This is the discography and videography of American rock band The B-52's.
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US | US Rock | UK[1] | AUS | NZ | SWE | ||||
| 1979 | The B-52's
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59 | — | 22 | 7 | 3 | — | ||
| 1980 | Wild Planet
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18 | — | 18 | 12 | 3 | — |
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| 1983 | Whammy!
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29 | — | 33 | 97 | 42 | 29 |
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| 1986 | Bouncing off the Satellites
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85 | — | 74 | 73 | 50 | — | ||
| 1989 | Cosmic Thing
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4 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 38 | ||
| 1992 | Good Stuff
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16 | — | 8 | 36 | 14 | 36 |
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| 2008 | Funplex
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11 | 5 | 73 | 93 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or that were not released on that market | |||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US | UK[1] | AUS | SWE | ||
| 1981 | Party Mix!
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— | — | 79 [A] |
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| 1982 | Mesopotamia
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35 | 18 | 79 | 21 |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US | UK [1] |
AUS [4] |
NZ | SE | |||||
| 1981 | Party Mix!
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55 | 36 | 80 [A] |
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| 1990 | The Best of the B-52's
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— | 36 | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Planet Claire
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
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93 | — | 40 | 15 | — | |||
| 2002 | Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology
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136 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or that were not released on that market | |||||||||
A. ^ In Australia Party Mix! initially charted on the Albums Chart, but was then two weeks later it was also listed on the Singles Chart as the original vinyl release was considered as an EP and therefore charted on the Singles Chart.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | RIAA [5] |
Album | |||||
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| US | US Dance | US Mod | UK [1] |
AUS [4][6] |
NZ [7] |
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| 1978 | "Rock Lobster" | 56 | 24 | — | 37 | 3 | 38 | — | The B-52's |
| 1979 | "Planet Claire" | — | — | — | 43 | 35 | — | ||
| "Dance This Mess Around" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Private Idaho" | 74 | 5 | — | — | 11 | — | — | Wild Planet |
| "Give Me Back My Man" | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | |||
| "Party out of Bounds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Mesopotamia" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | Mesopotamia |
| 1983 | "Legal Tender" | 81 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Whammy! |
| "Whammy Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Song for a Future Generation" | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Rock Lobster" (re-release) | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | The B-52's |
| "Summer of Love" | — | 3 | — | — | 90 | 35 | — | Bouncing off the Satellites | |
| "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Wig" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | Cosmic Thing |
| "Channel Z" | — | — | 1 | 61 | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Shack" | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Gold | ||
| 1990 | "Roam" | 3 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | Gold | |
| "Deadbeat Club" | 30 | — | — | — | 76 | 21 | — | ||
| 1992 | "Good Stuff" | 28 | — | 1 | 21 | 56 | 23 | — | 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" | 33 | 3 | — | 3 | 54 | 15 | — | The Flintstones (soundtrack) |
| 1998 | "Debbie" | — | 32 | 35 | — | — | — | — | Time Capsule |
| 1999 | "Love Shack '99" | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | Non-album song |
| 2008 | "Funplex" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Funplex |
| "Juliet of the Spirits" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not certified | |||||||||
| Year | Song | Director |
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| 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 |
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