# The B-52s discography

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

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | BEL | CAN | GER | NED | NZ | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| 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 |

## Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | AUS | CAN | NED | SWE | UK |
| Mesopotamia | Released: January 27, 1982 Label: Warner Bros. | 35 | 79 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 18 |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | AUS | BEL | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 1978 | "Rock Lobster" | 56 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | | The B-52's |
| 1979 | "Planet Claire" | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | | The B-52's |
| 1979 | "Dance This Mess Around" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The B-52's |
| 1980 | "Private Idaho" | 74 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wild Planet |
| 1980 | "Give Me Back My Man" | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 61 | | Wild Planet |
| 1980 | "Party Out of Bounds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Wild Planet |
| 1981 | "Give Me Back My Man" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Party Mix! |
| 1982 | "Deep Sleep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Mesopotamia |
| 1982 | "Mesopotamia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Mesopotamia |
| 1983 | "Legal Tender" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Whammy! |
| 1983 | "Whammy Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Whammy! |
| 1983 | "Song for a Future Generation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | | Whammy! |
| 1986 | "Rock Lobster/Planet Claire" (European re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 12 | | The B-52's |
| 1986 | "Summer of Love" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | | Bouncing off the Satellites |
| 1986 | "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Bouncing off the Satellites |
| 1987 | "Wig" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | | Bouncing off the Satellites |
| 1989 | "Channel Z" | — | 145 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Cosmic Thing |
| 1989 | "Love Shack" | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 42 | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum | Cosmic Thing |
| 1990 | "Roam" | 3 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 40 | 9 | — | 2 | 17 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold | Cosmic Thing |
| 1990 | "Deadbeat Club" | 30 | 73 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | | Cosmic Thing |
| 1990 | "Channel Z" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | | Cosmic Thing |
| 1992 | "Good Stuff" | 28 | 56 | 25 | 24 | — | 37 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 | | Good Stuff |
| 1992 | "Is That You Mo-Dean?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | | Good Stuff |
| 1992 | "Tell It Like It T-I-Is" | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | | Good Stuff |
| 1993 | "Revolution Earth" | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Good Stuff |
| 1993 | "Hot Pants Explosion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | | Good Stuff |
| 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 |
| 2008 | "Juliet of the Spirits" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Funplex |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Promo singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US Mod | Album |
| 1982 | "Loveland" | — | Mesopotamia |
| 1982 | "Cake" | — | Mesopotamia |
| 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

| Year | Song | Director |
| 1979 | "Rock Lobster" (studio performance video) | Charles Libin & Paul Cameron |
| 1980 | "Private Idaho" | |
| 1980 | "Give Me Back My Man" | |
| 1983 | "Legal Tender" | Mick Haggerty & C.D. Taylor |
| 1983 | "Song for a Future Generation" | |
| 1984 | "Monster" | |
| 1986 | "Rock Lobster" (conceptual video) | |
| 1986 | "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" | Paul Tassie |
| 1986 | "Planet Claire" | |
| 1989 | "Channel Z" | Drew Carolan |
| 1989 | "Love Shack" | Adam Bernstein |
| 1990 | "Roam" | Adam Bernstein |
| 1990 | "Deadbeat Club" | Jeff Preiss |
| 1990 | "(Shake That) Cosmic Thing" (Live 1990) | |
| 1992 | "Good Stuff" | Marcus Nispel |
| 1992 | "Is That You Mo-Dean?" | |
| 1992 | "Tell It Like It T-I-Is" | |
| 1993 | "Revolution Earth" | James Herbert |
| 1993 | "Hot Pants Explosion" | |
| 1994 | "(Meet) The Flintstones" | |
| 1998 | "Debbie" | Ramaa Mosley |
| 2008 | "Funplex" | Robert Schober |
| 2008 | "Juliet of the Spirits" | |

### Video albums

* The B-52's 1979–1989 (1989) VHS. (Certified Platinum by RIAA)
* The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998 (1998) VHS & Laserdisc.
* With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA (2012) DVD & Blu-ray.