The B-52s discography
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Albums
Studio albums
| 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 |
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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
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| 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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Box sets
| Title | Details |
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| The Warner and Reprise Years |
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Extended plays
Singles
| 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 | ||||
| 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?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | ||||
| "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
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Mod [25] | |||
| 1982 | "Loveland" | — | Mesopotamia |
| "Cake" | — | ||
| 1989 | "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" | 7 | Cosmic Thing |
Other appearances
| 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
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 | |
| "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
- 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.