The B-52's discography

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

Albums

Studio albums

Title	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	Released: July 6, 1979 Label: Warner Bros.	59	7	—	14	—	—	3	—	—	22	US: Platinum[11] CAN: Gold[12] NZ: Platinum[13]
Wild Planet	Released: August 27, 1980 Label: Warner Bros.	18	12	—	32	—	—	3	—	—	18	US: Gold[11]
Whammy!	Released: April 27, 1983 Label: Warner Bros.	29	97	—	—	40	—	42	29	—	33	US: Gold[11]
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	US: 4× Platinum[11] AUS: 2× Platinum[14] CAN: Platinum[12] NZ: Platinum[15] UK: Platinum[16]
Good Stuff	Released: June 23, 1992 Label: Reprise	16	36	—	21	22	45	14	36	26	8	US: Gold[11] UK: Silver[16]
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 [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	UK: Silver[16]
Party Mix! – Mesopotamia[17]	Released: February 1991 Label: Reprise	184	—	—	—	—
Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation	Released: May 26, 1998 Label: Reprise	93	40	15	—	—	AUS: Platinum[14] NZ: Gold[18] UK: Silver[16]
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
West Park, Chicago, 1979	Released: July 10, 2015 Label: Live Wire

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [19]	NED [6]	SWE [8]	UK [10]
Mesopotamia	Released: January 27, 1982 Label: Warner Bros.	35	79	38	29	21	18

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [20]	AUS [2]	BEL [21]	CAN [22]	FRA [23]	GER [24]	IRE [25]	NED [26]	NZ [27]	UK [10]
1978	"Rock Lobster"	56	3	—	1	—	—	—	—	38	37		The B-52's
1979	"Planet Claire"	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—
	"Dance This Mess Around"	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	—
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		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	US: Gold[11] AUS: 2× Platinum[14] UK: Silver[16]
1990	"Roam"	3	11	—	4	—	40	9	—	2	17	US: Gold[11] AUS: Gold[14]
	"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	NZ: Gold[28] UK: Silver[16]	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" (studio performance video)	Charles Libin & Paul Cameron
1980	"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"

VHS, Laserdisc and DVD

• The B-52's 1979–1989 (1989) VHS. (Certified Platinum by RIAA)[29]
• 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. "The B-52s Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
2. 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 June 19, 1988.
   • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from June 26, 1988: "australian-charts.com > The B-52's in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
   • "Channel Z" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received July 15, 2015". imgur.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 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 March 11, 2016.
3. "Belgian (Flanders) Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
4. Canadian Albums:
   • "B-52's" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
   • "Wild Planet" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
   • "Cosmic Thing" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
   • "Good Stuff" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
5. German Albums:
   • "Whammy!" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
   • "Cosmic Thing" (in German). GfK. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
   • "Good Stuff" (in German). GfK. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
   • "Funplex" (in German). GfK. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
6. "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
7. "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
8. "Swedish Albums". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
9. "Swiss Albums". hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
10. UK chart peaks:
    • "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
11. "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
12. "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
13. "New Zealand Certification - "The B-52's"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
15. "New Zealand Certification - "Cosmic Thing"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
16. "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
17. http://www.billboard.com/artist/1493301/the-b-52s/chart?page=1&f=305
18. "New Zealand Certification - "Time Capsule"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
19. Canadian Albums:
    • "Mesopotamia" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
20. "The B-52s Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
21. "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
22. Canadian singles:
    • "Rock Lobster" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "Love Shack" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "Roam" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "Deadbeat Club" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "Good Stuff" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
23. "French Singles". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "Give Me Back My Man" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
24. German singles:
    • "Roam" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "Good Stuff" (in German). GfK. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones" (in German). GfK. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
25. "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
26. "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
27. "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
    • "(Meet) The Flintstones". nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
28. "New Zealand Certification - "(Meet) The Flintstones"". RMNZ. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
29. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=B-52%27S&ti=1979-1989