| Pop Song | Live | Recd | Maps and Legends |
| Narrator: | 1980 | 1985 | Also live 1984 / Recd 1985: Hindu Love Gods w/ B. Cook Also known as Jacques Cousteau |
| Nature's Way: (Randy California) | 1994 | Recd 1994: Peter Buck / Victoria Williams | |
| Near Wild Heaven: | 1995 | 1991 | Vocals by Mike Mills |
| Needle In A Haystack: (Commercial) | 1988 | Live 1988: Peter Buck / Robyn Hitchcock as an improvasion of a Radio Commercial | |
| Needles And Pins: (J. Nietsche / Sony Bono) | 1980 | Also live 1984: Hindu Love Gods w/ Bryan Cook on vocals | |
| Negotiation: (Buck / Martin / Harwood / Skerik / McCaughey / Stone / Berlin) | 1998 | 1998 | Live 1998: Peter Buck / Tuatara Recd 1998: Peter Buck / Tuatara |
| Nervous Breakdown: (Eddie Cochran) | 1980 | ||
| Never Far Behind: (Kevn Kinney) | 1993 | Live 1993: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney | |
| Neverland: (Peter Holsapple) | 1982 | Live 1982: w/ Peter Holsapple Also live 1991: Bingo Hand Job | |
| New Orleans Instrumental No.1: | 1992 | ||
| New Orleans Instrumental No.1 (Long Version): | 1992 | ||
| New Orleans Instrumental No.2: | 1992 | ||
| New Test Leper: | 1997 | 1996 | Live 1997: Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Michael Stipe / Barrett Martin / Justin Harwood / Skerik |
| New Test Leper (Acoustic): | 1996 | ||
| Night Chicago Died Again, The: (Scott McCaughey) | 2000 | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| Night In The Emerald City: (Barrett Martin / Justin Harwood) | 1998 | Recd 1998: Peter Buck / Tuatara | |
| Night Swim: | Demo recorded in 1990 during Out of Time sessions | ||
| Night Time: (Chickasaw Mudd Puppies) | 1991 | Recd 1991: Michael Stipe / Chickasaw Mudd Puppies | |
| Nights Between Stations: (Peter Buck / Chris Eckman) | 2000 | 1995 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 1995: Peter Buck / Chris & Carla |
| Nightswimming: | 1995 | 1992 | |
| 9-9: | 1981 | 1983 | |
| No More Glory: (Scott McCaughey) | 1995 | 1994 | Live 1995: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 Recd 1994: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 |
| No Other Baby: (The Vipers) | 2000 | Live 2000: Peter Buck / The Minus 5 | |
| Not A Day Goes By: (Christy McWilson) | 2002 | Recd 2002: Peter Buck / Christy McWilson | |
| Not Afraid to Die: (Kevn Kinney) | 1990 | 1990 | Live 1990: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney Recd 1990: Peter Buck / Kevn Kinney |
| Not Fade Away: (Neil Young) | 1996 | Live 1996: Peter Buck / Patti Smith | |
| Nowhere Road: (B. Berry / P. Buck / M. Mills / Peter Holsapple) | 1992 | Recd 1992: Bill Berry / Peter Buck / Mike Mills / Peter Holsapple / The Troggs |