This is the discography and videography of American rock band the B-52s.
Albums Studio albums + Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "Channel Z" (ARIA) peak: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "(Meet) The Flintstones" (ARIA) peak: N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached. All ARIA-era (June 13, 1988, onward) peaks to October 23, 2020: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart. BEL CANCanadian Albums:
GERGerman chart peaks: All except specified: N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks. "(Meet) The Flintstones": NED NZ SWE SWI UKUK chart peaks: All except specified: N.B. The peak for "Love Shack '99" is not listed separately, but can be seen when expanding the chart run (by clicking the + symbol) for "Love Shack". The Official Charts site is missing positions 76–100 between April 1991 and January 1994 inclusive. "Is That You Mo-Dean?" and "Hot Pants Explosion": N.B. These chart positions are not available on the Official Charts site, but were published in Music Week magazine. "(Meet) The Flintstones": The B-52's Released: July 6, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. 59 7 — 14 — — 3 — — 22 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Wild Planet Released: August 27, 1980 Label: Warner Bros. 18 12 — 32 — — 3 — — 18 RIAA: Gold Whammy! Released: April 27, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. 29 97 — — 40 — 42 29 — 33 RIAA: Gold Bouncing Off the Satellites Released: September 8, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. 85 73 — — — — 50 — — 74 Cosmic Thing Released: June 27, 1989 Label: Reprise 4 1 152 8 25 70 1 38 — 8 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Good Stuff Released: June 23, 1992 Label: Reprise 16 36 — 21 22 45 14 36 26 8 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver Funplex Released: March 25, 2008 Label: Astralwerks 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 AUS NZ SWE UK 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 BPI: Silver Party Mix! – Mesopotamia Released: February 1991 Label: Reprise 184 — — — — Planet Claire Release: 1995 Label: Spectrum Music — — — — — Time Capsule:Songs for a Future Generation Released: May 26, 1998 Label: Reprise 93 40 15 — — ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold 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 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 Live! Rock 'N Rockets 1998 Released: April 21, 2018 Label: Mountain Man Music
Box sets + Title Details The Warner and Reprise Years Released: June 20, 2025 Label: Rhino 8×CD, 9×LP
Extended plays + Title Details Peak chart positions US AUS CANCanadian Albums: NED SWE UK Mesopotamia Released: January 27, 1982 Label: Warner Bros. 35 79 38 29 21 18
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US AUS BEL CANCanadian singles:
FRAFrench chart peaks: All except specified: "Give Me Back My Man": GER IRE NED NZ UK 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 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum 1990 "Roam" 3 11 — 4 — 40 9 — 2 17 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold "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 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold 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 1982 "Loveland" — Mesopotamia "Cake" — 1989 "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" 7 Cosmic Thing
Other appearances + List of non-single songs by the B-52's from non-B-52's releases, showing year released and album name 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 YearSongDirector1979"Rock Lobster" (studio performance video)Charles Libin & Paul Cameron1980"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 the RIAA) The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998 (1998) VHS & LaserDisc. Also released on DVD as part of the Australian ‘Special CD+DVD’ edition of Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation released in 2009 With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA (2012) DVD & Blu-ray.
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