
Artist
R.E.M.
R.E.M. is a rock artist from Athens, USA formed in 1980. 63 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Athens, USA · Best rock albums
- 63
- Releases
- 1982–2025
- Active years
- 1980
- Formed

Artist
R.E.M. is a rock artist from Athens, USA formed in 1980. 63 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · Athens, USA · Best rock albums

Most popular
Out of Time
1991 · 11 tracks

Automatic for the People
1992

In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
2003

Monster
1994

Murmur
1983

Green
1988

Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011
2011

Up
1998

Around the Sun
2004

Reveal
2001

Lifes Rich Pageant
1986

Reckoning
1984

Accelerate
2008

Eponymous
1988

Fables of the Reconstruction
1985

Collapse Into Now
2011

Live at the Olympia
2009

Dead Letter Office
1987

New Adventures in Hi-Fi
1996

Complete Rarities 1988-2011
2025

Up (25th Anniversary Edition)
2023

New Adventures In Hi-Fi (25th Anniversary Edition)
2021

Monster (25th Anniversary Edition)
2019

R.E.M. At The BBC (Live)
2018

Automatic For The People (25th Anniversary Edition)
2017

Complete Studio Albums 1998–2011
2016

Out Of Time (25th Anniversary Edition)
2016

Green (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
2016

Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014

Complete Rarities - I.R.S. 1982-1987
2014

Complete Studio Albums 1988–1996
2014

Document - 25th Anniversary Edition
2012

Murmur - Deluxe Edition
2008

R.E.M. Live
2007

Live
2007

And I Feel Fine.....The Best Of The IRS Years 82-87
2006

And I Feel Fine.....The Best Of The IRS Years 82-87 Collector's Edition
2006

20 Years of R.E.M.
2001

Document (R.E.M. No. 5)
1998

Essential R.E.M.: R.E.M. in the Attic (Alternative Recordings 1985–89)
1997

Singles Collected
1994

Document (The I.R.S. Years Vintage 1987)
1993

The Best of R.E.M.
1991

Document
1987

Chronic Town
EP · 1982

Radio Free Europe 2025
EP · 2025

Losing My Religion (Live At The Palace / 1999)
Single · 2023

Daysleeper (Live At The Palace / 1999)
Single · 2023

The Apologist (Live At The Palace / 1999)
Single · 2023

Strange Currencies
Single · 2023

Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single)
Single · 2021

Losing My Religion
Single · 2020

What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (Remix)
Single · 2019

Revolution (Demo)
Single · 2019

Uptempo Mo Distortion (Demo)
Single · 2019

Let Me In (Remix)
Single · 2019

Monster Live EP
EP · 2019

Photograph
Single · 2017

The End Of The World
Single · 2011

Driver 8
Single · 2009

Imitation of Life
Single · 2001

The Great Beyond
Single · 1999

Shiny Happy People
Single · 1991
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Grammy Awards
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Georgia Music Hall of Fame
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R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide. By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed by subsequent acts such as Nirvana and Pavement as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercia…