The B-52's discography

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

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album U.S. UK AUS
1979 The B-52's 59 22 7
1980 Wild Planet 18 18 12
1982 Mesopotamia EP 35 18 79
1983 Whammy! 29 33 97
1986 Bouncing off the Satellites 85 74 73
1989 Cosmic Thing 4 8 1
1992 Good Stuff 16 8 36
2008 Funplex 11 73 93

[edit] Compilations

Year Album U.S. UK AUS
1982 Party Mix! 55 36 80
1990 The Best of the B-52's: Dance This Mess Around (UK only - Contains a different mix of "52 Girls") - 36 -
1991 Party Mix / Mesopotamia EP (re-issue) 184 66 -
1998 Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation (singles collection) 93 37 40
2002 Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology 136 57
  • Reference for U.S. album chart positions: Allmusic[1]

[edit] Singles

Year Song U.S. U.S. Dance U.S. Modern Rock UK AUS Album
1979 "Rock Lobster" 56 24 - 37 3 The B-52's
"Planet Claire" - - - 43
"Dance This Mess Around" - - - -
1980 "Private Idaho" 74 5 - - 11 Wild Planet
"Give Me Back My Man" - - 61 -
"Party out of Bounds" - - - -
1982 "Mesopotamia"/"Deep Sleep"/"Cake" - 13 - - - Mesopotamia
1983 "Legal Tender" 81 9 - - - Whammy!
"Whammy Kiss" - - - -
"Song for a Future Generation" - - 63 -
1986 "Rock Lobster"/"Planet Claire" (re-issue) - - - 12 - —
"Summer of Love" - 3 - - 90 Bouncing off the Satellites
"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" - 10 - - -
1987 "Wig" - - - 79 -
1989 "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" - - 7 - - Earth Girls Are Easy soundtrack,
Cosmic Thing
"Channel Z" - - 1 61 - Cosmic Thing
"Love Shack" 3 7 1 2 1
1990 "Roam" 3 10 6 17 15
"Deadbeat Club" 30 - - - 76
1992 "Good Stuff" 28 - 1 21 51 Good Stuff
"Is That You Mo-Dean?" - - - - -
"Tell It Like It T-I-Is" - - 13 61 -
1993 "Revolution Earth" - - - - -
"Hot Pants Explosion" - - - - -
1994 "(Meet) The Flintstones" (as "The BC-52's") 33 3 - 3 - The Flintstones soundtrack
1998 "Debbie" - 32 35 - - Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
1999 "Love Shack '99" - - - 66 - -
2008 "Funplex" 1 - 19 - - - Funplex
2008 "Juliet of the Spirits"[2]
  • Reference for U.S. singles chart positions: Allmusic[3]
  • In the 1970s and 1980s, Billboard's Dance Chart policy allowed multiple songs (or in some cases all songs) from an album or an EP to occupy the same position if more than one track was receiving significant play in dance clubs.
  • 1 Currently active on charts.

[edit] Video

[edit] Music videos

Year Song Director
1979 "Rock Lobster" (Live) Charles Libin & Paul Cameron
1983 "Legal Tender" Mick Haggerty & C.D. Taylor
"Song for a Future Generation" Mick Haggerty & C.D. Taylor
1986 "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" Paul Tassie
1989 "Channel Z" Drew Carolan
"Love Shack" Adam Bernstein
1990 "Roam" Adam Bernstein
"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

[edit] VHS & Laserdisc

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic Album Chart Information for The B-52's
  2. ^ New Single is Juliet of the Spirits
  3. ^ Allmusic Singles Chart Information for The B-52's