Rock On The Net: R.E.M. (original) (raw)

R.E.M. hail from Athens, Georgia and formed in 1980. The band consists of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass), and Bill Berry (drums). Originally Stipe and Buck began playing music together as Mills and Berry were doing the same. After being introduced together by a friend, the 4 men teamed up to play at a friend's party, calling themselves the "Twisted Kites." Soon after, the named themselves R.E.M. and began touring small, southern gigs playing cover tunes. In the meantime, the band started to refine their sound, write their own tunes, and develop a following. R.E.M. began their career with a large following with college audiences in the early 80s and were regarded as one of the pioneers to the alternative music sound. As alternative music moved beyond college radio and into other music platforms, R.E.M. kept the pace and grew in universal popularity as well. When punk rock faded and synthesized alternative music grew in the early 80s, R.E.M. maintained a pure, un-synthesized rock/alternative sound.

R.E.M.'s debut EP, Chronic Town, was released on I.R.S. Records and was a hit with alternative audiences and underground music fans.

April 12: R.E.M. released Murmur.

R.E.M. hits the US charts for the first time with a re-recorded version of "Radio Free Europe."

Rolling Stone named Murmur "Album of the Year."

Reckoning was released with the tracks "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" and "So. Central Rain."

R.E.M. released Fables Of The Reconstruction.

R.E.M. released Life's Rich Pageant with the hit "Fall On Me."

# 82 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. kicked off the year touring the U.S.
Life's Rich Pageant was certified gold.
The release of Dead Letter Office included the Chronic TownEP and various unreleased tracks and b-sides.

R.E.M. began to feel success on the pop charts with the release of the Top 10Document and the Top 10 "The One I Love" (which was also nominated for a MTV Video Music Award in '88 for Best Direction). Other track favorites on the LP included "Finest Worksong" and "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)." Document was ranked at #41 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the Eighties."

Document was certified gold.

# 196 Singles Artist of the Year

Document was certified platinum.

R.E.M. signed with Warner Bros. Records.

Stipe could be heard on the Disney compilation, Stay Awake, with "Little April Shower" (accompanied by Natalie Merchant).
A hits compilation, Eponymous, was released.

The video for "The One I Love" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction.

After the release of Green R.E.M. stopped touring for awhile to focus on their music. Hits fromGreen included "Orange Crush," "Pop Song 89," "Turn You Inside Out," and "Stand."

# 46Singles Artist of the Year

Green was certified gold.

Green was certified platinum.
R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Stand."

R.E.M. embarked on their "Green World Tour."

R.E.M. hit the Top 10 with "Stand."

The video for "Orange Crush" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Post Modern Video.

# 19 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. released Out Of Time which contained their biggest pop hit, "Losing My Religion." The track marked the first time the band lip-synched in a music video, and it paid off.

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Losing My Religion."

Out Of Time was certified platinum and hit #1.
R.E.M. hit the Top 10 with "Losing My Religion."

Fables Of The Reconstruction was certified gold, Reckoning was certified gold, and Out Of Time was certified 2x platinum.

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Shiny Happy People."

The video for "Losing My Religion" won 6 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Direction (Tarsem), Best Art Direction (Jose Montana), Best Editing (Robert Duffy), and Breakthrough Video, and was nominated forBest Alternative Video, Best Cinematography, and Viewer's Choice.
R.E.M. hit the Top 10 with "Shiny Happy People."
R.E.M. could also be heard on a tribute LP for Leonard Cohen (I'm Your Fan) with the cover "First We Take Manhattan."

Murmur was certified gold andOut Of Time was certified 3x platinum.

R.E.M. won 2 Billboard Music Awards for Top Modern Rock Artist and Top World Album.

# 108 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Out Of Time).

R.E.M. won 3 Grammy Awardsfor Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Losing My Religion"), Best Alternative Music Performance (Out Of Time), and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Losing My Religion") and was nominated for Album of the Year (Out Of Time), Record of the Year and Song of the Year (songwriter) ("Losing My Religion"), and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("Radio Song").
R.E.M. also won a Brit Award for Best International Group.

Out Of Time was certified 4x platinum.

R.E.M. released Automatic For The People. The LP contained the hits "Drive," "Man On The Moon," and the haunting "Everybody Hurts." Rolling Stone said of the LP, "...R.E.M. has never made music more gorgeous... musically irresistible..." The LP was ranked at #23 in NME's "Greatest Albums of All-Time" and the Village Voice's 3rd Best Album of 1992.
Stipe could also be heard on Neneh Cherry's LP, Homebrew, on the track "Trout."
R.E.M. topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 5 weeks with "Drive."

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Drive."

Automatic For The People was certified 2x platinum.

# 27 Singles Artist of the Year

Stipe and Mills took part n MTV's Rock & Roll Inaugural Ball.

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Man On The Moon."
R.E.M. won a Brit Award for Best International Group.

R.E.M. could be heard on the Coneheadssoundtrack with "It's A Free World Baby."

The video for "Man On The Moon" was nominated for 6 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, and Viewer's Choice.

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Everybody Hurts."
Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included Losing My Religion" at # 3, "Man On The Moon" at # 41, and "Orange Crush" at # 93.

R.E.M. hit the Top 10 with "Everybody Hurts."
Automatic For The People was certified 3x platinum.

# 49 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. were honored with the Rock the Vote Patrick Lippert Award.

R.E.M. were nominated for 4 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and "), Best Alternative Music Performance (Automatic For The People), Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Man On The Moon"), and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Everybody Hurts").

Green was certified 2x platinum.

The video for "Everybody Hurts" won 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video, Best Direction (Jake Scott), Best Editing (Pat Sheffield), and Best Cinematography (Harris Savides), and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, and the Viewer's Choice.
R.E.M. released Monster. The LP continued the band's commercial and critical success and the band began touring again after a six year break, and found sold-out stadiums. Many fans and critics also argued Monster showed R.E.M. returning to their original raw rock/alternative sounds. Hits from the LP included "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?", "Bang And Blame," "Crush With Eyeliner," and "Tongue."
R.E.M. topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 5 weeks with "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?"

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?."
Monster topped the Billboard Pop Albums chart for 2 weeks.

R.E.M. performed on Saturday Night Live.
R.E.M. hit the Top 10 with "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?."

Monster was certified 2x platinum.
R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Bang And Blame."
R.E.M. topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Bang And Blame."

# 28 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. hit the Top 10 with "Bang And Blame."
R.E.M. were named Best Band by Rolling Stone (Critic's Choice), won a Brit Award for Best International Act, and headed out on a world tour.

Automatic For The People was certified 5x platinum.

R.E.M. cancelled the remaining European tour dates after Berry underwent a craniotomy for a ruptured aneurysm on his brain. Monster was certified 3x platinum.
R.E.M. were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (Monster).

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Strange Currencies."

More concert dates are cancelled in Europe when Mills had surgery to remove a intestinal tumor.

Monster was certified 4x platinum.

R.E.M. were honored with the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards and the video for "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" was nominated for Viewer's Choice.

# 60 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. was named Best Band and Best Tour by the readers of Rolling Stone and Best Band by the critics.

R.E.M. contributed the track "Sponge" to the Sweet Relief II compilation to benefit the rainforests.

New Adventures In Hi-Fiwas released. Although R.E.M. had just signed a record deal with Warner Brothers for 80 million dollars, the new LP was much less of a success than previous efforts - but the critical acclaim continued for the LP. Rolling Stonecalled the LP "...R.E.M.'s most ambitious album to date..."
R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "E-Bow The Letter."
The video for "Tongue" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction.
New Adventures In Hi-Fitopped the UK LP chart for 2 weeks.

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Bittersweet Me."

New Adventures In Hi-Fi was certified platinum.

# 145 Singles Artist of the Year

Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Losing My Religion" and "Radio Free Europe."

R.E.M. were nominated for a Grammy Award for "), Best Alternative Music Performance (New Adventures In Hi-Fi).

Bill Berry announced that he was leaving R.E.M. Berry stated: "I'm at a point in my life where some of my priorities have shifted. I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess, and move on to a different phase of my life... I think I'm just kind of ready to not be a pop star anymore. It's been great, it's been a wild ride, but I'm ready to get off." R.E.M. will now be a trio, opting not to replace Berry and instead using other musicians for studio work and touring. The band also said Berry's departure was "...an entirely amicable situation among 4 very good friends." Berry was at the forefront of R.E.M.'s rise to fame since their formation in 1980. Michael Stipe said of Berry's departure: "It's the end of an era for us - Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe - and that's sad. I'm happy for Bill; it's what he really wants and I think it's a courageous decision. For me, Mike, and Peter, as R.E.M., are we still R.E.M.? I guess a three- legged dog is still a dog. It just has to learn how to run differently." Mills summed it up with: "As sad as this is the fact that Bill is still around to be my friend puts everything in perspective. I look forward to playing golf with Bill, and music with Michael and Peter." It was also stated that Berry's health had nothing to do with the decision - Berry suffered a brain aneurysm in 1985 in Switzerland while touring. R.E.M. later talked more with MTV about Bill Berry's decision to leave the group. Michael Stipe: "R.E.M. has always only been the four of us. We're now a three-piece musically and we have to honor Bill's decisions, to figure out a new direction." Mike Mills: "The three of us are still the best of friends, and Bill is also a best friend. He just won't be in the same room with us as often. We will miss Bill hugely on both a personal and a professional level, but the fact is the three of us are very happy and excited about the direction our music is taking now, and we want to carry on. We're sorry that Bill isn't coming with us."

# 159 Singles Artist of the Year

Ranked # 50 on VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll(and # 23 on Rock On The Net's Poll).

R.E.M. announced they would not be touring in support of the new LP, mainly due to the departure of Berry.

Up was released with the first single, "Daysleeper. Stipe said of the LP, "It's a pretty different record... we spent a lot of time working on it and we're pushing our own boundaries, partially brought on by Bill's departure. But we were kind of already headed on that path. It's gonna be a wild record." R.E.M. talked with SonicNet about their LP, Up, taking chances with the new work, and creating new music as a trio. Mills said: "We really didn't want to make a record that sounded like anything we'd done before." Stipe said: "I don't think you can tell that it's R.E.M., except for maybe a couple of songs."
Musicians including Melissa Etheridge and Michael Stipe offered their own words of shock, outrage, and support for the friends and family of Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming student attacked and beaten to death. Stipe told MTV: "I don't think there's been an acceptance of homosexuality or queerness on a mass scale in this country to start with... It's 1 thing when it's entertainment based, when it's Ellen or someone like myself, who's presenting, you know, a very different side to entertainment... If it's something that can be categorized by television, or music, or the arts, but in day to day, I would say the homophobia still exists."

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Daysleeper."

Out magazine named the top gay newsmakers of the year and included Michael Stipe.

Up was certified gold.
Nominees for Brit Awards included R.E.M. for Best International Group.
R.E.M. began writing music for the filmMan On The Moon- the biopic of comedian Andy Kaufman.
R.E.M. could be heard on the soundtrack for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me with "Draggin' The Line."

The band also appeared on the TV show Party Of Five.

R.E.M. toured internationally in the summer for the first time in over 4 years and for the first time as a trio.
R.E.M. took part in the Tibetan Freedom Concert.

MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Madeincludes "Losing My Religion" at # 13 and "Everybody Hurts" at # 98.

# 97 Singles Artist of the Year

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "The Great Beyond" from the Man On The Moon soundtrack.

R.E.M. will begin work on their next LP in Vancouver.

The video "The Great Beyond" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awardsfor Best Video from a Film and Best Editing (Igor Kovlik).

Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Losing My Religion" at # 18 and "The One I Love" at # 61.

# 142 Singles Artist of the Year

VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Murmur at # 92.
The band performed at the Rock In Rio festival in Buenos Aires.

R.E.M. were nominated for a Grammy Award as songwriters for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("The Great Beyond").

Buck was arrested and charged with assault after he allegedly got in a scuffle with 2 crew members on a flight from Seattle to London. Buck later stated: "I am very sorry for the incident, and, of course, very embarrassed about the whole thing."

R.E.M. released Reveal. In a interview in Time, Stipe admitted to something the press had eluded to for years - that he in fact is gay: "I was being made to be a coward about it rather than someone who felt like it really was a very private thing."
VH1: 100 Greatest Videosincludes:# 19- "Losing My Religion."
Reveal topped the U.K. LP chart.

R.E.M. hit the Top 40 with "Imitation Of Life."
Reveal was certified gold.
Reveal topped the UK Albums chart for 2 weeks.

It was reported that Stipe would be producing a sitcom for MTV.
Buck pleaded not guilty to alleged an air-rage inciden (from April).

The video for "Imitation Of Life" was nominated for 2 were MTV Video Music Awards including Breakthrough Video and Best Direction (Garth Jennings).
Stipe could be heard on the All-Star Tribute benefit single "What's Going On" (with proceeds going to AIDS and 9/11 charities).

R.E.M. were nominated for a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group.

R.E.M. were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ("Imitation Of Life").

Buck was found not guilty in a London court on charges related to last year's "air-rage" incident.

R.E.M. recorded the anti-war song "The Final Straw" as the US began invading Iraq. The song was available from the website www.remhq.com.

VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Losing My Religion" at # 18.
R.E.M. began touring Europe and North America in September, and included Bill Rieflin on drums. When R.E.M. kicked off their last scheduled US appearance in North Carolina, former drummer Bill Berry joined the group for 2 songs.

R.E.M. released In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 with 2 new songs "Bad Day" and "Animal."

R.E.M. topped the UK LP charts for a week with In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003.

Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 197:Murmur, # 247:Automatic For The People, # 470: Document.

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 was certified gold.

R.E.M. released their next LP Around The Sun with the single "Leaving New York."
R.E.M. began touring as part of the 'Vote For Change' tour. The tour featured several major acts that performed together in key "battleground" states with the goal of getting citizens out to vote, and vote to change the current administration.
R.E.M. topped the UK LP charts with Around The Sun.

# 60 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

R.E.M. had to reschedule a few shows during their European tour when Mills fell ill.

On July 2nd, R.E.M. performed in London, England, as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

Stipe topped the Canadian singles chart with "In The Sun."

And I Feel Fine: Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 was released.

VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's included "It’s The End of the World As We Know It" at # 69.

R.E.M. were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

R.E.M. could be heard on the compilation Instant Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur with "#9 Dream."

R.E.M. released the live 2CD/1DVD set R.E.M. Live.

VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "Losing My Religion" at # 9.

R.E.M. released the LP Accelerate.
R.E.M. topped the Billboard Top Internet Albums chart, Top Digital Albums chart, and Top Rock Albums chart with Accelerate.
R.E.M. topped the UK and Canadian LP chart with Accelerate.

Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included Life's Rich Pageant at # 32.

In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 was certified platinum.

R.E.M. released the 2CD/1DVD live set Live At The Olympia.

R.E.M. released Collapse Into Now.
R.E.M. topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart and Alternative Albums chart with Collapse Into Now.

R.E.M. announced they were breaking up after 31 years together. In an official announcement the band stated: "As lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a gret sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. "

R.E.M. released Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011.

Document (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) was released.

Green: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition was released.

• May 19: Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete Sessions was released.

• October 19: The box set R.E.M. At The BBC was released.

• November 1: Monster (25th Anniversary Edition) was released.

	Chronic TownReleased: August, 1982 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Wolves, Lower" - "Gardening At Night" - "Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)" - "1,000,000" - "Stumble"
	MurmurReleased: April 12, 1983 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 36 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Radio Free Europe" - "Pilgrimage" - "Laughing" - "Talk About The Passion" - "Moral Kiosk" - "Perfect Circle" - "Catapult" - "Sitting Still" - "9-9" - "Shaking Through" - "We Walk" - "West Of The Fields"
	ReckoningReleased: April, 1984 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 27 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Harborcoat" - "Seven Chinese Brothers" - "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" - "Pretty Persuasion" - "Time After Time (Annelise)" - "Second Guessing" - "Letter Never Sent" - "Camera" - "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" - "Little America"
	Fables Of The ReconstructionReleased: June, 1985 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 28 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Feeling Gravity's Pull" - "Maps And LEgends" - "Driver 8" - "Life And How To Live It" - "Old Man Kensey" - "Can't Get There From Here" - "Green Grown The Rushes" - "Kohoutek" - "Auctioneer (Another Engine)" - "Good Advices" - "Wendell Gee"
	Life's Rich PageantReleased: July, 1986 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 21 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Begin The Begin" - "These Days" - "Fall On Me" - "Cuyahoga" - "Hyena" - "Underneath The Bunker" - "The Flowers Of Guatemala" - "I Believe" - "What If We Give It Away?" - "Just A Touch" - "Swan Swan H" - "Superman"
	Dead Letter OfficeReleased: January, 1987 Billboard peak: # 52 Tracks: "Crazy" - "There She Goes Again" - "Burning Down" - "Voice Of Harold" - "Burning Hell" - "White Tornado" - "Toys In The Attic" - "Windout" - "Ages Of You" - "Pale Blue Eyes" - "Rotary Ten" - "Bandwagon" - "Femme Fatale" - "Walter's Theme" - "King Of The Road" - "Wolves, Lower" - "Gardening At Night" - "Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)" - "1,000,000" - "Stumble"
	DocumentReleased: August, 1987 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 10 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Finest Worksong" - "Welcome To The Occupation" - "Exhuming McCarthy" - "Disturbance At The Heron House" - "Strange" - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" - "The One I Love" - "Fireplace" - "Lightnin' Hopkins" - "King Of Birds" - "Oddfellows Local 151"
	EponymousReleased: October, 1988 Billboard peak: # 44 Tracks: "Gardening At Night" (Different Vocal Mix) - "Talk About The Passion" - "So. Central Rain" - "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" - "Can't Get There From here" - "Driver 8" - "Romance" - "Fall On Me" - "The One I Love" - "Finest Worksong" (Mutual Drum Horn Mix) - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
	GreenReleased: November, 1988 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 12 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Pop Song 89" - "Get Up" - "You Are The Everything" - "Stand" - "World Leader Pretend" - "Wrong Child" - "Orange Crush" - "Turn You Inside Out" - "Hairshirt" - "I Remember California" - "[Untitled]"
Amazon.mp3	Out Of TimeReleased: March, 1991 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 2 weeks) Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Radio Song" - "Losing My Religion" - "Low" - "Near Wild Heaven" - "Endgame" - "Shiny Happy People" - "Belong" - "Half A World Away" - "Texarkana" - "Country Feedback" - "Me In Honey"
	Automatic For The PeopleReleased: October, 1992 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Drive" - "Try Not To Breathe" - "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" - "Everybody Hurts" - "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1" - "Sweetness Follows" - "Monty Got A Raw Deal" - "Ignoreland" - "Star Me Kitten" - "Man On The Moon" - "Nightswimming" - "Find The River"
	MonsterMonster (25th Anniversary Edition)Released: September, 1994 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 2 weeks) Tracks: "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" - "Crush With Eyeliner" - "King Of COmedy" - "I Don't Sleep, I Dream" - "Star 69" - "Strange Currencies" - "Tongue" - "Bang And Blame" - "I Took Your Name" - "Let Me In" - "Circus Envy" - "You"
	New Adventures In Hi-FiReleased: September, 1996 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us" - "The Wake-Up Bomb" - "New Test Leper" - "Undertow" - "E-Bow The Letter" - "Leave" - "Departure" - "Bittersweet Me" - "Be Mine" - "Blinky The Doormat" - "Zither" - "So Fast, So Numb" - "Low Desert" - "Electrolite"
	UpReleased: October, 1998 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 3 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Airportman" - "Lotus" - "Suspicion" - "Hope" - "At Most Beautiful" - "The Apologist" - "Sad Professor" - "You're In The Air" - "Walk Unafraid" - "Why Not Smile" - "Daysleeper" - "Diminished" - "Parakeet" - "Falls To Climb"
	RevealReleased: May, 2001 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 6 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "The Lifting" - "I've Been High" - "All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)" - "She Just Wants To Be" - "Disappear" - "Saturn Return" - "Beat A Drum" - "Imitation Of Life" - "Summer Turns To High" - "Chorus & The Ring" - "I'll Take Rain" - "Beachball"
	In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003Released: October, 2003 Billboard peak: # 8 US: Platinum Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Man On The Moon" - "The Great Beyond" - "Bad Day" - "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" - "All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)" - "Losing My Religion" - "E-Bow The Letter" - "Orange Crush" - "Imitation Of Life" - "Daysleeper" - "Animal" - "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" - "Stand" - "Electrolite" - "All The Right Friends" - "Everybody Hurts" - "At My Most Beautiful" - "Nightswimming"
	Around The SunReleased: October, 2004 Billboard peak: # 13 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Leaving New York" - "Electron Blue" - "The Outsiders" - "Make It All OK" - "Final Straw" - "I Wanted To be Wrong" - "Wander Lust" - "The Boy In The Well" - "Aftermath" - "High Speed Train" - "Worst Joke Ever" - "The Ascent Of Man" - "Around The Sun"
	And I Feel Fine: Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 Released: September, 2006 Billboard peak: # 116 Tracks: "Begin The Begin" - "Radio Free Europe" - "Pretty Persuasion" - "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" - "Sitting Still" - "Gardening At Night" - "7 Chinese Bros." - "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" - "Driver 8" - "Can't Get There From Here" - "Finest Worksong" - "Feeling Gravity's Pull" - "I Believe" - "Life And How To Live It" - "Cuyahoga" - "The One I Love" - "Welcome To The Occupation" - "Fall On Me" - "Perfect Circle" - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
	R.E.M. LiveReleased: October, 2007 Billboard peak: # 72 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: C Live Tracks: "I Took Your Name" - "So Fast, So Numb" - "Boy In The Well" - "Cuyahoga" - "Everybody Hurts" - "Election Blue" - "Bad Day" - "The Ascent Of Man" - "The Great Beyond" - "Leaving New York" - "Orange Crush" - "I Wanted To Be Wrong" - "Final Straw" - "Imitation Of Life" - "The One I Love" - "Walk Unafraid" - "Losing My Religion" - "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" - "Drive" - "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" - "I'm Gonna DJ" - "Man On The Moon"
	AccelerateReleased: April, 2008 Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" - "Man-Sized Wreath" - "Supernatural Superserious" - "Hollow Man" - "Houston" - "Accelerate" - "Until The Day Is Done" - "Mr. Richards" - "Sing For The Submarine" - "Horse To Water" - "I'm Gonna DJ"
	Live At The Olympia Released: October, 2009 Billboard peak: # 95 Rolling Stone: Live Tracks: "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" - "Second Guessing" - "Letter Never Sent" - "Staring Down The Barrel" - "Disturbance At The Heron House" - "Mr. Richards" - "Houston" - "New Test Leper" - "Cuyahoga" - "Electrolite" - "Man-Sized Wreath" - "So. Central Rain" - "On The Fly" - "Maps And Legends" - "Sitting Still" - "Driver 8" - "Horse To Water" - "I'm Gonna DJ" - "Circus Envy" - "These Days" - "Drive" - "Feeling Gravity's Pull" - "Until The Day Is Done" - "Accelerate" - "Auctioneer" - "Little America" - "1,000,000" - "Disguised" - "The Worst Joke Ever" - "Welcome To The Occupation" - "Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcar)" - "Harborcoat" - "Wolves, Lower" - "I've Been High" - "Kohoutek" - "West Of The Fields" - "Pretty Persuasion" - "Romance" - "Gardening At Night"
	Collapse Into NowReleased: March, 2011 Tracks: "Discoverer" - "All The Best" - "UBerlin" - "Oh My Heart" - "It Happened Today" - "Every Day Is Yours To Win" - "Mine Smell Like Honey" - "Walk It Back" - "Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter" - "That Someone Is You" - "Me, Marlon Brando And I" - "Blue"
	Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011Released: November, 2011 Tracks: "Gardening At Night" - "Radio Free Europe" - "Talk About The Passion" - "Sitting Still" - "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" - "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" - "Driver 8" - "Life And How To Live It" - "Begin The Begin" - "Fall On Me" - "Finest Worksong" - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" - "The One I Love" - "Stand" - "Pop Song 89" - "Get Up" - "Orange Crush" - "Losing My Religion" - "Country Feedback" - "Shiny Happy People" - "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" - "Everybody Hurts" - "Man On The Moon" - Nightswimming" - "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" - "New Test Leper" - "Electrolite" - "At My Most Beautiful" - "The Great Beyond" - "Imitation Of Life" - "Bad Day" - "Leaving New York" - "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" - "Supernatural Superserious" - "Uberlin" - "Oh My Heart" - "Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter" - "A Month Of Saturdays" - "We All Go Back To Where We Belong" - "Hallelujah"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Unplugged 1991/2001: The Complete SessionsReleased: May 19, 2014 Live Tracks: 1991: "Half A World Away" - "Disturbance At The Heron House" - "Radio Song" - "Low" - "Perfect Circle" - "Fall On Me" - "Belong" - "Love Is All Around" - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" - "Losing My Religion" - "Pop Song 89" - "Endgame" - "Fretless" - "Swan Swan H" - "Rotary 11" - "Get Up" - "World Leader Pretend" - 2001: "All The Way To Reno" - "Electrolite" - "At My Most Beautiful" - "Daysleeper" - "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" - "Losing My Religion" - "Country Freedback" - "Cuyahoga" - "Imitation Of Life" - "Find The River" - "The One I Love" - "Disappear" - "Beat A Drum" - "I've Been High" - "I'll Take The Rain" - "Sad Professor"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	R.E.M. At The BBC (box set)Released: October 19, 2018