# | Title | Rating | Length |
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1 | Gardening at Night | 4.35 | 3:29 |
2 | Radio Free Europe | 4.8 | 4:04 |
3 | Talk About the Passion | 4 | 3:21 |
4 | Sitting Still | 4.25 | 3:17 |
5 | So. Central Rain | | 3:15 |
6 | (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville | | 4:32 |
7 | Driver 8 | | 3:24 |
8 | Life and How to Live It | | 4:07 |
9 | Begin the Begin | | 3:29 |
10 | Fall on Me | | 2:51 |
11 | Finest Worksong | | 3:49 |
12 | It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) | | 4:08 |
13 | The One I Love | 4.25 | 3:18 |
14 | Stand | 3 | 3:12 |
15 | Pop Song 89 | | 3:05 |
16 | Get Up | | 2:40 |
17 | Orange Crush | 3 | 3:53 |
18 | Losing My Religion | 4.35 | 4:29 |
19 | Country Feedback | 3.15 | 4:09 |
20 | Shiny Happy People | 4.1 | 3:47 |
21 | The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite- additional engineer:
- Ed Brooks , George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- guest cello:
- Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
- guest oboe:
- Deborah Workman
- guest viola:
- Reid Harris, Paul Murphy and Heidi Nitchie
- guest violin:
- Denise Berginson-Smith , Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen , Sandy Salzinger , Sou-Chun Su and Jody Taylor
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- conductor:
- George Hanson
- orchestrator:
- John Paul Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- recording of:
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
- is based on:
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
| 3.85 | 4:08 |
22 | Everybody Hurts- additional engineer:
- Ed Brooks , George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- guest cello:
- Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
- guest oboe:
- Deborah Workman
- guest viola:
- Reid Harris, Paul Murphy and Heidi Nitchie
- guest violin:
- Denise Berginson-Smith , Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen , Sandy Salzinger , Sou-Chun Su and Jody Taylor
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- conductor:
- George Hanson
- orchestrator:
- John Paul Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 203)
- recording of:
- Everybody Hurts
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Mike Mills , Peter Buck and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| 4.5 | 5:18 |
23 | Man on the Moon- additional engineer:
- Ed Brooks , George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- recording of:
- Man on the Moon
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| 4.15 | 5:13 |
24 | Nightswimming- additional engineer:
- Ed Brooks , George Cowan , Mark Howard , John Keane , Tod Lemkuhl, Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
- engineer:
- Clif Norrell
- producer:
- Scott Litt and R.E.M.
- mixer:
- Scott Litt and Clif Norrell
- guest cello:
- Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
- guest oboe:
- Deborah Workman
- guest viola:
- Reid Harris, Paul Murphy and Heidi Nitchie
- guest violin:
- Denise Berginson-Smith , Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen , Sandy Salzinger , Sou-Chun Su and Jody Taylor
- vocals:
- Michael Stipe
- conductor:
- George Hanson
- orchestrator:
- John Paul Jones
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
- additionally recorded at:
- Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- recorded at:
- Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
- mixed at:
- Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 160)
- recording of:
- Nightswimming
- writer:
- Bill Berry , Peter Buck , Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
- publisher:
- Night Garden Music
| 4.45 | 4:17 |
25 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | 4 | 4:01 |
26 | New Test Leper | 4 | 5:25 |
27 | Electrolite | 3 | 4:06 |
28 | At My Most Beautiful | | 3:33 |
29 | The Great Beyond | 4.35 | 5:06 |
30 | Imitation of Life | 4.2 | 3:57 |
31 | Bad Day | 4 | 4:06 |
32 | Leaving New York | | 4:49 |
33 | Living Well Is the Best Revenge | | 3:13 |
34 | Supernatural Superserious | | 3:24 |
35 | Überlin | 3 | 4:15 |
36 | Oh My Heart | 4 | 3:21 |
37 | Alligator_aviator_autopilot_antimatter | 3 | 2:45 |
38 | A Month of Saturdays | | 1:40 |
39 | We All Go Back to Where We Belong | 3 | 3:35 |
40 | Hallelujah | | 3:42 |
41 | Radio Free Europe | | 3:12 |
42 | Talk About the Passion | | 3:21 |
43 | Fall on Me | | 2:59 |
44 | The One I Love | 4.25 | 3:17 |
45 | Orange Crush | | 3:50 |
46 | Losing My Religion | | 4:45 |
47 | Man on the Moon | | 4:47 |
48 | What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? | | 4:01 |
49 | All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star) | | 4:23 |
50 | Leaving New York | | 4:44 |
51 | Supernatural Superserious | | 3:40 |
52 | Überlin | | 3:53 |