| Pop Song | Live | Recd | Maps and Legends |
| Galveston: (Jimmy Webb) | 1993 | Live 1993: Michael Stipe / Vic Chesnutt Also live 1995: R.E.M. | |
| Gardening At Night: | 1980 | 1981 | |
| Gardening At Night (Acoustic): | 1981 | ||
| Gardening At Night (Slow Version): | 1981 | ||
| Gates Of Eden: (John Wesley Harding) | 1991 | Live 1991: Peter Buck / John Wesley Harding Band | |
| Generic Surf Song: | 1981 | 1981 | Known as White Tornado |
| Gentle On My Mind: (John Hartford) | 2001 | ||
| Gepetto: (Vic Chesnutt) | 1991 | Live 1991: R.E.M. as William | |
| Get Back In Line: (Ray Davies) | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Also Live 2001: Peter Buck / Ray Davies | |
| Get On Their Way: | 1981 | Known as What if We Give It Away ? | |
| Get Together: (Youngblood) | 1990 | Live 1990: Michael Stipe / Natalie Merchant / Indigo Girls | |
| Get Up: | 1989 | 1988 | Also live 1991: Bingo Hand Job |
| Getaway, The: (Barrett Martin / Justin Harwood) | 1996 | 1997 | Live 1996: Peter Buck / Tuatara Recd 1997: Peter Buck / Tuatara |
| Ghostbusters: (Ray Parker Jr.) | 1984 | Live 1984: Adolf and the Casuals | |
| Ghost Dance: (Patti Smith / Lenny Kaye) | 1991 | Also live 1999: Michael Stipe / Patti Smith | |
| Ghost In You: (Psychedelic Furs) | 1987 | Medley with Red Rain / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | |
| Ghost Reindeer In The Sky: (S. Jones) | 1990 | ||
| Ghost Riders: (Johnny Reverby / Alan Vega) | 1987 | 1988 | Also live 1997: P. Buck / M. Mills / M. Stipe / Barrett Martin / Justin Harwood / Skerik |
| Ghost Riders In The Sky: (S. Jones) | 1982 | 1988 | |
| Ghost Tarts Of Stockholm: (Scott McCaughey) | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 | |
| Gimme Shelter: (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) | 1988 | Live 1988: Peter Buck / Drivin' 'n' Cryin' | |
| Gimmie Some Truth: (John Lennon) | 1994 | Recd 1994: Peter Buck / Sam Phillips | |
| Girl I Never Met, The: (Peter Buck / Scott McCaughey) | 2000 | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| Girl Like You, A: | 1980 | ||
| Give It To The Softboys: (Robyn Hitchcock) | 1997 | Live 1997: Peter Buck / Popsycle Shoppe Incident; Viva Sea-Tac II | |
| Glitter In Their Eyes: (Patti Smith) | 2000 | Recd 2000: Michael Stipe / Patti Smith | |
| Globe of Frogs, A ("Electric"): (Robyn Hitchcock) | 1989 | 1988 | Live 1989 / Recd 1988: Peter Buck / Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians |
| Glockenspiel: | 2001 | 2001 | Known as All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) |
| Gloria: (Van Morrison) | 1980 | Also live 1984: Hindu Love Gods w/ Stipe / Cook / Zevon Also live 1984: Adolf and the Casuals | |
| Go Daniel: (Traditional) | 1989 | A cappella prelude to I Believe | |
| God Only Knows: (Beach Boys) | 2001 | Live 2001: Mike Mills / The Croakers | |
| God Save The Queen: (G. Matlock / J. Rotten / P. Cook / S. Jones) | 1985 | ||
| Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight: (Vanda / Young) | 1984 | 1985 | Live 1984: Hindu Love Gods Recd 1985: Hindu Love Gods |
| Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together: (Lou Reed) | 1980 | ||
| Goo Goo Muck: ( Ronnie Cook / E. James) | 1986 | Also live 1987: Michael Stipe / Lynda Stipe | |
| Good Advices: | 1984 | 1985 | |
| Good Golly Miss Molly: (Richard Penniman) | 1993 | Recd 1993: Mike Mills / Backbeat Band (ost) | |
| Good King Wenceslas: (Traditional) | 1989 | ||
| Goodnight La Habana: (Barrett Martin / Justin Harwood) | 1997 | Live 1997: Peter Buck / Tuatara | |
| Got You: (Scott McCaughey) | 2001 | 2000 | Live 2001: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| Gotta Get Out Of Here: (Kevn Kinney) | 1990 | 1990 | Live 1990: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney Recd 1990: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney |
| Gotta Move On: (Kevn Kinney / Tim Nielsen / Paul Lenz) | 1989 | Live 1989: Peter Buck / Drivin' 'n' Cryin' Also live 1990: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney | |
| Gray Squirrel: (Traditional) | 1999 | Live 1999: Performed during It's The End Of The World As We Know It | |
| Government Center: (Jonathan Richman) | 1984 | Live 1984: Hindu Love Gods w/ Bryan Cook on vocals | |
| Great Beyond, The: | 1999 | 1999 | |
| Great Big: | 1988 | Demo version recorded in 1988 during Green sessions | |
| Great Divider, The: (Scott McCaughey) | 2001 | 2001 | Live 2001: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 2001: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| Great News Around You: (Scott McCaughey) | 2000 | Recd 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 | |
| Green Green Grass Of Home: (Curly Putman) | 1995 | Live 1995: Peter Buck / Mike Mills / The Minus 5 | |
| Green Grow the Rushes: | 1985 | 1985 | Also known as The Happy Carpenter Song |
| Greenfields: (Faultline) | 2002 | Recd 2002: Michael Stipe / Faultline | |
| Grievous Angel: (Nikki Sudden) | 1991 | Recd 1991: Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Nikki Sudden | |
| Groover: | 1998 | Unreleased instrumental from Up-sessions | |
| Grow Wild: (M. Goese / A. Peacock / H. Rowe / T. Sommer) | 1986 | Recd 1986: Michael Stipe / Hugo Largo | |
| Guilty By Association: (Vic Chesnutt) | 1995 | Recd 1995: Michael Stipe / Vic Chesnutt |