This is the discography and videography of American rock band The B-52s.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
The B-52's 59 7 14 3 22
Wild Planet
  • Released: August 27, 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
18 12 32 3 18
Whammy!
  • Released: April 27, 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros.
29 97 40 42 29 33
Bouncing Off the Satellites
  • Released: September 8, 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
85 73 50 74
Cosmic Thing
  • Released: June 27, 1989
  • Label: Reprise
4 1 152 8 25 70 1 38 8
Good Stuff
  • Released: June 23, 1992
  • Label: Reprise
16 36 21 22 45 14 36 26 8
Funplex 11 93 67 38 71 73
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
UK
[10]
Party Mix!
  • Released: July 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
55 80 23 36
The Best of the B-52's –
Dance This Mess Around
  • Released: July 1990
  • Label: Island
36
Party Mix! – Mesopotamia[18]
  • Released: February 1991
  • Label: Reprise
184
Planet Claire
  • Release: 1995
  • Label: Spectrum Music
Time Capsule:
Songs for a Future Generation
  • Released: May 26, 1998
  • Label: Reprise
93 40 15
Nude on the Moon:
The B-52's Anthology
  • Released: January 15, 2002
  • Label: Rhino
136
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Details
With the Wild Crowd!
Live in Athens, GA
  • Released: October 10, 2011
  • Label: Eagle
Live! 8-24-1979
  • Released: April 21, 2015
  • Label: Rhino
Live! Rock 'N Rockets 1998
  • Released: April 21, 2018
  • Label: Mountain Man Music

Extended plays

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[20]
NED
[6]
SWE
[8]
UK
[10]
Mesopotamia
  • Released: January 27, 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
35 79 38 29 21 18

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[3]
CAN
[21]
FRA
[22]
GER
[5]
IRE
[23]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
UK
[10]
1978 "Rock Lobster" 56 3 1 38 37 The B-52's
1979 "Planet Claire" 43 35
"Dance This Mess Around"
1980 "Private Idaho" 74 11 Wild Planet
"Give Me Back My Man" 59 61
"Party Out of Bounds"
1981 "Give Me Back My Man" (Remix) Party Mix!
1982 "Deep Sleep" Mesopotamia
"Mesopotamia"
1983 "Legal Tender" 81 Whammy!
"Whammy Kiss"
"Song for a Future Generation" 63
1986 "Rock Lobster/Planet Claire" (European re-release) 20 12 The B-52's
"Summer of Love" 90 35 Bouncing off the Satellites
"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
1987 "Wig" 79
1989 "Channel Z" 145 43 Cosmic Thing
"Love Shack" 3 1 12 5 42 1 15 1 2
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[11]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[15]
  • BPI: Platinum[16]
1990 "Roam" 3 11 4 40 9 2 17
"Deadbeat Club" 30 73 35 21
"Channel Z" (re-release) 61
1992 "Good Stuff" 28 56 25 24 37 26 28 23 21 Good Stuff
"Is That You Mo-Dean?" 79
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" 120 61
1993 "Revolution Earth" 146
"Hot Pants Explosion" 78
1994 "(Meet) The Flintstones" 33 54 2 19 9 5 5 15 3 The Flintstones:
Music From Bedrock
1998 "Debbie" Time Capsule:
Songs for a Future Generation
1999 "Love Shack" (The B-52's vs. DJ Tonka) 112 66 Non-album single
2008 "Funplex" Funplex
"Juliet of the Spirits"
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promo singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Mod
[25]
1982 "Loveland" Mesopotamia
"Cake"
1989 "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" 7 Cosmic Thing

Other appearances

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List of non-single songs by The B-52's from non-B-52's releases, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Quiche Lorraine" (Live) 1991 Tame Yourself
"The Bedrock Twitch" (as The BC-52's) 1994 The Flintstones: Music From Bedrock
"The Chosen One" 2000 Pokémon 2000: The Power Of One (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
"Glove Slap" 2007 The Simpsons: Testify
"Music City Queen" (with Miranda Lambert) 2022 Palomino

Video

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Music videos

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Year Song Director
1979 "Rock Lobster" (studio performance video) Charles Libin & Paul Cameron
1980 "Private Idaho"
"Give Me Back My Man"
1983 "Legal Tender" Mick Haggerty & C.D. Taylor
"Song for a Future Generation"
1984 "Monster"
1986 "Rock Lobster" (conceptual video)
"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" Paul Tassie
"Planet Claire"
1989 "Channel Z" Drew Carolan
"Love Shack" Adam Bernstein
1990 "Roam"
"Deadbeat Club" Jeff Preiss
"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" (Live 1990)
1992 "Good Stuff" Marcus Nispel
"Is That You Mo-Dean?"
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is"
1993 "Revolution Earth" James Herbert
"Hot Pants Explosion"
1994 "(Meet) The Flintstones"
1998 "Debbie" Ramaa Mosley
2008 "Funplex" Robert Schober
"Juliet of the Spirits"

Video albums

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  • The B-52's 1979–1989 (1989) VHS. (Certified Platinum by RIAA)[26]
  • The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998 (1998) VHS & Laserdisc.
  • With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA (2012) DVD & Blu-ray.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The B-52s Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b "Ultratop > The B-52's in Ultatop Vlaanderen". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Canadian Albums:
  5. ^ a b German chart peaks:
  6. ^ a b c "dutchcharts.nl > The B-52's in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "charts.org.nz > The B-52's in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com > The B-52's in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: B-52's (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d UK chart peaks:
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The B-52's"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  15. ^ a b c d Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "British certifications – B-52'S". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 16, 2022. Type B-52'S in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Cosmic Thing"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  18. ^ "The B-52s - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017.
  19. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Time Capsule"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  20. ^ Canadian Albums:
  21. ^ Canadian singles:
  22. ^ French chart peaks:
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for The B-52's". Fireball Media. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  24. ^ "New Zealand Certification - "(Meet) The Flintstones"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  25. ^ "The B-52s Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  26. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.