R.E.M.
- jangle pop
- alternative rock
- rock
- United States
- formed 1980, Athens
- disbanded 2011
- 3 albums
- 7 Dutch Top 40 hits
R.E.M. is a group from the United States, formed on 5 April 1980 in Athens and disbanded on 21 September 2011. Over the years, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry played in the group. The collection holds three albums by the group, released between 1991 and 2003: Out Of Time (1991), Automatic For The People (1992) and In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 (2003). On top of that, the group appears on three albums by others: 90's Alternative Collected, Nineties Collected Vol. 1 and 90's Movie Hits Collected. Seven records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot. The highest was Losing My Religion: number 1 in week 17 of 1991.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Sound of R.E.M.
R.E.M. sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 117 bpm.
Across 37 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of R.E.M.
The members of R.E.M. over the years: four members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Michael Stipe
Mike Mills
Peter Buck
Bill Berry1980198519901995200020052010Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
Albums by R.E.M.
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Also appears on
R.E.M. also turns up beyond the own albums: on three albums by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of R.E.M.
R.E.M. had seven records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first. The graph with each record shows how it moved through the chart week by week. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 17, 199153weeks in the chart
with 7 records1991first entry
week 13, 19912001latest entry
week 22, 20015years with an entry
- 1Losing My ReligionR.E.M.199113 weeks
- 4Everybody HurtsR.E.M.199313 weeks
- 10Shiny Happy PeopleR.E.M.19917 weeks
- 15DriveR.E.M.19926 weeks
- 21What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?R.E.M.19945 weeks
All Dutch Top 40 entries of R.E.M.
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
Who played in R.E.M.?
Over the years that was Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did R.E.M. have?
Seven records made the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Losing My Religion, which reached number 1 in week 17 of 1991. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature R.E.M.?
On 3 albums: 90's Alternative Collected (Various), Nineties Collected Vol. 1 (Various), 90's Movie Hits Collected (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by R.E.M. are in the collection?
There are three, released between 1991 and 2003: Out Of Time (1991), Automatic For The People (1992) and In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988 - 2003 (2003). A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear R.E.M.?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.