Song · R.E.M.
“Maps And Legends” by R.E.M.
From the album Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)
“Maps And Legends” by R.E.M. appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1985 on the album Fables of the Reconstruction. Its best result is #1716 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,190 alternative song of all time.
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"Maps and Legends" sits on Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M.'s third album, released in 1985 on I.R.S. and made a long way from home: the band cut it at Livingston Studios in London with Joe Boyd producing, their first record made outside the US. The album turns darker and murkier than what came before, its words steeped in Southern Gothic characters and themes.
All four members share the writing credit, and all four are on it: Michael Stipe singing, Peter Buck on guitar, Mike Mills on bass and Bill Berry on drums. It's a hazy, rolling reverie of a song, and it belongs to a record that critics have since heard as a hinge, holding on to the band's cryptic early sound while hinting at the acoustic turns still to come.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1743 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1743 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1743 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1733 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1716 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1716 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1717 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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