The American alternative rock band R.E.M. has released 15 studio albums, five live albums, 14 compilation albums, one remix album, one soundtrack album, 12 video albums, seven extended plays, 63 singles, and 77 music videos. Formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry, the band was pivotal in the development of the alternative rock genre. Their musical style inspired many other alternative rock bands and musicians, and the band became one of the first alternative rock acts to experience breakthrough commercial success. R.E.M. have sold more than ninetymillion albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Albums Studio albums + List of R.E.M. studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications USPeak chart positions for albums in the United States: All except Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions and Man on the Moon soundtrack:
Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions:
Man on the Moon soundtrack: AUSAustralian peak chart positions: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "Stand" (ARIA) peak: "Pop Song 89" (ARIA) peak: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Crush with Eyeliner" (ARIA) peak: N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Strange Currencies" (ARIA) peak: "Radio Song" (ARIA) peak: "Animal" (ARIA) peak: "Leaving New York" (ARIA) peak: Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 (ARIA) peak: AUT CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Fables of the Reconstruction: Lifes Rich Pageant: Document: Green: Out of Time: Automatic for the People: Monster: New Adventures in Hi-Fi: Dead Letter Office: All releases from 1998 onward: GER NLD NOR NZ SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: Murmur Released: April 12, 1983 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP 36 — — — — — — 47 — 100 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Reckoning Released: April 9, 1984 (UK) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP 27 — — — — — — 23 — 91 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Fables of the Reconstruction Released: June 10, 1985 (UK) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP 28 — — 40 — — — 29 — 35 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Lifes Rich Pageant Released: July 28, 1986 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP 21 73 — 39 — — 17 24 — 43 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Platinum Document Released: September 1, 1987 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, DVDA 10 47 — 13 — 47 — 17 — 28 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum Green Released: November 8, 1988 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, DVDA 12 16 — 14 — — — 6 — 27 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Out of Time Released: March 12, 1991 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, MD, DVDA 1 4 1 1 2 1 4 3 3 1 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 5× Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum Automatic for the People Released: October 5, 1992 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, MD, DVDA, BD 2 2 3 4 2 2 4 1 3 1 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 8× Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum NVPI: 3× Platinum Monster Released: September 26, 1994 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, DVDA 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: 6× Platinum NVPI: Gold New Adventures in Hi-Fi Released: September 9, 1996 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, DVDA 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum Up Released: October 27, 1998 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, MD, DVDA 3 5 1 2 1 16 1 8 7 2 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI NOR: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold Reveal Released: May 15, 2001 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette, LP, DVDA 6 5 1 4 1 7 1 10 1 1 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum MC: Gold Around the Sun Released: October 5, 2004 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, DVDA 13 6 1 7 1 7 1 12 1 1 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Accelerate Released: April 1, 2008 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 13 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI NOR: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum Collapse into Now Released: March 8, 2011 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 15 2 6 1 8 2 10 1 5 BPI: Silver
Live albums + List of R.E.M. live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRA GER NLD NOR SWI UK R.E.M. Live Released: October 15, 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 72 12 11 22 55 8 16 25 16 12 BVMI: Gold Live at the Olympia Released: October 27, 2009 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 95 43 40 72 157 53 59 — 80 68 Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions Released: April 19, 2014 (US) Label: Rhino Formats: CD, LP, digital download 21 33 19 50 — 28 20 — 56 22 R.E.M. at the BBC Released: October 19, 2018 Label: Craft Recordings Formats: 8 CDs and 1 DVD — 60 75 78 — 23 86 — 94 40 Bingo Hand Job: Live at the Borderline 1991 Bingo Hand Job Record Store Day 2019, retrieved 21 March 2019.April New Music Releases 2019 Ultimate Classic Rock, 17 March 2019, retrieved 21 March 2019. Released: April 13, 2019 Label: USM/Concord Formats: 2× vinyl LP — — — — — — — — — —
Compilation albums + List of R.E.M. compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT CAN GER NLD NOR NZ SWI UK Dead Letter Office Released: April 27, 1987 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP 52 — — 59 — — — — — 60 Eponymous Released: October 17, 1988 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP 44 29 — — — — — 16 — 69 Singleactiongreen Released: 1989 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 7" box set — — — — — — — — — — The Best of R.E.M. Released: September 30, 1991 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette, LP — 20 22 — 23 67 — 40 27 7 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold The Automatic Box Released: December 1, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD box set — — — — — — — — — — R.E.M.: Singles Collected Released: October 4, 1994 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver R.E.M.: In the Attic – Alternative Recordings 1985–1989 Released: October 7, 1997 (US) Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: CD 185 — — — — — — — — — In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 Released: October 28, 2003 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 8 5 1 4 1 7 1 2 1 1 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 5× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Gold iTunes Originals – R.E.M. Released: December 28, 2004 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 Released: September 12, 2006 (US) Label: EMI, Capitol Formats: CD, LP, digital download 116 — — — 80 — — — — 70 R.E.M. Three Released: April 16, 2011 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: 7" box set — — — — — — — — — — Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 Released: November 15, 2011 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 55 71 20 79 15 14 25 — 17 19 BPI: Gold Complete Rarities: I.R.S. 1982–1987 Released: May 19, 2014 (US) Label: EMI Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — Complete Warner Bros. Rarities 1988–2011 Released: May 19, 2014 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — — 7IN—83–88 Released: December 5, 2014 Formats: Box set of 7" singles — — — — — — — — — —
Remix albums + List of R.E.M. remix albums Title Album details r.e.m.IX Released: 2002 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP
Soundtrack albums + List of R.E.M. soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Man on the Moon(with various artists) Released: November 23, 1999 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP 109
Video albums + List of R.E.M. video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications USVideoPeak chart positions for video albums on the Top Music Video chart in the United States: Succumbs: Pop Screen: Tourfilm: This Film Is On: Parallel: Road Movie: In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003: Perfect Square: When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987: R.E.M. Live: Live from Austin, TX: Succumbs Released: October 1987 (US) Label: UNI, A&M, Polygram Formats: Laserdisc, VHS 2 Pop Screen Released: May 22, 1990 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: VHS, DVD, Laserdisc 1 RIAA: Gold Tourfilm Released: November 30, 1990 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Laserdisc, VHS, DVD 1 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold This Film Is On Released: September 24, 1991 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: VHS, DVD, Laserdisc 7 RIAA: Gold Parallel Released: May 30, 1995 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Laserdisc, VHS, DVD 7 BPI: Gold Road Movie Released: October 8, 1996 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: VHS, DVD, Laserdisc 3 BPI: Gold In View: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 Released: October 28, 2003 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: DVD 19 ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum Perfect Square Released: March 9, 2004 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: DVD 3 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold When the Light Is Mine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987 Released: September 12, 2006 Label: Capitol Formats: DVD 10 R.E.M. Live Released: October 16, 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: DVD 2 Live from Austin, TX Released: October 26, 2010 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: DVD 10 REMTV Released: November 24, 2014 Formats: DVD (six discs) R.E.M. at the BBC Released: October 19, 2018 Label: UMC/Concord Records Formats: 8 CDs and 1 DVD —
Extended plays + List of R.E.M. extended plays Title Details Chronic Town Released: August 24, 1982 (US) Label: I.R.S. Formats: Cassette, LP, CD (July 1, 2022) Not Bad for No Tour Released: 2001 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD Vancouver Rehearsal Tapes Released: October 14, 2003 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download Live from London Released: July 1, 2008 (UK) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download Reckoning Songs from the Olympia Released: July 3, 2009 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download Deep Cuts: R.E.M. Released: April 7, 2009 (US) Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download
Singles 1980s + List of singles released in the 1980s, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAlt. USMain. Rock AUS CANPeak chart positions for singles in Canada: "Cant Get There from Here": "The One I Love": "Pop Song 89": "Losing My Religion": "Shiny Happy People": "Drive": "Man on the Moon": "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite": "Everybody Hurts": "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?": "Bang and Blame": "Strange Currencies": "Crush with Eyeliner": "E-Bow the Letter": "Bittersweet Me": "Electrolite": "Daysleeper": "Lotus": "The Great Beyond": "Imitation of Life" and "Bad Day": "Supernatural Superserious": GER IRLPeak chart positions for singles in Ireland: All except "The One I Love", "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)", "Orange Crush" and "Stand":