Glee paid tribute to several artists and several albums while it was on the air. There are sixteen tribute episodes where the only performances are covers of songs by the artist/albums of which they are dedicated to. Most of these episodes are in the show's fifth season, including an episode dedicated to the late Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson).
| Season |
Episode Number |
Episode Title |
Tribute To/For: |
| 1 |
15 |
"The Power of Madonna" |
Madonna |
| 2 |
2 |
"Britney/Brittany" | Britney Spears |
| 2 |
5 |
"The Rocky Horror Glee Show" |
The Rocky Horror Picture
Show |
| 2 |
19 |
"Rumours" |
Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) |
| 3 |
11 |
"Michael" |
Michael Jackson |
| 3 |
16 |
"Saturday Night Glee-ver" |
Saturday Night Fever |
| 3 |
17 |
"Dance With Somebody" |
Whitney Houston |
| 4 |
2 |
"Britney 2.0" |
Britney Spears |
| 4 |
6 |
"Glease" |
Grease |
| 4 |
21 |
"Wonder-ful" |
Stevie Wonder |
| 5 |
1 |
"Love, Love, Love" | The Beatles |
| 5 |
2 |
"Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" | The Beatles |
| 5 |
3 |
"The Quarterback" | Cory Monteith |
| 5 |
4 |
"A Katy or a Gaga" | Katy Perry & Lady Gaga |
| 5 |
6 |
"Movin' Out" |
Billy Joel |
| 6 |
3 |
"Jagged Little Tapestry" |
Jagged Little Pill (Alanis
Morissette) & Tapestry (Carole King) |