Studio albums 15 Compilation albums 16 Music videos 77 | Live albums 3 Video albums 12 EPs 6 | |
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American alternative rock band R.E.M. released 15 studio albums ranging from 1983 to 2011, three 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 several 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. has sold over 85 million copies of their studio albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all-time.
2010s
R.E.M.'s cover of the Syd Barrett song "Dark Globe" was released as a brown marbled 7" for Record Store Day on April 18, 2015 as the B-side to the original.