college rock artists
4 published college rock artists, led by R.E.M., The Proclaimers and Sinéad O'Connor.
At a glance
4 published college rock artists; 39 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 2 tier 3
- 4
- Release groups
- 432
- Studio albums
- 39
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 39
- Timeline events
- 69
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 30.7M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 85M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 37.8 years
- Full biographies
- 4
- Biography words
- 20,056
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (3 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most college rock artists. United States leads with 2.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with college rock. The most shared is folk rock, with 4 artists in both.
Covers from college rock
39 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Collapse Into Now
R.E.M. · 2011
Accelerate
R.E.M. · 2008
Around the Sun
R.E.M. · 2004
Reveal
R.E.M. · 2001
Up
R.E.M. · 1998
New Adventures in Hi‐Fi
R.E.M. · 1996
Monster
R.E.M. · 1994
Automatic for the People
R.E.M. · 1992
Out of Time
R.E.M. · 1991
Green
R.E.M. · 1988
Document
R.E.M. · 1987
Lifes Rich Pageant
R.E.M. · 1986
Leaders
R.E.M. has the most release groups (299); R.E.M. the longest career (44 years); Sinéad O'Connor the most awards (11).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| R.E.M. | 299 |
| Sinéad O'Connor | 90 |
| The Proclaimers | 33 |
| Michael Stipe | 10 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| R.E.M. | 44 |
| The Proclaimers | 39 |
| Sinéad O'Connor | 38 |
| Michael Stipe | 30 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Sinéad O'Connor | 11 |
| R.E.M. | 6 |
Most famous college rock artists
R.E.M.
United States · Group · 1980–2011
folk rock, alternative rock, college rock, jangle pop
23.4M listeners · 69 wikis
The Proclaimers
United Kingdom · Group · 1983–present
folk rock, pop rock, country rock, college rock, Celtic rock
7.4M listeners · 26 wikis
Sinéad O'Connor
Ireland · Person · born 1966
folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock, reggae, college rock, indie pop, Celtic rock
86 wikis
Michael Stipe
United States · Person · born 1960
folk rock, alternative rock, college rock, jangle pop
43 wikis