The B-52's discography

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

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album 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 — 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

Title Album 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
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 — — — —
Party Mix! - Mesopotamia[18]
  • Released: February 1991
  • Label: Reprise
 184 — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album 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
West Park, Chicago, 1979
  • Released: July 10, 2015
  • Label: Live Wire

Extended plays

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

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[20]		 AUS
[2]		 BEL
[21]		 CAN
[22]		 FRA
[23]		 GER
[24]		 IRE
[25]		 NED
[26]		 NZ
[27]		 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" — — — — — — — — — —
1983 "Legal Tender" 81 — — — — — — — — — Whammy!
"Whammy Kiss" — — — — — — — — — —
"Song for a Future Generation" — — — — — — — — — 63
1986 "Rock Lobster" (European re-release) — — — — — — 20 — — 12 Non-album single
"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
"Channel Z" (re-release) — — — — — — — — — 61
"Deadbeat Club" 30 73 — 35 — — — — 21 —
1992 "Good Stuff" 28 56 25 24 — 37 26 28 23 21 Good Stuff
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" — — — — — — — — — 61
"Revolution Earth" — — — — — — — — — —
"Is That You Mo-Dean?" — — — — — — — — — —
1993 "Hot Pants Explosion" — — — — — — — — — —
1994 "(Meet) The Flintstones" 33 54 2 19 — 9 5 5 15 3 The Flintstones
(soundtrack)
1998 "Debbie" — — — — — — — — — — Time Capsule:
Songs for a Future Generation
1999 "Love Shack '99" — — — — — — — — — 66
2008 "Funplex" — — — — — — — — — — Funplex
"Juliet of the Spirits" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video

Music videos

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
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"

VHS, Laserdisc & DVD

References

  1. 1 2 3 "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 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 19, 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from June 26, 1988: "australian-charts.com > The B-52's in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
    • "Channel Z" (ARIA Chart) 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 Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Belgian (Flanders) Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. ↑ Canadian Albums:
    • "B-52's" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Wild Planet" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Cosmic Thing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Good Stuff" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  5. ↑ German Albums:
    • "Whammy!" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Cosmic Thing" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Good Stuff" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Funplex" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  6. 1 2 "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  7. 1 2 "New Zealand Albums". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  8. 1 2 3 "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  9. ↑ "Swiss Albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  10. 1 2 3 4 UK chart peaks:
    • "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  12. 1 2 "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand Certification - "The B-52's"". RMNZ. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  15. ↑ "New Zealand Certification - "Cosmic Thing"". RMNZ. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  17. ↑ "New Zealand Certification - "Time Capsule"". RMNZ. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  18. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/1493301/the-b-52s/chart?page=1&f=305
  19. ↑ Canadian Albums:
    • "Mesopotamia" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  20. ↑ "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  21. ↑ "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  22. ↑ Canadian singles:
    • "Rock Lobster" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Love Shack" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Roam" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Deadbeat Club" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Good Stuff" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  23. ↑ "French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Give Me Back My Man" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  24. ↑ German singles:
    • "Roam" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "Good Stuff" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  25. ↑ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  26. ↑ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand Singles". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  28. ↑ "New Zealand Certification - "(Meet) The Flintstones"". RMNZ. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  29. ↑ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=B-52%27S&ti=1979-1989
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