List of tribute albums
Just as The Residents have become known for strange and unique versions of well-known popular tunes, many other groups have taken the opportunity to pay tribute to their heroes.
The below list compiles tribute and cover albums dedicated to The Residents, both official and unofficial.
Official
The following tribute/cover albums were created and/or released with the sanction with The Residents, The Cryptic Corporation, or their record labels:
Albums
- Eyesore: A Stab At The Residents by various artists (1996)
- Stuck Bad by The Darkening Scale (2011)
- I Am A Resident! by The Residents and You? (2018)
- Commercial Album by The 180 Gs (2019)
- The Godfather Of Odd - A Hardy Fox Tribute by various artists (2019)
- Aye Foreign Eye by Muni Aprile & Friends (2022)
- Unconventional Residents by Alieno de Bootes (2022)
- Unconventional Residents II by Alieno de Bootes (2023)
- Unconventional Residents - Alternates & Outtakes by Alieno de Bootes (2023)
- Unconventional Residents III by Alieno de Bootes (2024)
- Unconventional Residents IV by Alieno de Bootes (2025)
- Shark Fin Soup by Philip Sanderson (2025)
EPs and singles
- "Santa Dog" by Star Stunted (2021)
- "Mahogany Wood" by Star Stunted II (2024)
Between 2014 and 2017, The Residents' lead composer Charles Bobuck produced a number of releases featuring his own personal interpretations of selected Residents tracks.
- "Never Known Questions" digital single (2014)
- "Walk Over" digital single (2015)
- Bobuck Plays The Residents (2016)
- Clank Clank Clank EP (2017)
Unofficial
The following are tribute/cover albums released by fans without the official sanction of The Residents, The Cryptic Corporation, or associated record labels. The majority of these releases were issued physically in limited numbers, or digitally via the internet.
- Now Available mini-album by C.W. Vrtacek (1983)
- Constantinople - A Tribute to The Residents by various artists (1988)
- Songs Vol. 2 - The Residents by the Cheepskates (1992)
- The Residents Unmasked! by various artists (1995)
- The Residents Unmasked! 2 by various artists (1995)
- F.E.S.T.E.R. A Tribute to the Residents by Smelly Tongues and various artists (2000)
- Worm Pizza by The Moles (2003)
- You Should Never Ask Permission by Mr. Mute (2004)
- Narcophony Plays The Residents by Narcophony (2005)
- Attack of the Killer Black Eye Ball by XXX Residents (2009)
- Unavailable by Buck Tardley (2010)
- Leftovers by Mr. Mute (2010)
- Brett Spivey Does The Residents Doing Christmas by Brett Spivey (2012)
- Residents Resifted by UFO Hawaii (2014)
- Many Happy Returns by Brett Spivey (2014)
- Commercial Covers by Derrick McMillon (2016)
- Who Killed Ralph? by various artists (2016)
- Who Killed Ralph, Too? by various artists (2016)
- Who Killed Ralph? III by various artists (2016)
- Mr. Eyeball's Fantastical Karaoke Apparatus by Brett Spivey (2016)
- Who Killed Ralph? IV by various artists (2017)
- Who Killed Ralph? Volume Five by various artists (2017)
- Fourth Reich and Mo by iNDECYPHERABLE iNDUSTRIES (2017)
- Who Killed Ralph? Volume Six by various artists (2017)
- Who Killed Ralph? Volume Seven by various artists (2017)
- Who Killed Ralph? Volume 8 by various artists (2018)
- Eye Am A Resident by various artists (2018)
- Unofficial compilation of all fan-made cover versions submitted to the official I Am A Resident! crowdfund project
- The Commercial Album Album by Munimún (2020)
- Interlopers by The Cryptic Co-Operation (2022)