The B-52s discography

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

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak 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 59714322
Wild Planet
  • Released: August 27, 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
181232318
Whammy!
  • Released: April 27, 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros.
299740422933
Bouncing Off the Satellites
  • Released: September 8, 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
85735074
Cosmic Thing
  • Released: June 27, 1989
  • Label: Reprise
41152825701388
Good Stuff
  • Released: June 23, 1992
  • Label: Reprise
16362122451436268
Funplex 119367387173
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
UK
[10]
Party Mix!
  • Released: July 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
55802336
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
934015
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

TitleDetails
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

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[20]
NED
[6]
SWE
[8]
UK
[10]
Mesopotamia
  • Released: January 27, 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
357938292118

Singles

YearTitlePeak 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"56313837The B-52's
1979"Planet Claire"4335
"Dance This Mess Around"
1980"Private Idaho"7411Wild Planet
"Give Me Back My Man"5961
"Party Out of Bounds"
1981"Give Me Back My Man" (Remix)Party Mix!
1982"Deep Sleep"Mesopotamia
"Mesopotamia"
1983"Legal Tender"81Whammy!
"Whammy Kiss"
"Song for a Future Generation"63
1986"Rock Lobster/Planet Claire" (European re-release)2012The B-52's
"Summer of Love"9035Bouncing off the Satellites
"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"
1987"Wig"79
1989"Channel Z"14543Cosmic Thing
"Love Shack"311254211512
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [11]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [15]
  • BPI: Platinum [16]
1990"Roam"3114409217
"Deadbeat Club"30733521
"Channel Z" (re-release)61
1992"Good Stuff"285625243726282321Good Stuff
"Is That You Mo-Dean?"78
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is"12061
1993"Revolution Earth"146
"Hot Pants Explosion"78
1994"(Meet) The Flintstones"3354219955153 The Flintstones:
Music From Bedrock
1998"Debbie"Time Capsule:
Songs for a Future Generation
1999"Love Shack" (The B-52's vs. DJ Tonka)11266Non-album single
2008"Funplex"Funplex
"Juliet of the Spirits"
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promo singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Mod
[25]
1982"Loveland"Mesopotamia
"Cake"
1989"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"7Cosmic Thing

Other appearances

List of non-single songs by The B-52's from non-B-52's releases, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"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

Music videos

YearSongDirector
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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  21. Canadian singles:
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