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
"—" 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

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[18]
NED
[6]
SWE
[8]
UK
[10]
Party Mix!
  • Released: August 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
79
Mesopotamia
  • Released: January 27, 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
35 79 38 29 21 18
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[19]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[20]
CAN
[21]
FRA
[22]
GER
[23]
IRE
[24]
NED
[25]
NZ
[26]
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" (Live) Charles Libin and Paul Cameron
1980 "Private Idaho"
1983 "Legal Tender" Mick Haggerty and C.D. Taylor
"Song for a Future Generation"
1984 "Monster"
1986 "Rock Lobster"
"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

VHS, Laserdisc & DVD

References

  1. 1 2 3 "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Australian chart peaks:
  3. "Belgian (Flanders) Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. Canadian Albums:
  5. German Albums:
  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:
  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 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  17. "New Zealand Certification - "Time Capsule"". RMNZ. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  18. Canadian Albums:
  19. "US Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  20. "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  21. Canadian singles:
  22. "French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  23. German singles:
  24. "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  25. "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  26. "New Zealand Singles". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  27. "New Zealand Certification - "(Meet) The Flintstones"". RMNZ. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
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