| Pop Song | Live | Recd | Maps and Legends |
| I Believe: | 1986 | 1986 | Also known as When I Was Young |
| I Believe: (Mahalia Jackson) | 1986 | A cappella prelude to I Believe | |
| I Belong To You: (Nikki Sudden) | 1991 | Recd 1991: Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Nikki Sudden | |
| I Can Hear Music: (Brian Wilson) | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 | |
| I Can Only Give You Everything: (Scott / Coulter) | 1980 | Also live 1983: It Crawled From the South | |
| I Can Stretch My Hand Out: | 1984 | Known as Trains | |
| I Can't Control Myself: (Troggs) | 1981 | Also live 1983: It Crawled From the South | |
| (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction: (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) | 1985 | ||
| I Changed The Lock: (Lucinda Williams) | 1989 | Live 1989: Worst Case Scenarios | |
| I Don't Sleep, I Dream: | 1995 | 1994 | |
| I Don't Want To Walk Around With You: (Jazz standard) | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / Julian / Scott McCaughey / Robert Lloyd / Kevin Jarvis | |
| I Don't Want You Anymore: | 1980 | 1983 | Known as All the Right Friends |
| I Enjoy Being A Boy (in Love with You): (Banana Splits) | 1991 | ||
| I Got The Music In Me: (Kiki Dee) | 1987 | Live 1987: The Mystery Twins as a part of a medley | |
| I Got You, Babe: (Sonny Bono) | 1983 | Also Live 2002: R.E.M. / Cher | |
| I Got Wheels: (Keith Streng) | 1984 | Recd 1984: Peter Buck / Full Time Men | |
| I Just Couldn't Stay Away: (Brian Burke) | 1991 | Recd 1991: Peter Buck / The Normaltown Flyers | |
| I Need Love: (Sam Phillips) | 1994 | Recd 1994: Peter Buck / Sam Phillips | |
| I Often Dream Of Trains: (Robyn Hitchcock) | 1990 | Live 1990: Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Robyn Hitchcock / Kevn Kinney | |
| I Remember California: | 1989 | 1988 | |
| I Saw Her Standing There: (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) | 1989 | Live 1989: Nigel & the Crosses | |
| I Spy: (P. Buck / B. Martin / J. Harwood / Skerik / S. McCaughey) | 1997 | 1998 | Live 1997 Recd 1998: Peter Buck / Tuatara Aka Potato Spy and L'Espionnage Pomme De Terre |
| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For: (U2) | 1987 | Snippet during Midnight Blue | |
| I Still Miss Someone: (Johnny Cash / R. Cash Jr) | 1995 | 1994 | Live 1995: Peter Buck / Scott McCaughey Recd 1994: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| I Took Your Name: | 1995 | 1994 | |
| I Walked With A Zombie: (Roky Erickson) | 1990 | ||
| I Wanna Be Your Dog: (The Stooges) | 1986 | ||
| I Wanna Destroy You: (Robyn Hitchcock) | 1989 | Live 1989: Worst Case Scenarios | |
| I Want You Tonight: (Pablo Cruise?) | 1991 | Live 1991: A cappella by Michael Stipe (R.E.M. as William) | |
| I Will Dare: (Paul Westerberg) | 1984 | Recd 1984: Peter Buck / The Replacements | |
| I Will Survive: (F.Perren / D.Fekaris) | |||
| I'll Be Your Mirror: (Lou Reed) | 1987 | ||
| I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better: (Gene Clark) | 1988 | Live 1988: The Southern Gentlemen | |
| I'll Give You My Skin: (Emily Saliers / Amy Ray / Michael Stipe) | 1988 | 1991 | Live 1988: Michael Stipe / Indigo Girls |
| I'll Take The Rain: | 2001 | 2001 | Aka Pedal Steel |
| I'll Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good): (Ted Koehler / Harold Arlen) | 1997 | Recd 1997: Michael Stipe / Jimmy Scott / Flea / Michael Brook (ost) | |
| I'm A One Woman Man: (Johnny Horton) | 1987 | Recd 1987: Hindu Love Gods | |
| I'm Always In Love: (Wilco) | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 | |
| I'm Free: (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) | 1990 | Live 1990: Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Kevn Kinney / Nikki Sudden / Jeff Sullivan / Tim Nielsen | |
| I'm In Control: (Peter Holsapple) | 1992 | Recd 1992: Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Peter Holsapple / The Troggs | |
| I'm Not Over You: | 1998 | 1998 | |
| (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone: (Tommy Boyce / Bobby Hart) | 1980 | Also live 1984: Hindu Love Gods w/ Bryan Cook on vocals | |
| I've Been High: | 2000 | 2001 | Live 2000: Michael Stipe performs with boombox |
| If Animals Could Talk: (B. Berry / P. Buck / Tony Trischka / Roger Mason) | 1993 | Recd 1993: Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Tony Trischka | |
| If I Had A Hammer: (L. Hays / Pete Seeger) | 1984 | ||
| If You Have Ghosts: (John Wesley Harding) | 1991 | Live 1991: Peter Buck / John Wesley Harding Band | |
| If You Have To Ask: (Peter Buck / Mark Eitzel) | 1997 | 1996 | Live 1997: Peter Buck / Mark Eitzel Recd 1996: Peter Buck / Mark Eitzel |
| If You Like Fat Women: (Cedell Davies) | 2002 | Live 2002: Peter Buck / Cedell Davies | |
| If You Were A Priest: (Robyn Hitchcock) | 1988 | Live 1988: Peter Buck / Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians | |
| If You're Happy: (Traditional?) | 1998 | ||
| Ignoreland: | 1992 | ||
| Imitation Of Life: | 1999 | 2001 | Live 1999: At Roskilde Soundcheck Aka Fake Trumpets Chorus |
| In A Lonely Coffin: (Scott McCaughey) | 2000 | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| In My Room: (Beach Boys) | 1995 | Live 1995: Mike Mills / Grant Lee Buffalo | |
| In The Year 2525: (Zagar & Evans) | 1984 | ||
| Indian Song, The: (P. Buck / K. Kinney / Nielsen / Sullivan / Fowler) | 1990 | 1995 | Live 1990: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney / Nikki Sudden Recd 1995: Peter Buck / Drivin' n' Cryin' |
| Injured Bird: (Vic Chesnutt / Michael Stipe) | 1997 | Recd 1997: Michael Stipe / Vic Chesnutt for The End of Violence by Wim Wenders (ost) | |
| Innocent, The: (Kevn Kinney) | 1994 | Live 1994: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney | |
| Interim Medley: | 1986 | Lifes Rich Pageant instrumental demo | |
| Into The Night: (Kristen Hall / Michelle Malone) | 1988 | Recd 1988: Bill Berry / Michelle Malone | |
| Intra 'N' Cubu: (Marcello Cunsolo) | 1992 | Recd 1992: Peter Buck / Flor de Mal | |
| In Your Life: (Peter Buck / Mark Eitzel) | 1997 | 1996 | Live 1997: Peter Buck / Mark Eitzel Recd 1996: Peter Buck / Mark Eitzel |
| Iron Mountain: (Kinney / Nielsen / Sullivan / Fowler) | 1989 | 1990 | Live 1989: Buck / D 'n' C Also live 1990: Buck / Kinney / Sudden Recd 1990: Buck / Kinney |
| It Might Hurt A Little Bit: (Michael Stipe / Tori Amos) | Recorded, but not yet released | ||
| It Suits Me Well: (Sandy Denny) | 1998 | Live 1998: Mike Mills / Continental Drifters | |
| It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry: (Bob Dylan) | 1989 | Live 1989: Worst Case Scenarios Also live 1990: Buck / Brian Burke / Nikki Sudden / Paul Edwards | |
| It's A Free World, Baby: | 1992 | ||
| It's A Mystery: | 1980 | 1984 | Known as Mystery to Me |
| It's A Restless World: (Tex Ritter / Gogi Grant / Frank Ifield) | 1985 | Known as The Wayward Wind | |
| It's The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine): | 1987 | 1987 | |
| It's Too Late: (Carole King?) | 1985 | Live 1985: Peter Buck / Full Time Men |