and How to Live It" | James Herbert | |
"Feeling Gravitys Pull" | ||
1986 | "Fall on Me" | Michael Stipe |
1987 | "The One I Love" | Robert Longo |
1988 | "It's the End of the World as We Know It" | James Herbert |
"Finest Worksong" | Michael Stipe | |
"Talk About the Passion" | Jem Cohen | |
"Orange Crush" | Matt Mahurin | |
1989 | "Stand" | Katherine Dieckmann |
"Turn You Inside-Out" | James Herbert | |
"Pop Song 89" | Michael Stipe | |
"Get Up" | Eric Darnell | |
1991 | "Losing My Religion" | Tarsem Singh |
"Shiny Happy People" | Katherine Dieckmann | |
"Near Wild Heaven" | Jeff Preiss | |
"Radio Song" | Peter Care | |
"Love Is All Around" (live on MTV Unplugged) | Milton Lage | |
"Losing My Religion" (live on The Late Show) | ? | |
"Low" | James Herbert | |
"Belong" (live) | Jem Cohen | |
"Half a World Away" | Jim McKay | |
"Country Feedback" | Jem Cohen | |
1992 | "Drive" | Peter Care |
"Man on the Moon" | Peter Care | |
1993 | "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" | Kevin Kerslake |
"Everybody Hurts" | Jake Scott | |
"Nightswimming" | Jem Cohen | |
"Find the River" | Jodi Wille | |
1994 | "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" | Peter Care |
"Bang and Blame" | Randy Skinner | |
"Crush with Eyeliner" | Spike Jonze | |
"Strange Currencies" | Mark Romanek | |
1995 | "Star 69" | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris |
"Tongue" | ||
1996 | "E-Bow the Letter" | Jem Cohen |
"Bittersweet Me" | Dominic DeJoseph | |
"Electrolite" | Peter Care, Spike Jonze | |
1997 | "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" | Lance Bangs |
"New Test Leper" | Lance Bangs and Dominic DeJoseph | |
1998 | "Daysleeper" | The Snorri Brothers |
"Lotus" | Stéphane Sednaoui | |
1999 | "At My Most Beautiful" | Nigel Dick |
"Suspicion" | Nick Wickham | |
"The Great Beyond" | Liz Friedlander | |
2001 | "Imitation of Life" | Garth Jennings |
"All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)" | Michael Moore | |
"I'll Take the Rain" | David Weir | |
2003 | "Bad Day" | Tim Hope |
"Animal" | Tim Hope | |
2004 | "Leaving New York" | Peter Care |
"Aftermath" | ||
2008 | "Supernatural Superserious" | Vincent Moon |
"Living Well Is the Best Revenge"[47] | ||
"Hollow Man" | CRUSH, Inc. | |
"Man-Sized Wreath" | ||
"Until the Day Is Done" | Vincent Moon | |
2011 | "Mine Smell Like Honey" | Dominic J. DeJoseph |
"Überlin" | Sam Taylor-Wood | |
"It Happened Today" | Tom Gilroy | |
"Oh My Heart" | Jem Cohen | |
"Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter" | Lance Bangs | |
"Walk It Back" | Sophie Calle | |
"All the Best" | James Herbert | |
"Every Day Is Yours to Win" | Jim McKay, Chris Moukarbel, and Valerie Veatch | |
"Discoverer" | Michael Stipe, Lynda Stipe | |
"We All Go Back to Where We Belong" (Kirsten Dunst version) | Dominic J. DeJoseph and Michael Stipe | |
"We All Go Back to Where We Belong" (John Giorno version) |
R.E.M. released and distributed two albums - 2001's live ep Not Bad for No Tour and the remix album r.e.m.IX in 2002, before using iTunes to release several exclusive albums:
Year | Title | Notes (Type) |
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1987 | Succumbs | Videos |
1990 | Tourfilm | Concert/Documentary |
1990 | Pop Screen | Videos |
1991 | This Film Is On | Videos |
1995 | Parallel | Videos |
1996 | Road Movie | Documentary |
2003 | In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 | Videos |
2004 | Perfect Square | Live |
2006 | When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 | Videos |
2007 | R.E.M. Live | Live |
2009 | This Is Not a Show | Live |
2010 | Live from Austin, TX | Live |
From 1988 through 2011 R.E.M. rewarded members of their official fan club with special, exclusive Christmas singles. On September 21st, 2011, R.E.M. declared on their official website that the fan club would no longer accept new members or renewals after their disbandment[48]. The 2011 single was the 24th and final fan club Christmas release. Here are all the songs to have featured in each of those packages:
Year | Tracks | Format |
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1988 | "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" "See No Evil" (Television cover) |
Green 7" vinyl |
1989 | "Good King Wenceslas" (traditional) "Academy Fight Song" (Mission of Burma cover) |
7" vinyl |
1990 | "Ghost Reindeer in the Sky" (spoof of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" by Stan Jones) "Summertime" (George Gershwin) |
7" vinyl |
1991 | "Baby Baby" (Vibrators cover) "Christmas Griping" (R.E.M. original) |
7" vinyl |
1992 | "Where's Captain Kirk?" (Spizzenergi cover) "Toyland" (Victor Herbert/Glen MacDonough, from Babes in Toyland) |
7" vinyl |
1993 | "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi/Lee Mendelson, from A Charlie Brown Christmas) |
7" vinyl |
1994 | "Sex Bomb" (Flipper cover) "Christmas in Tunisia" (R.E.M. original) |
7" vinyl |
1995 | "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak cover) "Java" (Allen Toussaint instrumental cover) |
7" vinyl |
1996 | "Only in America" (Jay & the Americans cover) "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor cover) |
7" vinyl |
1997 | "Live for Today" (R.E.M. original) "Happy When I'm Crying" (performed by Pearl Jam; Pearl Jam original) |
7" vinyl |
1998 | "E-Bow the Letter" (live video, with backing vocals by Thom Yorke) "Lucky" (live video, performed by Radiohead with vocals by Michael Stipe; Radiohead original) - (both recorded at the Tibetan Freedom Concert, Washington, D.C. 6/14/98) |
VHS |
1999 | "Country Feedback" (live with Neil Young on guitar) "Ambulance Blues" (performed by Neil Young and R.E.M.) (both recorded at the Bridge School Concert, Mountain View, California 10/18/98) |
CD |
2000 | "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" (Beatles cover) "Hastings and Main" (R.E.M. original)/"Take Seven" (R.E.M. original) |
Blue 7" vinyl |
2001 | "Let Me In" (live at the Bridge School Concert Mountain View, California 10/21/01) "Find the River" (Athens rehearsal 10/16/01) "Find the River" (rehearsal video 10/16/01) |
Enhanced CD |
2002 | "No Matter What" (Badfinger cover) "Jesus Christ" (Big Star cover) video footage of Michael Stipe reading from a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Enhanced CD |
2003 | "Country Feedback" (live with Wilco) "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (live with Wilco) (both recorded in Denver 9/14/03) |
CD |
2004 | "I Wanted to Be Wrong" (live) "She Just Wants to Be" (live) (both recorded at St. James Church, London 9/15/04) |
CD |
2005 | "Turn You Inside-Out" (live video) "The Great Beyond" (live video) (both recorded in Werchter, Belgium 7/3/05) |
DVD |
2006 | "Tongue" (live, performed by Tin Cup Prophette) "So. Central Rain" (live) "These Days" (live, performed by The Observatory with Bill Doss) "Begin The Begin" (live) (all recorded in Athens 9/12/06) |
CD |
2007 | "Merry Xmas Everybody" (Slade cover) "Magnetic North" (R.E.M. original) |
CD |
2008 | "Living Well is the Best Revenge" (live video; Torino, Italy 9/27/08) "Let Me In" (live video; Columbia, Maryland 6/6/08) "Just a Touch" (live video; Madrid 10/1/08) |
DVD |
2009 | "Santa Baby" (Mike Mills solo) (Joan Javits/Philip Springer) "Crazy Like a Fox" (Mike Mills with Bill Berry & John Keane) (Link Cromwell cover) |
CD |
2010 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Darlene Love/Phil Spector cover) "IHT->U->EDIYTW" (dubmix) |
CD |
2011 | "Perfect Circle" (live in Twickenham 8/30/08) "Life and How to Live It" (live in Mexico City 11/18/08) |
CD |
Year | Song | Album |
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1994 | "Half a World Away" (live version) | The Unplugged Collection, Volume 1[49] |