The B-52's discography

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

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	US Rock	AUS [1]	NZ [2]	SWE	UK [3]
1979	The B-52's First studio album Release date: July 6, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. Records	59	—	7	3	—	22	US: Platinum[4]
1980	Wild Planet Second studio album Release date: August 27, 1980 Label: Warner Bros. Records	18	—	12	3	—	18	US: Gold[4]
1983	Whammy! Third studio album Release date: April 27, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. Records	29	—	97	42	29	33	US: Gold[4]
1986	Bouncing off the Satellites Fourth studio album Release date: September 8, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Records	85	—	73	50	—	74
1989	Cosmic Thing Fifth studio album Release date: June 27, 1989 Label: Reprise Records	4	—	1	1	38	8	US: 4× Platinum[4] AUS: 2× Platinum[5] UK: Platinum[6]
1992	Good Stuff Sixth studio album Release date: June 23, 1992 Label: Reprise Records	16	—	36	14	36	8	US: Gold[4] UK: Silver[6]
2008	Funplex Seventh studio album Release date: March 25, 2008 Label: Astralwerks	11	5	93	—	—	73
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or that were not released on that market

Extended plays

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	AUS [1]	SWE	UK [3]
1981	Party Mix! Remix extended play Release date: August 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Records	—	79	—	—
1982	Mesopotamia Mini album / Extended play Release date: January 27, 1982 Label: Warner Bros. Records	35	79	21	18

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	AUS	SWE	UK
2011	With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA Release date: October 10, 2011 Label: Eagle Records	—	—	—	—
2015	Live! 8-24-1979 Release date: April 21, 2015 Label: Rhino Entertainment	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	AUS [1]	NZ [2]	SE	UK [3]
1981	Party Mix! First compilation album Release date: July 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Records	55	80	—	23	36
1990	Dance This Mess Around:The Best of the B-52's Second compilation album. UK only. Contains the Party Mix! version of 52 Girls. Release date: 1986 Label: Reprise Records / Island	—	—	—	—	36	UK: Silver[6]
1995	Planet Claire Third compilation album, non-canon budget compilation released via license. Release date: 1995 Label: Spectrum Records	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation Fourth compilation album Release date: May 26, 1998 Label: Reprise Records	93	40	15	—	—	AUS: Platinum[5]
2002	Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology Fifth compilation album Released: January 15, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Records	136	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or that were not released on that market

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US	US Dance	US Mod	AUS [1]	BEL (FLA) [7]	CAN	FRA [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	NED [11]	NZ [2]	UK [3]
1978	"Rock Lobster"	56	24	—	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	38	37		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" (UK/EUR re-release)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	12		The B-52's
	"Summer of Love"	—	3	—	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—		Bouncing off the Satellites
	"Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"Wig"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79
1989	"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" (promo only)	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cosmic Thing
	"Channel Z"	—	—	1	145	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Love Shack"	3	7	1	1	12	5	42	—	1	15	1	2	US: Gold[4] AUS: 2× Platinum[5] UK: Silver[6]
1990	"Roam"	3	10	6	11	—	4	—	40	9	—	2	17	US: Gold[4] AUS: Gold[5]
	"Channel Z" (re-release)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61
	"Deadbeat Club"	30	—	—	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	—
1992	"Good Stuff"	28	—	1	56	25	—	—	37	26	28	23	21		Good Stuff
	"Tell It Like It T-I-Is"	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61
	"Revolution Earth"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Is That You Mo-Dean?"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78
1993	"Hot Pants Explosion"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78
1994	"(Meet) The Flintstones"	33	3	—	54	2	—	—	9	5	5	15	3	UK: Silver[6]	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 was not released.

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

• The B-52's 1979–1989 (1989) VHS.
• The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998 (1998) VHS & Laserdisc.
• The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998 (1998) DVD as a bonus disc with the Australian "Time Capsule" CD re-release in 2009
• With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA (2012) DVD & Blu-ray.

References

1. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 23. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
   • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > The B-52's in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
   • "Channel Z" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
   • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • "(Meet) The Flintstones" (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
2. "charts.org.nz > The B-52's in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
3. UK chart peaks:
   • Top 100 peaks (other than listed below): "Official Charts > B-52's". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2016. N.B. This site does not list peaks between 76-100 for the period April 1991 to January 1994 inclusive.
   • "Is That You Mo-Dean?": "The 76-100 pos. UK-Charts-Thread > 28 November 1992". ukmix.org. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
   • "Hot Pants Explosion": "The 76-100 pos. UK-Charts-Thread > 20 February 1993". ukmix.org. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
   • "(Meet) The Flintstones": "Official Charts > BC-52's". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
4. "RIAA > Gold & Platinum > Search results for B-52's". RIAA. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "BPI > Certifications > Search results for B-52". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
7. "The B-52's - Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
8. "The B-52's - French Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
9. "The B-52's - German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
10. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for B-52's". Fireball Media. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
11. "The B-52's - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. 17 November 2014.