This is the discography and videography of American rock band The B-52s.
Albums
editStudio albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NED [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||||
The B-52's |
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59 | 7 | — | 14 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 22 | |||
Wild Planet |
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18 | 12 | — | 32 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 18 |
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Whammy! |
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29 | 97 | — | — | 40 | — | 42 | 29 | — | 33 |
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Bouncing Off the Satellites |
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85 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 74 | |||
Cosmic Thing |
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4 | 1 | 152 | 8 | 25 | 70 | 1 | 38 | — | 8 | |||
Good Stuff |
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16 | 36 | — | 21 | 22 | 45 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 8 | |||
Funplex |
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11 | 93 | 67 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 71 | 73 | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [10] | ||||||||||
Party Mix! |
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55 | 80 | — | 23 | 36 | ||||||||
The Best of the B-52's – Dance This Mess Around |
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— | — | — | — | 36 |
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Party Mix! – Mesopotamia[18] |
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184 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Planet Claire |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation |
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93 | 40 | 15 | — | — | ||||||||
Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology |
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136 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
editTitle | Details |
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With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA |
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Live! 8-24-1979 |
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Live! Rock 'N Rockets 1998 |
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Extended plays
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [20] |
NED [6] |
SWE [8] |
UK [10] | ||
Mesopotamia |
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35 | 79 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 18 |
Singles
editYear | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||
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
editYear | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Mod [25] | |||
1982 | "Loveland" | — | Mesopotamia |
"Cake" | — | ||
1989 | "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" | 7 | Cosmic Thing |
Other appearances
editTitle | Year | Album |
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"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
editMusic videos
editYear | Song | Director |
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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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b c d "The B-52s Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 23. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > The B-52's in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- "Channel Z" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received July 15, 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.
- "(Meet) The Flintstones" (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 11, 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
- All ARIA-era (June 13, 1988, onward) peaks to October 23, 2020: "The B-52's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on October 23, 2020". ARIA. Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "Ultratop > The B-52's in Ultatop Vlaanderen". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ Canadian Albums:
- "B-52's" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Wild Planet" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Cosmic Thing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Good Stuff" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ a b German chart peaks:
- All except specified: "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "The B-52's"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 24, 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
- "(Meet) The Flintstones": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "The B.C. 52's"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "dutchcharts.nl > The B-52's in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "charts.org.nz > The B-52's in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com > The B-52's in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: B-52's (Alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d UK chart peaks:
- All except specified: "Official Charts > B-52's". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2020. N.B. The peak for "Love Shack '99" is not listed separately, but can be seen when expanding the chart run (by clicking the + symbol) for "Love Shack". The Official Charts site is missing positions 76–100 between April 1991 and January 1994 inclusive.
- "Is That You Mo-Dean?" and "Hot Pants Explosion": "Selected weeks from 'The 76-100 pos. UK-Charts-Thread' thread on UKMix Chart Analysis forum". Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Imgur. N.B. These chart positions are not available on the Official Charts site, but were published in Music Week magazine.
- "(Meet) The Flintstones": "Official Charts > BC-52's". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "The B-52's"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification – "Cosmic Thing"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "The B-52s - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "Time Capsule"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Canadian Albums:
- "Mesopotamia" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Canadian singles:
- "Rock Lobster" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Love Shack" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Roam" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Deadbeat Club" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "Good Stuff" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- "(Meet) The Flintstones" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ French chart peaks:
- All except specified: "lescharts.com > The B-52's dans les charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- "Give Me Back My Man": "Give Me Back My Man" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for The B-52's". Fireball Media. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Certification - "(Meet) The Flintstones"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "The B-52s Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.